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Combining Blockchain, Semantics

AND DATA ANALYTICS FOR UNIVERSITY PROCESS OPTIMISATION Christos Kontzinos *
Vagelis Karakolis *
Stavros Skalidakis *
Ourania Markaki *
Maro Androutsopoulou *
John Psarras *
* Decision Support Systems Lab National Technical University of Athens, Greece (Portugal)
* Decision Support Systems Lab National Technical University of Athens, Greece (Portugal)
* Decision Support Systems Lab National Technical University of Athens, Greece (Portugal)
* Decision Support Systems Lab National Technical University of Athens, Greece (Portugal)
* Decision Support Systems Lab National Technical University of Athens, Greece (Portugal)
* Decision Support Systems Lab National Technical University of Athens, Greece (Portugal)

Abstract

The aim of Higher Education is twofold: meet the learning needs of individuals through the development of their intellectual abilities, as well as equip them with the necessary skills that will help them enter the labor market. As such, university processes and curricula should be well structured with courses and activities that help students follow their aptitudes, while also providing them with the required level of expertise that the respective job market requires. This paper presents work from the EU funded research project QualiChain that aims to revolutionize the domains of public and private education as well as their connections with the labor market and society at large through the development of a platform that is based on innovative approaches and technologies, such as blockchain, semantics, data analytics and decision support. To achieve its goals regarding education and the labor market , QualiChain involves a pilot targeting student accreditation, curriculum design and process optimization within the School of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), which will be the main focus of the present paper.

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Blockchain Education Labor Market Degree Verification Curriculum Optimization Decision Support Data Analytics
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Kontzinos, et al. (2019). Combining Blockchain, Semantics. IADIS International Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.33965/ijcsis_2019_v14i2_05
Kontzinos, et al. "Combining Blockchain, Semantics." IADIS International Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems, vol. 14, no. 2, 2019. https://doi.org/10.33965/ijcsis_2019_v14i2_05
Kontzinos, et al. "Combining Blockchain, Semantics." IADIS International Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems 14, no. 2 (2019). https://doi.org/10.33965/ijcsis_2019_v14i2_05