Industrial Systems Institute Research, Exploratory Development & Innovation

www.athena-innovation.gr

Dr. Nikos Zervos, Deputy DirectorPatras IQ, Apr 26, 2015

History

Established in 1998Joined “Athena” Research Center in 2003Currently “Awaiting for … RC Western Greece”Directed by

Prof. Ioannidis (acting, 2013-…)Dr. N. Zervos (Deputy Director)

Prof. Serpanos (2008-2013)Prof. Makios (acting, 2003-2008)Prof. Papadopoulos (1998-2003)

Offices in Patras, PSP, Greece

VisionRedefining standard operational

Processes in all industrial sectors through integration of Industrial ICT

Mission

Active participation and significant contribution in high technology sectors related to integrated industrial systems

Increase of competitiveness of Greek industry through application of state-of-the-art technologies

Factory of the Future, Agile Manufacturing, Digital Enterprises, Sensing Enterprises, eHealth, …

Departments & Research Areas

Intelligent Systems and Robotics•Modelling and control, nonlinear filtering and multi-sensor fusion, fault detection/isolation, optimization

Networked Embedded Systems and Real Time Systems• Wired/wireless networking technologies, middleware & tools,

maintenance, health & well-being, smart environments

Manufacturing Systems, Processes and Enterprise Interoperability• Agile manufacturing systems, enterprise modeling for interoperability,

intra-enterprise & inter-enterprise integration, sensing enterprise, collaborative business / manufacturing

Enterprise Information Systems• Decision support systems, electric power market, smart communities

Security and Protection of Systems, Networks and Infrastructures•Computing systems security, network security, cryptography, hardware Trojans, critical infrastructure protection

Results: Publications

Results: Citations

Personnel

Financials: Income

Financials: Public ROI

Research Projects: Overview

18 active RTD projects63 total projects in the period (2005-2012)107 total projectsStrategic collaborations

Outreach - Networking

-Established partner at a European level-Collaborations with more than 80 partners from across Europe, the U.S., Israel and China-Strong collaborations in the area of South East Europe-Important national stakeholder with the institutional role to increase the competitiveness of the Greek industry-Important local stakeholder participating in all major regional initiatives

- Research and Innovation Instrument of the Region of Western Greece

- Regional Innovation Pole of Western Greece / Regional Technology Platform of Western Greece

-Co-organization of 8 international conferences

Impact - Industry Competitiveness

Transport sectorEnterprise clustering and inter-enterprise support services:•Inter-enterprise collaboration model & platform operated by agent company•Clustering of transport SMEs active in combined transport area (sea-road)

Aquaculture sectorAquaculture water quality monitoring system (since 2008)•Data acquisition from water parameter sensing equipment•Model for the association of the water quality with the quality of fishHealthcare sectorPatient physiological monitoring•Patients with heart problems and/or having had an operation Food sectorProduction process automation

Platform for continuous replenishment between manufacturing (food industry) and retail sector

Impact - Industry CompetitivenessManufacturing sectorParticipation in Centre of Entrepreneurial & Technological Excellence of the Region of Western GreeceProduction process advisory and support services•Technology audits of the production process•Target 600 manufacturing SMEs in the Region of Western Greece•Proposals for the enhancement of their efficiency

ICT ClustersNational cluster participation•Nano/Microelectronics-based Systems and Applications Cluster (mi-Cluster)•Hellenic Space Technologies and Applications Cluster (si-Cluster) •Innovative Gaming Technologies and Creative Content cluster (gi-Cluster)

Tourist sectorSustainable Tourist Services•Semantically enriched platform for promotion of sites of tourist interest in the Region of Western Greece•“Cluster of clusters” concept

Impact - Industry Competitiveness(energy sector)Solar Thermal market development advisory services•House owner market enhancement guidelines•Subvention and financial aid policy guidelines•Market operator qualification guidelines•Domestic Hot Water Calculator - Online application for assessment of environmental and financial benefits of solar thermal system installation•Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources

Impact – Strategy & PolicyDevelopmentStrategy development•Member of the ARTEMIS-IA, European Technology Platform on Embedded Systems Industry Association (ARTEMIS SRA)•Leader of Regional Technology Platform on ICT in Region of Western Greece

• Elaboration of Strategic Research Agenda for the Region of W. Greece•Elaboration of a Strategic Research Agenda on Embedded Systems and Industrial Informatics in the area of South East Europe•Pan European Laboratory Infrastructure Implementation•Participation in Development of National Strategy on High Perf. Computing

Technology Foresight•Participation in a technology foresight exercise•Scope: ICT and more specifically Digital Content•Focus: South East Europe area Policy reformParticipation in the process for the definition of the Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization of the Region of Western Greece

Impact – Innovation Support

Policy Reform•Participation in the Regional Instrument for Research and Innovation of the Region of Western Greece•Participation and founding organization of the Regional Innovation Pole of Western Greece

Innovation Methodological Guidance and Financing•Elaboration of Methodology Guide on Innovation out of assessment of successful experiences related to transformation of research to innovation•Participation in the set-up of a Business Angels network in the Region of Western GreeceTechnology transfer•Capacity building for SMEs in the Region of Western Greece on the enhancement of their innovation potential•Technology transfer activities in the framework of the Regional Technology Platform of Western Greece

Quality Advisory Services•Establishment of a Quality and Entrepreneurial Excellence Observatory in the framework of the Regional Innovation Pole of the Region of Western Greece•Greek National Quality Awards

Impact – Societal Reach

Openness to Society•Regular school visits aiming at the promotion of the research achievements of the institute•Organization of and participation in different events and fairs aiming at increasing the societal reach of the institute (Researchers Night, International Fair of Thessaloniki, Open Doors, Patras Money Show, Networking Days)•Presence in social media

Elaboration of WiFi Infrastructure•Mountainous isolated areas•Digital divide

Educational Seismograph•Online access to real-time seismic data for educational purposes•Pilot application in a number of schools in the Region of Western Greece•Awareness rise for earthquakes and social behavior adjustment initially at a school community level

Media coverage

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