the research and innovation scientific and technological

October 2008

THE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION SYSTEM IN GREECE

Scientific and technological cooperation opportunities with

the Apulian innovation system

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This report is based on a survey realized for ARTI by Dr. Nikos Giannoulidis

Il presente Quaderno si basa su un ampio lavoro realizzato, su incarico dell’ARTI, dal Dr. Nikos Giannoulidis

ARTI International Booklets ARTI, Regional Agency for Technology and Innovation, in agreement with the Mediterranean and Economic Development Assessorships of the Apulia Region, has started an activity aimed at the promotion of the scientific and technological cooperation among the regional actors, both research and university centers and innovative enterprises, with their counterparts in foreign countries, with a special focus on the Mediterranean and Balkan areas. The “ARTI International Booklets” series reports the studies carried out on the research and innovation systems in the target countries. The Booklets are quick consultation tools that, besides presenting a general information picture about the innovation systems structure and governance, highlights a limited number of “excellent” organizations that represent the best candidates – in terms of scientific competences, available research results and attitude to international cooperation – for setting up bilateral partnerships with the Apulian scientific and technological actors, in those technological areas that are of major relevance for the Apulia region. In the first phase of this project, the considered countries have been: Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestinian Territories, Israel, Turkey, Greece, Western Balkans (Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia-Erzegovina, FYROM-Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria), Romania, Slovenia, Argentina and Chile.

Quaderni Internazionali ARTI L’ARTI, Agenzia Regionale per la Tecnologia e l’Innovazione, in accordo con gli Assessorati al Mediterraneo e allo Sviluppo Economico della Regione Puglia, ha avviato una attività rivolta principalmente ai Paesi dell’area balcanica e mediterranea, finalizzata alla promozione della cooperazione scientifica e tecnologica tra gli attori regionali, siano essi imprese innovative o istituti universitari e di ricerca, e i loro omologhi nei Paesi stranieri. La collana “Quaderni Internazionali dell’ARTI” nasce per raccogliere i rapporti sui sistemi dell’innovazione e della ricerca dei Paesi considerati. I Quaderni sono strumenti di rapida consultazione che, oltre a presentare un quadro informativo generale sulla struttura e i sistemi di governance dell’innovazione, individuano un numero limitato di enti e organizzazioni “eccellenti” – in termini di competenze scientifiche, risultati prodotti e propensione alla collaborazione transnazionale – negli ambiti tecnologici di maggiore interesse per la Regione Puglia, in modo da facilitare l’attivazione di contatti bilaterali e la creazione di partnership. Nella prima fase del progetto, i Paesi presi in esame sono: Marocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egitto, Giordania, Libano e Territori Palestinesi, Israele, Turchia, Grecia, Balcani Occidentali (Serbia, Montenegro, Croazia, Bosnia-Erzegovina, FYROM-Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria), Romania, Slovenia, Argentina e Cile.

Contents

Part one: general framework

1. Greek Economy

1.1. Industrial Activity

1.2. Competitiveness Index

1.3. Education System

2. The research and innovation system in Greece

2.1. The National Innovation System

2.2. Scientific and technological priorities

2.3. SWOT analysis

2.4. Main actions performed (2000-2006)

3. The new Strategic Development Plan (2007-2013)

Part two: research centers inventory

4. Introduction

5. Research centers forms

5.1. Aerospace

5.2. Agrofood

5.3. Mechatronics

5.4. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

5.5. Renewable Energy

Appendix A: Macroeconomic data

Appendix B: Basic Greek research, technology and innovation system data

Appendix C: Innovation Performance Indicators

Appendix D: Selected references and sources

Appendix E: Acronyms

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Part one: general framework

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1. Greek Economy Greece has a western type economy with the public sector accounting for about 40% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and with per capita GDP of around 88% of the leading euro-zone economies. Tourism is one of the biggest industries and provides 15% of the country’s GDP. The Greek economy grew by nearly 4% per year between 2003 and 2007, due partly to the public spending for infrastructure related to the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and in part to an increased availability of credit, which has sustained record levels of consumer spending. Public debt, inflation, and unemployment are above the euro-zone average, but are falling. The Government has set goals and measures for certain structural changes such as reducing expenses, cutting the size of the public sector and reforming the labour and pension systems, while it faces long-term challenges in its effort to continue its economic reforms, especially social security reform and privatization. The assessment of the performance of the Greek economy for the last year (2007) is in general positive; its GDP continued to grow at rates much higher that those of the average euro-zone and this trend supports the continuous convergence with the EU standards. The overall GDP growth rate for 2007 was 4%, while the per capita GDP (purchasing power parity) is estimated at 88% of the EU-15 average (from 73,2% in 2000); on a EU-27 basis, it amounts to 99,2% (84,4% in 2000). Growth is supported by the strong internal consumer demand and the expansion of the credit system; positive developments were also noted for employment (unemployment fell decreased to 8,5% due to the growth of the economy) and the increase of the actual salaries. The inflation was 3% for 2007, however there are signs of increase for 2008, at least at the level of 3,5%. The relatively small exposure of the Greek credit system to risk capital products kept the economy relatively unharmed from the recent international credit crisis. 1.1. Industrial Activity

The Primary Sector (Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry and Fishery) in Greece has seen its share in the country GDP steadily decreasing in the last years; in 2000 it was 5,7% of the total GDP, while in 2006 it was estimated to only 3,3%. This relates to the shrinking of the agriculture and animal breeding business; fishery on the other hand keeps its ground, although rather limited. Employment in the primary sector is also decreasing and in 2006 it reached at 12% of the total employment. This adds negatively to the high age rates of those employed in the sector. These developments necessitate the emergence of modern entrepreneurial initiatives in the agricultural sector with a focus to international markets, in order to decouple its growth from the Community support, (Common Agricultural Policy funding). The production of bio- food and biofuels could potentially drive the next steps of the sector. The Secondary Sector includes the industrial and manufacturing activities as well as the electricity, natural gas, water supply and construction business. Its contribution to the GDP exhibited a decrease between 2002 and 2005 down to 19,2%, but 2006 presented a

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comeback to 20,7% mainly due to the construction sector. The secondary sector accounts for 22% of the total employment. Manufacturing accounts for about 10% of the total economy and is the single largest employer with 16,4% of the total employment. The economic climate for manufacturing is positive; the entrepreneurial prospect index has been increased from 95,7 (2005) to 104,7 (2006) due to an increase in the level of order, the normal stock levels and the optimistic production prospects. Construction is a basic economic sub sector, especially after 2000. It was boosted during the preparatory phase for the Olympic Games of 2004 and the demand for infrastructure; EC funds also supported growth. The sector accounts for 8,6% of the GDP. Despite a relative slump experienced after the Olympic period, new public works and the boosting housing business has sustained the satisfactory levels of economic activity and improved the entrepreneurial prospect index from 73,5 (2005) to 105,7 (2006). The electricity, natural gas and water supply sub sector represent 2,3% of the GDP and at present is still monopolized by the state electricity company. The electricity sector has experience a small slump due to a decrease in the coal production mainly used, while the natural gas businesses is enhanced by 16,9%. The Tertiary Sector is the most important for the Greek Economy and continues its steady growth in the last years (74% of GDP and 63% of the total employment for the 2000-06 period). Commerce accounts for 13,3% of the GDP and 27% of the employment. The car sales sub sector saw an increase of 4,9% during 2006, while wholesale trade was boosted by 11,4% and retail trade by 8%. The entrepreneurial prospect index is up to 120,4 and the short term forecasts for orders and sales are positive. With regards to Services, the sub sectors Health and social care, Banking, Hotels and restaurants have increased their relative position as a percentage of the entirety of the GDP. On the contrary Transportation, storage and communications, Public government and defence, obligatory social security and Real Estate, renting and entrepreneurial activities have lost ground. The economic climate and prospects are considered positive due to the development of entrepreneurial activity and the increase of demand.

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Table 1 - Contribution to GDP per Economic Activity Sector

2005 2006

Primary Sector 4,0 3,3

Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry 3,7 3,0

Fishery 0,3 0,3

Secondary Sector 19,3 20,8

Mining and Quarrying 0,3 0,3

Manufactured products 9,5 9,7

Electricity, natural gas and water supply 2,2 2,3

Construction 7,3 8,5

Tertiary Sector 76,4 75,9

Commerce 13,5 13,3

Hotels and restaurants 10,3 10,4

Transportation, storage and communications 8,3 7,9

Banking 4,2 4,3

Real Estate, renting and enterpreneurial activities 15,2 15,1

Public government and defence, obligatory social security 7,3 7,3

Education 4,6 4,6

Health and social care 5,5 5,7

Other social services 6,9 6,7

Household services 0,6 0,6

TOTAL 100,0 100,0

Source: National Statistic Service of Greece


The main export partners of Greece include Germany (11.5% of total exports’ value), Italy (11.5%), Bulgaria (6.5%), United Kingdom (6.1%), Cyprus (5.5%), Turkey (5.2%), France (4.5%), US (4.5%), Spain (4.1%), while main the import partners are Germany (12.6%), Italy (11.5%), Russia (7.1%), France (6%), Netherlands (5.2%), South Korea (4.2%), (2006 Figures).

Figure 1 – Exports per category in 2006

13

6

203

58

Fuel Products

Industrial Products

Others

Agricultural Products

Raw Material

Source: National Statistic Service of Greece

1.2. Competitiveness Index The following table presents an overview of the Strong and Weak Points of the Greek Economy by sector. Table 2 – Greek economy strong and weak points

Sector Strong Points Weak Points

Macro

economy

- Creditability of the Country - Low Interest Rates

- Government Deficit - Government Debt

Technological readiness

- New technology licensing - Positive and encouraging

regulations for Direct Foreign Investments

- Low penetration of internet at schools

- Low level of technological preparedness

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- Inefficient state programmes for ICT

Institutions - Free press - Protection of enterprises from

organised crime

- Highly concentrated economic policy

- High costs for compliance with administrative regulations

- Low public trust towards politicians

Infrastructures - Reliable communications infrastructure

- Reliable airline system - Reliable electrical power supply

- Inefficient railway system

Health and basic education

- Modern epidemics do not represent a problem

-

Market

efficiency

- Healthy banking system - Stock market improving

enterprise assets - Increasing exports to

neighbouring countries - Widespread foreign ownership

of enterprises - Access to credit

- Inflexible job market - High taxation - Low salaries - No association of salaries with

performance - Lack of participative assets -

Higher

education and

continuous

learning

- Mathematics and sciences are at a relatively better level

- Public schools and the education system inefficient in general

Advanced

business

operation

- Satisfactory marketing practices, client focused strategies and use of modern management tools and methods

- Many good quality local suppliers contributing to new products and process improvement

- Non- availability of specialised equipment and machinery for production

Innovation - Availability of scientists and engineers

- Inefficient linkages between the academia and industry

Source: 2007 Annual Study of the Association of Greek Industrialists The Global Competitiveness Report and Index 2007-2008 of the World Economic Forum1 ranks Greece 65th country with regards to the Competitiveness of its economy, based on the criteria reported in Table 3. 1 World Economic Forum, The Global Competitiveness Report, Country/ Economy Analysis, Greece, http://www.gcr.weforum.org/,


Table 3 – Global Competitiveness ranking for Greece (2007-2008)

Indicator Rank (out of 131 country)

Score (out of 7)

Global Competitiveness Index 2007-2008 65 4.08

Subindex A: Basic requirements 48 4.70

1st pillar: Institutions 49 4.31

2nd pillar: Infrastructure 35 4.38

3rd pillar: Macroeconomic stability 106 4.29

4th pillar: Health and primary education 42 5.83

Subindex B: Efficiency enhancers 57 4.07

5th pillar: Higher education and training 39 4.44

6th pillar: Goods market efficiency 60 4.24

7th pillar: Labor market efficiency 120 3.69

8th pillar: Financial market sophistication 60 4.41

9th pillar: Technological readiness 58 3.29

10th pillar: Market size 39 4.33

Subindex C: Innovation and sophistication

factors

59 3.68

11th pillar: Business sophistication 62 4.13

12th pillar: Innovation 63 3.23

Source: World Economic Forum

The elements of the Greek competitiveness system that are considered stronger in terms of the world competition and in relation with its overall performance are Infrastructure, Health, the Primary and Higher Education and training system and the Market size, while the country lags significantly in competitiveness factors such as the Macroeconomic stability and the Labour market efficiency. The same report lists the following Most Problematic Factors for Doing Business in Greece and identifies government bureaucracy, tax and labor regulations as the most important ones2 :

2 As a percent of responses. From a list of 14 factors, respondents were asked to select the five most problematic for doing business in their country and to rank them between 1 (most problematic) and 5. The bars in the figure show the responses weighted according to their rankings.

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Figure 2 – Exports per category in 2006

Source: Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs

1.3. Education System3 Education in Greece is compulsory for all children 6-15 years old; namely, it includes Primary (Dimotiko) and Lower Secondary (Gymnasio) Education. The school life of the students, however, can start from the age of 2.5 years (pre-school education). All-day primary schools are in operation, with an extended timetable and an enriched Curriculum. Post-compulsory Secondary Education consists of two school types: Eniaia Lykeia (Unified Upper Secondary Schools) and the Technical Vocational Educational Schools (TEE). The duration of studies in Eniaia Lykeia (EL) is three years and two years (a' level) or three years (b' level) in the Technical Vocational Educational Schools (TEE). Post-compulsory Secondary Education also includes the Vocational Training Institutes (IEK), which provide formal but unclassified level of education. These Institutes are not classified as an educational level, because they accept both Gymnasio (lower secondary school) and Lykeio (upper secondary school) graduates according to the relevant specializations they provide. Public higher education is divided into Universities and Technological Education Institutes (TEI). Students are admitted to these Institutes according to their performance at national level examinations taking place at the second and third grade of Lykeio. Additionally, students are admitted to the Hellenic Open University upon the completion of the 22 year of age by drawing lots. Formal education is characterized by the fixed length of study, the possibility of repetition and the award of a formal school-leaving certificate which is the official authorization. As a consequence of the classification of the education institutions, a title (school-leaving certificate, degree etc.) is compulsory for students at each education level in order to continue to the next. The following graph presents concisely the structure of the Greek

3 Adapted from http://www.ypepth.gr/en_ec_page1531.htm Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs.


education system, as it consists of institutions of the formal, classified or unclassified education. Table 4 – Greek educational system structure

Labour market

Higher Education

Postgraduate studies(Universities, TEI- Hellenic Open University) - Hellenic Open University

Universities

Conventional ----- Technological Education Institutes (TEI)

Secondary Education

Lykeia: - Musical - Ecclesiastical (self sufficient and autonomous) - Physical Education Schools B' grade - Special A' grade

TEE: Β and A Level C and B Level

IEK

GYMNASIO: (General, Musical, Ecclesiastical, Physical Education, Special) compulsory education

Primary Education

DIMOTIKO (mainstream, All-day, Special)

NIPIAGOGEIO (mainstream, All-day, Special)

Preschool education

Kindergarden

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2. The research and innovation system in Greece The structure, the main actors, the governance system, the performance indicators, and the national and regional policies for science and innovation are described under this section. 2.1. The National Innovation System4

The two most important initiators of innovative actions in the national economy are the Ministry of Development (MoD) and the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF). The General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT) of the Ministry of Development (MoD) has been the main operator in innovation policy since the early 1980s. Innovation, as a policy tool for economic development, was later taken over by the MEF during the preparation of incentives to investment schemes where “innovative” investments or investments in the production of advanced technology products and services receive higher incentive rates. Research in Greece has traditionally been dominated by public universities, which perform approximately half of the national RTD. Opening up the higher education sector for cooperation with European research institutions, industry (national or international) or other users of research services has been catalytic and has created a basis for further development. A number of public research centres contribute to the training of researchers and to Greece’s involvement in the international science system. The research centres, which carry out 20% of Greek RTD. Universities and centres deliver a high performance in terms of publications per researcher or per euro spent on RTD, but the “citations per publication” and patenting indicators do not corroborate a high scientific impact of the research. However, they are very successful in attracting EU funds on a competitive basis, through the successive Framework Programmes for RTD, in particular in certain sectors such as ICT. The weakest part of the science system in the country is the business sector, which has traditionally depended on embodied technology transfer and foreign technical assistance for its modernisation and development. The emergence of new sectors in the last decade, such as ICT, has improved the situation and the share of the business sector in financing RTD has risen to 30% in 2001. The level of patenting remains low, although there has been a rapid increase in recent years. Since the late 1980s, the Operational Programmes of the Structural Funds have supported the creation of S&T parks near research centres, technical RTD semi-public corporations, liaison offices in universities and research centres, technology brokers, and public- private RTD consortia funded on project basis.

4 Adapted from the Annual Innovation Policy Trends and Appraisal Report, Greece, 2006, European Trend Chart on Innovation.


Few clusters can be identified, one of which operates in Western Macedonia and focuses on furs and apparel. Another one focuses on the exploitation of bauxite and the production of aluminium and aluminium products in southern Greece, mainly for the construction sector. With regards to the financing of research and innovation, public appropriations and bank loans dominate the landscape. The EU plays a critical role in the co-funding of RTD and private investment, both through the Structural Funds and the Framework Programme for RTD. Direct financial incentives to innovation were introduced after 2002, following an extensive negotiation with the competition services of the European Commission. Private and semi-public financing institutions for hi-technology ventures were developed to satisfy a slowly emerging demand (i.e. TANEO- New Economy Fund). A few private Venture Capital firms (VCs) emerged either as affiliates to large banks or as initiatives of other financing institutions. Foreign VCs funding research-intensive start-ups were identified. The commercial banks have acted as intermediaries in the flow of small volumes of funding from the Operational Programmes to SMEs facilitating access to the funds for the beneficiaries. In summary, the national innovation system in Greece has certain weaknesses that should be dealt with in order to boost its strengths. Its strengths include the “aggressiveness” of the research system, which successfully participates in the Community RTD Framework Programme at rates much higher than the national share in the EU-RTD funding. This rate is below 1%, while the Greek institutions participate in the FP at a rate of 3,5% to 4,5%, depending on the year. Weaknesses include the lack of focus in the research sector, the slow emergence of the demand for new knowledge for production purposes and the stagnant technological support mechanisms hampered by a lack of adequate demand and ineffective management practices. The table below presents an overview of selected key organisations within the National Innovation System. Table 5 – Greek National Innovation System

Name of organisation (in English) Website

Government and legislative bodies

- Ministry of Development – (MoD) - MoD – General Secretariat for Research and

Technology - MoD – General Secretariat for Industry - MoD – Special Secretariat for Competitiveness - Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) - National Competitiveness Council - National Research and Technology Council - National Competition Committee

www.ypan.gr

www.gsrt.gr

www.ggb.gr

www.antagonistikotita.gr www.mnec.gr

- MEF – Directorate General for Investment - Foreign Capital Greek Investment Centre (ELKE)

www.mnec.gr

www.elke.gr


- Ministry of Education (MoE) MoE - Special Secretariat for the European Structural

Programme

www.ypepth.gr www.epeaek.gr

Private sector organisations and entrepreneurship promotion

- Federation of Greek Industries www.fgi.org.gr

- Federation of Northern Greece Industrialists www.sbbe.gr

- Association of Young Entrepreneurs

Knowledge institutes (R&D and education bodies)

Universities, the 5 most important been:

- University of Athens - University of Thessaloniki - Technical University of Athens - University of Patras - University of Crete

Public RTD centres, the 5 most important been:

- Dimokritos Science Research Centre - Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas

(FORTH) - Greek Marine Research Centre (ELKETHE) - Centre for Research and Technology (EKETA) - National Agricultural Research Institute

(ETHIAGE)

Industrial research centres and innovation intermediaries

- Organisation for Small and Medium Size Organisations and Handicrafts (EOMMEX)

- Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EBEA)

www.eommex.gr

www.ebea.gr

- Industrial Property Organisation (Patent Office) www.obi.gr

- Industrial RTD and T-service companies

- Standards and metrology organisations

- Science and technology popularisation organisations

- Innovation Centre Athens

- Hellenic Innovation Relay Centre (NRF) www.hirc.gr

Financial system

- TANEO www.taneo.gr

- Hellenic Ventures SA

Source: Annual Innovation Policy Trends and Appraisal Report, Greece, 2006


2.2. Scientific and technological priorities

The General Secretariat for Research and Technology5, (GSRT) recognises certain thematic priorities for a policy on Science and Technology, which combine Greek financial and social interests with the global perspectives for scientific and technological development. These thematic priorities are listed below: - Renewable energy sources; - Food and hydro culture; - Knowledge-intensive culture, tourism and sport; - Sea transport; - Health, biomedical, diagnostic and therapeutic methods; - Natural environment (atmospheric, sea, water dynamic, forest fires, recycling etc.); - Structured environment and earthquake protection; - New forms of organisation for businesses; - Labour and training; - E-learning, E-business.

In addition GSRT emphasizes the need for the creation of stable organisational structures for technological forecast research activities (technology foresight) and selection of priorities through social consent.

5 http://www.gsrt.gr/default.asp?V_ITEM_ID=139 , this list of thematic priorities awaits to be updated under the new Strategic Development Plan for Research, Technology and Innovation, 2007-2013.


2.3. SWOT analysis

The main strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the Greek Research, Technology and Innovation system (SWOT analysis), as described in the “Strategic Development Plan for Research, Technology and Innovation under the 2007-13 National Strategy Reference Framework”, (prepared by the General Secretary of Research and Technology), are listed in the following Table 6. Table 6 – SWOT analysis of the Greek RTI system

Strengths Weaknesses

- Emerging awareness of the importance for global competitiveness and innovativeness

- Creativity and positive attitude towards entrepreneurship as a source of individual wealth

- Facilitation of networking by EU-wide institutions

- “Aggressiveness” of researchers in applying successfully for EU-RTD funds

- Innovativeness in the service sector

- Increasing perception of the need for public and business RTD, and for high tech patenting

- Lack of innovation component in policy making in education, training and many other public policy areas

- A widespread misunderstanding of the processes of global economic development – innovation has no lobby of stakeholders as many economic actors are too short sighted and only focus on their short term interests

- Product orientation and size of the production sector

- Life long learning, lack of trainers and programmes

- Perception of intellectual property rights and patenting as a tool for competitiveness

Opportunities Threats

- Exposure to international / global competition

- Improving understanding of programme management and long term policy making in S&T and innovation

- Further opening of the economies in the Balkan, Black Sea and Mediterranean countries

- Labour and capital mobility in Europe and attractiveness of Greece’s mild climate and countryside

- Establishment of a national Competitiveness Council, which could promote innovation if adequately

- Slow adaptation of the educational and training system, to the requirements of knowledge intensive entrepreneurship and global competition

- Slow replacement of the traditional stagnant firms by new dynamic technology intensive businesses

- Inability of the government and the civil service to assume the new roles as catalyser of economic and social development. Hiring, rewarding, sanctioning procedures and criteria as well lack of knowledge management procedures, leading to government failures.


supported and led.

- New breed of structural funds for 2007-13

- Technophobic behaviour of the population, sensitive to environmental and health problems. Lack of broadly shared consistent vision of the country for the future

- Continuation of political instability of the broader region (from western Balkans to Iraq)

Source: Strategic Development Plan for RTI (2007-2013) 2.4. Main actions performed (2000-2006)6

The National Policy for the promotion of Research, Technology and Innovation in the previous programming period, (2002-06), had as main objective the improvement of the competitiveness of the Greek enterprises and the national economy in general. The national actions of Research, Technology and Innovation were mainly implemented through the Community Support Framework and especially through the Competitiveness Operational Program. The RTD actions budget was 630 M€, from which the Public expenditure is 424 M€, representing the 13,12% of the total Public expenditures of the Competitiveness Operational Program. In order to achieve the objective of the National Policy for RTI, the actions that were promoted can be categorized as follows: Ι. Support of RTD programs, having as their main beneficiary the enterprises and

their cooperation with knowledge production organizations such as:

- Research and Technological Development joint ventures at national priority sectors; - Programs for the promotion of research, technology transfer in enterprises, as well as

International Scientific and Technological Cooperation programs; - Public awareness in new technology, RTD policy support and RTD information

management; - Actions in support of scientific and technological resources, including the provision of

incentives for researchers’ employment in industry and the attraction of researchers in Greece from abroad.

ΙΙ. Actions and Programs for Innovation promotion and the establishment of high

knowledge –intense enterprises such as: - The support of Research Units for the standardization and the commercial exploitation of

research results and establishment of new businesses (spin-off);

6 Information adapted from the “Strategic Development Plan for Research, Technology and Innovation under the 2007-13 National Strategy Reference Framework”, (prepared by the General Secretary of Research and Technology).


- The development of RTD Parks and Incubators of knowledge –intense enterprises and the focus to offering services to enterprises;

- The development of Regional Innovation Poles and the promotion of integrated innovation strategies at a regional;

- The funding of the Innovation Zone in Thessaloniki; - The establishment of new RTD infrastructures in Thessaly, Western Greece and Epirus; - The establishment of a cluster in micro-electronic sector. Research and Technology actions were also funded from certain Regional Operational Programs funds (Regions of C. Macedonia, Crete, N. Aegean, St. Ellada, and other, total budget of 55 M€), as well as the Operational Programs of Information Society (“Development and Employment in Digital Economy”, 108 M€.) and the OP from the Ministry of Education.


3. The new Strategic Development Plan (2007-2013)

The basic objective of the new RTI strategy is the promotion of Innovation in all the sectors of the economy and its establishment as the main factor for the restructuring of the Greek economy and the transition to the economy of knowledge. Innovation is considered the key for improving competitiveness and promoting development, employment and the prosperity of citizens in general.

The two selected Priority Axes of the Strategic Development Plan for RTI for the 2007-13 programming period, are as follows: Ι. Increase and Improvement of investments in Knowledge and Excellence, aiming

at sustainable development:

- RTD actions for the creation of knowledge in thematic areas that will contribute in the restructuring of the Greek economy by producing new or improved products and production methods or/ and high added value services;

- Support for European, Multilateral and Regional R&D cooperation for the implementation of research projects and the networking and mobilization of the research potential;

- Creation of internationally competitive innovation poles and excellence centers, through networking of public research organizations and researchers at a national and international level for the joint implementation of RTD projects;

- Support to RTD infrastructures with main criteria their Excellence and the creation of high added value for the national and regional economy, the society and the environment.

ΙΙ. Innovation and new technologies and entrepreneurship diffusion promotion, aiming to the production of economic and social benefit «value»:

- Implementation of actions (funded by subsidies and/ or venture capital) that contribute

to the conversion of knowledge to innovative products, processes and services, the creation of new innovative enterprises and the narrowing of the gap between the technological knowledge and the market;

- Facilitation of access for SMEs to RTI services and reinforcement of demand and supply of high added value services;

- Provision of incentives for the establishment of new patent licences and the commercial exploitation of existing ones;

- Networking of Science with Society and reinforcement of the research, innovation and entrepreneurial culture;

- Reinforcement of the research potential and provision of incentives for attracting researchers in Greece from abroad.

The specific Actions per Axis (including the provisions in support of Human Capital), are presented in the following tables.

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Table 7 – Specific actions per priority axis of the new Strategic Development Plan

Axis “Knowledge and Excellence”

Subaxis “Excellence” Subaxis “Knowledge”

- Creation of Centres of Excellence

- High Research and Development Thematic Networks (HRDTN)

- Research and Education Thematic Networks (RETN)

- Creation of Knowledge-intense Clusters

- Cooperation between R&D and productive actors

- Policy support

- EU R&D cooperation

- Bilateral, multilateral and regional R&D cooperation

- Support Action for Young entrepreneurs and SMEs

Horizontal Actions

- Creation of National and sectoral R&D Poles

- Feasibility studies

- Technical support (for applications & proposals)

Axis “Value”

Subaxis “Innovation support and exploitation of research results”

Subaxis “Support in the creation and development of high knowledge

intense innovative enterprises”

- Creation and support of regional innovation poles

- Bonus for projects aiming at final product and service production

- Supply and demand Research, support services for Technology and Innovation (vouchers for SME’s, provision of services laboratories)

- Support for Commercial exploitation of patents

- Technological Innovation Pilot Actions

- Creation of new Knowledge – intense enterprises (spin off and spin out)

- Allocation of Seed, pre –seed & venture capital

- Creation of Enterprise incubators

Horizontal Actions

- Innovation or Technology Transfer offices

- One stop shop creation for provision of counselling and awareness services

- Science and Society


Human Capital

1 Development Research and applied research personnel. Basic research support - 1a- PhD support

- ΙΑ1- Small research units consisted of 1-2 experienced researchers and 1-4 PhD candidates

- ΙΑ2- New researchers(1 Lecturer or Associate Professor or Scale C/D Researcher and 1-2 PhD candidates)

- ΙΑ3- Research groups consisted of 4-8 experienced researchers and 4-8 PhD candidates

2 Invitation of international experts from Greek R&D organisations and enterprises

3 Educational schemes for researchers according to production training needs. Greek enterprises motivation (bonus) for attracting research personnel

- 3a- New Research Personnel Development Program for enterprises

- 3b- Motivation to Greek enterprises to attract PhD personnel

4 Programme for Mobilisation & Exchange of personnel

5 Training at GSRT workshops and conferences on technology and innovation dissemination, management and transfer

6 Creation of Observatory for the supply and demand of research labour

3. THE NEW STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2007-2013) 27

The performance indicators selected for the assessment and evaluation of the New Strategic Development Plan for Research, Technology and Innovation, 2007-2013 are tentatively as follows: Table 8 – Performance Indicators of the new Strategic Development Plan for RTI

Performance Indicators Base Price Base

Year

Target (2015)

RTDI expenditure as GDP percentage (%) 0,61 2004 1,5

RTD expenditure percentage funded from enterprises (%)

30,7 2003 40

RTD expenditure percentage funded from public sector (%)

47,4 2003 50

RTD expenditure percentage funded from abroad (%) 18,1 2003 10

Research personnel (in numbers) 57.257 2003 127.000

Research personnel in full time employment equivalent 31.822 2003 70.645

Researchers (in numbers) 28.058 2003 62.300

Researchers in full time employment equivalent 15.390 2003 34.167

Employment in high and medium tech sectors (manufacture) and high-tech sectors (knowledge-intense services) (%)

3,86 2005 5

High technology exports (as percentage of total exports) 7 2004 15

Percentage of innovative businesses (%) 35,8 2004 50

«New to business» products and services sales (%) 4,8 2004 10

«New only to business» products and services sales (%) 6,2 2004 15

Number of Patent application in Industrial Property Organization

538 2003 1000

Number of Patent application in EPO 123 2003 300

Number of Patent application in USPTO 14 2000 50

Publications per 1.000.000 inhabitants 525 2003 1000

References (Global references share divided to global publications share)

0,42 2001 1


The Strategic Plan will be implemented through selected regional and sectoral programs of NSRF 2007– 2013, according to the national and EC laws, rules and regulations and the relevant Greek legislation framework. NSRF’s total public expenditure will be M€ 30.294, from which EC contribution is M€ 20.260.98 (ERDF 12.358,82 M€, ESF 4.205 M€, CF 3.697,16 M€) and national contribution is M€ 6.105,52. The remaining amount (M€4.557,5) comes from other sources. RTDI actions are also included in the following NSRF Operational / Regional Programs: - Sectoral Programmes: “Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness”, “Digital Convergence”,

“Education and Life Long Learning”, “Human Resource Development”, “Improvement of the managerial capacity of the Public Administration”;

- ΙNTERREG Program (Objective 3); - Regional Operational Programmes of Attica, Macedonia / Thrace, W. Greece –

Peloponnesus and Ionian Islands, Crete and Aegean Islands, Epirus, Thessaly and Central Greece.

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Part two: research centers inventory

4. iNTRODUCTION 31

4. Introduction

The 2nd part of the study presents selected Greek scientific and technological organizations with excellent record in the areas of technological and scientific cooperation identified as important for the entities in the Region of Apulia, a) AgroFood, b) mechatronics, c) Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), d) renewable energy and e) aerospace. The Greek scientific and technological organizations were selected based on the reference report “Greek Technology and Science Initiatives” prepared by the Presidential Assembly of the research Centres of Greece7, which list the most relevant, active and excellent scientific institutes in several scientific areas. In addition their performance and participation in the 5th, 6th and 6th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development of the European Commission was taken into account as well as their tendency and profile for international cooperation. A standard questionnaire was prepared to guide the profiling exercise with the following information: - Name of the Research Organization - Organization Details - Contact Person - Year of establishment - Associated institutes/ bodies and stakeholders - Average yearly turnover - Geographical area of competence - Main areas of activity - Current research areas and topics - Future research areas and topics - Number and qualification of the employed personnel - Offered services - Equipment - Business model of the offered services - Registered patents, licenses - Spin off companies of the Organisation - Quality certifications obtained - Participation to national and international networks - Participation to international programmes and projects - Funding Sources - International cooperation interests In order to select this information, direct and telephone interviews were elaborated, as well as emailing of the prepared questionnaires to the selected entities.

7 Greek Technology and Science Initiatives (GTSI), Presidential Assembly of Greek Research Centres http://www.researchcenters.gr/dat/090CD132/file.pdf?633359884770000000


A total of 30 selected Greek scientific and technological organizations are profiled below (5 AgroFood, 11 ICT, 4 Mechatronics, 6 Renewable Energy and 4 aerospace).

5. RESEARCH CENTERS FORMS 33

5. Research centers forms

5.1. Aerospace

EPSILON International SA

Organization Details

Full Address: Monemvasias 27, GR-15125 MAROUSI, Greece

Website: www.epsilon.gr

Title and Name of the Director: Mrs. Despina Kallidromitou

Contact Person

Name: Prof. Marc Bonazountas

Position: Head, RTD

Tel: +30 210 68 98 615, + 30 69 44 30 75 76 (Mobile)

Email: [email protected]

Year of establishment

1991 however since 1985 in the USA

Associated institutes/ bodies and stakeholders

Epsilon SA

Epsilon GIS Technologies

Epsilon Consulting Ltd (Cyprus)

Epsilon Italia srl (Italy)

GIS Technologies St. Petersburg Corp (Russia)

Average yearly turnover (in M€ per year)

10+

Geographical area of competence

Regional

National

International

Main areas of activity

See www.epsilon.gr

EPSILON is a Technology Resources Group since 1985. The Group specialises in the sectors of: (1) Space/Aerospace & Telecoms, (2) GIS & InfoSociety, (3) Environment & Civil Engineering, and (4) Management & Economics. The EPSILON Group offers worldwide services in: (i) engineering design, (ii) consulting, (iii) research & technology development (RTD), (iv) geodata & spatial database infrastructures (SDI), (v) high-tech products development, (vi) outsourcing, and (vii) training.


EPSILON was first established in the USA (1985); today it operates world-wide as a pure European Group and via independent companies located in Greece, Italy, Cyprus and Russia, linked to leading organisational offices in numerous European countries and operating in full synergy as one Organization. EPSILON provides services & expertise to governments, the private sector, to international lending organisations, and to the European Commission. The Group has strong associations with leading technology organizations as Teleatlas NV™ (BE), MairDumont™/Falk Geographischer Verlag GmbH (D), NavNGo Kft™ (HU), Elsacom Spa™ (I), ESRI™ GeoInformatik GmbH (D) and other.

Space/Aerospace & Telecoms: Expertise in space technologies, mobile- wifi- & satellite telecoms, aviation-technologies with an emphasis in GIS, and in earth observation with emphasis in remote sensing applications and GIS technologies in multiple sectors ranging from water resources, to environment and aviation. The Space/Aerospace & Telecoms section offers expertise in modelling, R&D, technical assistance, and a wide capacity of solutions to national and international agencies and organizations as: (i) Turn-key systems based on the integration of the three space components : satcom, navigation and earth observation; (ii) Management of technical & commercial agreements with satellite based service operators-providers, providing full support for marketing activities and pre- and post-sale technical assistance to the customers; (iii) Design of microwave systems and components for space and ground applications; (iv) Development of numerical electromagnetic models and software tools for the design of microwave systems and components; (v) Applications linked to Google Earth™, Microsoft Virtual Earth™, and ESRI ArcGlobe™ technologies, as supported by terrestrial systems and the Globalstar™ satellite telecoms related to ELSACOM™ technologies; (vi) Project on aviation for the civilian and military sectors, as cargo Operations, passenger operations, and airports. Products and modelling are offered to the space & telecoms sectors, civil aviation, civil protection & security, environment, and other.

