Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.8, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Master in Data Science - University of Cyprus ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://datascience.cy/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Welcoming our 5th cohort of Students and Connecting with our Senior Students](https://datascience.cy/welcoming-new-students-celebrating-graduates-and-reuniting-with-alumni-2/) - UCY's MSc in Data Science new students, senior students and faculty had a beautiful get together on 29th October 2025. We had the opportunity to welcome our new students and share experiences with the senior ones, while indulging in some nice food and wine. - [Welcoming New Students, Celebrating Graduates, and Reuniting with Alumni!](https://datascience.cy/welcoming-new-students-celebrating-graduates-and-reuniting-with-alumni/) - UCY's MSc in Data Science new students, senior students, graduates and faculty had a beautiful get together on 11th October 2023. We had the opportunity to welcome our new students, share experiences with the senior ones and hear about the life after graduation of our alumni while indulging in some nice food and wine. - [Distinguished Lecture - Anastasia Ailamaki](https://datascience.cy/seminar-anastasia-ailamaki/) - We cordially invite you to the Distinguished Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences Lecture entitled "Runtime Intelligence in Data Management: Harnessing the Power of AI and Modern Hardware". The lecture will take place on Monday 30th June, at 18:00pm in amphitheatre B108 Anastasios G. Leventis University House. The speaker will be Professor Anastasia Ailamaki (École - [Seminar - Christophe Ley](https://datascience.cy/seminar-christophe-ley/) - The next Data Science seminar will take place on Wednesday 11th September, at 4:00pm in Room 038 building FSΤ01 (ΘΕΕ 01). The speaker will be Prof. Christophe Ley (Department of Mathematics, University of Luxembourg) and the title of his talk will be "Sports analytics: when figures are more than numbers". Abstract: This talk will provide a gentle - [Join us to learn about the work of the students of the MSc in Data Science in real companies (and for pizza!)](https://datascience.cy/capstone-presentations-for-undergraduates/) - We invite UCY undergraduate students who are interested in the field of Data Science to attend a presentation by our graduating students on Wednesday Nov 30th at 16:30-17:30 at LRC012 (UCY Library). Three groups of our students will present the results of their work with leading companies and organizations in Cyprus and Greece. Specifically our - [Seminar - Konstantinos Bourazas](https://datascience.cy/seminar-konstantinos-bourazas/) - The next Data Science seminar will take place on Wednesday 30th November, at 11:00am in Room 110 building CTF02 (ΧΩΔ02). The speaker will be Dr Konstantinos Bourazas (Department of Mathematics & Statistics and KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence) and the title of his talk will be "A Bayesian Online Change Point Model for - [Seminar - Yannis Yatracos](https://datascience.cy/seminar-yannis-yatracos-2/) - The next Data Science seminar will take place on Wednesday 16th November, at 15:00 in Room 038 building FST01 (ΘΕΕ01). The speaker will be Professor Yannis Yatracos (Yau Mathematical Sciences Center, Tsinghua University, Beijing) and the title of his talk will be "Limitations of the Wasserstein MDE for Univariate data". Abstract: Minimum Kolmogorov and Wasserstein distance - [Seminar - Seth Gordon Benzell](https://datascience.cy/seminar-seth-gordon-benzell/) - The next seminar will take place on Tuesday 5th July, at 4:00pm in the room B223 (MBA amphitheater), building FEB01 and will be streamed via Zoom. The speaker will be Dr Seth Gordon Benzell (Chapman University, Argyros School of Business and Economics) and the title of his talk will be "Multisided Platform Strategy, Taxation and - [Seminar - Yannis Yatracos](https://datascience.cy/seminar-yannis-yatracos/) - The next Data Science seminar will take place on Tuesday 24th May, at 10:30am via Zoom. The speaker will be Professor Yannis Yatracos (Tsinghua University, Beijing) and the title of his talk will be "Detection of Clusters and Separation of Data Structures with the VCS method". The abstract and Zoom meeting details can be found - [Master in Data Science Virtual Open Day](https://datascience.cy/master-in-data-science-online-webinar/) - Virtual Open Day Presentation of the MSc on MSc in Data Science In view of the application deadline on May 9th 2022, the Program organizes a Virtual Open Day on Friday, 29/4/2022 at 17:00. During the Open Day, participants will: - Learn about the Program's specializations of Business Analytics, Computer Science, and Statistics, that students - [Seminar - Kostas Nikolopoulos](https://datascience.cy/seminar-kostas-nikolopoulos/) - Presentation by Professor Kostas Nikolopoulos Professor in Business Information Systems & Analytics, Durham University Monday 28/3 ΟΕΔ-01 Room 025-MBA 13:00-14:20 pm "We need to talk about Kevin…” Challenges and gains in using hierarchical forecasting Abstract: Professor Kostas Nikolopoulos will present a brief history of forecasting and predictive analytics and through a series of cases from his - [Seminar - Nicos Savva](https://datascience.cy/seminar-nicos-savva/) - The next Data Science seminar will take place on Wednesday 30th March, 17:00-18:30 in Room 012 in the Learning Resource Center UCY Library "Stelios Ioannou". The speaker will be Nicos Savva, Professor of Management Science and Operations at the London Business School and the title of his talk will be "Innovation using Data Science". Abstract: - [Awards Ceremony, Tickmill Forecasting Challenge](https://datascience.cy/awards-tickmill-forecasting-challenge-2022/) - The awards ceremony for Tickmill's Forecasting Challenge, took place on Wednesday 9th of March 2022, at University of Cyprus' Learning Resource Center "Stelios Ioannou". Participation in Tickmill's forecasting competition was open to all university students in Cyprus and the aim was to predict a financial time series based on a number of features supplied by - [Seminar - Michail Tsagris](https://datascience.cy/seminar-michail-tsagris/) - The Data Science seminar series will continue on