{"id":1585,"date":"2025-11-05T15:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepshield-project.eu\/?p=1585"},"modified":"2025-11-05T15:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:57:16","slug":"iccs-research-team-presents-prepshield-at-international-civil-protection-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepshield-project.eu\/it\/iccs-research-team-presents-prepshield-at-international-civil-protection-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"ICCS Research Team Presents PREPSHIELD at International Civil Protection Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

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October 22 – 24, Heraklion, Crete, Greece<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The <\/span><\/span>Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS)<\/span><\/span><\/strong> at the <\/span><\/span>National Technical University of Athens<\/span><\/span><\/strong> is proud to announce the acceptance and presentation of groundbreaking research on citizen-centric health crisis management at <\/span><\/span>SafeHeraklion<\/span> 2025<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Conference presentation<\/h3>\n

The ICCS\u2019 research team successfully presented their paper titled “A Citizen-Centric Mobile Application for Health Crisis Preparedness and Response: The PREPSHIELD Approach<\/strong>” at the 11th International Conference on Civil Protection and New Technologies (SafeHeraklion 2025), held October 22\u201324, 2025, in Heraklion, Crete, Greece.<\/p>\n

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The paper was authored by a distinguished team of researchers from ICCS: Vasiliki-Georgia Bilali, Eirini Varia, Athanasios Douklias, Lazaros Karagiannidis, Konstantinos Stavrou, Giannis Mytis, Eleftherios Ouzounoglou, Angelos Amditis<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Key Innovation Highlights<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

The PREPSHIELD mobile application features:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Inclusive Design:<\/span><\/b> Special focus on reaching vulnerable and non-compliant populations<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Trusted Information:<\/span><\/b> Real-time alerts and guidelines from verified sources<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Two-Way Communication:<\/span><\/b> Anonymized feedback channels between citizens and Crisis Management Teams (CMTs)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Educational Content:<\/span><\/b> Static and dynamic materials promoting health preparedness<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Engagement Features:<\/span><\/b> Gamification elements including badges, surveys, and personalized insights<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • GDPR Compliance:<\/span><\/b> Privacy-preserving architecture with anonymization layers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    About SafeHeraklion 2025<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

    SafeHeraklion 2025 brought together scientists, public officials, risk management agencies, and innovative companies to strengthen cross-sector cooperation and harness new technologies, particularly Artificial Intelligence, in disaster prevention and management. The conference featured 26 thematic units covering critical areas from natural disasters to cybersecurity.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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              About the Research<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

              The PREPSHIELD project addresses critical challenges in health crisis management by introducing an innovative mobile application designed to bridge the gap between citizens and crisis management authorities. The research demonstrates how digital tools can strengthen communication, enhance accessibility, and combat misinformation during health emergencies.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                Co-Creation Approach<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

                The application is developed through extensive collaboration with stakeholders including citizens, NGOs, healthcare practitioners, and crisis management teams. Through four internal design workshops, the team extracted 41 requirements and translated them into nine targeted features, ensuring the app meets real-world needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

                Impact and Future Directions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

                The research demonstrates how citizen inputs can be transformed into actionable insights for authorities, helping them adjust communication strategies, detect emerging issues, and improve decision-making during health crises. The dual role of the application, serving both citizens and authorities, creates a valuable bridge between community needs and institutional responses.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                Future pilots across Europe will further test the application’s usability and scalability, contributing to stronger preparedness cultures and more resilient societies.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                  October 22 – 24, Heraklion, Crete, Greece\u00a0 The Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS) at the National Technical University of Athens is proud to announce the acceptance and presentation of groundbreaking research on citizen-centric health crisis management at SafeHeraklion 2025.\u00a0Conference presentation The ICCS\u2019 research team successfully presented their paper titled “A Citizen-Centric Mobile Application for Health Crisis Preparedness and Response: The PREPSHIELD Approach” at the 11th International Conference on Civil Protection and New Technologies (SafeHeraklion 2025), held October 22\u201324, 2025, in Heraklion, Crete, Greece.The paper was authored by a distinguished team of researchers from ICCS: Vasiliki-Georgia Bilali, Eirini Varia, Athanasios Douklias, Lazaros Karagiannidis, Konstantinos Stavrou, Giannis Mytis, Eleftherios Ouzounoglou, Angelos Amditis.Key Innovation Highlights\u00a0 The PREPSHIELD mobile application features:\u00a0 Inclusive Design: Special focus on reaching vulnerable and non-compliant populations\u00a0 Trusted Information: Real-time alerts and guidelines from verified sources\u00a0 Two-Way Communication: Anonymized feedback channels between citizens and Crisis Management Teams (CMTs)\u00a0 Educational Content: Static and dynamic materials promoting health preparedness\u00a0 Engagement Features: Gamification elements including badges, surveys, and personalized insights\u00a0 GDPR Compliance: Privacy-preserving architecture with anonymization layers\u00a0 About SafeHeraklion 2025\u00a0 SafeHeraklion 2025 brought together scientists, public officials, risk management agencies, and innovative companies to strengthen cross-sector cooperation and harness new technologies, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1587,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-events"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepshield-project.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepshield-project.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepshield-project.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepshield-project.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepshield-project.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1585"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/prepshield-project.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1596,"href":"https:\/\/prepshield-project.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1585\/revisions\/1596"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepshield-project.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepshield-project.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepshield-project.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepshield-project.eu\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}