GIS & InfoSociety: Services for the entire spectrum of SDI/GIS/IST technologies as geodata capturing & geo-statistics for INSPIRE/OGC geo-databases, geo-systems integration, geo-marketing products, and IST/ICT technologies. EPSILON utilises terrestrial video, mobile mapping, LIDAR, space lasers, remote sensing, aerial mapping and high resolution imaging & processing for its applications, ranging from environmental management to security and safety systems, to global monitoring, to a full range of surveying technologies, and industry applications as health systems. Products are developed for air-, land- and marine-navigation, fleet management, vessels tracking, non-ILS aircraft landing, LBS and other. IST/ICT systems applications are developed on state-of-technology or GRID computational systems for natural resources & environment management, water resources, disasters, transportation, geotechnics, geology, civil engineering CAD/CAM/GIS systems, health, e-cities, e-government, and most of the dominant info-society and information communication sectors, for any type of IST/ICT/SDI demands.

Environment & Civil Engineering: Services in most civil-environmental engineering & sciences sectors. Emphasis in water, nature, environment, health and quality of life; climate change; nature & biodiversity; marine & coastal environments; sustainable consumption & production including waste; drivers & statistics of environmental change; law & regulations; engineering of treatment technologies; transport & geology-geotechnics, and mathematical modelling of all types. Typical services: environmental


impact assessments, environmental monitoring (water quality, groundwater, surface water, soil, bio-monitoring), wetlands and biotopes management plans, biodiversity, environmental awareness, climatology, hydrology, water resources; water use & standards (drinking, irrigation, bathing), irrigation & drainage, integrated coastal zone engineering & management, enviro-statistics, large national environmental information systems & databases, water engineering & SCADA technologies including distance surveyance & monitoring, GIS/remote sensing environment applications, mathematical modelling of all types (rivers, lakes, coastal- hydrodynamics- and water quality estimations), environmental policy & legislation, environmental and civil engineering economics, training, and other as transport and geotechnics supporting the core business services.

Management & Economics: Project management, techno-economics, market research, business planning, laws & regulations, R&D, technical assistance & research studies in: business management plans, business & geo-information statistics, regional & environmental economics, engineering projects-actions impact analyses, feasibility studies in support to engineering-sciences projects, marketing & long-term viability & sustainability analyses for business portals, space & telecoms marketing analyses.

Current research areas and topics

See above and for aviation e.g.,

www.landing-eu.eu

Future research areas and topics

EPSILON supports Research Technology Development (RTD/R&D) via highly qualified researchers engaged in European Commission (e.g., FP4 to FP7, Life+, and eContent) and EU Government RTD projects. A 5+% of the EPSILON annual turnover is re-invested in research conducted in all fields of its expertise. Approximately 80 large RTD projects were conducted in the recent ten years, in the sectors of GIS & InfoSociety, Space/Aerospace & Telecoms, Environment & Engineering, Management & Economics and Mathematical Modelling, have substantially contributed the EPSILON expertise, products and quality of services.

Number and qualification of the employed personnel

Number of Professors: 1

Number of Researchers: 20

Number of Technicians: 30

Number of Administrative Staff: 20

Offered services

Expertise & services are offered in space technologies, mobile- wifi- & satellite telecoms, aviation-technologies with an emphasis in GIS, and in earth observation with an emphasis in remote sensing applications and GIS technologies in multiple sectors ranging from water resources and environment to aviation. The Space & Telecoms sector offers expertise in modelling, R&D, technical assistance, and a wide capacity of solutions to national and international agencies and organizations as: (i) Turn-key systems based on the integration of the three space components: satcom/satnav navigation & earth


observation; (ii) Management of technical & commercial agreements with satellite-based service operators-providers, providing full support for marketing activities and pre- and post-sale technical assistance to the customers; (iii) Design of microwave systems and components for space and ground applications; and (iv) Development of numerical electromagnetic models and software tools for the design of microwave systems and components, (v) Applications linked to Google Earth™, Microsoft Virtual Earth™, and ESRI ArcGlobe™ technologies, as supported by terrestrial systems and the Global Star™ satellite telecoms related to Elsacom™ technologies. Products and modelling are offered to the space & telecoms sectors, civil aviation, civil protection & security, environment, and other. The EPSILON Group and via Epsilon Italia srl in particular:

� Responds to tenders and assumes contracts and RTD on Space & Telecoms projects.

� Offers to National & International Agencies and to private & public companies, a wide capacity of consulting to turnkey solutions.

� Undertakes and manages technical & commercial agreements with satellite-based service operators/providers (i.e. Telespazio Group, ELSACOM, others).

� Provides a full support for marketing activities and pre- and post-sale technical assistance to the customers.

� Designs microwave systems and components for space and ground applications.

� Develops numerical electromagnetic models and software tools for the design of microwave systems and components.

� Keeps close contacts with worldwide consortia, universities, satellite-based service operators/providers for a continuous upgrading of the available space-based technologies.

� Links to the most important Universities and Research Centres for a continuous upgrading of the electromagnetic modelling software techniques.

� Links to qualified manufacturing firms for a continuous upgrading of the realisation processes and technologies.

Equipment

Vehicles for earth mapping

Lidar technologies

Satellite processing imaging, etc.

Business model of the offered services

Commercial Conditions

Project based

Registered patents, licenses

numerous

Quality certifications obtained

ISO 9001:2000

Participation to national and international networks


Numerous

Participation to international programmes and projects

More than 100 EC RTD projects

Funding Sources

Industry Contracts

Government contracts

EC contracts

Products development

International cooperation interests

Have numerous at EC level

www.epsilon.gr

GEOTOPOS S.A.


Full Address: GEOTOPOS S.A., 61 Arachovis Str., 10681 Athens,

Greece

Website: www.geotopos.gr

Title and Name of the Director:

Contact Person

Name:

Position:

Tel: +30 210 - 3301021



1994


National

International


During the last 13 years GEOTOPOS S.A. has successfully carried out a large number of projects in all areas of interest. These projects are considered as valuable experience in both managerial and scientific knowledge. They also prove the successful course of the company so far and constitute the foundation on which the company will continue its effort for constant improvement and development. The projects that GEOTOPOS S.A. has been involved in during the past years are


grouped in the following broad categories:

� IT, GIS, Earth Observation and GNSS Applications

� Traffic and Transportation

� Topography

� Cadastral Studies and Urban Study Implementation Acts


The Research and Development sector (R & D) is part of the IT, GIS, Earth Observation and GNSS Applications Department of GEOTOPOS S.A. The R & D sector undertakes all research and development tasks that arise during the progress of the Department’s projects.

The projects carried out by the R & D sector involve a wide spectrum of scientific fields which have in common their pioneering nature and the introduction of highly innovative ideas with the use of cutting-edge technology and forward-looking analysis.

The most recent examples of the ground-breaking character of R & D are:

� The project “EGNOS Performance In South Latitudes (EPISOL)” for analysing, testing and validating the EGNOS performance and limitations in the Aegean Sea.

� The Development of a) a Method for estimating road traffic conditions using Floating Car Data Technology and b) an algorithm for dynamic navigation of vehicles.

� "Advanced Earth Observation techniques for monitoring and protection of forest and other terrestrial ecosystems" (General Secretariat for Research and Technology). The project builds a network of companies, universities and research organisations in Greece for providing education and training for new technologies to scientists specialised in environment’s protection.

� Development of GEO-Guide platform

� The "Eye in the Sky" project

� Development of the Athens GIS. The Geographic Information System of the region of Athens contained, apart from the usual mapping information, a variety of additional data, mostly related to traffic and transportation, such as number of street lanes, traffic lights etc.

� Control of area-based arable and forage subsidies using Remote Sensing in the framework of the European Commission’s MARS Project (Activity F) for the prefecture of Trikala

� "Energy Efficiency of Urban Road Pricing Investigation in Capitals of Europe". (EUROPRICE)

Presently, the Sector is very interested and has been very active in the synergy of geo-information and satellite positioning technology to develop location-based applications and services as well as towards Space Related activities in these areas such as:

� Earth observation: manipulation and processing of satellite and aerial imagery for developing mapping / cartographic products and applications

� Satellite positioning: usage of space signal for mapping / cartographic applications

� R & D of innovative applications based on the convergence of space sector, communication, earth observation and satellite positioning


� Development of GNSS based applications (EGNOS, Galileo)

� Provision of geo-location services.


According to our research interests and activities.


25 highly qualified and experienced scientists and technicians with a wide range of scientific and technical fields of knowledge

Offered services

� Studies for the Greek Government, Local Government administrations such as Municipalities, Prefectures, Institutions of Public Law, Public Interest Companies

� Development of new technological know-how to improve quality of work

� Consulting to Public and Private Companies regarding topographical, transportation, cadastral and urban planning studies

� Provide cutting-edge technological applications based on the integration of geo-information, GIS and satellite positioning technologies


Fee based


Project based

Spin off companies of the Organisation

The Company participates with a rate of 25% in the share of Geosynthesis S.A.. Geosynthesis S.A. specializes in the planning, design, and implementation of custom, enterprise-level information systems to support spatial data analysis and decision-making needs.


Geotopos SA is certified by Oregin, the Organization of European Gnss equipment and service Industries, formed in February 1999 to provide a medium for information exchange and cross-fertilisation of expertise.

Oregin's mission is to back up the Galileo Programme right from the definition phase in order to obtain early operational benefits and standardise Galileo-based products. Oregin provides a point of contact for the European Union, European Commission and Space industry for Galileo user segment related views. It disseminates information from the Galileo projects to the manufacturing industries of Europe that are interested in Galileo but not directly involved.

Oregin supports the interests of any European industry regardless of size, and benefits from the vast experience of leading industrial groups combined with the innovative spirit and responsiveness of SMEs.



IT, GIS, Earth Observation and GNSS Applications

� GEO-Guide is an information provision system related to the user’s location (Location Based Service – LBS)

� “Eye in the Sky” (European Commission, IST Programme). Project coordination, GIS for Athens development, responsible for the dissemination of the results and products.

� Development of the Athens GIS. The Geographic Information System of the region of Athens contained, apart from the usual mapping information, a variety of additional data, mostly related to traffic and transportation, such as number of street lanes, traffic lights etc.

� Control of area based arable and forage subsidies using Remote Sensing in the framework of the European Commission’s MARS Project (Activity F) for the prefecture of Trikala.

� Drawing-up of digital maps in the framework of the Hellenic Cadastre Project for the Municipalities of Elefsina (prefecture of Attica) (In cooperation with the Cadastral Studies and Urban Study Implementation Acts Department.)

� Study for the Attica Road (in proximity to the new Athens airport) using GPS technology (In cooperation with the Topography Department.)

� Traffic planning study for the commercial centre of Municipality of Chalandri (Athens) using GIS systems.

Traffic & Transportation

� Traffic planning study for the commercial centre of Municipality of Chalandri (city of Athens) using GIS systems.

� Traffic planning study for the Municipality of Amarousio (city of Athens). The database has been created with the use of GIS systems.

� Traffic and parking planning study for the Municipality of Nea Makri (greater Athens area) using GIS systems. The Contract was awarded by EUROPARKING SA

� Traffic and parking planning study for the commercial centre of Municipality of Glyfada (city of Athens) by using GIS systems.

Topography

� Study for the Attica Road (in proximity to the new Athens airport) using GPS technology (For the Consortium of Attica Road - Hellenic Ministry of Environment). This project included: establishment of a triangulation network using GPS measurements, digitisation of existing maps, design and development of a GIS database. (In cooperation with the IT, GIS, Earth Observation and GNSS Applications Department.)

Cadastral Studies and Urban Study Implementation Acts

� Drawing-up of digital maps in the framework of the Hellenic Cadastre Project for the Municipalities of Elefsina (prefecture of Attica). (In cooperation with the IT, GIS, Earth Observation and GNSS Applications Department.)

� Drawing-up of digital maps in the framework of the Hellenic Cadastre Project for the Municipalities of Magoula (prefecture of Attica). (In cooperation with the IT, GIS, Earth Observation and GNSS Applications Department.)


� Drawing-up of digital maps in the framework of the Hellenic Cadastre Project for the Municipality of N. Manolada (prefecture of Ilia). (In cooperation with the IT, GIS, Earth Observation and GNSS Applications Department.)

� Drawing-up of digital maps in the framework of the Hellenic Cadastre Project for the Municipalities of Salamina and N. Peramos (prefecture of Attica). T(In cooperation with the IT, GIS, Earth Observation and GNSS Applications Department.)

� Urban planning study for the Municipality of N. Artaki (prefecture of Evoia). (In cooperation with the IT, GIS, Earth Observation and GNSS Applications Department.)

Funding Sources

Private sector and participation in EU projects

Institute for Space Applications and Remote Sensing (ISARS)/ National

Observatory of Athens (NOA)


Full Address: Vas. Pavlou & I. Metaxa, 15236 Penteli, Greece

Website: www.space.noa.gr/isars

Title and Name of the Director: Dr. I. A. Daglis

Contact Person

Tel: +30-2108109182



1955


The Institute for Space Applications and Remote Sensing (ISARS) is one of the five research Institutes of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA).


National

International


The Institute for Space Applications and Remote Sensing (ISARS) is one of the five research Institutes of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA). ISARS was founded in 1955, under the name Ionospheric Institute. In 1990, the Institute was renamed to Institute of Ionospheric and Space Research and in 1999 took its current title in order to reflect its expanded activities, which cover a variety of aspects of space research and applications. The location of the Institute until July 1995 was the historic site of the Hill of Nymphs near Acropolis and Thission. The significant increase of staff members and


R&D projects made it necessary for the Institute to move to new modern facilities at the NOA campus north of Athens, on mount Pendeli.

The Institute is supervised and supported by the General Secretariat of Research and Technology of the Greek Ministry of Development.


The activities of the Institute encompass a wide area in Space Research and Applications. Its main objective is to carry out R&D projects in these fields, which include Space and Ionospheric Physics, Remote Sensing, and Wireless Communications. Additional activities include:

� The systematic collection and processing of data derived from observations made in space or from the surface of the earth.

� The performance of autonomous studies in other specific subjects of space research and applications.

� Education and Continuing Education.

� Rendering of specialized services.

The Institute is equipped with satellite and ionospheric ground stations, various RF and electronic test and measurement equipment, as well as an advanced computing centre connected to international networks.

Space Physics Research

The activities of the Space Physics Research Group of ISARS focus on solar and heliospheric physics, interplanetary disturbances, magnetospheric dynamic processes and impacts on the terrestrial atmosphere. The Group is particularly

active in investigations of:

� Solar atmosphere dynamics

� Charged particle acceleration mechanisms

� Space magnetic storms and space weather

� Magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling

� Storm-time ring current dynamics

� Particle propagation in Coronal Mass Ejections

� Propagation channels in Corotating Interaction Regions

Such investigations are achieved by means of:

� Data processing, analysis and interpretation of spacecraft data, both from current and from past missions.

� Development of modelling software for the implementation of mission objectives.

� Computer simulations of basic physical processes.

Researchers of ISARS have been participating in several space missions under the Co-Investigator or Group Member status. Active co-operation exists with a number of research institutes in Europe and USA. A clear objective and plan for future endeavour of the Space Physics Research Group is also the detailed investigation and interpretation of dynamic chains of events observed at the Sun, interplanetary space, magnetosphere and terrestrial atmosphere and their cause-and-effect relationship.


Remote Sensing

The primary mission of the Remote Sensing group at the ISARS is to collect and fruitfully exploit space derived data and provide information and services to the citizens and decision makers, interested to know about the state of Earth's environment and its dynamics. Parts of the current research relate to the study of natural resources and the development of Remote Sensing systems capable to support water management in the Mediterranean.

Significant research is done on methodological approaches that permit the inte-gration of the newly acquired high-resolution satellite imagery in urban plan-ning and land use mapping. The development of advanced image analysis techniques to process the next generation of high-resolution satellite imagery is among the main research tasks at ISARS.

Natural hazards are studied in parallel. The use of Remote Sensing techniques for risk assessment and mitigation is evaluated through specific experiments. The technique of radar interferometry to observe very small changes of the crust due to volcanic and seismic activity in Hellenic territory is currently tested.

Other research activities at ISARS encompass the use of satellite imagery and in-situ data for assessing the degree of atmospheric pollution over big cities and industrial zones. In the domain of satellite data collection and distribution the ISARS operates two image reception stations for the NOAA and METEOSAT satellites. The collected data are treated and distributed systematically to the user's community by using commercial but also especially developed inhouse SW for image processing, archiving and delivery.

Telecommunications

The main thrust of the R&D activities of the Telecommunications Group deal with state-of-the-art satellite and terrestrial wireless telecommunication systems and networks for both fixed and mobile/portable applications. Current emphasis

includes projects related to future PCS/UMTS third generation systems for multimedia applications.The group has been and/or is currently involved with the following projects:

� Satellite Systems

- Ka-band (20/30 GHz) GEOs for mobile voice/data system applications

- LEOs/MEOs satellite networks for mobile multimedia system applications

� Terrestrial Systems

- Smart Antennas for PCS/UMTS systems

- HF (2MHz) Radio Systems

� Multicarrier and OFDM systems

- Satellite/Terrestrial Systems

- Transceiver structures for interference channels

- Channel measurements, modelling and simulation

- CDMA and TDMA capacities

- HDTV transmission over satellite and cable channels.

Through the participation in the above and other related R&D projects, the group has gained extensive experience in the analysis,simulation and, in certain cases, actual implementation of virtually any advanced wireless satellite and terrestrial


telecommunication system.

Ionospheric Physics

The National Observatory of Athens operates one of the most advanced European real-time ionospheric stations, a Digisonde Portable Sounder - 4 (DPS-4) at Penteli site (38oN, 23.5oE) since September 2000. For more details on the instrumentation, see Athens Digisonde.

The visitors of this website can access real time observations updated every 2 min as well as archived observations from the recent period.

The SAO Long-term Archive tool gives access to all archived observations of the Athens Digisonde in SAO format. Users can also display time plot series of all available ionospheric characteristics.


Relevant to our current activities






Offered services

Ionospheric Station

Users can access real-time ionograms with the results of the automatic scaling, view the ionograms obtained from Athens Digisonde during the last seven days and download various ionospheric parameters using the SAO Data Base. For more information visit the Ionospheric Station Page.

Satellite Data Products

NOAA/AVHRR IMAGE ACQUISITION STATION

The National Observatory of Athens operates an AVHRR NOAA image acquisition station. Satellite data from NOAA ,15,16 and 18 are acquired. Radiometrically Calibrated, Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and Normalized Differential Vegetation Index (NDVI) images are produced on a daily basis.

Services for:

� Data preprocessing including : radiometric calibration, georeference, image enhancement.

� Data processing to produce new value added products according to user's requirements are provided.

Equipment

Ionospheric Station

A fully automated ionospheric station operates at Pendeli site since September 2000. Users can access real-time ionograms with the results of the automatic scaling, preview some recent ionograms and download daily SAO files using the SAO Data Base. For


more information visit the Ionospheric Station Page.

Satellite Receiving Stations

NOAA/AVHRR IMAGE ACQUISITION STATION

The National Observatory of Athens operates an AVHRR NOAA image acquisition station manufactured by Telonics Inc. The receiving antenna is installed at ISARS ('Lofos Koufou'). Satellite data from NOAA 12, 14,15 and 16 are acquired on a daily basis. Images are archived (since 1998), pre-processed (radiometric calibration, navigation, enhancement) and value added products are produced according to user requirements.

SEAWIFS IMAGE ACQUISITION STATION

ISARS has become in 2002 an authorized SeaWiFS data user and an authorized direct readout ground station. HRPT data are capured on a daily basis with frequency of 1 image per day. Archived data can be provided to users on demand.

METEOSAT RECEIVING STATION

The Meteosat receiving station installed at ISARS is a Dartcom PDUS system. Data in the visible and Near-Infrared as well as Water Vapour data from the Geo-stationary satellite Meteosat are captured on a daily basis with frequency 2 images per hour. The images are stored for several days but are not archived on a regular basis.

Computer Center

Servers

� 2 x HP Proliant 350ML Servers (2xCPUs). HP NetServer E-800 (2xCPUs). 2 x SUN Fire 280R (2xCPUs)

Workstations

� Indy SGI R4000, Indy SGI R4400, Indigo2 SGI R10000

� 5 High Performance Pentium PCs

� 2 Laptop Pentium

� 20 Desktop Pentium PCs

Printers

� HP LaserJet 2500 Color, HP Laserjet 2300dn, HP LaserJet 5M, HP DesignJet 750C Plus

� HP DescJet 1220C, Epson Stylys Color 1520

� Anatech/Evolution 4 A0 scanner, 2 A4 Scanners

Network equipment

� 2x Switch CISCO 2950 (24x ports). Switch BAY Networks 100 BASE-TX, Hub 10/100 BASE T/TX, CISCO router, wireless network 11G.

Navigational equipment

� Programmable Handheld Global Positioning System (GPS)

� Microbotics MIDG II Inertial Navigation System(INS)/GPS

Measuring equipment

� HP High Precission Multimeter

� Marconi 1.9 GHz Ditital Spectrum analyzer

Other equipment


� Satellite Network of excellence (SatNEx), satellite video teleconference equipment.

� All equipment are protected against lightning strikes and powered via Uninterruptible Power Supply units.


Fee based


Project based


Research cooperation with:

� Biospheric Sciences Branch of GSFC (Goddard Space Flight Center) of NASA

� Institute for Tropospheric Research of Leibzig, Germany

� George Mason University

� LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, France

� Austrian Institute of Space Studies

� Dept of Physics of Oulu Finland

� University of California Los Angeles

� Space Environment Research Center, Kyushu University Japan

� Ecole Normale Superieure de Paris (France), etc.


� PICAM: The PDSM project is about the implementation of a simulation module (PICAM Detector Simulation Module-PDSM) for testing specific features of the main control module of the PICAM device which will be sent to Mercury in 2013 as part of the BepiColombo Mission. PICAM is an ion mass spectrometer operating as an all-sky camera for charged particles to study the chain of processes by which neutrals are ejected from the soil, eventually ionised and transported through the environment of Mercury.

� ICAROS NET: Integrated Computational Assessment of Urban Air Quality via Remote Observation Systems Network, EC Information Society research project, 2001-2004.

� SPIN: Spatial Indicators for European Nature, EC research project on the development of indicators for the protection of the European natural heritage using satellite data, 2001-2004.

� Wireless CDMA Networks, funded by BWNS Inc, 2000-2004.

� Dynamics of the Solar Atmosphere using ground based and space borne observations, French-Greek bilateral research project, 2001-2002.

� Interpretation of the Statistical Properties of the Observed Radiation Signatures from Solar Energetic Events, French-Greek bilateral research project, 2001-2002.

� PROMED: Monitoring Environmental Emergencies of High Probability of Occurrence in the Mediterranean, EC LIFE environmental programme, 2000-2002.

� LEO/MEO Broadband Satellite Networks for Mobile Multimedia Telecommunication Systems, funded by the General Secretariat of Research and Technology-Ministry of


Development, 2000-2001.

� STEPA: Modern techniques for measuring, controling, monitoring, managing and ensuring the urban air quality, Greek GSRD project, 2000-2001.

� THEMA:Thermal and Thematic Mapping of Athens and Thessaloniki, German-Greek bilateral research project, 2000-2001.

� Installation and operation of a fully automated digisonde by the National Observatory of Athens, funded by the GSRT-Ministry for Development, 1999-2001.

� Development of an integrated system for the digital archiving of historical sources, funded by the GSRT-Ministry for Development, 1997-2001.

� The contribution of space technology in earth, atmospheric and space sciences - COSMOS, funded by the Ministry for Education, 1998.

� Current developments in Astrophysics and in earth, atmospheric and space sciences - ASTRO, funded by the Ministry for Education, 1998.

� Current developments in earth, atmospheric and space sciences - GAIA, funded by the Ministry for Education, 1997

Funding Sources

� European Commission

� GSRT-Ministry for Development

� Ministry for Education


Looking for international cooperation in the areas of our expertise and for expanding our already established network

Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (IAA), National Observatory of Athens

(NOA)


Full Address: I.Metaxa & Vas.Pavlou str., Palaia Penteli, GR-15236 Athens, GREECE

Website: http://www.astro.noa.gr/iaa_main.htm

Title and Name of the Director: Professor Christos Goudis

Contact Person

Tel: +30 210-3490106



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One of the 5 institutes of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA)



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International


Our research interests include Extragalactic Astronomy, Observational Cosmology, Interstellar Matter, X-ray Astronomy, and Binary Stars. We are currently expanding in the area of Instrumentation e.g. development of the Low Dispersion Spectrograph for the new ARISTARCHOS telescope.

The Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, besides the research and educational activities, is evolved in carrying out other activities and providing services to the scientific community and for public outreach.

Preparing the yearly Almanac of the IAA

The IAA regularly publishes the yearly Astronomical Almanac of the Institute (in Greek language).

Astronomical information

Supplying astronomical information and services to the scientific and academic community. Supplying particular astronomical data to Governmental and other organizations and to individuals.

Public Outreach - Mass Media

Preparing information on selected astronomical phenomena events for publication in press, presentation in mass media.

The Institute prepared special astronomical publications for about 50 weekly issues of main greek newspapers "Eleftherotypia" (1994-1998) and "Imerisia" (1999-2000). They were edited in collaboration with the journalist Christos Proukakis. These publications included articles for particular astronomical phenomena, weekly ephemerides and sky maps. Such publications were also prepared for the first issues of the greek edition of the "Scientific American".

Open Nights

More than 100,000 visitors from all over the Greece have been guided by the Visitor Centre of IAA since its start in September 1995. The guidance includes a General Astronomy lesson, video projections, and visit to the 62.5 Newall refractor. Regularly are organized Open Gate Days in the Krioneri Observatory.

NOANET

The Institute administers and manages NOANET, the Wide Area Network of the National Observatory of Athens. A part of this WAN is the computers network of the IAA.

Web Pages Services

Several non-Institute web pages are hosted by the IAA servers. The central page of the National Observatory of Athens, NOA, is maintained. IAA hosts the NOANET online statistics page. In collaboration with the Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development (IERSD) and the Institute for Space Applications and Remote Sensing (ISARS) of NOA, the IAA supports the online weather service of NOA and the weather forecasting service of NOA maintained by the IERSD. Here are also hosted web


pages GNCA ( Greek National Committee of Astronomy).


Our research interests include Extragalactic Astronomy, Observational Cosmology, Interstellar Matter, X-ray Astronomy, and Binary Stars. We are currently expanding in the area of Instrumentation e.g. development of the Low Dispersion Spectrograph for the new ARISTARCHOS telescope.

Stars

� Stellar Spectra

� Evolution of Double Stars

� Pulsating, Cataclysmic, and Symbiotic Stars

� Accretion Disks

� Novae and Supernovae

Interstellar Matter

� HII Regions and Ionized Loops

� Supernova Remnants (SNR)

� Planetary Nebulae

Galaxies

� Star Clusters and Associations

� Star Burst Galaxies

� Active Galactic Nuclei

� Groups and Clusters of Galaxies

X-ray Astronomy

� Deep Surveys and the X-ray Background

� X-ray Spectroscopy of Obscured AGN

� Star Forming Galaxies

Observational Cosmology

� Large Scale Structure of the Universe

� X-ray Cosmology

� Cosmological Parameters

� Gravitational Lenses

Instrumentation and Observing Techniques

� Instrumentation

� Observing Techniques

� Image Processing and Software Development



Number of Scientific Technical Staff: 4

Number of Research Assosiates: 7


Number of Technical and Support Staff: 10

Offered services

See Main areas of activity

Equipment

1.2m Cassegrain Telescope - Kryoneri Observatory

The Institute operates a 1.2m Cassegrain telescope, currently the main observing instrument. It is located in the Astronomical Station Kryoneri in the Northern Peloponnese. The station is on the top of the mountain Kilini (1000m above the sea level), at about 110km westward from Athens.

The New Telescope

"ARISTARCHOS" (project). The new telescope of the IAA, a 2.3m Ritchey-Chretien reflector, is under final tests by Carl Zeiss Jena. The new site that hosts the telescope, is located on the top of Chelmos mountain (2350m) in Northern Peloponnese, at about 150km westward from Athens.


Free of charge

Fee based


Project based


We have strong links and collaborations with major Research Institutes and Universities abroad including the European Southern Observatory (ESO), NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (USA), the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (USA), the Imperial College (UK), the Royal Observatory Edinburgh (UK), the University of Manchester (UK), the University of Leicester (UK), the University of St. Andrews (UK), the Observatory of the University of Bonn (Germany), the Astrophysical Observatory of Potsdam (Germany), the Institute d'Astrophysique de Paris (FR), the Centre de Donnees astronomiques de Strasbourg (FR), the Observatoire de Bordeaux (France), the Kapteyn Institute of Astronomy (Nederlands), the Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica (Mexico).


Apart from the construction of the new ARISTARCHOS telescope we are participating in a few large-scale research projects. For example, the programme "X-ray Astronomy with ESA's mission XMM" is funded jointly by the European Union and the Greek Goverment. Its primary goal is to analyse XMM fields in order to detect groups of galaxies and obscured AGN. Another project is the European Union TMR Network POE led by the Imperial College which has as its goal to explore the origin of the Extragalactic Background Radiations.

We are highly sucessful in the allocation of X-ray optical and IR telescope time through refereed international panels.

For example, we are leading or participating in numerous scientific programmes with the


X-ray missions Chandra (NASA), XMM (ESA). We have participated to the HIPPARCOS (ESA) and DIVA (DLR) astrometric missions and to the preparation of the ESA cornerstone mission GAIA.

We regularly obtain observing time in large optical telescopes such as ESO's VLT, Keck, William Herschel, UKIRT and Anglo-Australian telescopes.

Funding Sources


� GSRT-Ministry for Development

� Ministry for Education


Looking for international cooperation in the areas of our expertise and for expanding our already established network


5.2. Agrofood

Centre for Research and Technology Hellas – Institute of Agrobiotechnology


Full Address: 6th Km Charilaou Thermi Road, 57001 Thessaloniki Greece

Website: http://www.certh.gr

Title and Name of the Director: Prof. Athanasios Tsaftaris

Contact Person

Name: Dr. Anagnostis Argiriou

Position: Researcher

Tel: +30 2310 498475



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1 M€


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The mission of the Institute of Agrobiotechnology (INA) is the basic and applied research to promote innovation in the field of modern agrobiotechnology. More specifically, INA is involved in the development and use of biotechnological applications based on advances in molecular biology, genome sequencing and mapping, computational biology, protein engineering, protein localization and trafficking, molecular breeding, plant-variety and animal-race typing. Other activities entail the identification and exploitation of key genes through classical and systems-biology approaches, especially for genes derived from pharmaceutical and aromatic plants used as novel substance and metabolite production and functional foods. Also use of cell biology approaches (e.g fluorescence microscopy) in order to understand basic mechanisms of protein function.


Signal transduction

Study of phosphoinositide mediated signal-transduction pathways, identification of novel domains responsible for lipid binding and characterization of mechanisms of plant response to environmental stimuli.

Protein localization and trafficking

Study of trafficking mechanisms of signalling components inside the cell . Use of


experimental data in the development of models for protein trafficking.

Cancer genomics

Sequence analysis and pattern discovery of genetic information and functional properties and phenotypes of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) patients. In collaboration with ERIC, the European Research Initiative on CLL (http://www.ericll.org/).

Comparative genomics

Algorithms for large-scale genome comparison and protein family analysis, ancestral state reconstructions, genome dynamics, genome trees, and deep phylogeny, with applications in model plant species.

Computational biology

Database and algorithm development for computational biology, including sequence analysis, clustering and visualization, bio- ontologies and knowledge bases and text mining. Applications for functional annotation and validation, sequence motif detection, gene expression bioinformatics, network reconstruction, protein interaction analysis, disease gene discovery.

Environmental genomics

Methods for the analysis of community genomics data, including meta-genomics and large-scale environmental genomics, species detection and estimation, gene sequence clustering. Plant-microbe symbiotic interactions.

Food-beverage production & standardization

The demands made on the food and beverage industry are numerous and range from health and financial issues to environmental concerns. To meet these obligations, INA has developed research lines and services aimed at safeguarding food safety. Particularly, the institute is developing technologies to test the presence of G.M.Os (Genetic Modified Organisms) and prions (Mad cow disease) in biological samples of animals and plants.

Nutrigenomics

New developments in food research could have a great impact on our daily lives. Nutrigenomics, a new field of research in food sciences, promises to improve health conditions and to prevent disease, e.g. diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. On the basis of results from nutrigenomics research, functional foods and plants with proven health claims are under investigation in the institute, particularly in the field of cancer prevention and metabolic syndrome.

Biodiversity - Plant variety typing

The variety of life on Earth, its biological diversity is commonly referred to as biodiversity. The number of species of plants, animals, and microorganisms, the enormous diversity of genes in these species and the different ecosystems on the planet are all part of a biologically diverse Earth. Biodiversity actually boosts ecosystem productivity where each species have an important role to play. This is obviously useful for mankind as a larger number of species of plants means more variety of crops. INA is actively involved in projects to exploit the biodiversity of the Balkan region and genotype and characterize varieties of different crops such as grapes (INTERREG III), using new technologies, to obtain crops with better agronomic traits.

Synthetic biology


Methods development that support synthetic biology research, including alignment-free approaches. Create the infrastructure to facilitate and accelerate biological engineering experiments on a large scale, for the design of industrially relevant organisms.

Systems biology

Methods for biological network reconstruction, including metabolic pathways and signaling networks. Technology development and data standardization for efficient analysis and deployment of computational systems biology techniques for small- and medium-scale biological laboratories. In collaboration with ENFIN (http://www.enfin.org), a Network of Excellence.


The institute can support agricultural and biological research in the field of Agrobiotechnology, and as it is continuously reinforced with new facilities, infrastructure, equipment and well-trained talented scientific personnel advanced research will be conducted to apply the new findings in product development and services. INA has perfected and tested protocols in order to apply genetic engineering techniques for plant improvement. INA's research will focus on biosafety issues for agrobiotechnology products. Specific attention will be paid on the selection of criteria for safe use, and improvement of traceability and detection methodologies for imported products. Finally, INA will increase its efforts towards the development of agrobiotechnology applications that do not require genetic modification, while remaining highly important in agricultural research, such as genomics molecular diagnostics, biodiversity assessment and conservation, and molecular breeding among others.






Offered services

INA provides the following services and products:

• Fluorescence microscopy for in situ localization of endogenous proteins and cellular membranes as well as of over-expressed fluorescence tagged enzymes (GFP technology etc).

• Protein engineering for assay based studies and antibody production.

• Bioinformatics services for genome research

• Epigenetic modifications and gene inactivation in plants

• Genomic, proteomic technologies and breeding for stress tolerance in plants

• GMO biodiagnostic detection in plant material and foods

• Genetic engineering, cloning and sequencing

• Homeotic genes as targets for yield and quality improvement

• Identification of prions in meat products

• Micropropagaion and micrografting for high-quality low-cost vegetable


Equipment

INA's R&D infrastructure encompass a variety of well-equipped laboratories for functional genomics, cell biology and computational biology:

• Gene expression microarray technology comprising Array Spotter, Array Scanner, Array Hybridizer

• High Throughput Robotic Systems for Nucleic Acid Processing and Liquid Handling

• High Throughput Colony Picker

• High throughput mass spectrometer for SNP detection

• Real Time PCRs with High Resolution Melting Capabilities

• Fluorescent Microscopes for protein localization using fluorescence and electron microscopy (in collaboration)

• Data Center and Computational Biology Units with state of the art Genomics databases


Fee based

Project based


In a recent (September 2005) nation-wide evaluation scheme carried out by an external review panel, on behalf of the Hellenic Ministry of Development, the INA along all the other institutes of CERTH, was granted with an Excellence Award. In particular, INA has excelled in scientific results and fund-raising performance, considering its short history. An additional benefit is INA's strategic location in south-east Europe, with a strong position for coordination of research policy in the European Research Area and close proximity to the Associated States, with huge potential and a skilled workforce.


CANVAS: Consortium to increment the competitiveness and the technological improvement of Greek cotton using biotechnological methods and sustainable crop management methods


INA has been involved in more than 10 EC R&D projects and more than 40 National projects.

