Upskilling Creatives

Upskilling Creatives: Meeting the New Challenges of Bringing AI to Non-IT Sectors

Upskilling Creatives: Meeting the New Challenges of Bringing AI to Non-IT sectors (2024-2025)
The Upskilling Creatives project is co-funded by the Cyprus University of Technology (Internal Interdisciplinary Research Programme) and CYENS (EdMedia research group, extension of the Cyprus Interaction Lab). It brings together multi-disciplinary expertise from the fields of Generative AI, the Applied Arts, and Instructional Design. The project is targeting students and recent graduates in the areas of Design and Applied Arts who wish to incorporate aspects of Generative AI in their practice. We aim to generate knowledge on upskilling and meeting the new challenges of bringing Generative AI to non-IT sectors. The project revolves around key concerns, which require a multi-disciplinary approach by nature: What are the needs of learners coming from Creative backgrounds in terms of gaining knowledge and competencies related to the ever-evolving field of Generative AI? What is the most suitable pedagogical model and tools for successfully achieving this goal?

Funded by: Internal Interdisciplinary Research Programme (IRP), Cyprus University of Technology, co-funded by CYENS 

Duration: 12 months (2024 – 2025)

Budget: 20000 euros

Academic Team: 

Andri Ioannou, Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts 
Sotirios Chatzis, Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics 
Omiros Panayides, Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts 
Eva Korae, Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts

Researchers: 

Sonia Andreou, Postdoc researcher, CYENS & Cyprus Interaction Lab 
Giorgos Nikolaou, PhD candidate, Cyprus University of Technology