EduDataHack: Innovating Learning Through Data
In an era defined by rapid technological advancement, data has emerged as a powerful catalyst for innovation across all sectors — including education. The ability to collect, analyse, and apply data in meaningful ways offers unprecedented opportunities to enhance how we teach and learn. The EduDataHack: Innovating Learning Through Data challenge invites participants to explore the transformative potential of data in educational environments.
By leveraging data-driven approaches, we can reimagine personalised learning experiences, empower educators with actionable insights, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. This hackathon aims to bring together creative minds — from educators and developers to data scientists and university students — to co-create impactful tools and solutions. Whether it’s designing adaptive learning platforms, building predictive models, or developing Interactive platforms to effectively integrate digital technologies into teaching practices, this challenge offers a collaborative space for rethinking education through the lens of innovation and evidence.
The onsite location to attend this blended event in person is: University of Cyprus, 1 University Avenue 2109, Aglantzia
Questions?
koukounidou.v@ucy.ac.cy
Who can join?
11 - 12 NOV 2025
Register by 07 NOVLanguage(s) of the hackathon
Greek, English
Blended
University Avenue,1, 2109, Aglantzia - Cyprus
Data-Driven Education
Challenge and goals
This hackathon aims to spark a data-driven shift in education — empowering learners and educators alike through innovation.
The challenge plans to foster innovation in digital education by inspiring participants to create data-driven tools and platforms that address pressing challenges of academia. Additionally, it aims to promote the use of data analytics to enable smarter, data-informed decisions for educational institutions and policymakers, improving digital strategy, access, and equity. Through cross-disciplinary collaboration between educators, data scientists, and university students, this hackathon aims to co-create innovative digital education solutions that are scalable, impactful, and future-ready.
Apps or platforms that recommend resources, adjust learning paths, identify learning gaps or students in need of additional support or offer feedback based on data.
Learning tools for enhancing the digital skills of educators that would support professional development and empower educators to effectively integrate digital technologies into their teaching practices and stay current with evolving educational trends.
Systems that forecast student performance or dropout risk, enabling early interventions.
Data visualisation or decision-support tools for educational institutions to improve curriculum design or resource allocation.
Any other innovative solution or tool the mind can imagine — because the future of education is only limited by the boundaries of our creativity.
Expectations and requirements for the solutions and participants
Participants will collaborate in teams to co-create innovative, data-driven solutions for real-world educational challenges. Ideas should focus on teaching efficiency, or institutional improvement, while respecting data privacy. Solutions should be based on effective use of data—collection, analysis, visualisation, or prediction—and be feasible, scalable, and ethical. Innovation and measurable impact on learning, engagement, or decision-making are key.
Evaluation: Participants should expect to be evaluated based on the criteria of quality, relevance, originality, feasibility, sustainability and transferability of the solutions
Pitch Readiness: By the end of the hackathon, teams should be prepared to present their ideas, concept, or demo in a clear and compelling way to a panel of judges.
Available Support
Mentors
Michael Glaros
Michael Glaros, Founder of Artemis Industries, is a recognized leader in information security, enterprise blockchain, and AI solutions. Known for his innovative approach and collaborative style, Michael has been instrumental in developing strategies that enhance security, compliance, and operational efficiency, driving significant advancements in his field. At Microsoft for a decade, Michael served as Principal Program Manager with the Microsoft Cloud Industry AI team. He initiated a customer success program that fostered generative AI solution incubations for over 300 enterprise customers, ISVs, and SI partners, with 50+ launching as commercial products on the Azure Marketplace. Prior to his work in Industry AI, Michael was part of the founding team for Azure Blockchain Service, where he generated $3.2M in cloud consumption revenue through customer success engagements around enterprise smart contract solutions. He played a key role in integrating trade finance, insurance, and capital markets networks onto Azure Blockchain, including the Swiss Digital Exchange, and led the pioneering partnership with Interswitch to launch Nigeria’s first enterprise-grade blockchain service for supply chain financing, transforming African working capital solutions for small and medium businesses through innovative blockchain technology. Michael’s career at Microsoft began as Lead Risk Officer for the Azure Global Ecosystem team, where he developed crucial security risk assessment methodologies and executed risk treatment plans for over 130 service teams, securing ISO 27001, SOC 1/2/3, and FedRAMP certifications for Azure. Prior to Microsoft, Michael was the Senior Director of Information Security at Outerwall (Coinstar and Redbox), overseeing the PCI Tier 1 merchant certification program for over 60,000 kiosks. Outerwall supported Michael’s volunteer efforts as a Security and Operational Risk Management Subject Matter Expert for Bankers Without Borders, where he conducted risk assessments and provided strategic recommendations for microfinance institutions in Peru to enhance their security and business continuity. At Sony Pictures Entertainment, he served as Executive Director of Information Security, leading the studio to achieve Hollywood's first ISO 27001 information security certification. Michael began his career by launching the premier website for the Foreign Commercial Service at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. Upon returning to the U.S., Michael launched the online banking system for IQ Credit Union. He then landed significant roles at KPMG Consulting and Deloitte, where he created a strategic application security services practice that contributed $4M in annual sales. As a Senior Sales Engineer at Netegrity, he drove revenue growth through his web application security expertise. Michael also Michael holds a BA in Anthropology and a certification in Russian and East European Studies from the University of Oregon, with additional training from UCLA Anderson School of Business.Judges
Valentinos Papasavas
Valentinos Papasavvas is the Head of QA at HFM, where he leads quality initiatives and ensures the delivery of reliable, high-performing systems. Before joining HFM, he served as CTO and Head of Engineering at Intergo Telecom, spearheading the company’s technology growth and scalable solutions. He also held senior leadership roles at MindGeek, managing global teams and driving innovation across large-scale platforms. With more than a decade of experience in software engineering, architecture, and team leadership, Valentinos is passionate about building resilient systems and empowering teams to achieve excellence.
Georgios Artopoulos
Dr Georgios Artopoulos is an Associate Professor at the Cyprus Institute. He holds an Arch. Dipl. Eng. degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2002), an M.Phil. degree in from Cambridge University (2004) and a Ph.D. degree in Architecture from Cambridge University (2010). Georgios is a spatial visualisation expert, specializing in understanding the social role of CH through digital approaches and built heritage conservation and re-use. Georgios participates in European infrastructures and networks, such as DARIAH ERIC (where he acts as a co-Head in the Joint Research Centre of the EU Infrastructure and the co-Chair of 2 Working Groups), the New European Bauhaus Stewardship Hub, Driving Urban Transitions Partnership, Time Machine EU, to contribute new methods and tools to scholarly communities in Architecture and the Humanities. During and after his Ph.D. studies, Georgios worked for six years as a University Tutor and Research Assistant at Cambridge University (UK) and University of Melbourne. He has taught at Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Goldsmiths College, Manchester University, Architectural Association, UK, ENSA Paris-Malaquais, France, University of Athens, and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Georgios has attracted over €3m in externally funded research. His research is published widely in more than 70 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, while his work was presented in the International Exhibition Computational Turn in Architecture, MAV, Marseille; Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism 2017; Hong Kong and Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism; La Biennale di Venezia; Royal Institute of British Architects, London; London Design Festival; Festival of Architecture 2018, Israel; State gallery of Contemporary Art, Cyprus 2021; Cité radieuse, Marseille, 2023; and the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, 2023.Prizes
1st Prize €1500
2nd Prize €1000
3rd Prize €500
Sponsored by HF Markets
- Certificates to all participants and plaquetes for first 3 winners of the event by the Cyprus Computer Society (CCS).
- Technical mentorship services to the winning team by Artemis Industries