1. Development of a knowledge network of educational and research institutes in the food control and standardisation area for the development of a common co-operation framework, for the harmonisation with EU legislation and know-how transfer

2. Bringing The Benefits Of Research To AgroFood SMEs of the Regions of Central Macedonia, Puglia and Pazardjik – RAF-Regions

3. NEUROPRION: Prevention, Control and Management of Prion Diseases

4. INA-GENOME - Development of the genomic technologies at the Institute of Agrobiotechnology


5. Supporting the excellence in genomic technologies at the Institute of Agrobiotechnology

Funding Sources

• European Union - ERDF

• Hellenic Ministry of Development

• Community Support Framework Greece 2000 – 2006

• INTERREG III

• Region of Central Macedonia


Cooperation In the main fields of research interest such as Food-beverage production & standardization, Functional foods, Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms regulating quality characteristics of plants. Biodiversity - Plant and animal variety typing. Research in the field of nutritional genetics and genomics. Characterization of mechanisms of plant response to environmental stimuli.

Lab. Of Food Chemistry and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, National technical University of Athens


Full Address: Lab. Of Food Chemistry and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, NTUA

Website: www.chemeng.ntua.gr

Title and Name of the Director: Tzia Constantina, Prof. NTUA

Contact Person

Name: Tzia Constantina

Position: Professor NTUA

Tel: 00302107723165



NTUA (150 years ago) School of Chemical Engineering (90 years ago)


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International


� Education and research of food Science and Technology.

� Cooperation with food industries on training or on research programs (food quality and safety, shelf life of foods, new methods of food processing, food preservation,


main food products: oils, bakery, dairy, fruits etc.)


� food quality and safety (HACCP implementation)

� sensory evaluation of foods

� shelf life of foods

� methods of food processing-food preservation (freezing, chilling, edible coatings, encapsulation etc.), MAP packaging

� food technology: oil refining, olive oil, bakery (frozen dough, gluten-free, enriched with fibers products), dairy (yogurt, ice cream), cryoprotective agents in food freezing, fresh-cut fruits, frying, natural antimicrobials


continuing the current areas and topics



Number of Researchers: 10 (PhD-students)



Offered services

Chemical analyses, sensory analyses of foods, measurements of food properties, microbiological analyses

Equipment

Spray dryer, Freeze dryer, HPLC, Texture analyzer, Viscosimeter, MAP packaging equipment, soxhlet-apparatus, Kjelhdal apparatus, centrifugators, Homogenation apparatus, refractometer, incubators, ovens,etc.


Project based


� Food hygiene and HACCP distance training, πρόγραµµα LEONARDO DA VINCI EL/972/00760/PI/II.1.1.b/FPC (1997-1999).

� Thematic network project FOODNET - Food studies in Europe, including Science, Technology, Engineering, Management, πρόγραµµα ERASMUS 55792-CP-1-98-1-FR-ERASMU-ETN (1998-2000), (2000-2002).

� Thematic network project ISEKI-Food - Integrating Safety and Environmental Knowledge Into Food Studies toward European Sustainable Development, ERASMUS 104934-CP-1-2002-1-PT-TN (2002-2004).

� Thematic network project ISEKI-Food 2 ERASMUS 226032-CP-1-2005-1-PT-TN (2005-2008).

� Towards harmonization regarding monitoring of hazards in the food supply chain


Network of Excellence, FP6-2005-FOOD-4-A (2006-2011).

Funding Sources

General Secretary of Research and Technology, E.C.


University, Institute, etc.

National Agricultural Research Foundation- Agricultural Research Centre of

Northern Greece (NAGREF- ARCNG)


Full Address: NAGREF Campus, Thermi, P.O.B. 60458, 57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki,Greece

Website: www.nagref.gr

Title and Name of the Director: G. Paroussi

Contact Person

Name: G. Paroussi

Position: Director

Tel: + 30 2310 473433



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International


� Applied Biotechnology

� Alternative Vegetable Products

� Eco-Breeding

� Eco-Farming

� Landrace

� Low-input Breeding

� Low-input Farming

� Processing of vegetables

� Selection

� Traditional vegetable products

� Genetic diversity

� In Situ conservation

� Ex Situ conservation


� Genetic management

� Breeding programs


� Animal production, certification procedures

� Animal genetics, breeding programs, genetic diversity

� Viticulture, ex situ conservation of 300 different grapevine cultivars in open field.

� Collection, protection, conservation and exploitation of plant genetic resources of local landraces of cultivated species and crop wild relatives.

� Improving organic and low-input production of vegetable products through breeding, cultural, and processing and preserving approaches

- Breeding approaches include: (i) Support and Access of Genetic Resources through Selection to retain their competitiveness in the market, (ii) Support and access of genetic resources through grafting to develop new scion-stock combinations for practical use in the processing industry, (iii) Low-input breeding and/or Eco-breeding to ensure yield, tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses and responsiveness to inputs, (iv) Applied Biotechnology for exploiting gene pools at the molecular level to serve as a wider source of variation and improve adaptability for the processing industry.

- Cultural approaches include: (i) Development and improvement of cultivation techniques towards safe and viable low-input and/or biological systems, to reduce pests, diseases and weeds, and also to save water and nutrients, (ii) Development of biological practices for registering the biological product, (iii) Development of precocity techniques by operating plant physiology or plant environment.

- Processing and preserving approaches include: (i) Increase of the shelf life of vegetable products by operating plant genotype, physiology and environment, (ii) Improvement of preserving techniques, (ii) Development of alternative products.

� Conservation, preservation and exploitation of native species (included aromatic and pharmaceutical plants)

� Environmental awareness and education





Offered services

� Creation of new outyielding vegetable cultivars, hybrids and resistant to soil pathogens cultivars, which are well adapted to both low-input and ecology farm production (NAGREF)

� Maintenance of genetic integrity and commercial seed production of vegetable cultivars for seed companies (NAGREF, Ministry of Rural Development and Food,


Private Seed Companies)

� Maintenance of genetic integrity and seed production of Santorini non-hydrated cherry tomatoes and Lathyrus sp. “Fava Santorinis” (NAGREF, SANTO WINES)

� Visits to experimental and commercial farms of vegetables (Association Cooperatives of Theraic Products, Private Seed Companies).

� Supply of seeds of local landraces at research institutes (in order to use them in plant breeding programs and further investigation and evaluation) and at individual farmers (in order to protect and to conserve on farm some local landraces).

� Scientific supervisor as coordinator of the Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food in the project “Conservation of extensive cultivations which are under threaten of genetic erosion”, Norm 3.8, Axis 3 of “Agroecological Precautions” of the Operational Program of Rural Development 2000-2006.

� National coordinator for plant genetic resources ECPGR

� Revision of national catalogue of grapevine cultivars, technical working group for clonal propagated materials

� Advice on animal breeding programmes, management of small populations, genetic evaluation.

� Technical Consultant to other Parties for conservation, preservation and exploitation of native species (included aromatic and pharmaceutical plants)

� Technical Consultant to other Parties for the cultivation of native species as new crops for sustainable development

� Research results to the industry (cosmetics, pharmaceutical) concerning oils from the native plants

� Technical Consultant to various school authorities concerning environmental education programmes.

Equipment

� Laminate Flow Cabinet

� Autoclave

� Centrifuge

� Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (ELISA test system)

� Ovens

� Spectrophotometer

� Ice-Chambers, Cooling Equipment

� Growth Chambers

� Full Automatic Glasshouse of 1200 m2

� Plastics Greenhouses of 4000 m2

� Electronic Balance

� Cold rooms (medium term) to provide an environment of 4ºC (±2ºC) and 30% Relative Humidity (RH) for seed storage.

� Drying cabinet to provide an environment of 15ºC-20ºC and 15%-20% RH for seed


drying

� Germination cabinet providing very high RH levels, with diurnal-cycling control allowing independent selection of day/night temperatures and light.

� Global Positioning System (GPS).

� Sealing machine to seal laminated aluminium bags.

� Microscope for seed quality and health assessment.

� Hygrothermograph to monitor temperature and RH in cold rooms.

� Cages for the separation of open pollinated species.

� Machinery, Laboratory Equipment, etc.

� Microcentrifuge

� UV Photo Gel System

� GCMS

� Water Bath

� PCR Machine

� Laminar Flow Cabinet

� Shaker

� Growth Rooms

� Cold Room

� Microscopes

� PH Meters

� Magnetic Steering heat blocks

� Dionized Distilled Water System

� Autoclave Machine

� Ovens

� UV Spectrophotometer

� ICP

� Kjeidhal System

� Electrophoresis

� Power Supply

� Balances

� DNA-Crosslinker

� Freezers

� Vortex

� Micro-equipment and glassware for the Laboratories of Physiology, Plant Tissue Culture, Biotechnology and Biochemistry


Free of charge

Fee based



Project based


New materials

� “Thrakiotiko”, a new commercial melon cultivar (2003)

� “Lefko Amyntaiou”, a new commercial melon cultivar (2003)

� ‘Meliton’, a new commercial F1 eggplant hybrid (2004)


Bruno Mezzetti Italy Cost Action(strawberry and other berries)

Public (university)

Centre for Genetic Resources

Netherlands Cryoconservation strategies, plant and animal genetic resources

Public

Bureau de Resources Genetiques

France Biodiversity indicators, animal genetic resources databases

Public

The Sheep Trust UK Genetic resources Private

Institute d’elevage

France In situ conservation programs Public

Bioversity International

Rome Genetic resources, planning and implementation of in situ conservation activities

Public

Planta Europa Network

Various Planta Europa is the network of independent organisations, non-governmental and governmental, working together to conserve European wild plants and fungi.

Private and public

BGCI Network Various Global network for effective plant conservation. It now links over 2500 institutions in over 120 countries, all working together to preserve and promote plant diversity for people and the planet.

Private and public


Title Action 863: Euroberry Research: from Genomics to

Sustainable Production, Quality & Health

Website http://www.euroberry.it/

Abstract Berry production is an economically significant part of agriculture in most European countries. The main objective of the Action is to improve the quality and production of berries to benefit the health of the consumers and maintain profitable European production using


sustainable systems.

Topic(s) A. Matching production systems of berries with human health - Improving consumer accessibility to more sustainable berries, by: (i) studying genetic resources and genes of interest for improving sustainability and adaptability of berry production and increasing nutritional quality, (ii) developing breeding and biotechnology tools for creating new genotypes and increasing adaptability and nutritional quality, (iii) developing new cultivation technologies to enhance sustainable berry production under changing climatic conditions, (iv) improving knowledge of how to preserve and identify a high fresh and processed product quality.

B. Genetic and sustainable challenges for berries: Developing methods for breeding and cultivation to obtain berries with high nutritional value and high adaptability to present and future growing challenges initiated by climate.

Duration 20 / 01 / 2005 to 20 / 04 /2010

Funding Organisation

EC

Total Project Value

338.252 Euro

Role National coordinator (M. C.) , (31 countries involved)

Activities The main activities by focussing on two areas of research and Development in cooperation with the other countries are:

Variety evaluation. An appropriate evaluation of the cultivar adaptability to different pedo-climatic conditions and quality performance necessary for sustainable agriculture and to limit the application of pesticides and pollution of the environment.

Evaluation of resistance of various strawberry genotypes to Verticillium dahliae

Evaluation of new strawberry genotypes in northern Greece for fruit production and quality

Plant physiology and culture management( development of new Sustainable cultivation systems):

Use of cultivars and growing systems that allow environmentally safe production that is economically viable . knowledge of the physiology of the plants in different environments and ecosystems, as well as in relation to the nutritional status of the plants and pest and disease management.

.Biological control strategies for the control of soil born diseases

Main results achieved

Best cultivars well adapted in Northern Greece with high yield, high tolerance to pests and diseases, high quality for either fresh


consumption and processing

Best results : higher yield, good quality by applying Biocontrol agents (AMF, BS, Combination) in comparison to control plants. ( Phd of new scientist)

Growth , flowering and yield responses in strawberry grown under different environmental conditions

Title Breeding and new growing techniques of major vegetable crops for high yield and good quality

Abstract Grafting is a novel technique for sustainable production of fruit - bearing vegetables to control soil–borne diseases and to have products of good quality without pesticide residues, in order to give solutions where intensively cultivated areas are often related with pronounced problems of soil borne diseases . Grafting of watermelon on resistant rootstocks is an alternative method to methyl bromide for reducing infection by soil–borne

Pathogens .The desirable rootstocks must be resistant to soil–borne pathogens to be compatible with the scion cultivars to give satisfactory yield and good quality.

Topic(s) To select and evaluate genetic materials , which may be suitable as rootstocks resistant to soil-born diseases, in order to reduce pesticide application or do not use any pesticide by having vigorous plants

To study the effects of grafting on the yield and quality of the produced fruits and improve knowledge of how to identify a high fresh product quality

Duration 18 / 01 / 2002 to 31 / 12 /2004


Ministry for Development ,General Secretariat for Research &t Technology(GSRT)

Total Project Value

11.401 Euro

Role Coordinator

Activities Evaluation of commercial rootstocks in respect to infection severity (laboratory field.)

Grafting combinations of the scion cultivar on the evaluated rootstocks (open field.) to study the possibility of controlling soil-born diseases and their effect on yield and fruit quality


All grafting combinations improved the yield of the watermelon cultivar in comparison to non grafted plants when they were inoculated by soil borne pathogens and improved the disease resistance as well.

Title RESGEN. ‘Management, Conservation and Valorizatuion of

Genetic Resources of eggplants (solanum melongena L.)


Abstract In Gene Banks of European countries are stored many Solanum species which selected by exploration in many countries (tropical and sud-tropical). These materials needed regeneration and evaluation to see if these materials could be used itself as food or as rootstocks for eggplant grafting

Topic(s) Regeneration and evaluation many Solanum species to see if few of tem could be used as food for European citizens

Duration 01/200-12/2004


E.U.

Total Project Value

497.301 Euro

Role Coordinator

Activities To regenerate, describe and evaluate many Solanum species for resistance to V. dahliae and for graft affinity with eggplant


Regenerated big accession number of Solanum species

Evaluated many Solanum species for resistance to V. dahliae, for graft affinity with eggplant and selected the most vigorous species and resistant to V. dahliae.

The most vigorous and resistant species was used as rootstocks for eggplant grafting and the best of them introduced to growers for future use.

Title Alternatives for Methyl Bromide in covered vegetables

industry

Abstract The protected vegetable production (tomato and cucumber) has to solve two problems:

The stable production because of the increased dangerous by the fungi V. dahliae and F.o.f.sp cucumerinum which multiply fast because of intensive cultivation and

To produce fruits without dangerous residues of pesticides to consumers health.

The subject of this project was to study the agronomic performance of grafted seedlings of tomato and cucumber (production, quality etc) and the possibility to protect plants against to soil borne diseases

Topic(s) To study if we can to restrict production losses in cucumber and tomato by soil borne diseases by grafting

Duration 04/2003-03/2006


Ministry for Development ,General Secretariat for Research &t Technology(GSRT)


Total Project Value

12.195 Euro

Role Coordinator

Activities Effect of rootstocks on growth, production and fruit quality of cucumber and tomato

Possibility to control soil bone diseases (Fusarium and Verticillium) by grafting cucumber and tomato on resistant rootstocks.


Finalized the protocol of contamination seedlings of tomato by the fungus Verticillium dahliae and seedlings of cucumber by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp cucumerinum

We can to restrict damages in cucumber and tomato by graftin on resistant rootstocks

Title AGRI GENRES HERITAGE SHEEP

Website www.heritagesheep.eu

Abstract HERITAGESHEEP addresses Heritage Sheep Breeds across the European Community with the objective to conserve their genetic resources for the diversification of production in livestock agriculture and the sustainability of medium to low-input farming systems. This will lead to improved quality of the environment and new uses and markets for products derived from regional breeds geographically concentrated and traditionally farmed by local communities.

Topic(s) Actions include: (1) characterisation and evaluation of Heritage Sheep Breeds (HSBs), building on information gained from national inventories: the information will be used as a basis to assess threats facing HSB genetic resources, both in general and those specific to each breed and Member State leading to standardised and comparable criteria to identifiy national priorities for action for sustainable conservation and utilisation of HSBs; (2) development of new strategies for the in situ conservation of HSBs, identifying their products, new uses and markets for the breeds and products to help ensure their enhanced profitability and economic sustainability in the face of current and future threats to their conservation; (3) development of protocols and frameworks for appropriate ex situ conservation of HSB germplasm and tissue samples to enable interlinked, pan-European collections and their availability for future molecular evaluation; (4) establishment of a web based permanent, widely accessible database and inventory network of HSB genetic resources to build in traditional regional experience and knowledge and integrate this new information with existing data available through present databases.

Duration (from month/year – to

04/2007-03/2009


month/year)


EU

Total Project Value

720.000 Euro

Role partner

Activities Collection of information on the Heritage sheep breeds of the country, analysis of the collected data in order to identify the threats, collaborate with the genetic improvement centers in Greece in order to develop in situ conservation programs to ensure the sustainability of the breeds, participate in the development of protocols and frameworks for ex situ conservations, develop the website of the project that also aims to be used as a tool for dissemination of information related with the heritage sheep breeds, develop the database for the heritage sheep breeds,


The project is on going. Until now, the website and the database are developed. A scoring system for breed’s prioritisation, report on the cryoconservation protocols.

Title RESGEN CT99 109-112

Website www.cgn.wur.nl/pgr/

Abstract The project has brought together European scientists actively involved in the conservation and utilisation of plant genetic resources of the most important Brassica species. A substantial number of the partners, mainly from genebanks, co-operated already in the ECP/GR Working Group on Brassica. The enormous improvement of the European Brassica Database (Bras-EDB), with an addition of more than 6500 accessions allows optimal access of the European Brassica collections to all potential users. This specific crop database is unique in the world and can be used by researchers and plant breeders for selecting Brassica germplasm. The extensive evaluation program resulted in evaluation data of approximately 4800 samples. The program detected some interesting accessions, which may have a valuable impact in the future breeding of these species.

Topic(s) Actions include: (1) Database establishment of core collections of four Brassica species (B. oleracea, B. rapa, B. napus, B. carinata) through the updating of the Bras-EDB with passport data of accessions not yet included, the creation of four core collections for the respective species, the linkage of the characterization and evaluation data to the database and the ensuring of free access to this information for users; (2) Characterization and regeneration of the four core collections by complementary characterizations, including characterization of B. carinata using DNA finger printing, defining minimum descriptors for B. carinata and regeneration of the four Brassica species with priority of materials included


in the core collections; (3) Evaluation of the accessions included in the core collections by permitting seeds of the core collection to be delivered from the genebanks or institutes holding collections to the partners who carry out the evaluations and supplying the results of the evaluations to be linked to the Bras-EDB; (4) Rationalisation and recommendations for further collecting in Europe.

Duration 01/2000-12/2003


EU

Role Partner

Activities Collection, regeneration, characterization and documentation on Bras-EDB of a large number of B. oleraceae accesions and the near related wild species B. cretica.


i) The updating of the Bras-EDB has been realised and the database is searchable on the internet; ii) The final versions of the four core collections are defined ant tagged in the Bras-EDB, these cores will be very useful for future research; iii) The project has characterized 1253 accessions over the four year period; iv) The project has regenerated 890 accessions during this period; v) The system of safety duplication of European Brassica collections has been highly improved and approximately 80% of the EU Brassica collections are now safety duplicated.

Title Genetic Resources of Saffron and Allies (Crocus spp.)

Website http://www.crocusbank.org/Greece/Greece.html

Abstract Saffron is the highest valuable food product and one of the oldest organic crops and medicinal plants, as well as a significant part of the Eurasian cultural inheritance. The objective of this project is to create, characterise and exploit a germplasm collection (bank) in Crocus species, including saffron crocus (C. sativus Linn.). This collection is an urgent need for saffron breeders and farmers. as pointed out in the 1st International Symposium on Saffron Biology and Biotechnology, carried out in the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Albacete, Spain) on October, 2003, under the auspices of the International Society of Horticultural Science.

The collection has two main goals: First, to collect and reproduce saffron bulbs, coming from all the countries that cultivate saffron, for direct use of this plant material in selection programmes all over the world; and second, to create a collection of saffron allies for conservation, since they are endangered and threatened taxa and populations in Crocus, and for research in taxonomy and evolution, genetics, physiology, ecology and agronomy. This Crocus species are exploitable sources of resistances and other agronomical interesting traits to be transferred to saffron, through appropriate breeding programmes and technological tools.


Topic(s) (1) Collection, multiplication, conservation and documentation of Crocus genetic resources. (2) Characterization and evaluation of Crocus genetic resources: Elaboration a list of descriptors of the genus Crocus and primary characterization of the collected material. It will be taken into consideration phenotypic characters with good heredability at different structural and physiological levels.(3) Rationalization of the Crocus germplasm bank: Identification of duplicates in order to optimize the management of the bank and to reduce the maintenance cost of the materials.

Duration 1/6/2007-31/5/2011


AGRI GEN RES 2005

Total Project Value

2.029.068 Euro

Role Partner

Activities Collection of C. sativus corms. Execution of the collection of seeds and/or corms of the other Crocus spp . Of particular relevance is the collection of various populations of C. cartwrightianus, C. thomasii, C. hadriaticus, C. asumaniae, C. moabiticus, C. oreocreticus, C. pallasii, and C. mathewii (series Crocus), for their putative interest in saffron genetics and breeding.


BBGK-NAGREF has collected one (1) accession number of Crocus sativus (50 corms) from the village Krokos, in Kozani region, NW Greece, where saffron has been traditionally cultivated for centuries. The Local Cooperative Krokos Kozanis has been asked and agreed to provide more corms from different sites in the area. Up till now, the corms are maintained in the nursery of the Laboratory for the Conservation and Evaluation of Native and Floricultural Species (Thermi, Thessaloniki) and will be deposited in CROCUSBANK

Funding Sources


� General Secretary of Research and Technology- Greece


Relevant to the research interests and competences (see projects above)

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION -Institute of Olive Trees

and Subtropical Plants


Full Address: Agrokipio, Chania, Greece


Website: www.nagref.gr, www.nagref-cha.gr

Title and Name of the Director: Dr. Kostadinos Chartzoulakis

Contact Person

Name: Dr. Ioannis Metzidakis

Position: Director

Tel: +30 28210 83434



National

International


Key words:

� olive oil

� natural resources

� food quality

� post harvest fruit physiology

� biotechnology

� functional food

� genomics

� biodiversity


� Protection of soil and groundwater

� General research on agriculture production and technology

� Increasing economic efficiency and competitiveness

� Manufacture of food products and beverages


Number of Professors:

Number of Researchers:

Number of Technicians:

Number of Administrative Staff:

Offered services

� Farm management consultation

� Dissemination of Good agricultural practices to farmers

� Olive oil quality testing

� Visits to experimental farms

Equipment


� GC PCR HPLC GLC

� Atomic absorption

� Spectrophotometer

� Tissue culture lab

� Laminar flow cabinets

� Growth chambers


Fee based

Project based


Title Safeguard of hazelnut and almond genetic resources:from traditional uses to novel agro industrial opportunities (SAFENUT)

Website http://safenut.casaccia.enea.it/index.htm

Abstract The aim of the SAFENUT project is to enhance the characterization, preservation and utilization of the European hazelnut and almond germplasm, through the recovery and valorisation of local endangered germplasm in the traditional productive areas of the Mediterranean Basin.

Topic(s) Data acquisition of the genetic diversity present in the European Mediterranean Basin, ex situ and in situ collections of Corylus avellana and Prunus dulci.

Duration 4/2007-4/2010


Grant under Council Regulation (EC) N. 870/2004 AGRI GEN RES

Role Partner

Activities Survey of local, national and European Corylus avellana collections and on farm recovery of 'ecotypes', Recovery old endangered almond varieties and in-situ characterization of germplasm, Traditional knowledge and social ecological actions

Title Project IMAGE, Sustainable use of water resources and rural development in drought affected areas

Website http://www.projectimage.eu/homeeng.asp?msg=

Abstract Elaboration of integrated strategies for the spatial development of protected zones, ecologically sensitive zones, as well as zones of enhanced biodiversity, through sustainable development;

Topic(s) Improvement of the demand-supply balance of water, particularly in zones facing the risk of drought; Development and application


of economic tools for the management of water resources including methods of agricultural exploitation and irrigation technolo

Duration 8/2006-6/2008


INTERREG III B, ARCHIMED

Role Partner

Activities The elaboration of Water Shortage Indicators (WSIs). WSIs will be developed to characterize the severity of water stress in different sectors, utilising different methodologies including the Water Poverty Index (WPI) and the Land Cover Change (LCC) analys


The development and the implementation of the Decision Support System (DSS) and the Socio Economic Tool (SET). The Support Models’ outputs will be essential to define the software architecture of WARDSS, the proposed Water and Rural Development Support Sy

Title The future of olive plantation systems on sloping and mountainous land; scenarios for production and natural resource conservation OLIVERO

Website http://www.olivero.info/default.htm

Abstract Inventory of olive plantations, natural resources conservation, improvement of agricultural practices, socioeconomic analysis

Topic(s) Inventory of olive plantations, natural resources conservation, improvement of agricultural practices, socioeconomic analysis

Duration 2003-2006


European Union QLK5 CT-2002-01841

Role Partner

Activities Inventory of olive plantations, natural resources conservation, improvement of agricultural practices, socioeconomic analysis


Inventory of olive plantations, natural resources conservation, improvement of agricultural practices, socioeconomic analysis

Funding Sources

� European Union

� General Secretariat for RTD- GREECE


Depending on our scientific interests


National Agricultural Research Foundation (NAGREF)- Veterinary Research

Institute of Thessaloniki


Full Address: NAGREF Campus, Thermi, P.O.B. 60272, 57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki,Greece

Website: www.nagref.gr; www.vri.gr

Title and Name of the Director: Dr. Sofia Belibasaki

Contact Person

Name: Dr. Sofia Belibasaki

Position: Director

Tel: +302310 778905



Affiliation- Ministry of Rural Development and Food


Regional

National

International


� Molecular microbiology

� Food microbiology

� Fish microbiology

� Food safety

� Aquaculture microbiology


� Bacteria idetection e.g. Salmonella spp, use of Real Time PCR and Pulse Field Electrophoresis methods for identification, analysis of antibiotic resistance, plasmids isolation, identification and analysis, Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) detection, DNA sequencing

� Detection of pathogens in dairy products. Application of molecular techniques for identification and typing of bacteria.

� Detection of pathogens in aquaculture/fish. Application of molecular techniques for identification and typing of bacteria.






Offered services

Sheep genotyping for scrapie (Ministry of Rural Development and Food)

Equipment

� All the basic equipment for bacteriology (microscope, stereoscope, oven, centrifuge, freezers, deep freezers, etc.)

� P3 Level Laboratory

� DNA sequencer

� RT-PCR

� PCR

� DGGE

� Pulse Field Electrophoresis

� HPLC – PDA and fluorescence detector, Pickering derivatization

� GC-FID-NPD


Fee based


Project based


� SRTSENETWORK- European network for surveillance and control of tse in small ruminants (with emphasis on epidemiology, pathology and diagnostic tests),

- Funding: FP5 project

- Role: Subcontractor

- Activities: scrapie resistance, rare Greek sheep breeds, allelic (haplotype) frequency, RFLP, Capillary electrophoresis.

- Description: The aims of this Concerted Action are to build a long-term sustainable network forth creation and dissemination of knowledge which will lead to (I) a better understanding and control of SR-TSE; and (ii) an integration of research efforts at the European level. Twenty-nine institutes from nineteen countries, including newly Associated States will participate. There will meetings on specific themes twice yearly at which experts will gather. This is complemented by continuous work packages on specific themes, which will run throughout the Concerted Action, and exchange trips to pursue collaborative work. The information created will strengthen the small-ruminant TSE research infrastructure and facilitate co-ordination of research throughout Europe. Main result achieved- Sheep genotyping for PrP gene polymorphisms in rare Greek breeds

� New technologies supporting the traditional and historical dairy in the Archimed zone.


- Funding: INTERREG III project

- Role: Partner

- Activities: Microbiological examination of cheeses prepared of raw and pasteurized milk under the local cheese making process in isolated areas. Organising activities such as seminars and workshops with the participation of the public authorities and the farmers

- Description: The microbiological safety of cheese is a topic of interest as global demand for dairy products continues to grow. The main purpose of this project is to evaluate the microbiological status of cheese produced by raw milk in comparison to pasteurized milk. Results indicate that products of raw milk is safe and developing aroma, flavour and texture make them superior in quality.

� European Food Information Resource Network (EuroFIR), European Network of Excellence on Food Composition Databank systems, www.eurofir.net

- Funding: FP6

- Description: The EuroFIR Network of Excellence (NOE) will provide the first comprehensive pan- European food information resource, using state-of-the-art database linking, to allow effective management, updating and comparability. This will form an essential underpinning component of all food and health research throughout Europe.

� Strengthening Food Safety Policy

- Funding: PHARE, Institution Building

- Role: Coordinator

- Description: The services offered by Member State will be targeted to satisfy the aims of the above Twinning Project and will be oriented towards Strengthening Food Safety Policy. The aim of this project is to assist the CAFIA in their efforts to bring their administrative resources in line with requirements of EU in the field of food safety.

- Main results achieved: Improving the institution capacity of CAFIA via missions of MS experts and training of CAFIA staff. Development of Czech food safety policy in line with developments of the EU food safety policy

� Experimental study of hard cheese “Ladotyri of Mytilene” storage in olive oil.

- Funding: National Milk Organisation

- Description: Aim of this project was to study the hygiene of “Ladotyri of Mytilene” during storage in olive oil. Experimental production of cheese was carried out under local conditions in Lesvos Island. Storage of cheeses for 1 year in olive oil. Microbiological and physicochemical studies of cheese during storage.

� Stability, in lipid peroxidation, of turkeys meat, with Origanum vulgare in their feed

- Funding: NAGREF

- Description: Aim of this project was to study the lipid peroxidation of turkeys meat that were fed with oregano. Addition of oregano in different portions in turkeys feed. Determination of MDA in turkeys meat. Storage of turkeys meat in 40C and study of lipid peroxidation stability.

� Determination of fatty acids and lipid oxidation in beef, pork, chicken and lamb


during storage at 4oC and -18oC.

- Funding: Technological Education Institute of Thessaloniki

- Description: Aim of this project was to study the fatty acids profile and the lipid oxidation of beef, pork chicken and lamb during storage at 4oC and -18oC.

� Study of microbiological parameters and the survival of pathogens bacteria in dairy products.

- Funding: Evrizoniki Dairy S.A.

- Description: Aim of this project was to study the survival of pathogens bacteria in cheeses produced of this company

Funding Sources

� National

� European: FP5-6-7, Interreg, PHARE


5.3. Mechatronics

Intelligent Systems Laboratory, Department of Automation of the

Technological Institute (TEI) of Piraeus


Full Address: T.E.I. Piraeus, Department of Automation, Petrou Ralli & Thivon 250, 12244 Athens, GREECE

Website: http://islab.teipir.gr/web/news.htm

Title and Name of the Director: Georgios Chamilothoris

Contact Person

Tel: (30) 2105381427



1999


ISL participates, as an affiliated research unit, in the activities of the Division of Mechatronics Applications of the Centre for Technological Research of Piraeus and the Islands (CTRPI) - a RTD organisation attached to the Piraeus Institute of Technology and operated firstly in 2002. The mission of the Centre is to provide high added-value services to key sectors of the local economy and society, with a focus on the region of Piraeus and the Islands.


National

International


The Intelligent Systems Laboratory (ISL) is an academic/research unit making part of the Department of Automation of the Technological Institute (TEI) of Piraeus. ISL was established in 1999 with the mission to provide advanced educational and technological services and solutions in two main areas:

� systems that use micro-controller technology to provide new or enhanced functions and features - including the capability for "intelligent" behaviour. Examples of such systems include Web-enabled industrial controllers that service http requests on the Internet or networks of intelligent devices ("agents") that collaborate to provide advanced functionality with increased efficiency and reliability;

� systems that integrate conventional control engineering approaches with modern "intelligent" computer-based optimisation methods. Systems built in this way achieve better levels of performance by incorporating the best of areas of computational intelligence such as fuzzy inference, artificial neural networks, reinforcement learning, case-based reasoning, genetic algorithms etc.



See above


Relevant to our competences, the future trends and current interests






Offered services

ISL promotes solutions in a range of sectors and application areas. An indicative list includes:

• public utilities and services, including water treatment and water distribution, surface and underground rail transport, electrical power systems and more;

• motion systems, including various types of industrial machinery and loads driven by linear and rotary actuators and operated by electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic power under computer control;

• engineering education, including methods and tools for teaching applied micro-controller technologies, Internet-based learning and other innovative didactic methods.

Equipment

ISL main premises are situated in the central complex of the Institute in Egaleo, Athens (in Building A, first floor, and in Building C, ground floor). Available infrastructures include office space and facilities, networking and computing equipment, various testing and experimentation rigs, electronics equipment and measurement instruments, electronic and mechanical workshop etc.


Free of charge

Fee based


Project based


Publications

2007

• Papoutsidakis M.G., G.E. Chamilothoris and A.G Pipe, Auto-Selective Three Term Control of Position and Compliance of a Pneumatic Actuator, International Conference on Computer, Information and Systems Sciences and Engineering , Barcelona, 2007


2006

• Chamilothoris G.E. and K. Kayali, Development of the Mechatronics curriculum at the University of Aleppo in Syria, 7th International Workshop on Research & Education in Mechatronics , Stockholm, 2006

• Arato P., L. Vajta, T. Urbancsek and G. Chamilothoris, Design of an Internet-Based Tele-Microrobotical Laboratory Assignment, IEEE International Conf. on Computational Cybernetics , Tallinn, 2006

• Skarpetis M.G., F.N. Koumboulis, A.S. Ntellis and G.E. Chamilothoris, Robust Asymptotic Output Tracking for Four-Wheel Steering Vehicles, International Conference on Mechatronics , Budapest, 2006

• Skarpetis M.G., F.N. Koumboulis, F.S. Barmpokas and G.E. Chamilothoris, Decoupling Control Algorithms for 4WS Vehicles, International Conference on Mechatronics , Budapest, 2006

2005

• Papoutsidakis M.G. and G.E. Chamilothoris, Accurate Control of a Pneumatic System Using an Innovvative Fuzzy Gain-Scheduling Pattern, International Conference on Informatica, Systems Sciences and Engineering , Budapest, 2005

• Chamilothoris, G.E. and F. Repoulias, Adaptive feedback regulation of water pressure, 8th International Conference on Computers and Control in the Water Industry, Exeter, 2005

• Chamilothoris G.E. and M. Papoutsidakis, Shaping the Mechatronics courses for the control curriculum, 16th IFAC World Congress, Prague, 2005

• Chamilothoris, G.E. and K.S. Katsiavrias, An optimal solution to the cost-effective scheduling of the replacement of water meters, IWA International Conf. on Water Economics, Statistics and Finance, Rethymno, 2005

• Galanakis K. and G.E. Chamilothoris, Accurate water measurement of consumption at the Greek water and sewage municipal enterprises, IWA International Conf. on Water Economics, Statistics and Finance, Rethymno, 2005

• Papoutsidakis M.G., G.E. Chamilothoris, A.G. Pipe and F. Dailami, An experimental assessment of the sliding mode approach for robust position control of a pneumatic system, 6th International Workshop on Research & Education in Mechatronics, Annecy, 2005

• Chamilothoris G.E., Supervisory control and data collection systems in water distribution (in Greek), 1st Nat. Conf. of Mechanical & Electrical Engineers, Athens, 2005

• Chamilothoris G.E., A Mechatronic experimental engine, 6th International Workshop on Research & Education in Mechatronics, Annecy, 2005

• Chamilothoris G.E. and K.S. Katsiavrias, A Mechatronics valve station for water control, 6th International Workshop on Research & Education in Mechatronics, Annecy, 2005


Involvement in innovative undertakings, both in applied scientific research and in academic development, is an essential part of the mission of ISL. The Laboratory is


continuously pursuing participation in RTD activities, in conjunction with academic and industrial participants from Greece and abroad.

