Real Success Stories: Faculty and Staff Share Their Accelerate Experience

Discover firsthand experiences from faculty and staff who have used the Accelerate platform to enhance their workflow, improve efficiency, and achieve better results. Their testimonials highlight the platform’s impact on streamlining administrative tasks, boosting productivity, and enhancing the overall user experience. Read their stories to see how this powerful tool is making a difference in education and workplace efficiency.

Professor Ioanna Papasolomou

Professor
School of Business
Department of Management

“I have utilized Accelerate (PowerFlow) for various tasks related to the application process, particularly in generating ideas on topics such as market trends and developments, career opportunities for graduates, interactive teaching and learning methods, and opportunities and threats in the higher education sector. These tools have enabled me to enhance my work, save valuable time and effort, and simultaneously approach tasks with creativity and critical thinking. Without these tools, meeting deadlines would have been significantly more challenging. I feel lucky to have been given access to such tools in our work environment and have constant support and help. It makes a big difference in many aspects of our work and in the daily tasks that we have to perform.”

Professor Alexia Papageorgiou

Professor
Chair of the Centre of Medical Education - Medical School

“I have used Accelerate and other AI models in the last year and I found these incredibly useful.
Most specifically, I have used Accelerate to:
• code qualitative data
• refine reference letters, emails, text for research papers
• create True/False questions and MCQs for formative assessments
• summarise research papers and academic content
I also used some other AI models such Invideo to create short video clips from power point presentations for my classes. It would be really great if Accelerate could also turn text to videos and text to pictures.
I found using Accelerate and other AI models a fantastic resource for me as an academic as it increases the quality of my work and saves times for the above-mentioned tasks.”

Ms Yianna Orphanidou

Associate Lecturer, School of Business, Department of Management and
Member of the Senate

"Adding Powerflow to my daily university tasks has made both teaching and research easier. The platform helps me create better lecture notes and understand complex content quickly, keeping me updated in my field.
Powerflow makes editing course materials and writing reports more efficient. By handling routine tasks automatically, it gives me more time to focus on creative work.
I particularly value the ability to create custom assistants. For example, I created 'Professor Filoxenia' to help with specific tasks, which has made my teaching and research more effective."

Dr Stella Nicolaou

Associate Professor
School of Life and Health Sciences
Department of Life Sciences
Programme Coordinator

'My experience with the Accelerate platform has been very positive. I use it for preparing assessments, writing papers and grant applications. The AI models have been an invaluable support, improving efficiency and quality. The one-to-one training with Cynthia, on personas and agents, has been especially helpful, providing tailored guidance that has made a real difference in my work. Keep up the good work!'

Mr George Panayiotou

Associate Lecturer
School of Business
Department of Management
Member of the Council

"I approached Powerflow with the understanding that it could function as a suite of personal assistants. To leverage this, I used Powerflow's persona feature to create distinct assistants, each designed to address specific queries. This categorization allowed me to focus the prompts and refine the output of each persona to more precisely meet my needs around my specialization of hospitality management. What proved particularly interesting was observing how different models; specifically, Chat GPT o1, Claude Sonnet 3.5, and GROK 2 1212, responded to similar prompts. Each model offered a unique interpretation of the persona and tailored the structure and content of its response accordingly. Refining these results also varied across models, highlighting the importance of well-crafted prompts in guiding the overall quality and depth of the information obtained. This underscores the blend of art and science in leveraging such technologies for optimal outcomes, aligning with the values of continuously advancing hospitality management research and practices through innovative strategies. "

Mr Charalambos Tzyrkas

Accommodation Officer
Accommodation Office

"Implementing AI models has transformed the efficiency of our office. By handling routine inquiries from students and associates, AI allows our team to focus on more pressing matters. It streamlines communication by drafting emails, reports, and requests quickly and professionally while also simplifying complex questions for clearer understanding.

With the correct application, Accelerate has significantly improved our accommodation office’s operations, offering flexible and adaptive solutions that enhance productivity and service delivery. The impact has been undeniable, we are now more efficient, responsive, and better equipped to meet the needs of our students and staff.”