Wednesday 16/03, from 11:30 to 12:30, in room 037 in FST01. The speaker will be Dr Michail Tsagris (University of Crete), and the title of his talk will be "Cauchy Robust Principal Component Analysis" - [Seminar - Stefanos Kechagias](https://datascience.cy/seminar-stefanos-kechagias/) - This term's Data Science seminar series will continue on Wednesday 20/10, from 15:00 to 16:00, on Zoom. The speaker will be Dr Stefanos Kechagias, SAS Education and Academic Programs Manager for Southeastern Europe and the topic of his talk will be Scratch out "learn TensorFlow" from your New Year bucket list. In goes "learn how - [Seminar - Constantine Dovrolis](https://datascience.cy/seminar-constantine-dovrolis/) - The Data Science seminar series will continue on Tuesday 26/10, from 16:30 to 17:30, in amphitheatre LRC012 – “Stelios Ioannou” Learning Resource Center. The speaker will be Professor Constantine Dovrolis (Georgie Tech), and the title of his talk will be "From the Internet hourglass architecture, to the mouse brain, and to deep learning" Abstract: Complex - [Seminar - Xenia Miscouridou](https://datascience.cy/seminar-xenia-miscouridou-2021/) - The first Data Science seminar of this term will take place on Wednesday 29/9, from 15:00 to 16:00, in amphitheatre LRC012 - "Stelios Ioannou" Learning Resource Center. The speaker will be Dr Xenia Miscouridou who is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Imperial College London, and the title of her talk will be "Predicting the present: - [Data Week Online Event](https://datascience.cy/data-week-2021/) - Data Week is the spring gathering of the European Big Data and Data-Driven AI research and innovation community. The event follows the tradition of the Big Data Value Summit, promoting opportunities, knowledge sharing and fostering Big Data and Data-Driven AI ecosystem development. The event is co-organised by DAIRO/BDVA, and the EUHubs4Data project, in collaboration with - [Results, Student Innovators Competition - SINN2021](https://datascience.cy/results-sinn2021/) - The 3rd Student Innovators Competition of the University of Cyprus was successfully held on Wednesday April 14 2021 The 3rd Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition of the University of Cyprus “Student Innovators”- SINN2021 was completed with great success and broad participation on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. The competition was held online and broadcasted live in Facebook - [The Student Innovators Competition – SINN2021](https://datascience.cy/sinn2021/) - The 3rd Student Innovators 2021 -SINN2021 will take place online on April 14th at 10:00 and will be broadcasted live from C4E channels (Facebook and YouTube). Student Innovators, is the University of Cyprus' student competition featuring early stage business ideas with innovation potential and/or creative twist. Student teams are invited to present creative ideas and - [Application for admission deadline extended](https://datascience.cy/deadline-extended-2021/) - The application deadline for admission to the Master in Data Science programme has been extended until 7 May 2021. Applications for admission can be submitted through the Graduate School's online application system. - [Special Scientist position for Statistics graduate](https://datascience.cy/special-scientist-statistics-2021/) - The Department of Mathematics and Statistics announces one part-time Special Scientist position. The successful applicant will work with the Lecturer Andreas Anastasiou. Dr Anastasiou's main research interests lie in two main areas of Statistics; change-point detection in time series, and the assessment of the quality of distributional approximations of known asymptotic results. His work has been mostly focused on - [Internships @LINC, Summer 2021](https://datascience.cy/linc-internships-2021/) - One more year, LINC - the Laboratory for Internet Computing at University of Cyprus, offers a variety of internships and work experience placements in Data Science field for students taking undergraduate or postgraduate degrees. Opportunities for internships are available, typically ranging from 6 weeks to two months and selected year-long placements. All the details for applicants can be found ## Pages - [Home](https://datascience.cy/) - The MSc in Data Science programme brings together the expertise of three departments in the University of Cyprus – Business and Public Administration, Computer Science, and Mathematics and Statistics – to prepare the next generation of data-oriented thinkers. - [Admissions](https://datascience.cy/admissions/) - The admission procedure for postgraduate students at the University of Cyprus takes place through the Graduate School, which announces available programs and positions. - [Contact](https://datascience.cy/contact/) - Program Coordinators: George Pallis, Sergios Agapiou, Panos Markopoulos - [Programme structure](https://datascience.cy/programme-structure/) - The Master in Data Science is a highly-selective programme for students who want to begin or advance their careers in Data Science. The duration of the programme is 1,5-years (90 ECTS), while the language of instruction is English. - [People](https://datascience.cy/people/) - Aspiring to function as a beacon of science and creativity, the University of Cyprus enjoys a reputation for cutting-edge research and high-quality teaching, and offers an increasing range of graduate programmes in English. - [Capstone Projects](https://datascience.cy/capstone-projects/) - Capstone Projects for 2021/22 - [Terms & Conditions](https://datascience.cy/terms-conditions/) - [Privacy Policy](https://datascience.cy/privacy-policy/) - [Events](https://datascience.cy/events/) - [News](https://datascience.cy/news/) ## Personnel - [Sergios Agapiou](https://datascience.cy/people/sergios-agapiou-2/) - [Andreas Anastasiou](https://datascience.cy/people/andreas-anastasiou/) - [Angelos Georghiou](https://datascience.cy/people/angelos-georghiou/) - [George Pallis](https://datascience.cy/people/george-pallis-2/) - [George Pallis](https://datascience.cy/people/george-pallis/) - [Chris Christodoulou](https://datascience.cy/people/chris-christodoulou/) - [Marios Dikaiakos](https://datascience.cy/people/marios-dikaiakos/) - [Constantinos S. 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