RTD Projects (selection)

• TEMPUS Programme, European Comission, Directorate-General for Education and Culture. MESYR - Development of the Mechatronics Curriculum at the University of Aleppo (grant holder, 2004-2007)

• Hungarian-Hellenic RTD cooperation programme, SGRT. Internet-enabled industrial devices (grant holder, 2004-2006)

• Hispanic-Hellenic RTD cooperation programme, SGRT. E-science for control engineering (grant holder, 2004-2006)

• EUREKA programme. Research project E!3219 AADSS - Automation agents embedded in industrial decision support systems (participant, 2004-2007)

• "Archimedes" action of the Operational Programme for Education and Initial Vocational Training, TEI Piraeus. Advanced control systems for the water distribution sector (grant holder, 2004-2006)

• Programme for international cooperation in industrial research and pre-competitive development activities. "Intelligent Agents", Integrating automation in industrial decision support systems (participant, 2004-2006)

• Major Greek automation integrator. Computational methods for leak detection in water distribution networks (grant holder, 2003)

• Programme for the Development of Industrial Research, Secretariat General for Research and Technology (SGRT). "Idrometron" decision support system for water-metering (participant, 2003-2005)

• Coordinated Programme "Transport - Navigation", SGRT. Research project ARTTS Advanced real-time services for the transport industry (participant, 2003-2006)

• Coordinated Programme "Transport - Navigation", SGRT. Integrated technologies for fleet tracking and security for the management of combined supply chain in the liquid fuel sector (participant, 2003-2006)

• Operational Programme for Competitiveness, SGRT. Flexible system for the education of micro-controller technologies (grant holder, 2003-2004)

• Programme for the Development of Industrial Research, Secretariat General for Research and Technology (SGRT). Development of Internet applications for microcontroller-based industrial automation systems (participant, 2001-2002)

• Programme for the Development of Industrial Research, SGRT. Development and pilot testing of cross-compiler software for Programmable Logic Controllers applications (participant, 2000-2001)

• French-Hellenic RTD cooperation programme Platon, SGRT. Application of advanced automation methods for the control of biotechnological processes (grant holder, 2000-2001)

Academic Projects (selection)

• Operational Programme for Education and Initial Vocational Training - National Capodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Medicine, and TEI Piraeus, Department of Automation. Development and delivery of modules of new post-graduate award


"Minimally-invasive surgery, robotic surgery and tele-surgery" (2004-2007)

• Operational Programme for Education and Initial Vocational Training - University of Thessaly, Faculty of Agriculture, and Technological Institute of Chalkida, Department of Automation. Participation in the development and delivery of modules of new post-graduate award "Automation in irrigation, agricultural constuction and mechanisation" (2004-2007)

• Socrates - Erasmus Programme, TEI Piraeus. ALICE advanced logic in control engineering - intensive programme (2003-2005)

• Operational Programme for Employment and Vocational Training, TEI Piraeus. Introduction of new educational methods and reform of the graduate curriculum of the Department of Automation (2003-2006)

• Socrates - Erasmus Programme, TEI Piraeus. INES international network for embedded software - intensive programme (2001-2002)

• Operational Programme for Education and Initial Vocational Training, TEI Piraeus. Development and introduction of new course modules in Mechatronics and Intelligent Control (1999)

Funding Sources

• European Commission

• General Secretariat for Research and Technology- Greece


Looking for international RTD cooperation in our areas of competences

SOUKOS ROBOTS S.A.


Full Address: 9th Km N.Road Larissa – Thessaloniki, P.O. Box: 1228, 41110 Larissa, GREECE

Website: www.soukosrobots.gr

Title and Name of the Director: Kostas Soukos, chairman of Soukos Robots S.A.

Contact Person

Tel: +30 2410 541028-29



1979


National

International



SOUKOS ROBOTS S.A. was founded in 1979 and has its head offices in privately-owned fully equipped facilities. The company designs and manufactures state-of-the-art robotic systems with numerous applications in the defence and industrial field.

The company is firmly orientated to research and the ongoing improvement of the services and innovative products provided. This leads to the continuous staffing of its departments with new scientific and specialized technical personnel.

The quality assurance system to EN ISO 9001 standard guarantees the constant improvement of the company's operation and the satisfaction of any customer needs.

Over the past few years our research has been focused on the design and manufacturing of state-of-the-art DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT. In order to reinforce this effort the MINISTRY OF DEFENSE has issued to the company and its personnel a Security Certificate "CONFIDENTIAL NATO SECRET" which allows the company to handle confidential material and documents.


Quality, reliability and responsibility are the founding principles that have marked the policy of our company since its foundation and continue to govern its operation.

Starting off by implementing pioneering ideas which immediately appealed to the domestic market, we moved ahead while promoting exports of those innovative products internationally.

Rapid technological developments nowadays create an ever-growing need for advanced equipment in every field. Our company is aware of the current demands and is focused on developing its research department aimed at manufacturing high technology and optimum performance robotic systems.

Our efforts bore fruit which are already visible and are proved by the long-standing confidence our domestic and international customers, as well as the Greek State, have in us.

Having the necessary infrastructure and know-how, we face the future with confidence and we are certain that we will achieve the high goals we set.

The patents held by Soukos Robots S.A. greatly strengthen our leadership position in the Defensive and Industrial Applications sector.






Offered services

Industrial Applications

SOUKOS ROBOTS S.A. meets the total needs of the modern global industry with its long-standing experience in research, study, design and development of advanced robotic systems.

The continuous training of existing personnel, the recruitment of new qualified


executives with innovative ideas, combined with full logistics constitute the assets of the company. Thus, the company is able to produce high technology robots so as to meet the needs of even the most demanding customers.

Our company offers an integrated worldwide technical support of its installed systems. The delivery of all machines is realized in full and normal operation after a series of rigorous tests. Its experts are willing to offer their services any place and any time when required.

� Robotic Weighing and Packaging Machinery

� Automatic Heat Sealer and Sewing Machinery

� Simple and Telescopic Belt Conveyers

� Mixer – Dintegrator

� Roboting Palletizing Machinery

� Special Constructions

� Assemply Line Units

More at http://www.soukosrobots.gr/industrial.asp

Defensive Applications

SOUKOS ROBOTS S.A., is a leading industry with a long course and vast experience in the design and manufacture of innovative robotic systems.

Our activity in Defensive Applications and our undoubtedly healthy collaboration, in the means of promoting our products, with highly demanding customers, is proved by our repeated and successful cooperation with the Greek Government.

During the last few years the center of attention of our waged research has been given to the design and manufacture of Defensive Equipment, by contributing in that way to the modernization of the matters and institutions that associate with the defensive technology and infrastructure in Greece. As a supplier of technology and know how we develop and deliver equipment and systems that contribute to the safety of our borders and the protection of citizens against terrorism.

� Safe Collection and Transportation of Explosive Devices

� Ecological Ordnance Disposal Recycling System

� Remote Controlled Weapon Base Systems

� Training Equipment

� E.O.D. Robots

More at http://www.soukosrobots.gr/defensive.asp

Equipment

Quality production

The primary goal of the company is to guarantee products and services of high quality being on offer, as well as to assure steady growth and competitiveness in the modernization of innovational strategy appliances. In order to achieve this goal, the management of the company sets quality and quantity objectives, while at the same time the quality control department checks their accomplishment.

SOUKOS ROBOTS S.A. follows strict guidelines of internal operative procedures with full inspection, to continually achieve improved products while simultaneously reduces


productive faults.

SOUKOS ROBOTS S.A. complies with the International Quality Specifications, so as to achieve all quality standards set. Within these guidelines, the company has developed and applied a quality control system, followed rigorously throughout its activities.


Fee based


Project based


During National Service in the Greek Armed Forces at the Center of Research for National Defence, Mr. Soukos devised and constructed a robotic targeting system for surface and air targets using the .50 mm machine gun and successfully completed its fully automatic use. The Lieutenant General George Vorias, commander of the first battalion extolled the honor of "Complimentary Reference".

1973 VOLTAGE DEVICE Electric protection system from criminals for use in taxis. (PAT. No 49042)

1974 AUTOMATIC TRIP LIGHT SYSTEM Automatic activation of circuit upon approach of human or object. (PAT. No 50765)

1977 AUTOMOBILE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM Protects the electrical installations in automobiles when threatened with fire (short-circuiting). (PAT. No 57235)

1979 AUTOMATIC WEIGHING AND PACKAGING MACHINE FOR CEREAL PRODUCTS Weighing and packaging of products in sacks of open and closed type of all materials. (Precision weighing). (PAT. No 62605)

1987 ANTHROPOMORPHIC ROBOT Human like robot for commercial purposes. (PAT. No 871621)

1988 ROBOTIC WEIGHING AND STAPLING MACHINE OF PRECISE WEIGHING (USING ELECTRONIC PANEL) Weighing, packaging and stapling of sacks with quick and secure removal. (PAT. No 871970)

1993 ROBOTIC MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SPECIFIC COMPOUNDS Complete high speed production of compounds ensuring hygienic conditions and eye-catching design. (PAT. No 1001306)

2001 EXPLOSIVE DEVICE GATHERING AND TRANSFERAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM (IRAKLIS)


Automotive vehicle for secure and safe collection, isolation, transfer and neutralization of explosives. (PAT. No 1003895)

2002 TABLE TOP DETECT AND DESTRUCTION SYSTEM OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES CONTAINED IN ENVELOPES The invention refers to a table top system for the detection, removal and, finally, destruction of hazardous chemical and biological substances, possibly contained in envelopes. (PAT. No 1004078)

2002 MOBILE EXTINGUISHING FIRE SYSTEM WITHOUT WATER OR CHEMICALS USAGE This invention relates with a trailer vehicle for putting out fire, which does not demand the usage of water or chemicals in order to operate. (PAT. No 1004045)

2003 PERSONAL IDENTITY BRACELET The invention refers to a security system aiming at the controlled repression of criminal or terrorist actions on board the aircraft with the use of a personal identity bracelet by the passengers. (PAT. No 1004301)


SOUKOS ROBOTS S.A. complies with the International Quality Regulations, in order to assure the best possible quality of the products as well as of its services offered.

The "Certificate of Quality Assurance" according to EN ISO 9001:2000 assigned by the accredited certifying body TUV AUSTRIA.

SOUKOS ROBOTS S.A. was recently certified with the Environmental Management System certificate according to the standard EN ISO 14001. The certification was successfully done by the accredited institution of certification TUV AUSTRIA. SOUKOS ROBOTS S.A. commits for the continuous improvement of its Environmental Management System, aiming to the prevention of pollution as well as to its conformity to the relative environmental legislation and regulations .


SOUKOS ROBOTS S. A. has a wide spectrum of products. Some of the projects - already delivered - are presented below.

MINISTRY OF PUBLIC ORDER (GREEK POLICE)

� SHOOTING RANGES

� E.O.D. DISPOSAL ROBOTS

� TRAINING EQUIPMENT - BULLET TRAPS

� WEAPON BASE MACHINE GUN BASES

� CONTAINMENT VESSEL FOR SAFE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVE DEVICES

� DISRUPTERS

GREEK NAVY


� WEAPON BASE SYSTEMS

� DISRUPTORS

� E.O.D. DISPOSAL ROBOTS

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OF ATHENS "EL. VENIZELOS"

� UNCLAIMED LUGGAGE COLLECTION ROBOT "IRAKLIS"

� E.O.D. DISPOSAL ROBOT "ODYSSEAS 2000"

Funding Sources

Private and Public Sector Funding


Looking for international RTD cooperation on a project or commercial basis.

UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY, DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, SYSTEMS OPTIMIZATION LABORATORY


Full Address: Argonafton & Filellinon, 38221, Volos, Greece

Website: www.uth.gr http://sol.mie.uth.gr

Title and Name of the Director: Prof. Athanasios Ziliaskopoulos

Contact Person

Name: Mr. Evangelos Katsaros

Position: Research Associate

Tel:+302421074076



1988


Centre for Research and Technology Hellas – Hellenic Institute of Transport

Cyprus Transport and Logistics, Ltd

Centre for Applied Optimization, University of Florida, USA

Rutgers University of New Jersey, Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation, USA

The City of Paris Engineering School

The Middle East Technical University

Delft University of Technology


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Regional

National

International


Risk Assessment, Prevention and Management; Civil Protection; Safety and Security; Simulation Exercises; ICT technologies on Civil Protection; Transportation engineering; Optimization of complex industrial processes; Traffic Assignment; Transportation Systems; Resource management, discovery and coordination with applications to civil protection and transportation


Risk Management, Decision Support Systems, Knowledge Based Expert Systems, Transportation engineering, Optimization of complex industrial processes, Traffic Assignment, Transportation Systems


Risk Management, Decision Support Systems, Knowledge Based Expert Systems, Transportation engineering, Optimization of complex industrial processes, Traffic Assignment, Transportation Systems





Number of Administrative Staff:200

Offered services

Development and implementation of innovative, demand-responsive transportation solutions

Optimized solutions to complex industrial processes

Resource discovery, tracking and coordination for civil protection

Equipment

CPLEX - Optimization software

VISTA – Visual Interactive System for Transport Algorithms


Free of charge

Fee based


Project based



- PROOHF INTERREG ARCHIMED project dealing with protection of cultural heritage monuments from fires such as monasteries, ancient temples and theaters, libraries etc. University of Thessaly leads the project.

- RESCUE INTERREG IIIC project deals with development and testing in field test of an advanced Decision Support System and Knowledge Expert Based System. Our team develops that systems and coordinates the whole project on behalf of Region of Central Macedonia.

- FIRETOURIS INTERREG IIIC project, where University is main partner and coordinates the project on behalf of Prefecture of Evros – Rodopi, aims to prevent and manage fires in touristic islands. Emphasis is given on incorporating tourism sector into the civil protection system.

- MEDIA TERRA INTERREG ARCHIMED project focuses on the role of Media in civil protection and their contribution for a permanent awareness and informational campaign on such issues. The establishment and operation of a Media Observatory for civil protection will be the main result. University of Thessaly is partner and technical coordinator of that ambitious project. Macedonian and Athenian press Agencies are leading Media organizations, while University contributes civil protection expertise.

- MEDACTHU INTERREG MEDDOC project tests the existing emergency plans and procedures in real field test exercises. University of Thessaly technically supports Region of Thessaly and Prefecture of Evros – Rodopi in Earthquakes, Fuels and Floods emergency plans testing.

- CONNECTED CITIES INTERREG IIIC project develops a paratransit system that can be used –among other purposes- for optimization of evacuation activities, assignment and transportation of staff, volunteers and equipment in case of an emergency using most effectively and efficiently the available resources.

- MISS FP6 project supports public authorities in managing transportation of dangerous material (by all available transportation means and their combination) in real time using an advanced on – line system with the latest available technologies. University of Thessaly is the technical coordinator and develops the algorithms needed.

- GOOD ROUTE FP6 projects focus on the communication of vehicles transporting dangerous goods and selection of the optimum route in terms of cost and security for international transportation. University technically coordinates the whole effort.

- ICT project for the organization of an International Conference, to expand the dialogue on open issues in civil protection among all possible European Stakeholders, including private sector and non – governmental organizations.

- INMOSION transportation project, to develop an innovative, demand-responsive transport system and to pilot implement this system testing also system’s capabilities to enhance the civil protection system, especially in isolated areas (islands, mountains).

- ESDEA project for the Greek Civil Protection General Secretariat for the elaboration of the Unified Emergency Situation Management System to be implemented through 4th Community Support Framework to whole Greece.

- POLITEIA projects for Region of Central Macedonia and Region of Thessaly. In the


framework of both projects we develop an integrated platform for supporting decision making in emergency situations, including communication and notification and alert elements. Moreover, we work on integration of communication and coordinating means to make emergency management independent of conditions such as electric power network, mobile phones, weather conditions etc.

Funding Sources

European Commission


We are looking cooperation in applied research and practical implementation –at national or regional- level in the fields of risk management, transportation and logistics.

Zenon Automatic Technologies S.A.


Full Address: Kanari 5 Glyka Nera, GR – 15354, GREECE

Website: http://www.zenon.gr

Title and Name of the Director: Athanasios Ikonomopoulos, President of the BoD

Contact Person

Name:

Position:

Tel: +30-210 6655800



1987


ZENON Partnerships

Aiming at the perfect implementation of the projects that undertakes, ZENON has provided exclusive delegations with leading companies of abroad and collaborates with certified domestic suppliers and constructors.

The choice of those collaborations becomes with strict qualitative criteria and absolute conformity to the system ISO 9001-2000 which is certified the company. ZENON accumulated experience allows at the same time those choices to be flexible so that each time to give the most optimal solution.


5M€


National


International


ZENON offers integrated automation solutions in the fields of Robotics and Information Technologies, addressing customers" needs in the industrial, services and government sectors.

Constant focus on product quality and reliability, consistent investments on the R & D of new and innovative technologies, along with the continuous improvement of personnel"s skills and expertise, have been the keys to company"s success.

Equipped with state of the art facilities, organized in four major divisions and staffed with highly experienced and skilled personnel, ZENON designs, integrates, installs - and subsequently supports - a variety of automation systems and installations, typically of the most complex and challenging type.

ZENON is a public company, enlisted in the Athens Stock Exchange since mid 2002 and ever since the company grows steadily, both in terms of revenues and profits.


The Zenon S.A. Research & Development Department performs cutting-edge research and development supportive to the company's business strategies. Funds are provided both by internal as well as National and European sources. These include, but are not limited to, the following: the General Secretariat of Research and Technology (Greece), the European Commission Framework Programmes, the European Investment Bank, etc.

Main research areas include Industrial, Mobile and Rehabilitation Robotics, Industrial and Building Automation, Telematics and Software Engineering.

In the last ten years, the R&D Department of Zenon S.A. has participated in more than 40 research projects and has cooperated with major industrial companies, research centers and universities throughout Europe.

In view of the Sixth Framework for European Research, the Department undergoes an expansion stage aiming at a more active role in the European research scene. To this end, strong cooperation partnerships are sought, as well as long lasting collaboration ties with the industry and the academia.


Future plans

� Strengthening of company’s position in Industry (Robotics – Automation) and the Public Sector (IT)

� Expansion of Robotics and Automation activities in foreign markets

� New product / application development capitalizing on the portfolio of technologies of the Research, Development and Innovation Department

Expansion to new activities

ZENON S.A. is in the process of capital increase.

In this framework the Company has decided to capitalize on the acquired up to now business and technological expertise, expanding its activities in markets which are already seeing rapid paces of development and present exceptional prospects for the future. The specific markets which have been selected are those of Shipping and Waste


Management.


Scientific 40

Technical 16

Administrative 12

TOTAL 68

Offered services

Robotics

� Industrial Automation

� Quality Control

� Sensors

� PLC/ SCADA systems

� Building management Systems

� Warehousing automation

� Technical Support

� Consulting

� R&D

Informatics

� IT- security

� Multimedia

� SW development

� Integrated Information Systems

� Maintenance Software

� Technical Support

� Consulting

� R&D

R&D

� Robotics R&D

� Informatics R&D

� General R&D

Business Solutions for

� Education

� Transportation

� Environment

� Defence

� Precise Manufacturing

Equipment


ZENON occupies two privately owned buildings, equipped with state of the art Robotic, IT and Machine –Shop facilities. A sort description of the premises and the equipment is following:

� Occupied Space:

- Total covered area (offices, labs etc) 2250m2 of which:

- Two buildings with 750m2 office space

- Lab and high - tech assembly area 600m2

- High tech machine - shop 400m2

- Auxiliary and warehousing space 500m2

� Automation infrastructure:

- General - purpose robots

- Sensors (vision, laser, ultrasonic etc)

- Mobile robot platforms

- PLC, Scada Systems

- Set ups for educational purposes

� IT infrastructure:

- LAN with 10 servers and 80 workstations, Storage Area Network, Back up systems etc.

- Database management systems (ORACLE, SQL Server)

- Development platforms, software development tools JDeveloper, Java, J2EE, Microsoft.Net

� Machine – shop infrastructure:

- CNC 5-axis milling machine

- CNC 3-axis milling machine

- CNC 3-axis turning machine

- CMM measuring device

- Quality control laboratory

- Precision mechanics assembly laboratory

- Software for mechanical (UNIGRAPHICS) and electrical design (Eplan)


Fee based


Project based

List of Customers and Applications

CUSTOMER APPLICATION

01 Pliroforiki S.A. Software solutions CMMS (Configuration Management, Work Order, Statistics, Reports etc)

ACTIONAID HELLAS RDBMS application


AGNO S.A. Robot y

Albion Group INC. Automatic System for Priming and Assembling Grenades with 7PLC and SCADA (For EAS)

ALMACO S.A. Quality Control

ASTIR VITOGIANNIS BROSS S.A. Robotic Palletizing, Handling

ATHENS BREWERY S.A. Quality Control

ATTIKA METALLURGY S.A. Robotic Grinding

B. Alexandridis & Co (Omega Technologies)

Developing Internet tools (Information Platform, Web Server Application)

BIO.ECO.SOL Modules MRP Developing (Engines, Employees, Prescriptions, Employment Centers)

CHIPITA S.A. Robotic Packaging (Boxing)

CHRYSOVITSIOTIS S.A. Robotic Welding

DEMO S.A. Fully Automated Robotic Systems For Serum Bottle Production Line

EAS S.A. (ex EBO - PYRKAL) Robotic Assembly, Scada System

ELEFSINA SHIPYARDS S.A. Robotic Welding

ELMA S.A. Installation Of Erp System, Development Of Crm, Bis And E-Commerce Application

ELSAG SPA Procurement of Special Equipment - Installation, Customization - Parameterization, Staff Training and Automatic System Mail Collection Support including SCADA system for the Hellenic Post Office.

ELSAG Spa (Italy) Automatic Systems Installation

ELVAN S.A. Robotic Welding

EUROPEAN PROFILES S.A. Developing Knowledge Administration System

FAGE S.A. Robotic Packaging (Boxing)

FASHION BOX Spa (Italy) E-Commerce

GEORGIA PACIFIC S.A. Robotic Palletizing

GROUPE SCHNEIDER S.A. Robotic Welding

HITECH S.A. Generating Software Applications for Communicating with the Knowledge


Administration System

IBM S.A. Software Systems for Maintenance Procedures Automatization

Ideasis A.E. Software Developing for Automatic Vehicle Navigation

INTECH Ltd. Integrated Information Systems For Greek Parliament

ION - MABEL S.A. Robotic Packaging (Boxing)

JACOBS-SUCHARD S.A. Robotic Packaging (Boxing)

KATSELIS S.A. Product Circulation

KMS S.A. Product ciculation

LOGODATA A.G.E. Software Development for Network Security Applications

LUFTHANSA TECHNIK (Germany) Robotic Grinding

MINOS S.A. Robotic Grinding

MOURIKIS S.A. Robotic Material Management

NET TECHNOLOGIES S.A. Special Software Developing for Telecommunication Applications

OBJECTIVE S.A. Security S/W Application Including High Security Firewall, Data Encryption For VPN and Smart Cards

PETTAS S.A. Robot Packaging

PHARMALOGISCON S.A. Procurement & Installation of a Vehicle Remote Surveillance System

RETAIL - LINK S.A. Internet & E - Commerce Applications’ Evolvement

ROKAS S.A. Robotic Welding

SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES Integrated Supporter - Donator Management System

STELCO Ltd. (Cyprus) Robotic Welding

TASTY FOODS S.A. Automated Product, Handling

TEAM Ltd. Installation of ERP system, development of CRM and BIS

TRIVIDENT OPERATIONS LTD. - BELGIUM

Adaptation of S/W DISKOS for Imaging and Archiving

UNISYSTEMS S.A. Voice Dictation Software


UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN MARVEL: Virtual Lab in Mechatronics: Access to Remote Electronic Learning

VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES LABORATORIES

VIOLEX BIC S.A. PACKAGING

VIRTUAL TRIP S.A. Developing Internet Information Portal for the Navy Museum of Greece

VOICE IN S/W Developing for Data Processing, Interfaces

WARTSILA S.A. Electronic Technical Documentation

ZEISS OPTRONICS WETZLAR GmbH Optical Systems

ZEISS OPTRONICS WETZLAR GmbH Preccision Engineering - Optics Assembly

PUBLIC SECTOR

AGRICULTURAL BANK OF GREECE S.A. S/W & Consulting

AVEROFF MUSEUM Collections Documentation - Digitizing

BANK OF GREECE Robotic Packaging

E.S.Y.E. Hellenic National Statistical Office H/W & S/W Equipment

FIRE BRIGADE DEPT. IT Infrastructure

GREEK POLICE IT Infrastructure

H.T.S.O. (Power Operator) IT Infrastructure

HELLENIC AEROSPACE INDUSTRY S.A. Robotic Grinding

HELLENIC ARMY GENERAL STAFF / HMCC Network Security

HELLENIC ARMY GENERAL STAFF / IT Dept IT Infrastructure

HELLENIC FOOD AUTHORITY Integrated Information System

HELLENIC MARITIME MUSEUM IT Infrastructure

HELLENIC NAVAL MUSEUM Development Of Digitized Content

HSAP S.A. Passenger Counting System / Data Collection & Processing

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Robotic Applications

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION IT Infrastructure, Educational Instrumentation


MOUNT SINA FOUNDATION Provisioning And Installation Of High Availability Hw Infrastructure

MUNICIPALITY OF ATHENS IT Infrastructure

NATIONAL GALLERY Gallery Documentation - Digitization

NATIONAL GALLERY - ALEXANDROS SOUTSOS MUSEUM

Provisioning and installation of high availability hw infrastructure. installation and configuration of cultural article management application. digizitation of cultural articles

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ATHENS 2004 S/W & Consulting

OSE S.A. (Hellenic Railways) ROBOTIC CLEANING - SPECIAL MACHINERY

OTE S.A (Greek Telecom) Software, Training & Consulting

PREFECTURE OF ATHENS IT Infrastructure

SECRETARIAT GENERAL OF COMMUNICATION - INFORMATION

INTEGRATED INFORMATION SYSTEM (PORTAL Etc.), ELECTRONIC LIBRARIES

UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS Robotic Systems

VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS Teaching Laboratories

VARIOUS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES Robotic Systems

YP.AN / G.G.E.T :Ministry of Development / General Secretariat of Research and Technology

Implementation of an Electronic Learning System (e- Learning) for Teaching Current Account Prototypes from the staff of the Financial Office of the Municipality of Athens

Water Supply and Sewerage National Company

Automatic System for Measurement and Analyzing Water Parameters and Wireless Data Transmition

Hellenic Folklore Research Centre Development of a National Folklore Documentation Centre.

EUROPEAN PROGRAMS

EUROPEAN COMMISSION RAIL - INSPECT : S/W & H/W Developing for Wheeled Sensors and Railways Inspector Systems

EUROPEAN COMMISSION ROBAIR: Developing Robotic System and S/W for Inspecting Airplane Wings and Spindle

EUROPEAN COMMISSION PEARLIST: Developing a System Executing Experiments from Remote Places


http://www.zenon.gr/zenon/english/business_solutions



ZENON is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company, implementing internal auditing procedures according to international corporate governance standards.


� RAIL - INSPECT : S/W & H/W Developing for Wheeled Sensors and Railways Inspector Systems

� ROBAIR: Developing Robotic System and S/W for Inspecting Airplane Wings and Spindle

� PEARLIST: Developing a System Executing Experiments from Remote Places

Funding Sources

� Private


� Ministries


Actively seeking for cooperation in Robotics, Automation and Informatics and expansion of activities in foreign markets.


5.4. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Institute of Computer Science (ICS), Foundation for Research and Technology

– Hellas (FORTH)


Full Address: N. Plastira 100, Vassilika Vouton, GR-700 13 Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Website: http://www.ics.forth.gr/

Title and Name of the Director: Prof. Constantine Stephanidis

Contact Person

Tel: +30 2810 391600

Email: [email protected], [email protected]


1983


Operating under the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH)


Regional

National

International


� has achieved excellence by establishing a balance among its various activities, and in particular: (i) basic and applied research, (ii) development of large scale applications exploiting the results of research, (iii) development of products and services, (iv) cooperation with other research institutions and the private sector, (v) participation in national and European research and development projects, as well as in collaborative projects with industry.

� is highly competitive at an international level, and many of its activities are carried out in the context of European collaborative research and development projects, which emphasize the development of Information Society Technologies and infrastructures in a number of domains of national importance and regional interest.

� is a protagonist in the sector of Information and Communication Technologies in Greece. Its activities cover important research and development topics in the framework of the emerging Information Society.

� contributes to the economic, social and technological development of the Region of Crete through international collaborative activities and, in particular, through its participation in programmes addressing the South-East Mediterranean area. In this effort, FORTH-ICS collaborates closely with local authorities and organizations.

� places special emphasis on education and training, by providing a significant number of scholarships to undergraduate and postgraduate students and by training


numerous professionals in cutting-edge Information and Communication Technologies.


The Biomedical Informatics Laboratory (BMI) at FORTH-ICS has been at the forefront of biomedical informatics research, development and education since 1985. BMI is actively involved in:

� the production of knowledge, novel computational methods and tools to support the Virtual Physiological Human (VPH) initiative

� individualised healthcare

� ambient intelligence eHealth environments

� the development and transfer of technology and knowledge to clinical settings at the point of care BMI collaborates closely with both national and international research institutions, and industries, and is a key contributor of ERCIM. Funding for BMI activities is obtained from the European Commission and national programme funds.

The central mission of the Biomedical Informatics Laboratory is to provide the technical and scientific knowledge and infrastructure to allow evidence-based, individualised healthcare using all relevant sources of information.

The Computer Architecture and VLSI Systems (CARV)

Laboratory of FORTH-ICS conducts Research and Development in the Architecture, Design, and Implementation of Computer, Storage, Communication, and Network Systems, at the Hardware and Systems Software level.

CARV aims at addressing realistic problems in real systems, thus heavily relying on experimental setups to demonstrate the validity of its ideas and the viability of its solutions. As part of such work, state-ofthe-art prototypes and infrastructures have been, and continue to be, built.

Information Systems are built with technology layers (levels of abstraction). The upper layers are based on the lower ones, and the "raison d'etre" of the layers below is to support and make possible the layers on top. Roughly, from bottom to top, these layers are: (1) Physics, Chemistry, Materials; (2) Nanoelectronics, IC Fabrication; (3) VLSI, Electronic Design Automation (EDA); (4) Digital Systems Architecture; (5) Systems Software; ( 6) Applications Software; (7) Services.

The CARV Laboratory addresses the three middle layers: VLSI, Electronic Design Automation (EDA); Digital Systems Architecture; and Systems Software.

The Computational Vision and Robotics Laboratory (CVRL) of FORTH-ICS was established in 1985. The research and development efforts at CVRL focus on the areas of computational vision and autonomous mobile robots that perceive their environment and exhibit intelligent behaviours.

Research in this field has theoretical interest because it leads to the computational and mathematical modelling of perception and action, and contributes to a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in the corresponding capabilities of biological organisms. Furthermore, this research is of practical interest because it forms the basis for the development of interesting and often significant robotic systems, such as robotic wheelchairs for people with disability, tour-guide robots in museums and other exhibitions, robots performing routine tasks such as cleaning and surveillance. Moreover,


by-products of this research prove extremely useful in other application areas that are not directly related to robotics, such as virtual and augmented reality, 3D modelling and environmental monitoring, event detection, and content-based image retrieval. Efforts at CVRL are balanced between basic and applied research, resulting in the construction of robust vision and robotic systems for various application domains.

The Distributed Computing Systems Laboratory (DCS), founded in 2005 as a spin-off lab of the Advanced Computing Systems Activity of FORTH's CARV Laboratory, carries out cutting-edge research and development work in the broader area of planet-wide Distributed Computing Systems, with a particular focus on Internet Epidemics, Internet Safety, Internet Monitoring, peer-to-peer systems, and GRID computing.

The Human Computer Interaction Laboratory of FORTH-ICS (http://www.ics.forth.gr/hci/), established in 1989, is an internationally recognised centre of excellence, with accumulated experience in user interface software technologies, design methodologies, and software tools. The Laboratory carries out leading research activities focused on developing user interfaces for interactive applications and services that are accessible, usable, and ultimately acceptable for all users in the Information Society, while, at the same time, providing an appropriate framework and tools for reducing development time and cost. The research activities of the Laboratory, rooted in the principles of Universal Access and Design for All, address the development of interactive applications and services for various platforms, such as personal computers, handheld computers, mobile phones, smart appliances, and other computational devices distributed in the environment. Research results include infrastructures, methods, prototypes, architectures, tools, and programming languages, as well as methodologies for maintenance, reuse, modification and extension of the developed systems. Systematic testing, evaluation, validation and integration of the above results are achieved in practice through the development of advanced applications and services, such as mobile information systems, ambient intelligence environments, accessible web portals, entertainment applications (e.g., games), and educational software (e.g., eBooks).

The Information Systems Laboratory (ISL) combines expertise in knowledge representation and reasoning, database systems, net-centric information systems, and conceptual modelling. Its principal research challenge is to succeed in the transition from traditional information systems, such as information retrieval systems, database and workflow management systems, to semantically rich, large-scale, adaptive information systems. Such systems are characterised by large-scale semantic interoperation, massive distribution, and high level autonomy and selfadaptation. Besides conducting theoretical work on the above issues, ISL carries out applied research in a number of application domains, including cultural informatics, biomedical informatics, e-learning, e-commerce and IT security. Work in these domains has a strong interdisciplinary character, since it includes the aspect of understanding and modelling the respective domain through an appropriate conceptualisation. Overall, ISL aims to provide enabling technologies for the emergence of the information society and the knowledge economy.

The Telecommunications and Networks Laboratory (TNL) of FORTH-ICS is actively involved in the areas of high-performance, wireless networking and mobile communications. In particular, research and development activities involve resource control and traffic engineering in wired and wireless networks, performance evaluation of


networks with guaranteed

Quality of Service (QoS), traffic measurement and analysis, voice processing, synthesis and compression, mobile positioning, and contactless smartcards. The Laboratory maintains a number of collaborative signal processing, sensor networks, fixed and wireless (based on IEEE 802.11) test beds for experimenting with new network technologies and protocols, and for performing measurement and analysis experiments of real network traffic. TNL collaborates closely with both national and international industries, including network manufacturers and telecommunication service providers, as well as with other research groups having interests in the above areas. Funding of this research has been provided by the European Commission, through ACTS (CASHMAN, MISA, REFORM, MONTAGE, ITHACI) and IST (M3I, SCAMPI) projects, by national programme funds (General Secretariat for Research and Technology - GSRT), and by industrial funded projects.

The Programme on Information Security (INFOSEC) at FORTH-ICS was established to address security issues in modern information systems, with regards to storing, processing, communicating, and sharing information. Security relates to technological aspects of information systems, as well as to social, economic, and legal issues. On the technology side, security spans a broad range of topics and requires expertise at all levels of computer and communication systems, networks, information management, and visualisation. For this reason, the Programme is multidisciplinary and brings together researchers from various ICS laboratories.


Relevant to the current and following the technology trends






Offered services

Department of Education and Training

The Department of Education and Training was founded in 1984 and has efficiently trained more than 8.000 members of the local community in MS-Windows, MS-Office and business information software. It is located in downtown Heraklion and Rethimnon in 9 fully equipped classrooms. Provides employee training for corporations (e.g. banks, hotels, government and public organizations, hospitals, etc.), skills training for unemployed workers at post-secondary education level, specialized training to fulfill specific needs of market areas (e.g. technical support and networking courses) and educational and training support for ICS research programs.

Department of Systems and Networks

The Department of Systems and Network Administration is responsible for the development, operation and management of the ICS/FORTH network. The Department also provides design, engineering and implementation services for network and system infrastructure of ICS research projects. It has been actively involved in the design and


development of the Hygeianet network. Currently we operate a Gigabit backbone network with over 1100 workstations and servers. The department offers a full set of services including voice, video and wireless access.

Registry for the .gr Domain Names

FORTH-ICS is the Registry for the Country - Code Top Level Domain .gr since the year 1989. In particular, the Department for the Administration of Domain Names (GR-Hostmaster) is responsible for the daily operations of the registry for the domain names ending in .gr, under the rules and regulations set out by the National Telecommunications &Post Commission, as stated in the 268/73 Decision of November 25th 2002 and the 351/76 Decision of April 15th 2005.

W3C Office in Greece

W3C was founded in October 1994 to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing common protocols that promote its evolution and ensure its interoperability. Today W3C has over 400 Members. The W3C Office in Greece is hosted by FORTH-ICS.

