Press & recognition
What people have said about Ciro, with receipts.
Independent recognition from European institutions, universities, competitions, and public field tests. Every item below links to the source where one is publicly available.
- AwardDecember 2025· Spazio Europa, Via IV Novembre 149, Rome
European Digital Education Hub — Selected Project, Spazio Europa
Sapienza Università di Roma · European Parliament and European Commission Office in Italy
Ciro was selected and presented at the international conference "From Access to Empowerment — Addressing Digital Education Poverty and Promoting Wellbeing," held at Spazio Europa in Rome on 9 December 2025. The venue is jointly managed by the Office in Italy of the European Parliament and the Representation in Italy of the European Commission. Certificate of Appreciation issued by Prof.ssa Ida Cortoni, President of the master's programme in Design, Visual & Multimedia Communication, Sapienza.
- Competition2025· Rome, Italy
Startcup Lazio 2025 · Regional Business Plan Competition
Start Cup Lazio — network of Lazio region universities
Selected as a finalist in the student-team track of Start Cup Lazio 2025 under the title "Ciro — AI & AR per il turismo intelligente." Start Cup Lazio is the regional qualifier for the Italian PNI national innovation prize, run by the consortium of universities in Lazio.
- EventOctober 2024· Gazometro, Rome, Italy
Maker Faire Rome 2024 · Public AR field test
Camera di Commercio di Roma · Innova Camera
Ciro ran a public AR + multilingual storytelling field test at Maker Faire Rome 2024 (Gazometro). Hundreds of visitors tried the app on-site, with an average engagement of around 8 minutes per visitor — the core validation that voice + AR + on-the-spot generation actually holds attention in the wild.
- AcademicOctober 2024· Rome, Italy
Sapienza Università di Roma — M.Des. thesis on the Ciro framework
Sapienza Università di Roma · Faculty of Architecture · Dept. of Planning, Design, Technology of Architecture (PDTA)
Founder Erfan Soleymanzadeh defended his master's thesis on Ciro at Sapienza University of Rome (M.Des. in Design, Visual & Multimedia Communication, LM-12). The thesis frames Ciro as an applied research artefact at the intersection of geospatial AI and AR for cultural engagement.
For journalists & investors
High-resolution logos, app screenshots, founder bio, and the EDEH Certificate of Appreciation (PDF, signed by Prof.ssa Ida Cortoni, Sapienza) are available on request.