MFOL ICCS

1. Microwaves and Fiber Optics Lab of the Institute of Communications and Computer Systems(MFOL/ICCS)Athens – IST event 2/6/2003

2. MFOL ICCS • Institute of Communications and Computer Systems (ICCS):within National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) but different legal body • Microwaves and Fiber Optics Lab (MFOL) • Head: Prof. N.K. Uzunoglu • established in 1985, member of Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the ICCS • MFOL/ICCS operates according to the Presidential Decree of 379/98 as an academic and research unit

3. Activity Areas (1) • long-standing experience in design, development, simulation, testing and measurement of wireless components, embedded systems and subsystems. • Large infrastructure (Lab instruments, anechoic chamber, Faraday room, CAD tools), worth approx. 1,5 MEUROs • Established ISO 9001 (May 2000, TUV Hellas) • During the last 10 years: significant contributions to European Union Projects such as IST, LIFE, GROWTH, Esprit, RACE, ACTS etc. • MFOLis specialised in the research and development of a wide spectrum of topics in the frequency region starting from low radio frequencies up to optical signals

4. Activity Areas (2) • Wireless and Microwave Telecommunications and Systems • Design, development, testing of wireless transceivers. • point-to-point wide bandwidth systems • mobile communication terminals: Various Bands transceivers, wireless networks 802.11b, 802.11a, hyperlan I and II • Antennas design, simulation, development and measurements: • design and development of several types of antennas • microstrip, slots, waveguides and dielectric technology antennas • use of modern software like HFSS for the antennas simulation with FEM techniques. • antenna measurements are carried out in the anechoic chamber (8.5m x 5.5m x3.5m) that is inside MFOL premises

5. Activity Areas (3): Lab of Tomorrow • Sensors and Embedded Systems in combination with Wireless Technologies • MFOL / ICCS is coordinator of the LAB OF TOMORROW project (IST-2000-25076) • www.laboftomorrow.org • Participants from Greece, Germany, Italy, UK, Austria • LAB OF TOMORROW Objectives • Development of a pedagogical framework that allow successful application of theemerging technology in everyday learning • Enhancement of a constructionist approach in science teaching.

6. Activity Areas (3): Lab of tomorrow • Lab of Tomorrow Objectives (cont.) • new educational tools and learning environments • technological innovation is designed with educational targets and criteria • Development of a concrete evaluation scheme of the educational and technological aspects

7. Activity Areas (3): Lab of Tomorrow • Wearable sensors, measuring specific physical quantities and wireless units • Data collected during students' activities since they are embedded in • every day objects (an accelerometer embedded inside a ball) or • in cloths (heart pulse meter embedded in a T-shirt) • data transmitted and presented with a graphical user-interface • students can easily investigate trends and patterns and correlate them with the theory taught at school

8. Participation on the IST 2nd call • Possible participation based on: • An Integrated System for Novel Learning and Training Processes with Embedded Sensors and Virtual Reality • Submitted as expression of interest in response to Call EOI.FP6.2002, in Embedded Systems

9. IST 2nd call (2) • Goals: • to create a new generation of wearables embedded systems in toys, clothes and sports instruments. • to overcome the traditional approach in pedagogical learning tools and training methods in sports. • integration with the use of a virtual reality platform for the presentation of all collected data. • To visualize quantities, parameters and unseen properties, which until now were estimated and understood only through their effects. • To adjust the above issues to people with special needs (i.e. use of VR haptics devices) for their education and athletic activities

10. IST 2nd call (3) • major axes implementing embedded technologies • Education and learning • Sports and training • People with special needs • Rehabilitation • where the virtual reality environment is the common platform for the presentation and visualization of data. • evaluation of the above major axes will be performed throughout the project • exploitation issues will be given great priority involving target market analysis and marketing plan.

11. IST 2nd call (4) • the ideal consortium would include: • Large companies possessing expertise in: • athletics • fabrication of sensors and wearable devices into clothes • production of clever objects with embedded sensors • Virtual Reality • Large companies or research organizations possessing expertise in: • in embedded systems and wearable technologies • integrated products development (integration of ergonomics, interaction design, mechanics, electronics hardware and software)

12. IST 2nd call (5) • Academic Institutes, Universities and SMEs with expertise in: • sensors, short range communication aspects, ergonomics, biomedical systems • software development • Academic Institutes and/or Organizations: • for pedagogical evaluation and teaching • for Sports and Training • Organizations and training centers for People with Special needs • End Users such as Training centers, schools and educational organizations

13. Contacts • Head of MFOL/ICCS • Prof. Nikolaos K. Uzunoglu • nuzu@cc.ece.ntua.gr • Dr Rodoula Makri, Senior researcher ICCS • rodia@esd.ece.ntua.gr