Safeline

Having recognized the importance of safer Internet Access, several stakeholders are becoming increasingly more active in this area. These stakeholders include (i) citizen’s organizations who promote safer use of the Internet, (ii) governments who want to protect their youth, and (iii) researchers who conduct research in the area of advanced filtering and monitoring methodologies in order to provide the necessary tools which will facilitate safer Internet access. Most of the relevant stakeholders in Europe are organized around INHOPE, the Association of Internet Hotline providers which has 17 members including Greece, through the participation of SAFELINE (www.safeline.gr)

Equipment

FORTH-ICS comprises laboratories, each of which conducts basic and applied research in thematic areas in the field of Information and Communication Technologies. The Laboratories of FORTH-ICS are staffed with specialised scientific and technical personnel and possess state of-the-art equipment. Activities cover important research and development areas, taking into consideration new perspectives, emerging fields of research and technological challenges worldwide.

Besides its laboratories, FORTH-ICS has established horizontal interdisciplinary Research and Development Programmes in the domains of Ambient Intelligence and Information Security. These Programmes constitute connecting threads for the activities of the individual laboratories and provide opportunities for defining interesting new problems. Additionally, FORTH-ICS has four departments which are focused on providing specialised services. In the context of its Ambient Intelligence Programme, FORTH-ICS is creating a large-scale, state-of-the-art Ambient Intelligence Facility, unique of its kind, which will act as a research nexus for studying and developing, under a human-centred perspective, related technologies, and for assessing their impact on the individual, as well as on the society as a whole.


Free of charge

Fee based



Project based


A successful example of a spin-off is FORTHnet, a pioneer company in the internet and telecommunications sector in Greece, which was founded in 1995 and has been listed on the Athens Stock Exchange since 2000. Another recently founded spin-off of FORTH-ICS is Nanochronous Logic, Inc., targeted to the commercialisation of research results in the domain of asynchronous nanotechnologies. The company will have its Corporate, Sales and Marketing departments in San Jose, California, and its Research, Development and Engineering departments in Heraklion, Crete. FORTH-ICS has played a major role in the development of the Science and Technology Park of Crete (STEP-C) and is now establishing a new dynamic framework for technology transfer and collaborative activities with companies based at STEP-C, by providing consultancy, support and training services, and the maintenance of computer networks.


FORTH-ICS is internationally recognised and has received several citations in scientific journals. FORTH-ICS researchers have received international recognition for their work in the form of prestigious awards and prizes. Moreover, they have been invited as keynote speakers to major international conferences, have organized major international events, participated in editorial boards of international journals and conference programme committees, and been elected or appointed to various senior advisory boards and committees. The scientific achievements of FORTH-ICS have been the subject of extensive reports in the mass media. Additionally, renouned personalities and senior politicians at European and national level and scientists around the world have made verbal and written references to the world-class excellence of the scientific work conducted by the Institute. FORTH-ICS is a member of ERCIM, the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics.

FORTH-ICS is a member of ERCIM, the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics. Members of FORTH-ICS participate and, in many cases, play a leading role in various ERCIM activities and Working Groups, as well as research roadmap projects, funded by the European Commission, in scientific areas of strategic importance for Europe. FORTH-ICS also hosts the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) Office in Greece. W3C is an international consortium aiming at defining guidelines, software and tools for the future development of the World Wide Web.

FORTH-ICS represents Greece in the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM), an organisation dedicated to the advancement of European research and development in the areas of information technology and applied mathematics.

About ERCIM: The European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM), founded in 1989, comprises leading research institutions from 18 European countries, committed to the advancement of information technology and applied mathematics. ERCIM promotes European research and development in these areas as well as linking research to the industry sector. ERCIM is a de facto network of excellence and a "think tank" that contributes to the definition of research policies at a European


and at an international level. ERCIM has established a strong presence, with more than 12,000 researchers, providing solid foundations for creating knowledge networks and potential for research collaborations throughout Europe. ERCIM aims to foster collaborative work within the European research community, and to increase cooperation with European industry.

REGIONAL OUTREACH

Given its substantial technological know-how, FORTH-ICS is often requested to assist with the study and preparation of operational plans for the Region of Crete and the Regional System of Health of Crete. FORTH-ICS has played a key role in the RITTS (Regional Innovation and Technology Transfer Strategies) - Region of Crete Project, funded by the European Commission, which concerned the technological development of the island of Crete, and promoted innovation and technology transfer between the academic and research institutions and the local industry. FORTH-ICS is also the registry for the country-code top-level domain [.gr] since 1989.


http://www.ics.forth.gr/publicity/ics_report/ICS_Report07-web.pdf

Funding Sources

National Funding, European Commission, private


Actively looking for RTD cooperation in the areas of our research interest and further.

Informatics and Telematics Institute, Centre of Research and Technology

Hellas (CERTH)


Full Address: 1st Km Thermi-Panorama Road, Thermi-Thessaloniki, GR-57001 Greece

Website: http://www.iti.gr/db.php/en/pages/about.html

Title and Name of the Director: Prof. Strintzis Michael G.

Contact Person

Name: Ms. Boudanour Kalliopi

Tel: +30-2310.464160-2



1998


The Informatics and Telematics Institute (ITI) was founded in 1998 as a non-profit organisation under the auspices of the General Secretarial of Research and Technology of Greece, with its head office located in Thessaloniki, Greece. Since 10.3.2000 it is a


founding member of the Centre of Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) also supervised by the Greek Secretariat of Research and Technology.


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ITI-CERTH is one of the leading Institutions of Greece in the fields of Informatics, Telematics and Telecommunications, with long experience in numerous European and national R&D projects. ITI-CERTH has participated in more than 50 research projects funded by the European Commission (IST FP5-FP6) and more than 85 research projects funded by Greek National Research Programmes and Consulting Subcontracts with the Private Sector (I&T Industry). In 2006, the Informatics and Telematics Institute attracted an income of 5.6 M€ from National and European competitive R&D projects.

For the last 10 years, the publication record of ITI includes more than 150 scientific publications in international journals, more than 400 publications in conferences and 45 books and book chapters.

The development of the infrastructure of ITI-CERTH was financed by the National Research fund EPET II with € 2,3 million in the period 1998-2000. In 2002 and 2005, selected committees of experts in Information and Telecommunications Technology from European countries (other than Greece) evaluated the GSRT institutions. ITI was graded with 9,65/10 and 4,4/5 respectively and on this basis it was awarded grants of more than 800 k€.


Following its strategic research directions and capitalising previous experience of its key personnel, the Informatics and Telematics Institute already exhibits substantial research activity, both basic and industry-oriented, as well as technology transfer actions, in the following areas:

� Multimedia and Internet Technologies, including Applications and System Software for multimedia data handling and presentation in distributed environments, Multimedia Data Management for the creation and manipulation of natural/synthetic mixed contents based on MPEG-4 standard composition of audio/video objects, Internet and Multimedia Applications with controlled audio/video quality, Interactive Publishing, Digital Content and Cultural Heritage.

� Educational and Cultural Technologies, including e-Learning enabling Tools and Platforms, Flexible Web-based Distance Education and Training, Curriculum-based Educational Multimedia Software, Reusable Educational Software Authoring Environments, Vertical Learning Portals, Internet-based Brokerage Systems for Educational Multimedia Content, Educational Metadata, E-Learning Standards, Open Tools and Platforms for Personalized Learning, Adaptive and Intelligent Learning


Environments, Usability of Educational Applications and Services

� Virtual Reality, including Collaborative Virtual Environments, Haptics, Augmented-Mixed Reality, Virtual Gluing-Assembly Tools, Complex System Visualisation, VR in Medicine, VR in Archaeology

� Multimedia and Knowledge, Including semantic multimedia analysis, (semi-) automatically extraction of semantic metadata from multimedia content, concept learning, classification, spatiotemporal segmentation, multimedia indexing and retrieval, search engines for multimedia content, relevance feedback techniques, multimedia and the Semantic Web: integration of multimedia analysis techniques with semantic web approaches, employment of semantic web technologies to improve the performance and efficiency of multimedia analysis, knowledge structures, languages and tools for multimedia, extension of Semantic Web languages with multimedia descriptions (MPEG-7 features), rules and relations for multimedia analysis, reasoning and personalization for multimedia applications, MPEG-7 and MPEG-21 standards.

� Computer Vision, including Face analysis, Face recognition, Gesture recognition, Structure from motion, Object detection and tracking, Image and object indexing, Stereoscopic and multi-view vision

� TeleMedicine Applications, including Medical Image Communication, 3D Medical Image Compression, Bio-Medical Signal and Image Processing, Virtual and Augment Reality Applications for Medical Treatment and Education, Computer Vision Applications to Clinical Inspection, Realisation of Intelligent Interfaces for Disable People, Lip Movement Video Phone for Deaf People

� New Media Representation and Access: Standards and Methods, including Image and Video Processing, Coding and Communication, Real-time Audio and Video : compression and transmission, Stereoscopic Image Sequence Coding, Motion Estimation, Wavelet Compression, Human Face Modeling based on 3D Anatomic Structures, Synthetic and Natural Hybrid Coding, MPEG4/7 and 21 Standard Activities, Parallel Processing Architectures for Image, Audio and Video Processing

� Distributed Systems, including Distributed and parallel systems, Grid computing, e Science technologies, Global scientific metacomputing, Environmental informatics, e-Services and Digital Libraries, Semantic web, Mobile agents technologies, Middleware technologies, Ubiquitous and pervasive computing, Wearable computers and mobile devices, Electronic commerce

� Digital and Interactive Television, including Video-on-Demand, Web-TV, Stereo TV, High Definition TV, MPEG-2, 4, 7, 21.

� Data Communications and Computer Networks, including Network and Computer Architectures for Multimedia Applications, Advanced Telecommunication Services, Distributed Applications over LANs, ISDN and ATM, Communication Protocols, Data Security and Cryptography, Electronic Commerce and Digital Objects Transfer.








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In January 2005, the first spin-off company, named VRSENSE S.A., was established in order to promote the business perspective of ITI's research results. VRSENSE focuses on applied research in informatics and telematics and specializes on the development of innovative virtual reality applications and semantic management of multimedia.


In 2005, ITI's research team was awarded the "European Group Technical Achievement Award" of the European Association for Signal, Speech and Image Processing (EURASIP) for significant contributions to the theory and application of digital filtering and image processing and coding. The award is reserved to the leaders of European research, with significant performance in the field of signal, speech, and image processing.


Projects funded under the 7th Framework Programme

� ACCESSIBLE: Accessibility Assessment Simulation Environment for New Applications Design and Development ICT – STREP

� AEGIS: Open Accessibility Everywhere: Groundwork, Infrastructure, Standards ICT – IP

� VISMASTER: Visual Analytics - Mastering the Information Age ICT

� WeKnowIt: Emerging, Collective Intelligence for personal, organisational and social use IST – IP

� Jumas: Judicial Management by Digital Libraries Semantics IST-STREP

� ACTIBIO: Unobtrusive Authentication Using ACTIvity Related and Soft BIOmetrics ICT – STREP

� i3DPost: Intelligent 3D content extraction and manipulation for film and games ICT – STREP

� OASIS: Oper architecture for Accessible Services Integration and Standardisation ICT - IP

Projects funded under the 6th Framework

� CRUISE: CReating Ubiquitous Intelligent Sensing Environments (Network of Excellence on the Application and Communication aspects of Wireless Sensor Networking) IST

� NET-REFOUND: NetWorking Research Foundations and Trends IST

� VIDI-Video: Interactive semantic video search with a large thesaurus of machine-learned audio-visual concepts IST-STREP


� VICTORY: Audio-visual content search and retrieval in a distributed P2P repository IST

� Vitalas: Video and Image Indexing and Retrieval in the Large Scale IST – IP

� CHORUS: Coordinated approach to the European effort on audio-visual search engines IST

� CATER: Computerized Automotive Technology Reconfiguration System for Mass Customization IST

� PEACH: Presence Research in Action IST

� NESLIE: NEw Standby Lidar InstrumEnt AERO – STREP

� BOEMIE: Bootstrapping Ontology Evolution with Multimedia Information Extraction IST-STREP

� ELU: Enhanced Learning Unlimited IST-STREP

� GoodRoute: Dangerous Goods Transportation Routing and Monitoring IST-STREP

� HUMABIO: Human Monitoring and Authentication using Biodynamic Indicators and Behavioural Analysis IST-STREP

� K-Space: Knowledge Space of Semantic Inference for Automatic Annotation and Retrieval of Multimedia Content IST-NoE

� LD-CAST: Local Development Cooperation Actions Enabled by Semantic Technology IST-STREP

� MESH: Multimedia Semantic Syndication for Enhanced News Services IST – IP

� PASION: Psychologically Augmented Social Interaction Over Networks IST

� SemanticGov: Providing Integrated Public Services to Citizens at the National and Pan-European level with the use of Emerging Semantic Web Technologies IST-STREP

� TENCompetence: Building The European Network for Lifelong Competence Development IST – IP

� WIP: An All-Wireless Mobile Network Architecture IST-STREP

� X-Media: Knowledge Sharing and Reuse Across Media IST – IP

� ASSIST: Association Studies Assisted by Inference and Semantic Technologies IST-STREP

� COST292: Semantic Multimodal Analysis of Digital Media COST

� INTUITION: Network of Excellence on Virtual Reality and Virtual Environments Applications for Future Workspaces IST-NoE

� Nostrum DSS: Network on Governance, Science and Technology for Sustainable Water Resource Management in the Mediterranean. The Role of Dss Tools INCO Program

� 3DTV: Integrated Three-Dimensional Television - Capture, Transmission and Display IST-NoE

� ASK-ΙΤ: Ambient Intelligence System of Agents for Knowledge-based and Integrated Services for Mobility Impaired Users IST – IP

� EGEE: Enabling Grids for E-science in Europe IST

� aceMedia: Integrating knowledge, semantics and content for user centred


intelligent media services IST – IP

� AIM@SHAPE: Advanced and Innovative Models and Tools for the Development of Semantic-based systems for Handling, Acquiring and Processing Knowledge Embedded in Multidimensional Digital Objects IST-NoE

� Biosec: Biometrics and Security IST – IP

� EuroNGI: Design and Engineering of the Next Generation Internet Towards Convergent Multi-Service Networks IST-NoE

� I-CLASS: Intelligent Distributed Cognitive-Based Open Learning System for Schools IST – IP

� IntelCities: Intelligent Cities IST – IP

� ISMAEL: Intelligent Surveillance and Management Functions for Airfield Applications Based on Low Cost Magnetic Field Detectors IST-STREP

� KnowledgeWeb: Realizing the Semantic Web IST-NoE

� NEWCOM: Network of Excellence in Wireless Communications IST-NoE

� Sensation: Advanced Sensor Development for Attention, Stress, Vigilance and Sleep / wakefulness Monitoring IST – IP

� SIMILAR: The European Research Taskforce Creating Human-Machine Interfaces SIMILAR to humans IST-NoE

� eACCESS: Developing Web Content Supporting Learning and Training of Disadvantaged User Communities Leonardo da Vinci

Projects funded under the 5th Framework

� Learning Resource Capabilities with respect to Accessibility Requirements

� CEN/ISSS Learning Technologies WorkshopTeaching Bussiness Information Systems TEMPUS Programme

� EQO: European Quality Observatory eLearning Programme

� LAURA: Adaptive Zones for interregional Electronic Commerce based on the concepts of Request-Based Virtual Organizations and sector-specific Service Level Agreement IST

� P2PEOPLE: P2P "Common interests" Search Engine and Collaboration Platform IST

� EU-PUBLI.COM: Facilitating co-operation amongst European Public Administration employees through a Unitary European Network Architecture and the use of interoperable Middleware Components IST

� SCHEMA: Network of Excellence in Content-Based Semantic Scene Analysis and Information Retrieval IST

� ATTEST: Advanced Three-Dimensional Television System Technologies ISTAvailability of alternative language versions of a learning resource in the IEEE LTSC Learning Object Metadata (LOM) specification CEN/ISSS Learning Technologies WorkshopICAV3D Grant Agreement ISTMarie Curie Fellowship Host Award IST

� AGENT ACADEMY: A Data Mining Framework for Training Intelligent Agents IST

� E-MuniS: Electronic Municipal Information Services - Best Practice Transfer and Improvement Project IST

� INFOCITIZEN: Agent based negotiation for inter- and intra-enterprise coordination


employing a European Information Architecture for Public Administration IST

� OTELO: Mobile Tele-Echography using an Ultra-Light Robot IST

� WORLDS STUDIO: Innovative Computer Tools and Methods for Virtual 3D Environments Production IST

� INTERVUSE: Integrated Radar, Flight Plan and Digital Video Data Fusion for SMGCS IST

� REGNET: Cultural Heritage in Regional Networks IST

� ENORASI: Virtual Environments for the Training of Visually Impaired IST

� NEMO: Non Excluding Models for Web-Based Education IST

� KΟD: Knowledge on Demand IST

� ASPIS: An Authentication and Protection Innovative Software System for DVDROM and Internet IST

� HISCORE: High Speed 3D and Colour Interface to the Real World IST

� INTERFACE: Multimodal Analysis / Synthesis System for Human Interaction to Virtual and Augmented Environments ISTInformation and Knowledge Management for Integrated Media Communication COSTVideo Coding in Multimedia Communication COST

Funding Sources

The majority of the Informatics and Telematics Institute's income derives from external R&D projects financially supported by the European Commission, National Research Programmes and Consulting Subcontracts with the Private Sector (I&T Industry). The members of the Informatics and Telematics Institute have obtained considerable experience through their participation in a number of European and National collaborative R&D projects in the above mentioned technical areas.


Actively looking for cooperation in our research areas

IMEL (Institute of Microelectronics), NCSR Demokritos (National Center for

Scientific Research)


Full Address: NCSR "Demokritos", Terma (End) Patriarhou Gregoriou Street, PO Box 60228, Aghia Paraskevi, Attiki, GREECE 15310

Website: http://imel.demokritos.gr/index.shtml

Title and Name of the Director: Dr Androula Nassiopoulou

Contact Person

Name: Z. Makridi

Position: Secretary

Tel: (+30) 210650-3223




1986


IMEL (Institute of Microelectronics) has been established in the year 1986 as one of the eight Research Institutes of NCSR Demokritos (National Center for Scientific Research), a medium size, multidisciplinary Research Center under the General Secretarial for Research and Technology of the Ministry of Development.


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The field of activities of IMEL is of paramount importance worldwide. Microelectronics has become a foremost driver of social and economic progress. The move to nano-scale devices, called nanoelectronics, further revolutionizes applications. The technologies developed at IMEL are necessary both in establishing a distinct and recognized role for the Institute at a European and international level and in supporting the national policies. More specifically:

Micro and nanofabrication

Research in this field is essential in supporting the development of microelectronics technology, where miniaturization plays a dominant role, pushing to the development of new materials and processes allowing the fabrication and proper functioning of the miniaturized devices.

Novel specific processes and schemes, and related materials, are also needed in the area of sensors and microsystems. Furthermore, the recent expansion of the broader field of Nanotechnology, referring not only to the fabrication of novel electronic and photonic devices but also to a large number of applications in areas such as biotechnology, medicine, health care, materials, environment, pushes strongly among others to the development of novel micro-nano fabrication routes suitable for these emerging applications. The expertise of IMEL researchers and its infrastructure provide the basis for the involvement in this emerging attractive field and significant results have been already demonstrated. The activity in this area enhances the impact of the Institute in the national research environment through collaboration with groups from other fields (e.g. biology, chemistry, medicine) that need support in order to launch and/or continue research effort to this exciting direction.

Nanostructures and nanoelectronic devices

The driving force in this program is the increasing need worldwide for technological innovations in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) involving R&D which evolves more and more towards an atomic or molecular scale. The major objective in either pursuing Moore’s law or finding alternative solutions is to further increase the performance of circuits within a given volume, to decrease power consumption for a


given level of performance and to decrease cost.

Research at IMEL is carried out within EU projects and it aims at scientific and technological excellence and innovation, in collaboration with EU industrial partners. The importance of this activity for the country comes from the need to follow advanced technologies, to maintain the level of knowledge in this field, to support education, to spread the knowledge, to promote awareness of worldwide scientific and technological development and to promote applications.

Sensors and MEMs

The activity on sensors and MEMs is of strategic importance both for the country and for Europe. MEMs products have a number of distinguishing attributes that make them attractive for the advanced manufacturing industry of the coming century. These include:

� Suitability for low cost, high volume production

� Reduced size, weight and energy consumption

� High functionality

� Improved reliability and robustness

� Biocompatibility

This activity at IMEL started at the early nineties and the Institute develops novel technologies, devices and promotes technology transfer and patent licensing to the industry.

Education and Training at IMEL

Due to its unique infrastructure at a national level and the important expertise and know-how of its researchers, IMEL plays an important role in post-graduate education. It participates very actively in the following educational programmes, in collaboration with Greek universities, by providing special courses and laboratory training:

� Post-graduate program in “Microelectronics” in collaboration with the University of Athens (for MSc and PhD degrees)

� Master program in “Microsystems and Nanoelectronic devices” in collaboration with the National Technical University of Athens

� 3. Post-graduate program in “Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies” in collaboration with the University of Thessaloniki (for MSc and PhD degrees)


IMEL is mainly devoted to silicon technologies and their diverse applications in information processing, storage, transmission systems and telecommunications, environmental systems, medicine, healthcare, food industry etc.

Research Activities at IMEL are structured in 3 programmes, each of them being composed of smaller projects. A scientist is in charge of each research project, while a program representative is assigned for the management of each programme. The 3 programmes and the corresponding projects are as follows:

A. MICRO and NANOFABRICATION

� Lithographic Polymers and Processes

� Plasma Processing and Simulation for Micro and Nano Patterning

� Front-end Processes for Micro and Nanodevices


� Thin Films by Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)

B. NANOSTRUCTURES and NANOELECTRONIC DEVICES

� Nanostructures for Nanoelectronics and Photonics

� Silicon Nanocrystal Memories

� Molecular Materials as Components of Electronic Devices

C. SENSORS and MEMs

� Porous Silicon Technology for Sensors and on-chip Integration

� Mechanical & Chemical Sensors

� Bio-microsystems

� Thin Film Devices for Large Area Electronics

� Circuits and Devices for Optoelectronic Interconnections.


7 key researchers and several post-doctoral scientists and PhD students. It also includes a group of technicians that operate the central fabrication facility.

Equipment

LABORATORIES AND CENTRAL FABRICATION FACILITIES AT IMEL

The facilities and equipment of IMEL include a full silicon processing laboratory in a clean room area of 300 m2 equipped with lithography (optical, e- beam) and etching tools, thermal and chemical processing facilities, ion implantation, deposition of metals, dielectrics and poly- nanocrystalline silicon by physical and chemical processes (LPCVD, sputtering, e-gun and thermal evaporation), and process inspection equipment. Satellite laboratories include electrical and optical characterization, micromachining and packaging laboratory, resist development laboratory, electron microscopy (SEM, STM/AFM), sensor characterization and testing equipment.

The clean room area for thermal, chemical and reactive ion etching processes of the Institute has been fully upgraded to class 1000, while lithography area to class 100, in the year 2002.

A new building of the Institute has been constructed in 2006 to host the electrical, optical and structural characterization laboratories.

INFRASTRUCTURE AT IMEL

The infrastructure available at IMEL includes state-of-the art equipment and facilities for both micro and nanofabrication in a clean room area, and for design, modeling, characterization and testing of materials, devices, circuits and systems. A great part of the infrastructure has been funded through competitive projects at National and European level.

The clean room of a total area of 300m2 has been fully upgraded in the year 2002.

The infrastructure available at IMEL includes the following:

I. Silicon processing laboratory in a clean room area of 300 m2, equipped with the following:

- 4 laminar flow chemical benches

- 7 horizontal hot-wall furnace tubes


- 2 horizontal LPCVD tubes for nitride, oxide (TEOS), polysilicon

- 1 horizontal LPCVD tube for LTO

- Ion Implanter (EATON medium current, 200 KeV)

- Optical lithography systems (resolution down to 0,6 µm)

- Electron beam lithography system (resolution 50 nm)

- Reactive Ion Etcher

- Metallization equipment (thermal, e-gun evaporation, sputtering)

- Process inspection equipment

II. Processing equipment not in clean room:

- High Density Plasma Etcher

- Different thin film deposition systems

• Sputtering

• MOCVD

III. Characterization, Testing and Inspection Equipment

• Electrical characterization equipment

- Karl Suss PA150 semi-automatic probe station

- Karl Suss manual probe station

- Micromanipulator probe station

- RF probe station

- HP measuring systems (4142B, 4084B, 8110A, 700i series, 4140B, 4284, 4192A, 34401, 16500A)

- Keithley measuring equipment (230, 220, 617, 195A, 6517A)

- Tektronix 224J Oscilloscope

- Oxford optistat Cryostat for temperatures in the range 4.2-320 K.

- Oxford DN cryostat for temperatures in the range 77-500 K

• Optical characterization equipment

- Multiwavelength Spectroscopic Ellipsometer

- FTIR system, model Tensor 27 of Bruker

- Jobin Yvon spectrometer, wavelengths 300-1600 nm

- Argon Laser

- Oxford optistat Cryostat, 4.2-320 K

- Emission spectroscopy set-up for electroluminescence measurements: USB-2000 spectrometer (Ocean Optics)

• Morphology, structural characterization

- Leo 440 SEM

- AFM (Veeco CP-II), STM (NT-MDT)

- Stylus profilometer model XP-2 of Ambios Technology

• Testing equipment

- Systems for testing of gas flow, gas, pressure, acceleration and humidity sensors.


IV. Modeling/Simulation Software

• Process and device modeling software

- SILVACO Software (Athina, Atlas)

- Suprem and Pisces

- Floops and floods

- Synopsys TCAD Tools

- Software for MEMs modeling and simulation

- Coventorware

- FEM-LAB

V. VLSI Design Facilities

• Hardware

- H-P 9000/ 700

- SUN Ultra workstations

• Software from schematic or VHDL to mask layout and verification

- Cadence

- Mentor Graphics

- Synopsis

New equipment purchased in 2006

• Scanning tunneling microscope STM/NT-MDT

• Atomic force microscope AFM/Veeco CPII

• SEM attachement for e-beam writing (Elphy/Raith)

• Automatic Dicing Saw, model DAD 321

• Equipment for optical measurements

- Laser (at 325nm)

- Detector (600-1600nm)

- UV/VIS lamp with monochromator

• Vector Network Analyser (VNA-Anritsu system)

• RF probe station

• 12 ton heated press by Carver for microfluidics bonding and simple hot embossing experiments

• Fume Hood and Vacuum Oven (Lindberg Blue VO914A)

• Hewlett Packard 4278A 1 kHz/1 MHz Capacitance Meter

• Hewlett Packard 3488A - Switch Matrix

• Software for Process and Device modelling (Synopsys TCAD Tools)


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PATENTS

� "Low power silicon thermal sensors and microfluidic devices based on the use of porous silicon sealed air cavity or microchannel technology", PCT patent, International publication, No W003/062134, Inter. Publ. date: 31/7/2003, Filing in USA, Japan Europe, China

� "Multianalyte biosensors based on monolithic opotoelectronic transducers", Filing No.: PCT/GR06/000069, PCT patent, Filing date: 27/12/2006, Priority: 20050100623/ 27-12-2005, Misiakos K

� "Capacitive pressure-responsive devices and their fabrication", Israel Patent No 151277, Publication date: 01-08-2006, S. Chatzandroulis, D. Goustouridis, D. Tsoukalas, P. Normand,

� I.Raptis, D.Goustouridis, S.Chatzandroulis, M.Kitsara "A Method to Deposit Multitude Polymer Materials for Chemically Sensitive Arrays" (Application to greek patent office 01/2006)

� P. Argitis, E. Gogolides, D. Niakoula, V. Vidali, E. Couladouros, R. Gautan, "Molecular resists based on polycarbocycle derivatives", PCT International Patent Application on September 19, 2006

� P. Argitis, G. Pistolis, M. Vasilopoulou, Tuning the emitting color of single layer, patterned full

PRODUCTS FOR POSSIBLE LICENSING OR OTHER DEVELOPMENT

� Different sensor devices (pressure, acceleration, gas flow, gas composition measurements etc.)

� Software for LER measurement and characterization from SEM images. Demo available on our web site http://www.imel.demokritos.gr/software.html

� Software for nanolithography simulation and LER prediction based on Monte Carlo methods. Demo in Preparation

� Software for topography evolution simulation during plasma processing. Demo to be released on our web site in spring 2007


In the year 2006 IMEL became a partner of the European Integrated Activity of Excellence and Networking for Nano and Micro-Electronics Analysis that started in December 2006 with EU funding. Through this Network IMEL provides services in advanced electrical and optical characterization of Si devices, materials and structures.

Two other strategic decisions were also taken in the year 2006. IMEL became one of the founding members of the European Academic and Scientific Association for Nanoelectronics (EASAN) that aims at promoting scientific collaborations with industry and providing skills and expertise for the execution of common projects, studies, as well as education and training in Nanoelectronics. In addition, IMEL signed a memorandum of collaboration with TYNDALL (Ireland), VTT (Finland) and CNM (Spain) to promote the field of “Beyond Moore” activities within the technology platform ENIAC for


Nanoelectronics.


� NANOSIL (FP7-IST-NoE) - Contract No 216171, “Silicon based nanostructures and nanodevices for long term nanoelectronics applications”, Duration: 1/1/2008-1/1/2011, Project leader: A. G. Nassiopoulou URL: www.sinano.org Project summary: NANOSIL Network of Excellence aims to integrate at the European level the excellent European research laboratories and capabilities in order to strengthen scientific and technological excellence in the field of nanoelectronic materials and devices for terascale integrated circuits (ICs) and disseminate the results in a wide scientific and industrial community. NANOSIL will explore and assess the science and technological aspects of nanodevices and operational regimes relevant to n+4 technology node and beyond. It will provide a forward-look for the industry, enabling informed decisions to be taken on technology development in order to speed up technological innovation. It will encompass flagship projects on nanoscale CMOS and post-CMOS. The activities will thus be centred on the “More Moore” and “Beyond-CMOS” domains but natural links will also been established with the other ENIAC areas. Within the Network there are all the critical facilities and expertise to occupy and transcend this space. We will propose innovative concepts, technologies and device architectures- with fabrication down to the finest features, and utilising a wide spectrum of advanced deposition and processing capabilities, extensive characterisation and world leading device modelling. This work will be carried out through a network of joint processing, characterisation and modelling platforms. The consortium will work closely with and take steering from European industry. It will feed back data and know-how on materials and devices that deliver the required performance. This critical interaction will strengthen European integration in nanoelectronics, help in decision-making by industry and ensure that Europe remains at the forefront of nanoelectronics for the next 2 – 3 decades.

� ANNA (FP6-IST-I3) - Contract No 026134, “European Integrated Activity of Excellence and Networking for Nano and Micro-Electronic Analysis”,

Duration: 1/12/2006-1/12/2010, Project leader: A. G. Nassiopoulou URL: www.anna-i3.org

Project summary: The continuous scale reduction in micro and nanotechnologies that enables advanced micro and nanoelectronics is sustained by an intense worldwide R&D effort aimed and understanding and controlling materials properties and dimensions down to a near atomic level. Advances are critically dependent on the availability of appropriate tools for the characterization of electronic and optical properties, structure and composition of the materials used. New materials, ever smaller device dimensions and the demand of higher detection sensitivities pose huge challenges to the capabilities of current analysis equipment and expertise of analysts. They drive the quest for enhanced equipment performance and new methodology and process


development. They also require the application of an increasingly wide array of analytical techniques in order to provide the necessary information. At present, European laboratories with core competencies in materials characterization and trace analysis operate largely independently. The ANNA project is a proposal to set up a collaborative, synergistic network of analytical scientists and institutions each with different but complementary competencies and analytical expertise to provide the integrated approach necessary to solve materials problems. The capabilities of such an Integrated Activity will be available to EU universities, research laboratories and industry. The instrument for this is an Integrated Infrastructure Initiative (I3) in which the activities are: a) networking in which “golden" reference labs are formed and institutions and facilities are integrated to a analytical joint laboratory cluster; these laboratories are used as certified references and supply standardized methodologies; b) transnational access which enables access to the infrastructure offered by a number of partners; c) focussed joint research aimed at enhancing methods, assessment tools, preparation methodologies and evaluation systems and creating new knowledge.

� SINANO (FP6-NoE-IST) - Contract No 506844, “Silicon based Nanodevices”,

Duration: 1/1/2004-31/12/2008, Project leader: A. G. Nassiopoulou, URL: www.sinano.org

Project summary: SINANO aims to strengthen European scientific and technological excellence in the field of electronic, Si-based nanodevices for terascale integrated circuits (ICs). Over the next quarter century considerable challenges exist to push the limits of silicon integration down to nanometric dimensions. These can best be addressed by integration, at the European level, of the individually excellent research capabilities already existing in the main university and national research centers. SINANO’s activities, with long-term and multidisciplinary objectives, could herald a revolution in IC technology, involving integration of nanoscale CMOS and emerging post-CMOS logic and memory devices. SINANO will work to enhance device performance and integration, to meet the ever increasing demands of communications and computing. The network includes partners with expertise required to develop these advanced devices, from basic materials science through design and fabrication to characterisation and device modelling. This ambitious programme will make Europe the world-leading center for nanoelectronic devices from fundamentals through to realisation, advancing this crucial technology to underpin the European economy over the coming decades. The proposed Joint Programme of Activities includes significant integrating activities: coordination of the partners’ activities leading to the extension of specialisation, a joint technical research programme, sharing Joint Research Platforms for Processing and Characterisation, management of knowledge, staff exchanges, electronic communication (e-mail, conferencing, website), activities to spread excellence (training researchers, students and technical staff, dissemination of results by open European Workshops). It will be orchestrated by a unified management structure comprising a Governing Board, Executive and Scientific Committee (consisting of WP leaders and representatives of the main industrial partners), and WP Committees.

� FP6 – MD3 - Contract No 214948, “Material Development for Double


exposure and Double patterining”, Duration: 1/12/2007-30/11/2009, Project leader: E. Goggolides

Project summary: Double patterning lithography has been identified as one of the most promising solutions for the 32nm node patterning. This technique refers to a two step process where a first pattern is exposed, developed and sometimes etched and a second pattern is also exposed, developed and transferred on the top of the first one. For the moment, several issues still need to be addressed for enabling the Double Patterning process in production such as layout decomposition, topography at wafer level, overlay control, Line Edge Roughness and process throughput. For example, the conventional double patterning process requires two different exposure and etching steps which cumbersomely reduce productivity and increase the cost of ownership. In that perspective, MD3 aims to suppress the additional etching or exposure steps by developing new strategies for double pattering or double exposure. Three novel approaches will be evaluated: dual layer approach, pattern doubling strategy and double exposure technique. Each strategy will be compared to a reference double patterning process in terms of technical performances as well as cost of ownership. This requires some important material development which must be supported by appropriate simulations and patterning evaluation. Moreover, adapted integration schemes must be developed to validate the possibility of a transfer to the industry. In order to reach its objectives, MD3 will gather a multidisciplinary team of 7 partners with specific skills and strong background in photoresist development, lithography simulation, lithography process development and characterization and etching process development. To have double patterning or double exposure process ready on time for the 32nm production in 2010, this project is planned over 2 years with a total budget of 4.6ME.

� NANOPLASMA (STREP-NMP-FP6) - Contract No 016424, “Plasma Etching for

desired nanofeature shape and nanotexture: An advanced reactor and

simulation software for feedback loop plasma control”, Duration:

1/4/2006-31/3/2009, Project leader: E. Goggolides

Project summary: We propose a step change in the way plasma etching processes are controlled, through understanding, measuring and controlling the key parameters determining the environment experienced by a processed substrate. We will use simulation, experiments and innovative plasma processing concepts to demonstrate robust PLASMA ETCHING OF NANO-SCALE FEATURES as well as CONTROLLED SURFACE NANO-ROUGHNESS and texture. We will use a multi-level nested approach for the understanding and optimisation of plasma processing for nanotechnology: The first level is the plasma tool and the gas phase plasma state, the second level is the surface and the features being etched, while the third level is the nano-texture and nano-roughness of the surfaces and features etched. A feedback loop will be developed to optimise simultaneously all levels of the nano-scale etching This will greatly improve the ability, especially of SMEs, to achieve reliable fabrication of nano-devices in small batch development, and in the scale-up to larger production quantities.


