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  • The role of inhibition of irrelevant sources of association in detecting action affordances between objects 

    Karamanis, Viktor Markos (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2022-12)
    The surrounding environment is full of entities which can be associated with each other, either due to some common characteristics, creating taxonomic relations, or because of a common thematic connection. According to ...
  • Application of user modeling and adaptation in e-learning based on learning styles 

    Shevtsova, Tatiana (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2022-12)
    The present Master’s dissertation aims to research the capabilities of adapting a learning management system to the individual needs of students based on their psychological profile. The issue is viewed from the perspective ...
  • Creation and analysis of an explainable deep learning system 

    Karvonidis, Vasileios (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2022-12)
    Deep learning models represent the cutting edge in Artificial Intelligence - AI. However, they lack one key element, explainability. Even though such models are able to perform so accurately, they act as black boxes, without ...
  • Adaptive e-Learning EEG-based Environment 

    Chrysanthakopoulou, Amalia (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2022-12)
    The present dissertation goal was to research the development of an adaptive e-learning web application environment based on the user’s mental states and provide a positive user experience. The mental state that was selected ...
  • Sensory processing sensitivity and its association to autistic traits in general population. 

    Pylarinou, Athina (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2022-09)
    Sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) constitutes a genetically based phenotypic trait involving heightened emotional responsivity and empathy, greater awareness of environmental subtleties, deeper cognitive processing, and ...
  • The impact of emotions on the memorization of new Chinese vocabulary words in online learning 

    Gumanova, Olga (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2022-05)
    This study investigates the influence of positive and negative emotions on memorization of new vocabulary words in adults who learn Chinese online at the beginner’s level. This study aims to determine whether emotionally ...
  • Argumentation based coaching of an industrial robotic arm 

    Anas Salman, Mohammad (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2022-05)
    Since the advent of the first industrial revolution, the need for machines that would help to increase production in order to fulfill market demands has increased exponentially. Industrial robots have sparked a lot of ...
  • Intersections between emotion and visual mental imagery 

    Shonegger, Laura-Ana (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2022-06)
    Mental imagery is the ability to conjure sensory information in the absence of a corresponding stimulus in the immediate environment. Closely connected to the concept of visual imagination, visual mental imagery (popularly ...
  • The effect of argumentation on cognitive functions at human -machine interaction 

    Tsiraki, Aikaterini (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2022-05)
    Attention has been focused on building argumentation based XAI which reinforces mutual explainability. Nevertheless, there are not many researches that explore the cognitive compatibility in HMI through the user perspective. ...
  • Integration of IoT and cloud services in a home automation assistant 

    Papadatos, Spyridon (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2021-11)
    The world becomes over time smarter, technology evolves rapidly in any scientific area and according to home electrical installations then interest is concentrating mainly in internet of things and smart systems section. ...
  • Implementation of a conversational agent for customer support 

    Leonidis, Stavros (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2021-11)
    The aim of this Master's Dissertation is to implement an AI-based framework that currently is used today by many retail companies. This framework which incorporates conversational agents, includes an interaction between a ...
  • Opponent selection in a multi-agent gaming environment under resource constraints 

    Zikas, Sotirios (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2021-11)
    The RLGame is a strategy game of two players that is continuously developed since 2001. It was created in order to conduct research at the field of Reinforcement Learning. In this dissertation we suggest a number of ...
  • Decision support in cognitive production planning 

    Paradisiotis, Andreas (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2021-05)
    In process manufacturing industries and more specifically in the poultry industry which deals with live stocks there are non-deterministic factors that affect the growing performance of a flock which make the planning ...
  • Building the cognition, culture & language (CCL) ontology based on the analytical framework of cultural linguistics 

    Parasuraman Ravishankar, Poornima Sai (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2021-05)
    In this dissertation, we introduce the Cognition, Culture & Language (CCL) web ontology, based on the analytical framework of Cultural Linguistics. Cultural linguistics, which explores the relationship between cognition, ...
  • Call assistant-an application of natural language based dialogue system using machine coaching and argumentation 

    Παπαδόπουλος, Ηρακλής (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2021-06)
    The last few decades, scientists have been trying to design and produce machines capable of thinking and acting like humans “embedded” them, in a way, with cognitive abilities and human intelligence. The construction of ...
  • The effect of bilectalism on executive functioning and second language reading comprehension. A comparison study 

    Efstathiou, Georgia (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2021-05)
    Bilingualism is a common phenomenon nowadays. More and more people are acquiring a second language as children and becoming bilinguals. Previous studies have shown that there is some bilingual advantage over monolinguals ...
  • Application of the machine coaching paradigm on chess coaching 

    Markos, Vasileios T. (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2020-12)
    In the past two decades computer chess has overcome human capabilities and efficiency in all aspects of the game. This impressive achievement has been possible, especially during the last decade, due to state-of-the-art ...
  • Cognitive swarm of drones search and rescue system. 

    Guillaume, Voirin (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2020-06)
    In an attempt to solve search-and-rescue problematics such as rescue time and difficulty in accessing certain search areas, a cognitive swarm of drones system is proposed, using artificial intelligence techniques interacting ...
  • The effects of long-term representations on attentional orienting in visual short-term memory. 

    Καραπαναγιωτίδης, Ιωάννης (Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, 2020-05)
    How long-term representations influence attentional orienting within visual short-term memory (VSTM)? Inspired by previous findings suggesting that familiar items generate multiple codes that activate both visual and ...