� Micro2DNA (MMP-STREP) - Contract No 027333, “Integrated polymer-based micro fluidic micro system for DNA extraction, amplification, and silicon-based detection”, Duration: 1/2/2006-31/1/2008, Project leader:

P. Normand

Project summary: This project aims at the development of a single device integrated micro-system for nucleic acid extraction, mixing steps, purification, PCR amplification, biochemical reactions from biological samples e.g. blood, amplification, and DNA micro array detection in real time. Micro2DNA combines silicon-based technologies for the implementation of the detection and polymer-based technologies for the micro fluidic part. The developed micro system is modular, versatile, fully automated, requiring a minimum quantity of reagents and nucleic acid probes and reduced times for analysis. Detection is carried out by photosensing and capacitive approaches. The whole system is interfaced by dedicated softwares that make feasible and efficient the operation of the portable apparatus by general practitioners. The final objective is to deliver a product targeting low to medium throughput, low cost, point-of-care applications, with emphasis on providing very rapid and accurate results.

� MORE-MOORE (IP-IST-FP6) - Contract No 507754, “Exploring new limits

to Moore’s law”, Duration: 1/1/2004-31/3/2007, Project leader: E.

Goggolides

Project summary: This research proposal is about Extreme Ultra Violet Lithography (EUVL), the next generation technology chosen by the semiconductor industry to manufacture integrated circuits in 2010 and beyond. It represents an opportunity to boost the intensive efforts made by industry to reach new standards in lithography and achieve European leadership in the highly competitive sector of electronics manufacturing technology and know-how. The Integrated Project more Moore will involve various large and small manufacturing companies and research institutes or universities, all highly specialized in the key domains of EUVL and at the vanguard of European lithography research & development. Under the co-ordination of a leading European manufacturer of chip making equipment, the consortium constitutes a unique platform to integrate expertise in key branches of lithography, and to produce breakthrough technological solutions. The essential elements of the “More Moore” integrated research project can be summarized as follows:

- More Moore will build upon and complement the work done in EUVL under National and EUREKA programmes, especially MEDEA+;

- The research will push the limits of lithography to enable and exceed the requirements for the 22 nm node;

- As an Integrated Project, it will extend the R&D network in this domain by including all capable institutes, universities and SME’s.

� GOOD-FOOD (IP-IST-FP6) - Contract No 508774, “Food Safety and Quality Monitoring with Microsystems”, Duration: 1/1/2004-30/6/2007, Project leader: C. Tsamis, A. G.Nassiopoulou

� PICMOS (STREP-IST-FP6) - Contract No 002131, “Photonic Interconnet Layer on


CMOS by Wafer-Scale Integration”, Duration: 1/1/2004-31/3/2007, Project leader: G. Halkias

� UNINANOCUPS (STREP-NMP-FP6) - Contract No MRTN-CT-2003-504233, “Unidirectional nanoscale supramuleculawires assembled by photo – and electro-active metallocyclodextrine cups”, Duration: 1/1/2004-31/12/2007, Project leader: N. Glezos

� NANO2LIFE (NoE-NMP-FP6) - Contract No 500057, “Unidirectional nanoscale supramuleculawires assembled by photo – and electro-active metallocyclodextrine cups”, Duration: 1/2/2004-31/1/2008, Project leader: K. Misiakos

� TASNANO (STREP-NMP-FP6) - Contract Nr 516865, “Tools and Technology for the Analysis and Synthesis of Nanostructures”, Duration: 1/1/2005-31/12/2007, Project leader: N. Glezos

� MARIE-CURIE re-integration grant (FP6) - Contract No 016142, “Convergence of Microelectronics, Nanotechnology and High Frequency RF engineering (CMNHFRF)”, Duration: 29/7/2005-28/7/2007, Project leader: A. G. Nassiopoulou

� NEMOSLAB (IST-NoE- FP6) - Contract No 027804, “NanoEngineered Monolithic Optoelectronic transducers for highly sensitive and Label-free Bionsensing”, Duration: 1/1/2006-31/12/2008, Project leader: K. Misiakos

� ESA - ESTEC Contract No 21339/08/NL/GLC - “Silicon Remote RF Powring and Passive Telemetry Link for a Wireless Strain Sensor System”, Duration: 1/3/2008–31/5/2009, Project leader: S.G. Katsafouros

B. Other Projects

� Photothermal project (Research agency-Cyprus) - “Towards a safe hydrogen production: Photothermal analysis at the limits of parts per trillion”, Duration: 1/7/2004 – 30/6/2008, Project leader: A. G. Nassiopoulou

� ESA/ ITE - “Investigation of the use of III-Nitride Quantum Dot-Resontant Tunneling Diodes Structure as Tuneable Wavelength UV-VIS Detectors”, Duration: 28/11/2007-31/10/2008, Project leader: P. Normand

C. Contracts with Industry

� Contract with the company UNILEVER U.K. - “Flow system for Unilever”, Duration: 1/12/05 - 31/5/07, Project leader: A. G. Nassiopoulou

� Contract with the company ST Microelectronics SA, France - “Microporous silicon and porous alumina grown electrochemically on silicon substrates applied to the fabrication of passive components and nanoelectronic devices”, Duration: 30/7/05 - 30/7/08, Project leader: A. G. Nassiopoulou

� Contract with the company ZΕNΟΝ SA - “Novel photovoltaic panels with vertical positioning of concentration Si cells”, Duration: 1/7/06 - 31/12/08, Project leader: D. Davazoglou

Funding Sources

EU, GSRT, Industry



IMEL is mainly devoted to silicon technologies and their diverse applications in information processing, storage, transmission systems and telecommunications, environmental systems, medicine, healthcare, food industry etc.

CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS / HELLENIC INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT (CERTH/HIT)


Full Address: 6th Km Charilaou – Thermi Road

Website: www.certh.gr/ www.hit.certh.gr

Title and Name of the Chairman of the Board: Prof. Costas Kiparissides

Contact Person

Name: Dr. Yannis Tyrinopoulos

Position: Associate Researcher

Tel: +30 210 6501712



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Regional

National

International


� Intermodal freight and passenger transport

� Road, rail, maritime and air transport

� Public and urban transport

� Transport safety and security

� ICT in transport

� Data bases and observatories

� Standardization

� Mobility impaired people

� Advanced Driving Assistance Systems

� Transport policy



� Quality control and performance in urban transport.

� Infomobility.

� Observatory of transportation data and services.

� Establishment of mobility centers.

� Road transport safety.

� ICT tools for intermodal transport chain management.

� Intelligent mobility tools and practices guidelines for the optimum management of seasonal demand for transport areas.

� Environmental sustainability and use of alternative motor fuels.

� Accessible transport expanding to impaired mobility people and elderly.

� Safety in transport with special interest in dangerous goods.

� Improvement of driver skills through the use of ADAS/IVICS for both car and motorcycles.

� General dissemination of Virtual Reality, as a safety tool specializing in transport applications (VR car simulator).


� ICT systems and management platforms to improve the goods transport accessibility in Urban & Metropolitan areas.

� Advanced logistics and intermodal transport in ship-rail-road terminals.

� Integrated systems for monitoring safety and security in urban rail systems.

� Stimulating international cooperation with Asian and Latin American countries in developing sustainable freight transport systems.

� Interconnection between short and long-distance transport networks.

� Assessment of disruptive effects of extreme weather events on operation and performance of EU transport system.

� Intelligent urban mobility and traffic management systems.

� Autonomous navigation vehicles.

� Robotics, cognitive science, engineering, signal processing and human-robot multimodal interaction.

� Autonomous rehabilitation system for people requiring physiotherapeutic rehabilitation.

� Bridging technology, regional development and economic actors towards fostering accessibility, multimodal transport, and independent mobility for all.

� Integrated solutions for safe and secure transport of hazardous goods.

� Multimodal intuitively personalized route guidance systems.

� Evacuation systems of passengers from large vessels, trains, congested tunnels and terminals.

� Methodologies and models to enable the assessment through simulation of the task performance of the cockpit crew including abnormal, emergency and crisis


situations.






Offered services

� Conduct research projects or specialised studies on basic and applied research.

� Set up and operate a bibliographical center emphasising on Transportation related research activities and publications.

� Formulate standards and standardization processes in its fields of interest, working together with the institutional standardization bodies and organisations.

� Create and maintain databases on transport-related issues.

� Disseminate the research results in the Greek market with an emphasis on the Public Sector.

� Assess and evaluate research activities in the Transport field and of related institutions (Academia, other bodies).

� Promote bilateral as well as multilateral co-operation between Greece and other countries in the field of Transport, with emphasis on the countries of South East Europe.

� Represent Greece in Transport Research and other relevant scientific fora and Public bodies.

� Organize conferences, national and international events.

� Organize training and professional education Seminars and Programmes.

� Contribute to quality control services in the Transport sector and issue relevant certificates.

� Publish research results in Greek and international journals and conferences.

� Publish periodical reports (annual or bi-annual) that depict the progress on the overall Greek transport system as well as focus on the sub-systems (vehicle, rail, aviation, maritime).

Equipment

� Mobile lab for environmental and traffic measurements, including:

− Emissions measurement instruments

− Sound nuisance measurement instrument

− Air humidity and temperature measurement sensor

− Wind-gauge and wind-vane sensor

− Road surface quality recording georadar

− Traffic parameters measurement sensors

− Traffic volume measurement radar


� Portal of transport data (Observatory) and transportation services

� Various software programs classified in:

− Transportation and traffic tools (VISTA, VISUM, VISSIM, TRANSYT)

− Vehicle routing software for urban distribution (ArcLogistics Route)

− Network depiction software on GIS (ArcGIS 9, ArcView 9.1, ArcGIS Desktop 8.2, ArcINFO Workstation 8.2, ArcSDE 8.2, ArcIMS 4.0.1, ArcPAD 6.0.1, ArcPAD Application Builder 6.0.1, ArcGIS Crystal Reports 8.5, MapObjects 2.2, ESRΙ Data & Maps by ESRI, GeoMEDIA Professional 6.0, Geomedia Map2pdf)

− Statistical analysis and processing tools (SPSS Win/Base System v14, SPSS Smart Viewer)

− Mathematical tools (Matlab R2006 v7.2 and Toolboxes)

� Research Vehicle for driving behaviour

� Mobile driving simulator under the influence of alcohol abuse

� Virtual Reality System

� Driving Simulator

� Electrically Assisted Bicycles

� Electrical Mopeds

� Hybrid Vehicle Τοyota Prius


Fee based

Project based


EN ISO 9001:2000


� European Conference of Transport Research Institutes (ECTRI)

� South East European Transport Forum (SETREF)

� European Road Transport Telematics Implementation Co-Ordination Organization (ERTICO)

� Forum of European Road Safety Research Institutes (FERSI)


CERTH/HIT is very active in international programmes and projects. Its on-going projects for 2007 were 57, of which 12 started within 2007 while the rest 45 are projects were previously launched. At the same time, 36 proposals were submitted in 2007, of which 13 were approved. Finally, 19 of the total 57 active projects will expire within 2008. The various research projects carried out so far as well as ongoing projects are funded under various EU programmes, such as:

� IST

� FPs 5, 6 and 7

� Marie Curie


� EuropeAid

� Leonardo Da Vinci

� INTERREG III B-CADSES

� INTERREG III B-ARCHIMED

Please refer to the website of CERTH/HIT for more detailed information about the projects: http://www.hit.certh.gr/

Funding Sources

� State Funding

� EU Funding

� Services Funding


� Transfer of knowledge and experience between Europe and other continents in all fields of transport. This has already been achieved in the projects GRACE and ASIAMAR (both in EuropeAid programmes) and it is foreseen in other projects too.

� Participation in the ERANET-Transport network representing Greece in the network’s activities.

� Strengthening cooperation with existing networks and participate in other networks and associations, such as EPOMM (European Platform of Mobility Management).

Research Academic Computer Technology Institute


Full Address: "D. Maritsas" Building, Nikou Kazantzaki street, University Campus of Patras, Rion, PO box 1382, 265 00, GREECE

Website: www.cti.gr

Title and Name of the Director: Prof. Paul Spirakis

Contact Person

Name: Anna Stathaki

Position: Senior R&D Engineer

Tel: (+30) 210 69 30 755, 210 69 30 700



1985


RACTI is closely affiliated to academia and in particular with the Computer Engineering and Informatics Department of the University of Patras. Today RACTI constitutes an integrated research environment for the design and development of products and solutions in the area of Information Technology and Telematics. Closely linked to the


academic community, the international scientific community, the National and European IT industry and the public sector, RACTI has evolved into a research centre in Computer Science and Technology with an international reputation in basic and applied research.


National

International


RA CTI’s chief priority, due to its distinct role, is Research and Development. It is open to all research areas of Computer Science and Technology yet it focuses its activities on certain areas of strategic importance.

Research activities aim at conducting basic and applied research alike. The research endeavours of the institute are motivated by the European Union’s research framework and policy objectives in conjunction with the actual technological needs of the country.

The principal areas of activity on which RA CTI concentrates its research efforts are: Algorithm Analysis and Design, Advanced Parallel Computer Architectures, Networks and Distributed Computing, Natural Language Processing, Signal Processing and Digital Image Processing, Software Technology, High Performance Computing, Educational Technology and Database Management.

This fundamental research is associated with advances in applied research in areas such as Geographic Information Systems, Multimedia, User Environments, Telematics Services, Information and Communication Technologies in Education, Medical Informatics, Expert Systems Design and Optimisation of Industrial Production.

RA-CTI places particular emphasis on the correlation between the applied research it carries out and the country’s needs for technological development. The results of research and development, the ideas and prototypes generated address the services industry sector (and the associated industries such as Education, Tourism, Health, Regional Innovation and Development), as well as traditional industry sectors.

Consequently, RA-CTI does not confine itself strictly to knowledge per se, but in specific areas it also a producer of technology. The combination of this activity with the consulting services it provides grant it the capacity to propose cutting edge technologies whenever this is necessary, while at the same time it can offer in-depth evaluation of technologies that are already in place, in support of the efforts being made for the transition of the country to the new digital age.

All RA CTI activities are carried out by the Operational Production Units (Research Units and Information Society Sectors) which in turn are supported by the services provided by the Operational Support Units.


RA CTI, in order to realize its research potential to the fullest and to maximize the research results, has divided the Research and Development sector into 5 Research Units (RUs), each unit focusing on a specific area of interest:

Research Unit Areas of Interest

RU 1 Parallel and distributed computing, network and


Foundations of ComputerScience, relevant technologiesandapplications

netwok algorithmic issues, probabilistic and combinatorial techniques, approximation algorithms, computational complexity, cryptography

RU 3

Applied Information Systems

Educational information systems, interactive multimedia systems, applied decision support information systems, intelligent distributed diffuse systems

RU 4

Computer and Communication Systems Architecture

Computer architecture and hardware, telematics and computer networks, integrated information system applications

RU 5

Internet and Multimedia Technologies

Internet data search and retrieval techniques, data structures, modelling and performance analysis of computing systems, human-computer interaction, application usability, collaborative applications, intranets, extranets, distance learning, web applications, e-business applications, authoring systems, multimedia authoring systems, multimedia web applications, adaptive systems, edutainment

RU 6

Networks, Telematics and New Services

Networked virtual environments (Nves), telematics and new services (synchronous and asynchronous distance learning, teleconferencing, telecooperation, teleworking, voice over Internet protocol (VoIP)), web and web data integration technologies, network technologies (QoS provision), network resources administration and billing, IPv6, multicast, fiber optics networks, 3G mobile phone networks, web simulations

Research and Development projects

On an annual basis RA CTI carries out an average 25 R&D projects since the research units began operations in 1996, funded either by the state or the European Union. This activity is instrumental in the further development of prototypes and products that target the Greek IT industry.

Offered services

Products and Services

CoPe_it!

CoPe_it! is a web based tool supporting argumentative collaboration and decision support for Communities of Practice. It is a tool of the Web 2.0 era. CoPe_it! complies with collaborative learning principles and practices, and provides members of communities engaged in argumentative discussions and decision making processes with the appropriate means to collaborate towards the solution of diverse issues. It builds on an incremental formalization approach, which is achieved through the consideration of alternative projections of a collaborative workspace, as well as through mechanisms


supporting switching from one projection to another. CoPe_it! is running at http://copeit.cti.gr

EVE: A platform for Networked Virtual Environments

Platform EVE aims at the collaboration and communication of its members for supporting a learning process. The platform constitutes of multiple-use virtual worlds where the learning process takes place, fully supported through all required functionalities present in these Virtual Worlds. These virtual worlds support all the necessary tools for the effective completion of the educational process. The platform creates 3D virtual environments where the users represented by avatars, can interact both with the system and other participants of the same virtual environment as well. Thus, a high sense of realism is achieved for the actions that take place within a learning session.

URL: http://ouranos.ceid.upatras.gr/VR/

peRSSonal system

“peRSSonal”, an abbreviation for "personalized RSS", is a complete mechanism which crawls the web for news articles, processes the texts and extracts keywords, categorizes the articles and automatically generates summaries of them, to finally be presented to the end user as personal-ised content. The data are presented either though the peRSSonal portal, or though RSS feeds generated by the portal. The key Innovative features of the system are its multiple layer development, the integration of multiple Information Retrieval and Information Processing algorithms into one a single system and its ability to adapt to each user’s particular needs and preferences. The system is located under the URL:

http://perssonal.ceid.upatras.gr:8081/perssonal/

«Tourism Portal»

Integrated Tourism Portal focusing on Tourism Entrepreneurship www.e-ionia.gr

System for the promotion and ppresentation of GIS-based Tourism Iiinformation over mobile deviceshttp://www.e-ionia.gr/main.php?p_id=1&no_i=yes (link: mobile Ionian Islands)

«Resource Management System»

Software for data collection of aavailable information resources and ffor the presentation of statistical rresults (Resource management System)

http://survey.sch.gr

“Virtual Exhibitions” Application”

http://thaleia.westgate.gr/aristhot/v_exposure/

«Environment and Health monitoring system»

http://thaleia.westgate.gr/enhance/page_en/surveillance.htm

«Virtual Tourist Routes application»

http://www.e-ionia.gr/main.php?menu=virtual

«Specialized search engine for Tourism Information»

http://www.e-ionia.gr/main.php?menu=ehotel

“DAMS”

The Digital Assets Management System, DAMS is the result of a Sector internal project.


It provides a set of support functions for digital asset production, archiving, documentation and software management with the following subsystems:

The Digital Content subsystem can be linked with devices for digital asset production, and for storage of tokens as digital image, video, sound and/or as three-dimensional display files. This subsystem can also connect to devices for distributing digital copy files to different members of a project team for further handling.

The Documentation subsystem supports international standards for archive description with multiple classification levels, including the prevailing and established international standards (e.g. the Dublin Core). The system supports customized search based on multiple fields and the creation and monitoring of workflows with time and deadline assignment and the possibility to use alternative processing scenarios.

The Management subsystem is responsible for data management and system security. A relational database is used for storing the information that defines each token with capabilities for indexing and interrelating all the alternative forms of the source digital tokens.

The system also supports a set of Special Functions such as the use of terminological thesauri during search, file processing and display using special integrated tools and viewers/players, as well as interfacing with external applications.

The system is developed on the .NET platform with a Microsoft SQL 2005 Server Database, while the file storage system is implemented on a Microsoft Windows 2003 Server.

“PNYKA”

PNYKA is an Electronic Voting System via the Internet that was developed in the framework of a research project funded by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT). The system was designed using formal risk assessment and management methods such as the CORAS framework, thus highlighting the importance of gaining public confidence. The system architecture is distributed and it includes the following subsystems:

The Core subsystem implements a robust cryptographic protocol which uses a key shared among non trustworthy entities and the Elgamal homomorphic encryption. It is suitable for large-scale elections.

The Registration/Authentication subsystem is responsible for creating the electoral register and for authenticating voter identity. For this purpose it adopts the hierarchical Public Key Infrastructure.

The Election subsystem manages the electronic casting of votes by the registered voters which is supported by a powerful logging/auditing mechanism.

The Vote Count/Verification subsystem calculates the vote results. The count is carried out on two levels: locally by each electoral authority and globally by the Central Authority which in this way verifies the final result that is then announced on a public announcement board.

The Management subsystem is responsible for entering the parameters of the election, creating the ballots, activating the required security operations according to the type of election (e.g. opinion poll, voting process), etc.

The system was developed with the extensive use of open source software tools such as


the Bouncy Castle cryptographic library, the OpenCA hierarchical PKI infrastructure software, the OpenVPN software for creating safe links, the PostgreSQL database, the Apache Tomcat server. Java was the main programming language used.

Towards the application of the system for large-scale voting processes (e.g. national elections) performance analysis was conducted by extensive simulation experiments and the results

“IATROLEXI”

The volume of medical and biomedical information produced by the medical society on a daily basis in the contemporary world is massive and ever-increasing and perhaps still difficult to express in a simple and straightforward manner. The sources for this material are many (health institutions, educational organizations, institutional bodies, etc.). Means of distribution have changed over time but the digital form now tends to prevail completely. Cyberspace (the World Wide Web) is the dominant delivery medium in terms of size. The inevitable question that arises is whether it is possible and if so how, this information overload can be used effectively and converted to knowledge.

Today, the simple user (researcher, patient, etc.) is equipped with rather unsophisticated tools to support search and navigation of medical information. These are simple general purpose search engines that provide only the possibility to use certain logical expressions.

For the Greek language and its intrinsic idiosyncrasies (complex morphology, evolution through the ages, etc.) the problems are even more severe.

The IATROLEXI project (www.iatrolexi.gr) has developed the critical infrastructure for high-level natural language processing in the biomedicine domain and the Greek language that will assist the average user, the researcher or any other interested party, in improving search and navigation capabilities, as well as in any other form of processing biomedical data. A major project deliverable and demonstration tool is a specialised search engine using an ontology to provide the user with results that are more precise, accurate and therefore more useful. The ontology and tools developed can be adapted, extended and enriched in order to be used as the basis for more applications (indexing medical texts, text annotation, processing of derived health institutions, measuring quality of health services, etc.).


Free of charge

Fee based


Project based


See 12. Products and services


See 12. Products and services



See extended information at http://www.cti.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=232

Funding Sources

� General Secretariat for Research and technology

� Other Ministries and national organisations


� Sales, licenses and services


Collaboration with other research institutions and universities, industrial companies and government agencies is actively sought.

Cultural and Educational Technology Institute/ “Athena” R.C.


Full Address: Miaouli 31B, 67100 Xanthi, Greece

Website: www.ceti.gr

Title and Name of the Director: Prof. Christodoulos Chamzas

Contact Person

Name: Katerina Karamalidou

Position: Head of Administration Department

Tel: +30-25410-78787



1998


ILSP – Institute for Language and Speech Processing

ISI – Industrial Systems Institute

IRNET – Institute for Networking Research and Innovation

IMIS – Institute for the Management of Information Systems

CORALLIA – Hellenic Technology Clusters Initiative

SPU – Space Programme Unit

DCU – Digital Curation Unit


1 M € per year



Regional

National

International


Cultural Heritage, Archaeometry, Multimedia, Computational Systems and Applications, Educational Technology and e-Learning.


Cultural Heritage Department:

- Archiving, study, presentation and publication of Cultural Heritage employing traditional methods and new technologies.Cultural Databases.

- 3D reconstructions.

- Archaeological GIS.

- Research and publication of ancient pottery.

- Research in the field of Archaeology.

- Participation in a Archaeological Excavation (Karabournaki).

Archaeometry Department:

- Archaeological dating and authentication (TL, OSL) of ceramic and glass objects, as well as geological materials.

- Stoichiometric chemical analysis (AAS) of ceramics and clays.

- Non-destructive stoichiometric analysis of inorganic materials (µ-XRF spectroscopy).

- Organic residue analysis (LC-MS-MS).

- Digital X-ray radiography of cultural objects.

- Optical stereo-microscopy of inorganic materials for petrographic, characterization and erosion studies.

- Basic research for the TL and OSL characteristics of materials of interest in dating measurements and dosimetry.

Educational Technology Department:

- Adaptive Learning – Development of Educational Adaptive Hypermedia Systems.

- Educational software for primary and secondary schools. Development of software tools for teaching and studying in a multi-disciplinary form.

- E-learning courses for adult training. Development of online courses on the administration of cultural and environmental resources.

- Training for educators on the pedagogical use of Information Technologies.

- Development of learning objects. Development of simulations based on exploratory educational software and didactical scenarios.

- Tele-education and e-learning systems.

Multimedia Department:

- Techniques for 2D/3D digitization, digital data storage, archiving and dissemination.

- Multimedia applications, CD/DVD-ROM titles, Web sites, audiovisual content.


- Virtual reality applications and interactive 3D visualizations.

- Internet-powered multimedia databases.

- GIS applications.

- Metadata models and descriptions (MPEG-7).

- Imaging: image processing, segmentation, analysis, compression

Computational Systems & Applications Department:

- Personalized computational systems and services.

- Digital libraries & document image analysis.

- Efficient processing and management of complex cultural objects and content.



- Interdisciplinary approach of sciences with humanities.

- Research in the field of museology.

- Study and publication of archaeological excavation data.

- Pottery databank for ancient ceramics.

- New technologies in museums and archaeological sites.


- Electronic microscopy of artefacts for stoichiometric and petrographic analysis, microstructure studies and erosion determination.

- Petrographic analysis of inorganic materials (XRD spectroscopy).

- Multispectral imaging and analysis of artefacts and works of art.

Computational Systems & Applications Department:

- Mobile, personalised and urban computing.

- Intelligent man – machine interfaces.

- Industrial training systems.

- Innovation management.Number and qualification of the employed personnel





Number of doctoral and graduate students - researchers: 20

Offered services


� Documentation, archiving, study, presentation and publication of cultural heritage employing traditional methods as well as new technologies.

� Cultural Databases.

� 3D reconstructions.

� Archaeological GIS.


� Introduction of new technologies in Museums and Archaeological Sites.


� Molecular Chemical Analysis (LC-MS/MS): (1) Organic residue analysis of pottery and other ancient material. Study of living conditions, dietary and social customs, decay consuetude, e.t.c. (2) Bone and tissues analysis. Assumption of biochemical data. (3) Analysis – identification of pigments, paints and inks of artefacts, books and manuscripts. Validation, reconstruction and authentication control.

� Elemental Chemical Analysis: (1) Micro X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (µ-XRF) for non destructive qualitative and quantitative elemental determination of pottery, metals and glass objects. Characterization, provenance and elucidation of production methods. (2)Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) for sensitive trace-level qualitative and quantitative elemental determination of materials. Wide range of application. Characterization, provenance and elucidation of production methods.

� Dating of pottery and other geological materials: (1) Thermo-luminescence (TL) and Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) of pottery and other geological material. (2) Authentication control of pottery and other inorganic artefacts.

� X-Ray Radiography: Digital X-Ray Radiography of cultural objects and artefacts. Study of inner structures and paintings, determination of former interferences and alterations, authentication control

� Optical Microscopy (Stereoscopy): Surface characterization, study of corrosion.

� Other analysis – measurements: Multi-spectral mapping and colour determination of artefacts, determination of porosity and hardness, ultraviolet – visible Spectroscopy (UV-Vis), thick source a-counting for natural radioactives.


� 2D/ 3D digitization of cultural or educational content.

� Consulting and organisation of strategies for digital data storage, archiving, management and dissemination (publishing) of cultural or educational content.

� Multimedia applications, CD/ DVD-ROM titles.

� Web sites, web-portals.

� Internet-powered multimedia databases.

� Virtual reality applications / interactive 3D visualisations.

� GIS applications for cultural heritage applications.

� Specific imaging applications in the fields of image processing, segmentation, analysis and compression.

“Clepsydra” - Centre for the Digitization of Cultural Heritage:

� Digitization of documents, manuscripts, books, films and audiovisual content.

� Digital curation, documentation, organization, management of information.

� Display and dissemination of information.

� 3D digitization of objects.

� 3D digitization of monuments and architecturals.

� 3D digitization of urban and open areas.

� Virtual reality.


Computational Systems and Applications:

� Web-based and intelligent systems applications in culture, education and industry.

� Digital document analysis and processing for digital libraries.

� ICT Training for public and private sector.

� Innovation transfer and innovation management.

� Smart and large-scale data processing and analysis.

Equipment


1) Digital Recording Laboratory.

� High quality digital photographic equipment and digitizers.

� High resolution flatbed, microfilm and book scanning devices.

� Film printing station.

� Multispectral camera system.

2) 3-D imaging Laboratory

� High resolution laser 3-D scanner and 3-D photo camera.

� Medium resolution 3-D photographic digitization system.

3) Audio-Visual Studio

� Professional DV camera and DV/VHS video recording system with professional monitoring systems.

� Professional audio mixing equipment.

� Integrated audio system.


� Liquid Chromatography – Triple Quadrupole Tandem Mass Spectroscopy system (LC-MS/MS)

� Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy system (AAS) with flame, graphite furnace and hydride generator atomization system

� Compact micro X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy system (µ-XRF)

� Thermo-Luminescence (TL) and Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) determination system

� Digital X-Ray Radiography system

� Stereo-Microscopy system


Fee based

Project based


ISO 9001 : 2000/ EN ISO 9001 : 2000 (TÜV Hellas (TÜV NORD) S.A. Certification Body)

Quality Management System for the scope:

1. Management of Programmes, Measures and Actions as Final Beneficiary of


Operational Programmes.

2. The design and maturing of programmes and projects, for the management of procurements, tenders, and contracts and for selecting beneficiaries and contractors.

3. Schedule, implementation, monitoring, control and validation of project/ programme deliverables.

4. Project Management.

5. Software Development.

6. Development of Educational Software.

7. Services on 3D Digitization of Cultural Heritage.

(Certificate Registration No. 041080015)


� “iLearn2Main - Industrial Training System for the Modern Manufacturing Enterprise”, Transfer of Innovation Multilateral Project, Education & Training Directorate, European Commission, through the UK National Authority of the Leonardo da Vinci Lifelong Learning Programme

� EVETE - Empowerment of Vocational Education and Training by Improving the e-Learning Competencies of Teachers and Trainers, LEONARDO DA VINCI Community Vocational Training Action Programme

� “Cooperation and transfer of know-how”, INTERREG IIIA/ PHARE CBC GREECE - BULGARIA, AXE 2.3 “Collaboration of Academic and Research Institutions”, ACTION: “Development of common educational activities”

Funding Sources

GSRT – General Secretariat for Research and Technology

Education & Training Directorate, European Commission

National and EU Programs and Projects

Services & Tenders


Participation in networks and RTD collaborations in all areas relevant to our main research interests and areas of expertise: FP7 (Cooperation, Ideas, People, Capacities), Lifelong Learning, eContentPlus, ICT PSP, Interreg, Innovation Networks and Clusters, Regional Innovation, COST actions etc.)

Institute for the Management of Information Systems/"Athena" – Research

and Innovation Center in Information, Communication and Knowledge

Technologies (IMIS / “Athena” RC)


Full Address: G. Mpakou 17, 11524, Athens

Website: http://www.imis.athena-innovation.gr/


Title and Name of the Director: Prof. Timoleon Sellis

Contact Person

Name: Nelly Apostolopoulou

Position: Head of Administration

Tel: 210 - 6990522



2003


The Institute for the Management of Information Systems (IMIS) is operating under the “Athena” - Research and Innovation Center in Information, Communication and Knowledge Technologies.


~ 0,5


International


� Carrying out research, developing applications and products and providing services in the field of information management and large scale information systems.

� Carrying out research in the field of databases, information system technologies and large scale applications within the framework of various research programmes.

� Developing, evaluating and transferring to the production sector software technologies regarding e-business, e-government, e-learning information systems.

� Modelling, developing and testing simulation platforms of large research and technological development systems (e.g. administration & management systems).

� Certifying software products.

� Testing and comparing new technologies and innovative services.


The current focus of research at IMIS / “Athena” RC is on the following areas:

� Workflows to support integrating data and information as well as system interoperability; emphasis is given on applications in the areas of Digital Libraries, Ontology Engineering and Data Warehouses.

� Large Scale Distributed Information Systems with emphasis on Real-Time Information Systems (sensor networks, peer-to-peer systems etc), Component-based systems, Grid-based systems.

� Web Information systems with emphasis on semantic web issues and in particular on modelling of data and services through the use of ontologies (RDF, description logics, etc), query processing and optimization.



The ultimate long-term goal of the research carried out by IMIS / “Athena” RC is to develop algorithms, solutions and systems to support large-scale, distributed information systems.






Offered services

Services in the field of information management and large scale information systems.

Equipment

Servers & Workstations


Fee based

Project based


“Athena” - Research Centre has been certified according to the standard ISO 9001 : 2000 and has established and applies a Quality Management System for the scope:

� Management of Programmes, Measures and Actions as Final Beneficiary of Operational Programmes.

� The design and maturing of programmes and projects, for the management of procurements, tenders, and contracts and for selecting beneficiaries and contractors.

� Schedule, implementation, monitoring, control and validation of project/programme deliverables.

� Project Management.

� Software Development.


� Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7)

Funding Sources

� Greek Government



� Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7)


Research and Innovation Centre in Information, Communication and Knowledge Technologies – “Athena”


Full Address: G.Anastasiou 13, 11524, Athens, Greece

Website: www.athena-innovation.gr

Title and Name of the Director: prof. George Carayannis

Contact Person

Name: Anastasios Patrikakos

Position: Head, Technology Transfer Office

Tel: +302106875324



1991 (first institute), 2003 (multi-institute centre)


±5Μ€


Regional

National

International


� Language and Culture Technologies

� Large information systems

� Multimodal and Multilingual information processing

� E-learning

� E-government

� Networks, grid and cloud computing

� Industry automation software

� Digital Curation technologies

� Sustainable development

� Space technologies


� Speech synthesis and recognition

� Web based learning

� Language Corpora

� Ontologies and semantic web


� Machine translation

� Next generation broadband networks

� 3D digitisation

� media monitoring

� Assistive technologies for disabled persons

� Remote sensing analysis


� Free and emotional speech recognition

� Free text machine translation

� Speech enabled applications and appliances

� Semantic browsing

� Intelligent Digital cultural content management systems






Offered services

� Corpus based services

� Embedding voice interaction capabilities

� Archaeometry

� Digitisation

� Web based language learning


Free of charge

Fee based


Project based


Grapheme2phoneme transcription

EBMT algorithm


Voice-in (www.voice-in.gr)

LibrisTech (www.libristech.gr)

Qualia (www.qualia.gr)

Innoetics (www.innoetics.com)


Cognitron (www.cognitron.gr)


ISO 9001


EETN

ELRA

ELDA

ELSNET

EACL

IEEE


http://www.ilsp.gr/research_eng.html

http://www.ipet.gr/index.php?lang=en&mod=projects

http://www.isi.gr/en/projects/ec.html

http://www.dcu.gr/dcu/site/Projects/t_docpage?doc=/Documents/projects/dariahproject

Funding Sources

� Ministry of Development

� EU

� Other Ministries and national organisations

� Sales, licenses and services


� Collaborative R&D projects

� Joint ventures

� Licensing

INTRASOFT International SA


Full Address: 19.3 km Markopoulou Peania Avenue

Website: http://www.intrasoft-intl.com

Title and Name of the Director: Mr. Sakis Kotsis

Contact Person

Name: Kostas Thiveos

Position: Senior Consultant, Research and Innovation Development

Tel: +30 210 6876483




1996


Subsidiary of the INTRACOM Group.


60,7M€ (2007)


International


Information and Communication Technology services mainly in the public sector, including international and national organisations


Software engineering, web services, semantics, advanced content management services, knowledge management, interoperability and integration technologies, e-government, e-business.


Software engineering, advanced content management services


Number of Professors: -




Equipment

PCs and servers


ISO 9001:2000


Networked European Software and Services Initiative (NESSI): the European Technology Platform dedicated to Software and Services.


FP7 ICT, eContentPlus, eTEN, Lifelong Learning Programme

Funding Sources

Own (internal) funding and EC contribution (co-funding)



Depending on the research area and the needs of the research idea/proposal/project each time, we may seek for: technology providers, renowned scientific/research institutions, user organisations, public authorities, etc

NATIONAL DOCUMENTATION CENTRE/ NATIONAL HELLENIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION, EKT/NHRF


Full Address: 48 Vas.Constantinou Ave, 116 35 Athens , Greece

Website:http://www.ekt.gr

Title and Name of the Director: Mr Evangelos Bouboukas

Contact Person

Name:Georgia Mazioti

Position: NCP for ICT /FP7, Department of Strategic Planning and Development

Tel:+30 210 7273 925

Email:[email protected]


Founded in 1980


EKT is integrated with the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF) and is supervised by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology of the Ministry for Development.


Regional

National

International


EKT is involved in a wide range of activities, that could be grouped under the following general categories:

� Activities targeted at the Dissemination of Science & Technology (S&T) Content

To meet the information needs of the Hellenic scientific, research and business community, and to promote the use of electronic information services, EKT:

- Collects and digitises Greek S&T content

- Digitises and provides online access to the National Archive of PhD Theses (over 13,500 digitised documents)

- Develops, hosts and provides online access to Greek S&T databases


- Hosts and offers international S&T databases

- Develops a Digital S&T Library

- Operates an Electronic Reading Room

- Develops software tools for content management

- Operates the EKT/NHRF S&T Library

- Provides S&T information retrieval services (bibliographic references, citation indexes and impact factors) by combining and exploiting a wide range of resources including more than 1,300 international and Hellenic databases

- Provides document ordering services of scientific articles published in journals, books, conference proceedings, doctoral theses, technical reports, patent licenses, etc.

� Activities targeted at Libraries

The support of library services and their networking have been among EKT's main activities, since the first years of its operation. Within this scope, EKT:

- Develops, co-ordinates and operates the National Network of Science and Technology Libraries (NNSTL) consisting of 233 member-libraries

- Develops and provides (in printed and digital form) the Union Catalogue of Journals of the Hellenic S&T libraries (27,000 titles from the collections of 233 libraries)

- Develops and provides the NNSTL with an Interlibrary Loan System (online full text document ordering and delivery system)

- Develops and provides the bibliographical database ARGOS, a union catalogue of the collections of Hellenic Institutions and foreign Archaeological Schools located in Greece and carrying out research on Hellenic culture

- Develops, publishes and provides modern bibliographical tools and manuals for library management (classification systems, cataloguing manuals, terms/authors/publishers authority files, lists of subject headings, publishers, etc.)

- Provides the Greek translation of the 13th Abridged Edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification System

- Develops and provides the Library Automation Software System ABEKT, operating in more than 2,000 libraries in Greece

- Customises and installs ABEKT in libraries of organisations requiring electronic management of their collections, and provides the necessary training for their personnel

- Supports the automated operations of 19 Central Public Libraries and their mobile units, as well as 500 School Libraries

- Supports the ISBN and ISSN division of the National Library of Greece

� Activities targeted at the Support of Cooperation in RTD Projects

The exploitation of a wide range of information sources and EKT's participation in European networks enables it to:

- Inform and support Hellenic organisations and business enterprises to


successfully participate in European RTD projects (National Contact Point for the 6th Framework Programme for RTD of the European Union).

- Register the research activities in Greece and create, host and provide online access to national databases reflecting research projects, results, organizations, etc.

- Develop the CORDIS (Community Research & Development Information Service) Member States Service for Greece

� Activities targeted at Linking Research with Industry

EKT operates the Enterprise Europe Network is the largest network of contact points providing information and advice to EU companies on EU matters, in particular small and medium enterprises (SMEs). We provide practical answers to specific questions in your language.

The network offers concrete and effective solutions to entrepreneurs and companies in more than 40 countries, including the 27 EU member states, three EU candidate countries (Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey), members of the European Economic Area (EEA) and other participating third countries.

The network will also improve the relationship between the European Commission and business. Network representatives will provide the Commission with regular feedback on EU policy, the difficulties SMEs face operating in the EU and the effectiveness of the EU’s programmes. All this will help shape EU law that is more business-friendly and will stimulate growth and competitiveness across the EU. The network is there to support the European Commission and help it to assist the business community.

EKT acted as coordinator of the Hellenic Value Relay Centre for the period of 1994-1998 and Hellenic Innovation Relay Centre (HIRC) for the period of 1998-2008 being one of the founding members of the IRC network (starting in a pilot phase as HERA project as early as 1991). Since those days its mission has been, and continues to be, to serve as a central node in the National Innovation System. EKT has established strong roots within the Greek business and research communities. Consisting of partners with close links to Greek industries, both vertically and horizontally, and through the vast experience accumulated in all these years, EKT has succeeded not only to secure a very large client base but also, and perhaps more important, to establish itself as a point of reference for innovation and technology transfer. EKT/HIRC has a concrete record of success stories achieved since its inception. It has been actively involved in the organization of numerous important TT events, and has also played a central role in a number of Thematic Groups in the IRC Network. For those achievements and because of the very strong ties HIRC has built through all these years with the Network, it has been voted among the best IRCs in three consecutive occasions (Nuremberg, November 2002; Vienna, June 2004; and Tartu, September 2006). Since the 1st of January 2008 EKT/NHRF undertook the coordination of CIP-Hellas, the Greek node of the newly established Enterprise Europe Network.

In addition, EKT is engaged in several horizontal activities such as:

- Consultancy Services, Training Seminars, HelpDesks, Organisation of Information


Days, Workshops and Conferences, Participation in Exhibitions, Conferences and Fora Publications, Online Services.

- The financial resources of the Centre include funds from the Annual State Budget and the Public Investment Programme, as well as from competitive national and European programmes and networks, and services to third parties.

- A large part of the public funding is channelled into the development of infrastructure and know-how with medium- and long-term benefits in areas related to the content of Science & Technology in the Information Society.


EKT's services aim at the country's entire scientific and business community, universities, research centres, enterprises and public and private sector bodies. It:

- Provides Science & Technology (S&T) information services

- Operates the Science and Technology Digital Library

- Develops and promotes Greek digital content, such as the National Archive of PhD Theses

- Supports the automation and networking of libraries and develops state-of-the-art library tools

- Provides information on research and innovation

- Stimulates and supports the participation of Greek organisations in competitive European research programmes

- Disseminates research results and innovative technologies to the market.

With highly skilled, experienced staff and specialised technological infrastructure, EKT covers the scientific needs all over the country. Furthermore, it monitors international trends, develops collaborations and networks and participates in national and European projects that geographically cover Europe, Eastern European Countries and Russia, as well as the Mediterranean, West Balkan, Middle East and Black Sea regions. Its activities contribute to the development of the Information Society and to the promotion of Innovation.


The National Documentation Centre’s vision is to provide access to scientific knowledge for everyone, in order to promote research, innovation and competitiveness.

Its mission is to establish frontier infrastructure for the development, organisation and provision of scientific content.

To this end, it is currently developing an open access digital repository for scientific content and international e-journals, focusing on biosciences and the humanities. It is also responsible for collecting and disseminating the scientific knowledge produced by the National Hellenic Research Foundation.

Through these initiatives, the National Documentation Centre

- Utilises its frontier technology in the sector of digital libraries and digital content services;

- It covers the information needs of the country’s scientific and business community, and


- It contributes to the development of the Knowledge Society and the promotion of Innovation in Greece.


HUMAN RESOURCES

EKT’s human resources are the driving force for the realisation of its goals. Around 75% of personnel have university education, in diverse fields, from physical sciences and engineering to social sciences. Today, 80 people are working at the Centre, either as permanent staff or under project-related contracts. The vast majority has significant experience and know-how in the organisation’s areas of activity.

Offered services

Intermediary Information Services, Electronic Reading Room, Wireless Broadband Network, Terminal Services, etc

Equipment

30 servers, SAN 80Tb, Firewall, 80 PCs, backup with 3 tape libraries

EKT disposes the most developed technological infrastructures in the country concerning IT systems for organising, managing and providing S&T information. They include high-performance servers and processors, databases of high capacity, digitisation systems and equipment for teleconferencing, e-learning and electronic publications, an Electronic Reading Room, as well as systems for data and communication security, connecting with high speed networks.


Free of charge


Wireless Broadband Network: A high-speed wireless broadband network operates on the NHRF's ground floor, supporting the operation of the Electronic Reading Room and providing public access to the Web.

Innovation Relay Centres Network (1995 -2008) The mission of the IRCs is to support innovation and transnational technological co-operation in Europe with a range of specialised business support services. IRC services are primarily targeted at technology-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but are also available to large companies, research institutes, universities, technology centres and innovation agencies. EKT participated as the coordinator of the Hellenic Innovation Relay Centre, consisted of 6 partners and 4 subcontractors.

NCP Network

Information and support services on research programmes: EKT operates as National Contact Point for the European Framework Programmes and other competitive research programmes of the EU. It efficiently supports Greek researchers and SMEs, at all stages of preparation and submission of proposals, through services such as: operation of a Helpdesk, organisation of information events all over Greece, development of special websites, publication and dissemination of information material, monitoring the national participation, provision of consultancy services and support to partner searches


across Europe. CORDIS-Correspondents and National Information Providers Network

Since 1992 EKT is involved in the CORDIS Correspondents Network and since 1991 in the National Information Providers Network developing in collaboration with CORDIS the Greek National CORDIS web site.

Enterprise Europe Network

The Enterprise Europe Network is the largest network of contact points providing information and advice to EU companies on EU matters, in particular small and medium enterprises (SMEs). We provide practical answers to specific questions in your language.

SMEs go Health Network

"SMEs go Health" is an initiative of the EU Commission supported by a network of experts and NCPs in 30 countries. "SMEs go Health" supports the successful participation of research centers, universities and innovative SMEs in EU-funded "HEALTH" research projects.

Idealist Network

The Ideal-ist network is co-financed by the European Commission and has 49 national representatives in all Member States, Candidate Countries and Associated States, as well as Western Balkan Countries, Newly Independent States and Mediterranean Countries. Ideal-ist collaborates through a broad geographical network with partners in Third Countries such as China, Brazil, India, Canada, South Africa, South East Asia, Australia, and New Zealand in-line with the international cooperation strategy of the European Commission.By collaborating with other European projects Ideal-ist is continuously extending the access to its partner search service.


New collaborations and networking with research organisations and other stakeholders lead to the expansion of EKT’s activities and to the wider dissemination of its services to the public. To this end, it participates in national and European research programmes and networks that geographically cover Europe, Eastern European Countries and Russia as well as the Mediterranean, West Balkan, Middle East and Black Sea regions. These activities contribute to the development of the Information Society and to the promotion of innovation.

Current participation: 6FP participation: ERA-MED: Coordination, PROMED Access (partner), ERA-WESTBALKAN + (partner), IDEAL-IST 7FP (partner), 7FP participation: RUSERA-EXE (partner), KYR-LIB-NET (partner), CIP-Hellas: Coordination, Networking NCPs (EURO-Ris-NET: Coordination, RESPOT-Net: Coordination, TRANS-REG NCP, Net4Society: Participation)

Funding Sources

The financial resources of the Centre include funds from the Annual State Budget and the Public Investment Programme, as well as from competitive national and European programmes and networks, and services to third parties. Furthermore, EKT modernises its technological infrastructure, monitors international trends and expands its human resources through the implementation of research and development projects


SingularLogic SA


Full Address: Al. Panagouli & Sinisoglou, N. Ionia / Attika, Greece

Website: www.singularlogic.eu

Title and Name of the Director: Marika Labrou (SingularLogic Integrator – General Manager)

Contact Person

Name: Stelios Pantelopoulos

Position: Head of European Projects Department

Tel: +30-210-6266260


Year of establishment:

1984


58 meuros


National

International

Mainly National (in Greece). Operating also in Bulgaria, Romania and Cyprus


� Software for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

� Integrated IT Solutions and Services for Large Companies & Organisations

� IT projects for the Public Sector


� Technological areas

- Enterprise Interoperability

- Software and components integration

- Software Engineering

- Grid utilities and middleware

- Speech Technologies

- Intelligent Agents technologies

- Data mining

� Business Sectors

- Business Software Applications for the SMEs

- eBusiness and eGovernment Services


- Services for the elderly and disabled people

- Smart home solutions







Fee based


Project based


ISO 9001


� FP7-ICT

� FP7-Research for the SMEs

� FP6-IST

� EQUAL

� Article 6

Funding Sources

� European Commission – DG IST

� Ministry of Development – General Secretariat of Research and Technology


Related to our research areas of interest


5.5. Renewable Energy

Alternative Energy Conversion Systems Laboratory, (LAECS) Department of

Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (DMIE) of the University of Thessaly


Full Address: University of Thessaly, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, 38334, Pedion Areos, Volos

Website: http://www.mie.uth.gr/n_labs_main.asp?id=4

Title and Name of the Director: Panagiotis Tsiakaras

Contact Person

Name: Panagiotis Tsiakaras

Position: Head

Tel: +3024210-74081/66/65



1990


Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (DMIE) of the University of Thessaly


National

International


The LAECS exhibits educational and research activities in various scientific fields such as of:

� Computational and Applied Thermodynamics

� Catalytic and Electrochemical Process Engineering

� Energy Conversion Systems

� Catalyst and Reactor Design

� Pollution Control Technology

� Fuel Cells Technology

The basic scope of the LAECS operation is:

� to cover the educational and research requirements of the under- and post-graduate curricula of the DMIE

� R&D activities provide technological development

� to confront real problems in the branches of scientific research and industry














Offered services

� Concerning energy issues and more specifically renewable energy sources' utilization (biomass), catalytic combustion of natural gas etc.

� Concerning pollution abatement technology, particularly catalytic methods of air pollutants' management

Equipment

Among the main devices of the LAECS are the following:

� Mass Spectrometeter - Omnistar, Balzers

� FID/TCD chromatograph - Perlkin Elmer SIGMA 300

� TCD chromatograph - Shimadzu GC 14B

� TCD/FID chromatograph - Shimadzu GC 14B

� Gas analyzers (CH4, CO2, CO, O2, H2, NOx) - Hartmann & Braun, Advance Optima

� Nitrogen oxides analyzer - Signal model 2000

� Electrochemical Potentiostat/Galvanostat System, Function Generator - AMEL SYSTEM 5000

� Digital Mass Flow Controllers - Brooks 5800 series

� Temperature selection and measurement devices - DIGITEK, JUMO

� Voltometers-Amperometers

� Digital Oscillator - KENWOOD, DCS 8200

� Software programs - Turbochrom, Advantech Genie, Class - VP, PC - MULTILAB , CorrWare

� High temperature ovens (1.2 kW, max temperature 1200 oC)

� Dual syringe pump KDScientific


Fee based



Project based


Publications: http://www.mie.uth.gr/n_publications.asp?a=2&cid=2&id=4


Ethanol combustion in a solid oxide fuel cell for electrical power generation aided study- INTAS Project, 100.000€, 2000-3

Funding Sources

International, national funding


Looking for RTD cooperation with research entities, univ. departments and companies from Europe and abroad on







CENTRE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES (CRES)


Full Address: 19th Km Marathon Avenue, 19009 Pikermi, GREECE

Website: www.cres.gr

Title and Name of the Director: Ioannis Agapitides, President of CRES

Contact Person

Name: Dr. Panagiotis Chaviaropoulos

Position: Director of Renewable Energy Sources Division

Tel: +30 210 6603350



1987


CRES is a public entity, supervised by the Ministry of Development, General Secretariat of Research and Technology, and has financial and administrative independence.



7.000 M€


National

International


Τhe Centre for Renewable Energy Sources is both a well-established R&TD institute in the fields of RES and RUE, while at the same time it is the national centre/agency for the Energy Policy and Planning decision support, and promotion of renewable energies and energy saving in Greece, supervised by the GSRT of the Ministry of Development. More specifically CRES:

� is the official Greek government consultant on matters of RES/RUE/ES national policy, strategy and planning

� carries out applied research and develops innovative technologies which are both technically/economically viable and environment-friendly

� organizes, supervises and carries out demonstration and pilot projects, to promote the above technologies

� implements commercial RES/RUE/ES applications in relevant energy projects of the private sector, the local authorities, professional associations, etc.

� disseminates technology in its areas of expertise and provides reliable information and support to any interested organization and investor

� provides technical services and advice, in the form of specialized know how and information, to third parties

� organizes and/or participates in technical and scientific seminars, educational programmes, specialized training courses, meetings, etc.


CRES is active in the following thematic areas: Wind Energy, Biomass, Geothermal Energy, Solar Thermal, PV Technology and Distributed Generation, Water Technologies and Hydrogen Technologies in connection with RES.

Main activities of CRES includes:

� Applied Research programmes in the field of RES technologies aiming to the development of advanced products and services

� Pilot projects on RES technologies

� Development of CRES infrastructure regarding measurements and testing of RES applications

� Development of experimental and theoretical procedures for assessing RES performance, taking into account country specific (complex terrain for instance) parameters

� Design and verification of RES prototypes and systems

� Development of monitoring and control techniques for RES application and


integration

� Development of resource assessment techniques

� Numerical methods for the simulation of RES performance

� Contribution to the development of certification systems for RES technologies

� Participation in international human networks and working groups related to research, measurements and testing, standardisation and certification

� Exploitation of the research products in the commercial sector providing high quality services


same as current research areas and topics






Offered services

The Laboratory for Wind Turbine Testing of the Wind Energy Sector of CRES, accredited as a testing laboratory by DAP according to the International Standard ISO/IEC 1702, provide the following services (all included in accreditation scope):

� Measurement of wind turbine power curve

� Load measurement on wind turbines

� Measurement of noise emitted from a wind turbine at the source

� Measurement of noise emitted from a wind turbine at the point of the receiver

� Wind Turbine Power quality measurements

� Experimental definition of wind turbine blade static strength

� Experimental definition of wind turbine blade dynamic behaviour

� Calibration of anemometers

� Measurements of Wind Potential

The services provided to the private sector by the Biomass department are feasibility studies covering the following areas:

� Biomass supply chains for energy and liquid biofuels

� Energy cropping for selected annual and perennial species suitable for the Greek soil climatic conditions.

The services provided by the Geothermal department are application studies, engineering design and supervision during construction of geothermal applications, Geothermal Reservoir Engineering as well as Geothermal Field Utilization Monitoring.

The services provided by the Solar systems department are feasibility Studies, basic designs, monitoring of installations mainly addressed to the tourism sector as well as to process industries. A large activity is to be developed for the building sector in which


hospitals, sport centres and leisure facility buildings are the most important target group.

Testing activities undertaken by the Department of PV Systems & Distributed Generation include:

� Batteries of various technologies measurement and testing, according to international standards or specific user needs.

� Hybrid PV system operation evaluation, mainly for weak grid applications.

� Power generation system energy measurements.

� PV station operation assessment.

� Power electronic equipment measurement and testing, regarding efficiency measurements, energy quality analysis, noise and operating temperature measurements.

� Solar generators of various types and technologies testing, using solar simulator or outdoor testing.

� Inverter and charge controller testing

� Solar irradiation measurements.

� Reference cell calibration.

� PV installations feasibility studies.

� PV systems design and sizing.

� PV pump evaluation.

� Electric vehicle testing and evaluation.

For Small Hydroelectric Plants (SHE), D-RES main target is to support potential investors and the market along the following lines:

� undertaking special studies and taking outdoor measurements which will estimate the available hydro potential of a site,

� carrying out field measurements to assess the electromechanical equipment of SHE and

� developing the suitable know-how for local electromechanical equipment construction of small units and offering technical support for the refurbishment of old equipment

Equipment

The most important and relevant piece of equipment CRES uses for RTD in its laboratories which are:

� A Wind turbine testing laboratory that includes a laboratory for testing 25m wind turbine blades

� A Station for Wind turbine testing

� A Hybrid wind diesel systems facility

� A Network of 100 stations for measuring wind characteristics

� Biomass Resources Laboratory

� An electronics laboratory

� A solar radiation measurements laboratory


� A battery laboratory

� A photovoltaic frames testing laboratory

� Pilot unit for the production of hydrogen from wind energy

� Hydrogen based UPS

� Laboratory of RES&H2 technologies

� Optimisation of RES-H2 systems


Fee based


Project based


DAP according to the International Standard ISO/IEC 1702,


IEA, EUREC Agency, IEC, CEN-CENELEC, EAWE, EWEA, MEASNET, CEN/TC312, TC88-IEC, Pyne Network, Gasnet Network, PV-ERA-Net, Hydrogen ERA-Net, ELOT/TC35, EnR, Medenere, ERA-ets, etc.


Over 500 projects mostly European of competitive nature supported by DG-RTD and DG-TREN (see at : www.cres.gr, some of the recent projects)

Funding Sources

� European Union

� Ministry of Development, General Secretariat for Research and Technology

� Private Sector


Our focus is mostly European. We are collaborating with most of the leading Research Institutes and Energy Centres of the continent. Direct collaboration with the European Industry is also envisaged. We are looking forward to strengthening this activity, especially in regard to the Renewable Energy Sources Technologies.

Chemical Process Engineering Research Institute, Centre for Research and Technological Development Hellas


Full Address: C.E.R.T.H., 6th Klm. Charilaou - Thermi Road, P.O. BOX 60361 GR - 570 01, Thermi, Thessaloniki, GREECE

Website: http://www.certh.gr/cperi.en.aspx



Contact Person

Name: Mrs. Thomais Achilla

Position: Secretary

Tel: 2310.498.112

Email:


1985


Research Institute affiliated to the Centre for Research and Technological Development Hellas


From 1985 to 2006, CPERI participated successfully in 167 competitive research projects with a total budget of 47,4 m€.


National

International


CPERI’s mission is to stimulate and promote industrial innovation by conducting fundamental and applied research that meets the specific technological needs of the Greek and European chemical industries and to provide unique and innovative solutions to research problems of technological or/and commercial interest in the following areas:

� Advanced Production Systems

� Energy and Environmental technologies

� Particle and Advanced materials Technologies


See Main areas of activity and list of Laboratories below

� Laboratory of Environmental Fuels and Hydrocarbons (LEFH)

� Laboratory of Polymer Reaction Engineering - LPRE

� Laboratory of Natural Resources and Renewable Energies Utilization (LRRE)

� Laboratory of Environmental and Energy Processes (LEEP)

� Laboratory of Inorganic Materials (LIM)

� Laboratory of Aerosol and Particle Technology (LAPT)

� Analytical Services Unit (ASU)


Related to our current interests and capacities and following the technology trend



145 persons (full and part-time), 61 research, 74 scientific and 10 administrative/technical staff.

Offered services

Products and Services

The prime goal of CPERI is to contribute to the increased competitiveness of the Greek and European industry by providing unique and innovative solutions to research problems of technological or/and commercial interest.

CPERI R&D results have led to the development of new products and services that have found applications in many international and Greek industries.

Equipment

CPERI has excellent experimental facilities supported by high quality analytical instrumentation.

Basic research infrastructure

� Modern laboratory equipment for the detailed physical, chemical and morpho-logical characterization of materials.

� Bench scale units for reaction kinetic studies.

� Gas and liquid fuels quality control equipment.

� Equipment for measurement of particulates and powders.

� Modern laboratory equipment for detailed water and effluent characterization

� Cell culture and biological engineering laboratories

Applied research infrastructure

� Gas emission control systems for particle and pollutant removal.

� Automated laboratory and pilot plant units for the study of membrane processes.

� Hydrogen production and fuel cells testing units.

� Pilot units

� Pilot plant units for the evaluation of refinery and petrochemical catalysts.

� Pilot scale units for biofuels production as well as for synthesis gas and hydrogen production via reforming of bio-oils.

� Reactors for catalytic nanoparticles synthesis and coatings.

� Automated pilot plant units for polymer synthesis.

� Engine test cell


Free of charge

Fee based


Project based


Achievements


By utilizing the excellent research facilities and high quality research and technical personnel, CPERI has been involved in several research fields including:

� Renewable Energy Sources and Natural Resources Utilization

� Environmental Processes

� Reformulated Fuels and Hydrocarbons, Catalytic Processes

� Polymer Production Processes

� Development of Advanced Software Tools

� Design, Optimization and Control of Industrial Processes

� Advanced Materials and Nanotechnologies

� Aerosol and Particle Technology

From 1985 to 2006, CPERI participated successfully in 167 competitive research projects with a total budget of 47,4 m€.

In a recent evaluation (2005) by an international committee, CPERI was ranked first among all institutes supervised by GSRT and was assessed as a center of excellence with regard to its scientific and technological performance and its remarkable success in providing services and products to international industrial organizations. CPERI’s researchers receive international recognition and have been awarded three prestigious international prizes in the area of Solar Hydrogen:

� European Descartes Prize (2006)

� IPHE Technical Achievement Award (2006) Global 100

� Eco-Tech Award, Aichi EXPO 2005


Collaborations

The R&D projects implemented by CPERI were carried out in collaboration with more than 95 research institutions and more than 165 industries in Greece and throughout the world. CPERI has also established extensive links and collaborations with numerous Greek and foreign industries, universities and research centres.

Funding Sources

EU, National and private sources


Collaborative R&D Projects

Commercial Cooperation

Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes

(ICE-HT), FORTH (Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas)


Full Address: Stadiou Str., Platani, P.O.Box 1414, GR-26504 Patras, Hellas

Website: http://www.iceht.forth.gr/about.html


Title and Name of the Director: Galiotis C., Professor, Dept. of Material Science, Univ. of Patras

Contact Person

Position: Secretary

Tel: [+30 2610] 965.300

Email : [email protected]


1984


The Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes (ICE-HT) was established and began operating at Rio-Patras in 1984 as an independent academic institute.

In 1987 ICE-HT was incorporated into the structure of the Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH). This comprises of a network of seven institutes that report directly to the General Secretariat of Research and Technology of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Technology.


National

International


ICE-HT conducts fundamental and technological research that is focused on cutting-edge areas of science, specific needs of industry and the environment. The R&D activities of the Institute are concentrated along three major Areas of Research (RA):

- RA1: Nanotechnology / Materials

- RA2: Energy / Environment

- RA3: Biosciences / Biotechnology

The RAs are supported by research groups with advanced expertise in state-of-the-art scientific and technological fields. Furthermore, ICE-HT provides a wide spectrum of technical services (instrumental analysis of chemical composition and physicochemical properties, quality assessment, machine and electronics shops, etc.).


RA2: Energy / Environment

The research activities at FORTH/ICE-HT in the fields of Energy and the Environment focus on new technologies in the frame of sustainable development. Regarding energy, the activities concern hydrogen and fuel cell technologies for energy production with high efficiency and minimal environmental emissions. The applied methodologies refer to functional materials and structures and their incorporation in integrated chemical and electrochemical systems. In the field of the environment, the main objective relates to the development of methods for control and elimination of environmental pollution (air,


water, soil and subsoil pollution).



Collaborating Faculty Members: 30

Visiting Researchers: 40

Research Assistants: 70


Equipment

ICE-HT has its own 6200 sq.m. facility at Rio and is located nearly 10 km NE of the city of Patras, at a distance of 2 km from the University of Patras and close to the facility of the Science & Technology Park of Patras. The laboratory and support-service facilities of ICE-HT are of high specifications and excellent capability. Research units such as the integrated high vacuum system (XPS, UPS, AUGER, TDS, EELS, etc.), the micro-RAMAN spectrophotometer, and others, are rare or even unique in Greece.

Technical Support Services Department

The Technical Support Services Department (TSSD) provides support and technical advice to the ICE-HT staff and helps with the implementation of the research goals. Four major areas of activities are undertaken by TSSD:

Workshop and related activities

The main tasks of the workshop is to maintain a large variety of scientific equipment such as lasers, spectrometers, chromatographs, furnaces etc. and to get involved with the technical design, validation and implementation of new scientific equipment and experimental set ups. Fabrication of parts of experimental equipment and devices can also be undertaken depending on the nature of the work required.

The workshop is equipped with all the basic instruments for the provision of the aforementioned services. These include a whole range of milling, drilling, sawing and welding machines, electrical equipment and glass blowing facilities.

The technical personnel of the TSSD is well trained to provide assistance with research projects and to build specialised instruments.

Electronics Workshop

The Electronics Workshop is equipped with high precision electronics test instruments, including:

� Scope meters (digital storage oscilloscopes, Fluke 99B, Hitachi V-1100A).

� Arbitrary wave form generators, (Siemens 2005, HP 33120A).

� Various signal sources, (HP 53131A etc.).

� Calibrators (temperature-pressure-voltage-current, Fluke 741B etc.).

� Electrical test instruments and digital voltmeters, (HP 34401A, Keithley 199).

� Several CAD/CAM design software packages for electronic design, simulation and PCB construction (ORCAD-Pspice).

� Computerized Board Fault Locator installation for on board detection to single chip level (ABI system 8).


The Electronics Workshop offers maintenance services, trouble shooting, repair of instruments, design of electronic circuits and boards for specific applications, etc.

Design and development of electronic systems with modern Board Fault Locator Technics comprise some of the Electronic Workshop activities.

The Electronics Workshop cooperates with the research teams of ICE-HT for the development and construction of non-commercial electronics devices such as:

� Infused-withdraw syringe pumps

� BPSK modulator for lasers

� Fraction collectors

� Variable rotation electronic circuit drives for use in diagnostic instruments, (ectacytometers etc.)

Building maintenance

The maintenance of the ICE-HT building facilities is undertaken on a regular basis by the TSSD. This is accomplished by qualified staff and with a minimal disruption to the research work carried out at the Institute. Some of the services provided include technical support of Events such as Conferences and Meetings and transportation from and to ICE-HT by a minibus.

The ICE-HT Building has been designed in such a way as to provide a whole range of central facilities to the Research Staff and their Laboratories. Some of these facilities are given below:

� Supplies of Air and Nitrogen, De-ionised water and Hot water

� Cooling tower circuit for laser and other equipment cooling

� Air Conditioning (cooling and heating)

� Conservation of resources, including water and electricity

� Fire Extinguishers, Fire Alarms, etc.

� Storage of Equipment

� Cleaning Services support-img3

In addition to the above services, the ICE-HT Building is equipped with a modern 100 seat conference room with audio/ visual capabilities. Finally, the ICE-HT facilities and its perimeter are guarded by professional security personnel during non-office hours.

Computer Center Facilities

The molecular design and computer simulation of materials and processes constitute one of the most active research areas at FORTH/ICE-HT. New strategies and efficient computer modelling techniques are developed and large-scale numerical calculations are performed to support and complement the experimental activities of the Institute. The modelling efforts are extended to all five sectors of the Institute and provide critical understanding of the actual mechanisms and phenomena involved in the various processes.

Simulation of CO2 diffusion and sorption on the surface of a nanoceramic gas sensor

To carry out the numerical calculations required in these simulation activities, a number of powerful computer systems are available including a scalable High Performance Beowulf Cluster, two parallel, 16-processors and 8-processors, High-Performance Origin 2000 servers, several SGI Origin 200 servers and O2 machines as well as Sun, HP, Linux


and Win2000/XP workstations. Equipped with a scaleable shared-memory multiprocessing (S2MP) architecture and supported message passing techniques to achieve parallel computations, the servers provide a tremendous computing resource for the Institute: they allow for the fast, reliable execution of applications and their efficient parallelisation, and have greatly improved the computing environment not only at the Institute but also at the affiliated Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Patras.

Access to all the computing systems is provided directly or indirectly through the newly established computer network system at the Institute, which is based on multilayer, multifunctional integrated services CISCO equipment that support the security, connectivity, voice and video services, as well as network analysis and application acceleration.

3-d contour plots showing isosurfaces of the methane-butane density distribution in silicalite (methane molecules in yellow, butane molecules in cyan)

An SGI Octane Power Graphics Workstation is also available, equipped with Solid Impact Graphics (32-bit), which is a fast and an innovative graphics subsystem. It supports a full spectrum of high-performance visualisation capabilities, providing researchers with unique integrated graphics. Powerful PC’s are also available throughout the Institute. A large number of shared Post-Script Laser and Ink-Jet printers, and two (2) high-resolution scanners complement the computing facilities of the Institute.

Algorithm implementation and code programming are made possible using the latest versions of the Fortran 77/90, Parallel Fortran 77/90, C and C++ compilers. The available software includes also the ANSYS CFX and the new Accelrys Cerius2 Molecular Simulations package for combining molecular modelling and simulation with structure visualisation.


Free of charge

Fee based


Project based


Granted Patents

� Title: Process for the production of transparent silica aerogels

Appl. No.: 20040100119/02.04.2004

Patent No.: OBI1004889/23.05.2005

Inventors: Th. Ioannides, D. Delimaris, Aik. katerinopoulou, S. Makrygianni, A. Mamasioulas, M. Michalopoulou

Valid in: Greece

� Title: Controlled release of antimicrobial substances for polymer matrices

Appl. No.: 030100081/14.02.2003

Patent No.: 1004764/16.12.2004

Inventors: I. Kallitsis, S. Iconomopoulou, A. Soto-Beobide, G. Voyiatzis, K.


Andreopoulou, Ch. Katsichtis, E. Tsartolia, A. Papadopoulos

Valid in: Greece

� Title: A process for catalytic, selective oxidation of carbon monoxide in the mixtures of gases containing excess hydrogen

Appl. No.: WO01/60738 A2/23.8.01Intern. Patent Appl.

Patent No.: EP1255693/13.11.2002

Inventors: Stanko Hocevar, Jurka Batista, H.S Matralis, Th. Ioannides, G. Avgouropoulos

Valid in: Europe

� Title: Precipitation of inorganic salts in porous media

Appl. No.: PSNO19985505 Norwegian Patent Appl.

Patent No.: NO313203/26.08.2002

Inventors: A.C. Payatakes, P.G. Koutsoukos, T. Østvold, P. Read

Valid in: Norway

� Title: Truss structures made by polymer composites

Appl. No.: 20010100233/7.5.01Hellenic Patent Appl.

Patent No.: 1003936/5.7.02

Inventors: Kostopoulos V., Galiotis C., Markopoulos I., Vlachos D., Tsantzalis S., Tsiknias T., Spyropoulos A., Skouteropoulou A.M., Liroudia K., Goufa E.

Valid in: Greece


Appl. No.: P-200000032/16.02.00 Slovenian Patent Appl.

Patent No.: SI20471/3.9.01

Inventors: Stanko Hocevar, Jurka Batista, H.S. Matralis, Th. Ioannides, G. Avgouropoulos

Valid in: Slovenia

� Title: Acid Impregnated Polymeric Membreanes for Use as Solid Electrolytes

Appl. No.: 990100451/30.12.1999 (Hellenic Patent Application)

Patent No.: 1003647/30.8.01

Inventors: C. Hasiotis, J. Kallitsis, V. Deimede, G. Voyiatzis, C. Kontoyiannis, G. Papatheodorou

Valid in: Greece

� Title: A stable and active nickel catalyst for the reforming of CH4 with CO2 towards synthesis gas

Appl. No.: 94600005.6/13.07.94

Patent No.: EP069245/17.05.00

Inventors: Verykios X., Zhang Z.

Valid in: Sweden, France, Belgium, England, Denmark, Ireland, Holland, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Italy, Austria, Portugal


Partial transference of the intellectual property rights by the inventors to FORTH/ICE-HT

� Title: Ruthenium catalysts

Appl. No.: 970100201/3.5.95

Patent No.: 1002933/07.07.1998

Inventors: Verykios X., Boukouvalas I., Z. Zhang

Valid in: Greece

� Title: Catalysts for the combustion of volatite organic compounds (VOCs)

Appl. No.: 970100021/24.01.97

Patent No.: 1002923/16.06.1998

Inventors: Verykios X., Papaefthymiou P., Ioannides Th.

Valid in: Greece

� Title: Catalysts for the partial oxidation of light hydrocarbons towards synthesis gas

Appl. No.: 950100173/03.05.95

Patent No.: 1002714/11.06.1996

Inventors: X. Verykios, Boukouvalas I, Z. Zhang

Valid in: Greece

� Title: Deposition of calcium carbonate on sulfonated polymers

Appl. No.: 880100801/28.11.88Greek Patent Appl.

Patent No.: 1002029/31.10.95

Inventors: P. Koutsoukos, E. Dallas, I. Kallitsis

Valid in: Greece

� Title: Deposition of hydroxyapatite on modified polymers


Patent No.: 1002030/31.10.95


Valid in: Greece

� Title: Effect of magnetic fields on the formation of calcium carbonate in glass reactors


Patent No.: 1001901/19.06.95

Inventors: P. Koutsoukos, I. Kallitsis

Valid in: Greece

� Title: Deposition of hydroxyapatite on phosphonated polymers

Appl. No.: 900100418/31.05.90European Patent Appl.

Patent No.: 1001902/19.06.95


Valid in: Greece

� Title: New three-way catalyst with Pt, Rh and Pd, where each metal is supported on


different substrate

Appl. No.: 94600002.3/28.01.94European Patent. Appl.

Patent No.: EP0665047/28.01.94

Inventors: K. Vayenas, X. Verykios, I. Yentekakis, E. Papadaki, K. Pliagkos

Valid in: France, Germany, Italy, U.K.


� Title: Use of a metal-solid electrolyte catalyst

Appl. No.: 90600021.1/10.10.90

Patent No.: 0480116/15.04.1992

Inventors: C. Vayenas, S. Bebelis, I. Yentekakis, P. Tsiakaras

Valid in: Germany, France, Sweden, UK, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Holland, Denmark, Greece Sold to BASF


Patents pending

� Title: High temperature polymer electrolyte membranes (PEM) and membrane electrode assemblies (MEA) based on blends of aromatic polyethers

Appl. No.: 20060100507/ 12.09.2006

Inventors: Gourdoupi P., Pefkianakis E., Daletou M., Neophytides S., Kallitsis I.

� Title: Advanced catalysts for the large scale production of high purity carbon nanotubes with chemical vapor deposition

Appl. No.: 20050100569/16.11.2005

Inventors: E. Sotirchos, S. Mitri

� Title: Advanced catalysts for the large scale production of high purity carbon nanotubes with chemical vapor deposition

Appl. No.: PCT/GR2005/000022

Inventors: E. Sotirchos, S. Mitri

� Title: Antimicrobial and antifouling properties of polymer blends based on polystyrene sulfonated phosphonium salts combined with various polymer matrixes

Appl. No.: 20050100499/ 27.09.2005

Inventors: Voyiatzis G., Kallitsis I., Economopoulou S., Andreopoulou K., Katsichtis C., Economou E., Papadopoulou C.

� Title: Heating system using radiation and recycling exhaust gas energy

Appl. No.: 20040100512/ 30.12.2004

Inventors: Mastorakos E., Gousis D., Diamantis D., Orfanoudakis N.


Appl. No.: 10/204088/16.08.02 USA

Inventors: Stanko Hocevar, Jurka Batista, H.S. Matralis, Th. Ioannides, G.


Avgouropoulos


The institute has several significant scientific and technological achievements. Among the most important of them is the creation of two Spin off Companies Advent Technologies and Nanothinx:

� ADVENT TECHNOLOGIES is founded by researchers from FORTH/ICE-HT and CPUs from the University of Patras in February 2005, and funded by industrial partners (Germanos Sunlight S.A., Velti PLC, ILPRA S.A., Dophin Capital PLC), private investors, and the Greek Ministry of Development under the PRAXE B program for matching capital. It develops new materials and systems for renewable energy technologies, such as high temperature PEM fuel cells, clean hydrogen generation, methanol production and flexible photovoltaics. The Company recently received the first prize in the 7th Venture Capital Forum, in a competition involving 80 business plans from all over Europe where the innovative aspects of the business idea, the quality of the management team and the expected returns were assessed.

� NANOTHINX is funded by researchers from FORTH/ICE-HT and focuses on large scale production of High Purity and Low Cost Carbon-nanotubes and some of their applications. The technology used by the company originated from the research activities of late Dr. S. Sotirchos who invented a novel catalytic process for the mass production of carbon-nanotubes with a yield which is much higher than the closest known competitor. An intriguing feature of the new process is that it utilizes as its catalyst a waste by-product of the nickel and nickel-alloy industry


Internationally Funded

� Title: "European Integrated project on Aerosol Cloud Climate and Air Quality interactions"

Funding Organization: CEU

Contract No.: 36833

Duration: From: 2007 - to: 2010

Total Budget: 1 495 kEURO

ICE-HT Researchers: S. Pandis

� Title: "Training Course on Nanostructured Materials for Advanced Membrane processes"


Contract No.: MSCF-CT-2006-046155


Total Budget: 583 kEURO

ICE-HT Researchers: V. Burganos

� Title: "Novel Materials for Silicate-Based Fuel Cells"


Contract No.: NMP3-CT2006-033410




ICE-HT Researchers: S. Neophytides

� Title: "Polymer Electrocatalytes and Non Naoble Metal Electrocatalysis for High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells"


Contract No.: NMP3-CT2006-033228




� Title: "Development of a Biolectrochemical Device for CNS Repair (NERBIOS)"


Contract No.: 28473



ICE-HT Researchers: G. Voyatzis

� Title: "Advancing Clinico Genomic Clinical Trials on Cancer"


Contract No.: 26996



ICE-HT Researchers: M. Klapa

� Title: "Biomass Fluidised Bed Gasification wih in situ Hot Gas Cleaning (AER-Gas II)"


Contract No.: 518309 (SES6)



ICE-HT Researchers: Th. Ioannides

� Title: "High Volume Fraction Nanocomposites Incorporating Modified Carbon Nanotube reinforcements (CNTCOMP)"


Contract No.: MTKD-CT-2005-029876



ICE-HT Researchers: C. Galiotis

� Title: "Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates from olive oil mills wastewater (POLYVER) "


Contract No.: COOP-CT-2006-032967




ICE-HT Researchers: G. Lyberatos

� Title: "Toward Innovative Methods for Combustion Prediction in Aero-Engines (TIMECOP-AE)"


Contract No.: AST5-CT-2006-030828



ICE-HT Researchers: A.C. Payatakes

� Title: "Hybrid hydrogen-carbon dioxide seperation systems (HY2SEPS)"


Contract No.: 019887 (SES6)



ICE-HT Researchers: Vl. Nikolakis

� Title: "Expanding membrane macroscale applications by exploring nanoscale material properties (NANOMEMPRO)"


Contract No.: NMP3-CT-2004-500623



ICE-HT Researchers: V. Burganos

� Title: In Situ Stimulation and Remediation of Contaminated Fractured Soils (STRESOIL)


Contract No.: GOCE-004017 (Specific Targeted Research Project)


Total Budget: 2.124 kEURO

ICE-HT Researchers: Ch. Tsakiroglou

� Title: Nanostructures and Functional Polymer-Based Materials and Nanocomposites"


Contract No.: FP6-500361-2



ICE-HT Researchers: C. Galiotis

� Title: "A network for bringing NANOtechnologies TO LIFE"



Contract No.: NMP4-CT-2003-500057


Total Budget:

ICE-HT Researchers: Vl. Nikolakis

� Title: "Prevention of salt damage to the built cultural heritage by the use of crystallisation inhibitors"


Contract No.: SSPI-CT-2003-501571



ICE-HT Researchers: P. Koutsoukos

� Title: "Further Improvement and System Integration of High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (FURIM)"


Contract No.: SES6-CT-2004-502782



ICE-HT Researchers: G. Papatheodorou

� Title: "Realising, Reliable, Durable, Energy, Efficient and Cost Effective SOFC Systems"


Contract No.: SES6-CT-2003-502612




� Title: "Biotechnological exploitation of uzbek saline water reserves using halotolerant microalgae"

Funding Organization: NATO

Contract No.: 981690


Total Budget: kEURO

ICE-HT Researchers: G. Lyberatos

Funding Sources

European and National Project, Private Funding


Actively looking for cooperation in the areas of our expertise.

Through its intensive and multifaceted R&D activities FORTH/ICE-HT has developed close links of collaboration with hundreds of Greek and foreign industrial enterprises, creating for them substantial results, such as improved production processes and new


competitive products. Beyond this, the Institute systematically contributes in the development of young researchers, who have acquired a solid basis in modern scientific and technological research fields, and who have gained personal and team experience in fruitful cooperation with industry.

Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute (TPCI), National Hellenic

Research Foundation (NHRF)


Full Address: National Hellenic Research Foundation, Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, 48, Vasileos Constantinou Ave., 11635 Athens, Greece

Website: http://www.eie.gr/nhrf/institutes/tpci/index-en.html

Title and Name of the Director: E. I. Kamitsos, Director of TPCI

Contact Person

Name: Ms. Irini Papalexandrou

Position: Secretariat

Tel: +30 210.72.73.792



1979


Institute of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF)


National

International


The Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute (TPCI) was established in 1979 and is one of the six research Institutes of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF). The goals of the TPCI include:

� The advancement of scientific research in the fields of theoretical and computational chemistry and physics, and experimental physical chemistry - chemical physics.

� The training of young scientists (undergraduates, graduates and postdoctoral fellows) in the methodology and practices of modern research.

� The transfer of know-how developed in the Institute into selected industrial applications through its R&D service facilities.

Permanent staff consists of twenty full-time PhD researchers, one special scientist, one technician and two secretaries. A variable number of collaborating researchers, post-doctoral associates and graduate students constitute a vital part of the Institute's


human resources, which are additionally enhanced by collaborating faculty members and visiting scientists.

The Institute maintains modern computational facilities and laboratories for the development of new materials and their study with advanced spectroscopic and laser techniques.

Funding of research is provided by the Greek Government (General Secretariat for Research and Technology), by the European Commission and other International Organisations and by industry through projects of applied research.


The full exploitation of materials requires design, synthesis and the thorough understanding of their structure and the ways in which it is related to their fundamental properties. Research at TPCI aims at the theoretical and experimental investigation of matter in the atomic, molecular and condensed matter levels. TPCI has acquired strong expertise in both theoretical and experimental directions by developing and employing techniques for understanding the nature of matter and its interaction with electromagnetic radiation.

Theoretical activities focus on the development of methods and ab initio calculations of structure, properties and spectroscopy of atoms and molecules, the study of matter in strong fields, of chemical bonding, of dynamics of clusters and biological macromolecules, and of nonlinear systems.

Experimental activities incorporate the synthesis, the study of structure, and the dynamics of inorganic and organic-inorganic hybrid systems with novel electronic and optoelectronic properties (such as low-dimensional and glassy materials, layered crystals and polymers), and laser-matter interactions in the range from vacuum-ultraviolet to the near-infrared, materials for nanolithography, imaging, bio-photonics and other photonics applications.

Our theoretical and experimental activities incorporate the work of the following teams :

Theoretical and Computational Chemistry and Physics

� Computational Chemistry and Theoretical Molecular Physics (CCTMP)

� Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMP)

� Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)

Experimental Physical Chemistry - Chemical Physics

� Materials Synthesis and Physical Chemistry (MSPC)

� Photonics for Nanoapplications (PN)

� Laser-based Techniques and Applications (LATA)


According to our interests and capacities.


Permanent staff consists of twenty full-time PhD researchers, one special scientist, one technician and two secretaries.

Offered services


Services

The Institute operates two service units:

� the Applied Spectroscopy Laboratory (ASL) to develop and demonstrate methodologies and applications relevant to selected industrial needs, covering a broad range of materials such as industrial minerals, polymers and adhesives, coatings, chemicals, pharmaceuticals etc.

� the Photonics for Nano-application Services Lab (PNSL). The lab was recently established in order to transfer research and technology know-how to the industry in the field of photonics services, with specialization on sensors, optical metrology, and microscopy applications.

Equipment

Infrastructures

The Institute operates facilities for:

� Materials Synthesis

� Laboratories for organic and polymer synthesis

� Laboratory for high-temperature inorganic synthesis

Instrumentation for materials processing

� Materials Characterization Platforms

� Infrared Spectroscopy

� Raman Spectroscopy

� Electronic Spectroscopy

� Dielectric Spectroscopy

� Polymer Characterization

Photonics and Nanoapplications Platforms

� Vacuum-UV materials and surface treatment

� Microscopy

� Photonic engineered media

Laser-based Techniques and Applications Platforms

� Two laser pulsed-laser deposition

� Laser-induced plasma spectroscopy

� Semiconductor-photoluminescence

Computational Applications

� A series of workstations and clusters of PCs

� One UNIX Server

� Specialized commercial and locally developed software for scientific computations.


Free of charge

Fee based



Project based


National Center of Excellence in ''Nanostructured inorganic and organic-inorganic hybrid materials''

The 2000 Evaluation Committee appointed by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT) identified research activities of TPCI having the potential to develop into a center of excellence. Subsequently, a TPCI proposal on Nanostructured inorganic and organic-inorganic hybrid materials: Synthesis, fundamental understanding and advanced functionality was assessed by an independent panel and was selected as a National Research Center of Excellence in the field of nanostructured inorganic and organic-inorganic hybrid materials. This program builds on a balanced integration of existing and new complementary competen cies in the development of hybrid materials, their physicochemical investigation by experimental and theoretical techniques, demonstrations of functional behaviours and photonics applications.


The Institute & Research team publications are available at http://www.eie.gr/nhrf/institutes/tpci/papers-en.html

Funding Sources

Funding of research is provided by the Greek Government (General Secretariat for Research and Technology), by the European Commission and other International Organisations and by industry through projects of applied research.


Cooperative research projects

UNIT FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS


Full Address: P.O. Box 64011, Zografou -Athens, GR - 157 01

Website: http://www.ntua.gr/renes/renesengl/MainAbout.htm


Contact Person

Name: -

Position: Co-ordination Secretariat

Tel: +30 1 772 32 72



Research Unit of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)



National

International


1. Educational and Training Activities

� Development of relevant courses at an under-graduate and a post-graduate level both of general and of specific interest on renewable technologies

� Organisation of training packages in the Training Centre of NTUA at several educational levels

� Co-operation with other training bodies (Greek and European) for the realisation of common activities in the field of education

2. Research

� Basic and applied research in the fields of renewables

� Coordination of research projects within NTUA and encouraging the development of internal co-operation

� Development of close co-operation with groups, institutions and organisations at a National or Community level

3. Dissemination of Information & Support of Initiatives for RES

Events

Organisation or/and participation to events (congresses-seminars-workshops) for the dissemination of information on research activities in the field of renewable energy sources and their implementation. Emphasis on their advantages towards the sustainable development

Publications

Publishing scientific or strategic articles and documents for the promotion of renewable energy sources

Supporting Infrastructure

Organisation of supporting infrastructure (information material, data bases and tools) for the promotion and implementation of RES

Internet

Creation of web site for RES on the Internet reffering to RES in generall and more specifically, to the existing possibilities of RES implementation in Greece

Policies and Initiatives

Participating in initiatives addressed to the political mechanisms and Committees (involved in the field of RES) to support the Governmental Bodies with policies necessary for decision making

Elaboration of policies for the promotion of RES, at a national and a legislative level (legal obstacles, restrictions, emissions limits, energy engineering services, etc) or at a financial level (tax policy, funding mechanisms e

International Cooperation


Participation in networks and European ogranisations


� Biomass and Bioenergy

� Wind Energy

� Hydro - Wave Energy

� Renewable Energy Technologies and Bioclimatic Buildings

� Integration of Renewable Energy Systems into Electrical Grids

� Energy Planning and Renewable Energy Sources

� Energy, Economy and Environmental Issues

� Environmental Impacts

� Energy Saving

� Desalination using Renewable Energy Sources


Goals

� Reinforcement and co-ordination of all the educational and research activities for the development and promotion of RES

� Systematic dissemination of the acquired experience

� Informing the governmental and local authorities as well as industries and general public

� Development of close cooperation with bodies and organisations at a National and European Community level

� Market stimulation


21 professors

Offered services

� Development and application of renewable energy technologies

� Systems analysis and management of natural resources

� Analysis of environmental impacts and financial constraints

� Renewable energy planning at regional and national level

� Renewable energy policy and strategy


Free of charge

Fee based


Project based


The unit has developed cooperation with a wide network of external associates from the


private and the public sector.


Biomass and Bioenergy

� “Evaluation of bioenergy applications: combining technical, economic and ecological aspects in a new model”, EC- JOULE Programme, 1992-1995

� “An integrated and novel R&D approach exploring the potential of biofuel production in Greece from renewable biomass sources”, EC- STRIDE Programme, 1992-1994

� “Pathways from small-scale experiments to regional sustainable development”, EC- Environment Programme, 1993-1994

� “Best management practices for the productive/protective rehabilitation of forested sloping areas, EC- Science & Technology for Development Programme”, 1994-1996

� “External costs of fuel cycles - The case of biomass”, EC- JOULE Programme, 1994-1995

� “Innovative concepts for agricultural residues utilization for sustainable development, EC- Science & Technology for Development Programme”, 1994-1997

Analysis & Planing

� “CO2 Reduction Analysis Plan for the Greek Ministry of Industry, Energy and Technology”

� “Europe-18 Energy Scenarios 2020. Application of MIDAS model” EU- 1993-1995

� “Economic Consequences of the Internal Energy Market”, EU, 1995-1996

� “Climate Technology Strategy in Competitive Energy Markets: Towards New and Sustainable Growth”, EU- JOULE Programme, 1996-1997

� “Economic Dispatching of Renewable Energy Sources in an Island”, EU- ALTENER Programme, 1996-1997

� “The pre-Kyoto Business as Usual Energy Scenario for the EU 1995-2020”, EU, 1997

� “Economic Analysis of the Environmental Action Plan of the EU”, EU, 1997-1999

� “Alternative Electricity Supply Scenarios in Europe-12, 1990-2020”, EU, 1992-1994

Sustainable Buildings

� “REBUILD - Rebuilding the European City”, EU, 1998-1999

� “Renewable Energies for Buildings in European Cities with Historical Centres”, EU- RECITE Programme, 1992- 1995

� “CAMUR - Cities Rebuilding Using Renewable Energy Sources" , EU- JOULE Programme

� “Integration of Innovative Solar PV- Thermal Systems in the Retrofitting of the NTUA Chemical Engineering Building Complex”, EU-THERMIE Programme

Desalination

� “Exchange of experience and know-how for water desalination”, EU-THERMIE, 1991

� “A Decision Support System for the Integration of Renewable Energies into Water System (REDES)”, EU- APAS CT94-0038, 1995-96

� “PRODESAL: Pro-Desalination, Towards the Large-Scale Development of Decentralised Water Desalination.”, EU- RENA Programme CT94-0018


� “Modular Desalination, Development and Pilot-Operation of a Family of Second Generation Modular Wind Powered Sea Water Desalination Plants”, EU- JOR3-CT95-0018

� “Mediterranean co-operation for water desalination policies in the perspective of a sustainable development”, INCO, 1997-1998

Wind Energy

� “Aerodynamic Design of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines”, EC- JOULE Programme, 1985-1986

� “Wind Tunnel Investigation of the Aerodynamics of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines with Straight Blades ” NTUA, GGET, 1985-1987

� “Aerodynamic design and testing of blade profiles for vertical axis wind turbines”, NTUA, Athens, EC, 1987-1990

� “Development of Testing and Measurement. Procedure for Wind Turbines 100 KW”, GGET, 1989-1991

� “Joint investigation of dynamic inflow effects and implementation of an engineering method for response analysis”, EC- JOULE Programme, Contract JOUR-0083C, 1992-1993

� “Dynamic Inflow effects II. Instationary profile aerodynamics and partial span pitch modelling”, EC- JOULE Programme, Contract JOU2-CT92-0186, 1992-94

� “Development of a new generation of design tools for horizontal axis wind turbines”, EC- JOULE Programme, Contract JOU2-CT92-0113, CIPD-CT93-0319, 1992-95

� “Load and Power Measurement Programme on Wind Turbines operating in Complex Mountainous Regions”, EU- JOULE Programme, Contract JOU2-CT93-378, 1994-1996

� “Dynamic Stall and 3D effects”, EU- JOULE Programme, Contract JOU2-CT93-345, 1994-1995

� “Development of know-how for wind turbine of size 450kW and rotor blades”, ΓΓΕΤ, 1995-1997

� “Investigation of Design Aspects and Design Options for Wind Turbines Operating in Complex Terrain Environments”, EU- JOULE-III Programme, JOR3-CT95-0033, COMPTER-ID, 1996-1997

� “Wind Turbine Blades equipped with air-jet vortex generators: Full scale verification of blade optimised for increased performance and manufacturing”, EU, JOR3-CT97-0142, 1997-1999

� “Numerical Simulation of Wind Turbine Wakes and Design of Wind Parks”, CRES, 1992-1993

� “Development, Manufacturing and Testing of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine H-rotor with 1.2 MW Capacity”, EC- JOULE II Programme, 1992-1995

� “Improving Techniques for Statistical and Physical Modelling of Wind Resource in Complex Terrain”, EC- JOULE Programme, Contract JOU2-CT93-370, 1994-1996

� “Wake and Wind Park Modelling”, EC- JOULE Programme, Contract JOUR-0087, 1991-1993

� “Pilot Investigation on the Errection of a Wind Farm in the Municipal of Ano Moulia in


Crete”, Ε.Ε.Τ.Α.Α, 1987-1989

� “Analysis of the Aerodynamic Behavior and the Optimal Design of Wind Parks in Non-Uniform Wind Flow”, PENED, GGET, 1991-1993

� “EPET: “Develpment of Greek Wind Turbine Technology and Blades”, GGET, 1995

� “Feasibility Study on the Errection of Wind Turbines in the Region of Agios Nikolaos of Lakonia”, CRES,1996

Wave Energy

� “Offshore Wave Energy Converters (OWEC-1)”, ΕU- JOULE II Programme, Contract JOU2 - CT93- 0394

Energy Planing

� “Implementation plan for the large scale deployment of RES in Crete-Greece”, EU, 1997-1998

� “EPURE-Economic Potential Use of Renewable Energies”, EU, 1996-1997

� “FIRE-Financing Mechanisms and Market Potential for the Exploitation of Renewable Energies”, EU, 1997-1998

� “SAFE-MED-Sustainable, Alternative, Fluent Energy -based- Mediterranean economic development”, EU, 1995-1996

� “Renewable Energy Sources Sectoral objectives for 2010 for the European Union” EU-ALTENER Programme

� “Developing Decision-Making Support Tools for the utilization of renewable energies in integrated systems at the Local Level (DRILL)”, EU- JOULE-2 Programme, Contract No: JOU2-CT92-0190, 1992-1995

� “Feasibility study for the wind energy exploitation in Crete” EU- Regional Energy Planning Programme, Contract No-XVII/706/90-37, THERMIE, 1991-1992

� “Database and Decision Support System for the Combined Local Exploitation of Renewable Energy Sources”, 1991-1994

� “Research on the Potential for the Installation of Wind Turbines in the Province of Rethymnon in Crete”, EU- VALOREN programme and the province of Rethymnon, 1991-1992

� Implementing Large Scale Integration of Renewables. A Pilot Study for Operational Plans and Policies (REPLAN)”, EU- APAS-RENA Programme, 1995-1996

� “Action Plan for Optimal Penetration of Renewables in Island's Energy System: The Case of Electricity Production (ARISE)”, EU- JOULE II Programme, 1993-95

� “Regional Energy Planning for Albania & Northwestern Greece”, CEC/SYNERGY, 1994-1997

� “Prefeasibility Study for the Renewable Energy Sources Exploitation in Crete”, EC-ALTENER Programme, 1993-1996

� “A network of Excellence for Renewable Energy Application”, EC-JOULE Programme, 1994-1995

� “Investigation of the possibility for the Installation of Wind Turbines for private energy consumption in Crete”. EU- VALOREN Programme and E.E.T.A.A., 1991-1992

Integration of RES


� “Wind Integration into Diesel grids: Development of an Assessment tool”, ΕU- JOULE & PPC,1990-1992

� “Wind Power Integration Study in Islands”, EU,1991-1992

� “Development and implementation of an advanced control system for the optimal operation and management of medium size power systems with a large penetration from renewable power sources”, EU- JOULE II Programme & PPC 1992-1995

� “SOLARGIS: Integration of renewable energies for decentralised electricity production in region of European Union and Developing Countries”, EU,1992-1997

� “CARE: “Advanced Control Advice for Power Systems with large-scale Integration of Renewable Energy Sources”, ΕU-JOULE III

Hydro Energy

� “Feasibility Study for the Hydro-Power Exploitation of Crete", 1992

� “Operation of small hydroelectric plants at varying speed - control by inverters”, EU-JOULE Programme, 1993

� “Regional integration of renewables energies at the Aperathou village (Island of Naxos, Greece)”, EU- JOULE Programme, 1993

� “Small hydro power, education Information and Assistance Center”, EU- Joule Programme, 1993

Environmental Impacts

� “External Costs of Transport: Extension of the EXTERNE Accounting Framework to the Transport Sector”, EU- JOULE II, 1996-1997

� “Application of the Method Developed in the “External Costs of Fuel Cycles”. Project to Selected Cases Relevant to the Greek Energy System”, EU JOULE II, 1993-1995

� “The National Implementation in the EU of the EXTERNE Accounting Framework”, EU- JOULE II Programme, 1996-1997

� “The Climate Change - The Greek Programme for Reducing the CO2 Emission”, Ministry of Environment, Planning and Public Works, 1994

� “Development of an Aeracoustic Tool for Noise Prediction of Wind Turbines. Validation of New Full Size Wind Generators”, EC- JOULE Programme, Contract JOU2-CT92-0148, 1992-95

� “Development of an Integrated Audio Visual Impact Siting Tool”, EC- JOULE Programme, Contract JOU2-CT93-0389, 1994-1995

� “Investigation of noise emissions from Wind Parks and their impact to the design of parks”, EU- JOULE-III Programme, 1996-1998

Energy Saving

� “Integrated Programme of Energy Saving in Greek Industry", GGET, 1987-1990

� “Environmental Policies and Competitiveness of Greek Industry", Ministry for Development, 1996-97

� “Demand Side Management Action Programme for the Public Sector of Selected Island Cities in Greece”, CEC/SAVE, 1997-1998

� “Solar Drying of Greek Fruits”, EC, 1981-1983

� “CARE: “Advanced Control Advice for Power Systems with large-scale Integration of


Renewable Energy Sources”, ΕU-JOULE III

Funding Sources

European and National Funding, Private Sources


The unit has developed cooperation with a wide network of external associates from the private and the public sector and wishes to expand this even more.

APPENDIX A 185

Appendix A: Macroeconomic data The Main Macroeconomic Figures of the Greek Economy for the period 2000- 2007 are presented below. Trends are in general positive, although the balance of trade became more unfavourable in the last few years. Table A.1 - Greek Economy macroeconomic figures

GDP

(M€) %

Investments (M€)

% Exports (M€)

% Imports (M€)

%

2001 142.402 4,5 31.267 -1,6 32.965 -2,7 49.269 -5,8

2002 147.961 3,9 33.252 6,3 30.434 -7,7 49.183 -0,2

2003 155.412 5,0 39.289 18,2 31.184 2,5 53.442 8,7

2004 162.526 4,6 42.061 7,1 35.123 12,6 59.167 10,7

2005 168.757 3,8 42.447 0,9 36.006 2,7 59.435 0,5

2006 175.836 4,2 47.915 12,9 37.915 5,1 64.603 8,7

2007 182.801 4,0 50.677 5,8 40.948 8,0 68.601 6,2

Figure A.1 – Main macroeconomic indicators (billions of euros)

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The GDP, employment/ unemployment rates and inflation growth rates in are presented below. Table A.2 – Growth rates of main macroeconomic variables

Yearly % change 1996- 2004 2005 2006 2007 20088 20099

GDP 4,0 3,8 4,2 4,0 4,0 4,1

Employment 1,0 1,3 1,7 1,8 1,8 1,8

Unemployment 10,9 10,4 9,2 8,2 7,4 6,5

Inflation 3,7 3,5 3,2 3,0 2,8 2,6

Source: Ministry of Economy, December 2006 For 2008, the projected GDP growth rate of 4% seems rather optimistic due to the rise in the oil prices and the strong euro that hampers exports outside the euro- zone. However, the government’s financial measures such as tax rate cuts, the new investment law and the law for Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) as well as the structural reform initiatives may support growth to the projected level, according to the Stability and Development Plan for 2007-10 introduced by the Ministry of Economy. Government efforts to minimise the annual Balance of General Government and the overall Deficit have brought results. However, the competitiveness of the economy falls short and this is depicted at the negative trends in the Balance of Trade. The figures below are presented as a percentage of the GDP. Table A.3 – Balance and deficit as a percentage of the GDP

As % of GDP 1996- 2004

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Balance of Trade -15,8 -16,2 -16,6 -16,7 -16,7 -16,7

Balance of Current Accounts

-6,9 -9,2 -10,8 -9,5 -9,2 -8,8

Balance of General Government

-5,5 -5,2 -2,6 -2,4 -1,8 -1,2

Deficit of General Government

109,9 107,5 104,1 100,1 95,9 91,3

Source: Ministry of Economy, December 2006

8 Estimated Values.

9 Estimated Values.

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Appendix B: Basic Greek research, technology and innovation

system data10 The Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Technological Development (GERD), was 0,61% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2004, well away from the EU target of 1,5%. Although the absolute GERD values are increasing they could not follow the GDP growth rate that remains high in the last decade, because the sectors that are responsible for this impressive increase of the later do not include knowledge intense actions. Almost half of the research activity in our country is implemented from the Higher Educational Institutions, in terms of Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Technological Development, (GERD). The productive sector’s participation is stabilized around 30% in the last years, as shown in the table below. Table B.1 – Distribution of GERD per actor category

Organizations performing research activity % of GERD

Public Research Centers 20,29

Enterprises 32,06

Higher Educational Institutions 46,72

Non-Profit Organizations 0,93

10 Information adapted from the “Strategic Development Plan for Research, Technology and Innovation under the 2007-13 National Strategy Reference Framework”, (prepared by the General Secretary of Research and Technology).


The RTD expenditures coming from the private sector (enterprises) have seen a positive trend in the last years as they were increased from 216,54 M€ in 1999 to 313,49 M€ in 2003 (total increase 44,8%). Figure B.1 – Trend of RTD expenditure in the private sector (millions of euros)

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The Attica region hosts the majority of the private companies that perform research activity (75,41%), while a substantial part also comes from the Central Macedonia region (18,06%). The Attica Region concentrates around 58% of the total R&D expenditure (measured in GERD), 76% of R&D expenditures for business, 62% of the public research centers and 44% of the Higher Education Institutions (HEI). The Region of Central Macedonia follows with the 15,5% of total GERD, 14% of business expenditures, 11% of public research centers and 19% of HEI. Other interesting facts are; only 45% of the businesses that perform research have a special RTD department in their premises. 40,33% of the enterprises that implement research are relatively newly established (after 1990). Concerning the RTD sources of funding of enterprises, self– funding is the main source, whereas there is a substantial increase of public funds. The personnel fees consist of the main percentage of RTD expenditures. With regards to Human resources for R&D, in 2003, the total number of personnel in research and technological activities in Greece was 57.257 people from which 28.284 were researchers.

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Table B.2 – Trend of the number of researchers

Year Number of Researchers

(Physical Persons)

1997 20.643

1999 29.559

2001 26.340

2003 28.058

The percentage of the total number of researchers employed in the private sector businesses increased from 15,2 % in 2001 to 26,4 % in 2003, while the percentage of those working in the Higher Education sector fell from 71% in 2001 to almost 60% in 2003. Figure B.2 – Distribution of researchers

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Greece is estimated to attract around 3% of this competitive program funds (Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development), with annual inflows from 90 to 100 M€ towards Greek organizations, a performance which is considered very satisfactory compared to the size of the country. These funds represent almost 10% of the research funding in Greece, one of the highest percentages in Europe. The success percentage of the Greek organizations is high especially in specific sectors like information and communication technologies, the sustainable development, climate change and the ecosystems, as well as nanotechnologies and new material.


Appendix C: Innovation Performance Indicators11 Greece has an overall level of innovation performance that places it in the group of "catching-up" countries of EU. Other countries in this group with a similar level of performance are Malta, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Portugal, Bulgaria, Latvia and Romania. Greece's innovation performance has remained at about the same level compared to the EU average over the past 5 years. Figure C.1 – EIS 2007 Innovation performance (relative to EU25)

Greece has a relatively strong performance in the dimension of Innovation & Entrepreneurship where it is above EU average on the indicators of SMEs innovating in-house, innovation expenditures, and SMEs using organisational innovation. It is relatively

11 Adapted from PRO INNO EUROPE, Innometrics, Greece, http://www.proinno-europe.eu/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&topicID=314&parentID=51

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weak on the Applications and Intellectual Property dimensions. Greece seems to be below EU average in its efficiency in transforming innovation inputs into outputs (both Applications and Intellectual Property). Figure C.2 – Performance chart by innovation dimension- Greece

In comparison, Italy has an overall innovation performance that places it in the group of “moderate innovators” with a performance below EU average but above the group of “catching up countries”. Other EU countries with a similar level of performance as “moderate innovators” are Estonia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Cyprus and Spain. Italy’s overall performance has marginally increased compared with the EU average over the past 5 years. Italy has relative strengths in the Knowledge creation and Intellectual

property dimensions of innovation where it is close to the EU average. Within these dimensions it has an above average level on the indicators of share of medium-tech/ high-tech R&D, enterprises receiving public funding and Community industrial designs. The level of Italy’s performance is lowest in the Innovation drivers and Innovation &

entrepreneurship dimensions. The analysis suggests that Italy has a high efficiency in transforming innovation inputs into Intellectual Property outputs, but a lower efficiency in transforming such inputs into Applications outputs.


Figure C.3 – Performance chart by innovation dimension- Italy

APPENDIX D 193

Appendix D: Selected references and sources

Reference Author Link

Greek Entrepreneurship in 2007: Industry, Trade and Services, Athens 2008

Association of Greek Industrialists

http://www.sev.org.gr/online/aidive/download.asp?file=/Uploads/News/ELLHNIKH_BIOMHXANIA_2008_web_low_resolution_teliko.pdf

Official data presented by the Bank of Greece, the National Statistical Service of Greece and the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Bank of Greece, the National Statistical, Service of Greece and the Ministry of Economy and Finance

http://www3.mnec.gr/sdds/users.asp

Annual Innovation Policy Trends and Appraisal Report, Greece, 2006

European Commission, European Trend Chart on Innovation

http://www.trendchart.org/reports/documents/Country_Report_Greece_2006.pdf

Annual Innovation Policy Trends and Appraisal Report, Italy, 2006

European Commission, European Trend Chart on Innovation

http://www.trendchart.org/reports/documents/Country_Report_Italy_2006.pdf

European Innovation Scoreboard 2006 - A comparative analysis of innovation performance

European Commission, Pro Inno Europe

http://www.proinno-europe.eu/doc/EIS2006_final.pdf

European Innovation Scoreboard 2007, Comparative Analysis of Innovation Performance

European Commission, Pro Inno Europe

http://www.proinno-europe.eu/admin/uploaded_documents/European_Innovation_Scoreboard_2007.pdf

Innometrics for Greece European Commission, Pro Inno Europe

http://www.proinno-europe.eu/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&topicID=314&parentID=51

Economic Studies for Greece Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE)

http://www.iobe.gr/index.asp?a_id=518

Strategic Development Plan for Research, Technology and Innovation under the 2007-13 National Strategy Reference Framework

Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Development, General Secretary of Research and Technology

http://www.gsrt.gr/default.asp?FILE=items/5838/149

Foresight study for RTD Priority Sectors

Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Development,



General Secretary of Research and Technology

Strategic Priorities of R&T Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Development, General Secretary of Research and Technology


The Greek economy at a glance

Hellenic Republic, Ministry of Economy and Finance

http://www.mnec.gr/export/sites/mnec/en/economics/greek_economy_prospects/FactSheet_GreekEconomy_July_08.pdf

National Strategic Reference Framework for 2007-13


http://www.mnec.gr/export/sites/mnec/en/economics/National_Strategic_Reference_Framework_for_2007-13/ESPA_eng.pdf

Operational Programme Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship



The Structure of the Education System

Hellenic Republic, Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs

http://www.ypepth.gr/en_ec_page1531.htm

Indices for Labour Market, National Accounts, Trade and Services, External Trade, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sector

National Statistic Service of Greece

http://www.statistics.gr/StatMenu_eng.asp

Greek Technology and Science Initiatives (GTSI)

Presidential Assembly of Greek Research Centres

http://www.researchcenters.gr/dat/090CD132/file.pdf?633359884770000000

The Global Competitiveness Report, Country/ Economy Analysis, Greece

World Economic Forum http://www.gcr.weforum.org/,

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Appendix E: Acronyms

ARTI Regional Agency for Technology and Innovation of Puglia

EBEA Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry

EC European Commission

EKETA Centre for Research and Technology

ELKE Foreign Capital Greek Investment Centre

ELKETHE Greek Marine Research Centre

EOMMEX Organisation for Small and Medium Size Organisations and Handicrafts

ETHIAGE National Agricultural Research Institute

EU European Union

FORTH Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GERD Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Technological Development

GSRT General Secretariat for Research and Technology

HEI Higher Education Institute

HRDTN High Research and Development Thematic Networks

ICT Information and Communication technologies

M Million

MEF Ministry of Economy and Finance

MoD Ministry of Development

NRF Hellenic Innovation Relay Centre

NSRF National Strategic Reference Framework

PPPs Public Private Partnerships

R&D Research and Development

RETN Research and Education Thematic Networks

RTD Research and Technological Development

RTI Research, Technology and Innovation

S&T Science and technology

SME Small and Medium Sized Enterprise

SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

TANEO New Economy Fund