Presentation by Maria Rangoussi , Dean, Faculty of Engineering ( mariar@teipir.gr )

1. Presentation by Maria Rangoussi, Dean, Faculty of Engineering ( mariar@teipir.gr ) “SENS-ERA” Project Kick-off Meeting Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi, Georgia, 27-28 Feb. 2012

2. TEI of Piraeus – Zooming in …

3. TEI of Piraeus … in Athens, Greece

4. TEI of PiraeusOverview

5. TEI of PiraeusCampus Views

6. TEI of PiraeusGeneral Information • TEI-Piraeus is located in Athens-Egaleo, in the historic district of Elaionas (the Olivier of Athens). It is claimed by archaeologists that this was the location of the Academy of Plato in ancient Athens. • TEI-Piraeus was established in 1983. • Students are accepted to study in TEI-Piraeus through national ranking examinations after having completed secondary education. • TEI-Piraeus offers both theoretical and practical education in undergraduate (BA / BSc) and graduate (MSc) level. • Research is a major activity enhanced by our interaction with the productive forces of the society and the economy.

7. TEI of Piraeus - Facts and Figures • Two (2) Faculties, ten (10) enrolling Departments, two (2) non-enrolling Departments (Maths and Physics/Chemistry), two (2) supporting Centers for Languages and Sports. • Total enrollment around 15,000 students, Academic Staff of 150 tenured professors and approx. 250 full-time adjunct professors. Administrative Staff of 250, including lab technicians. • Own premises on Athens-Egaleo campus (nine major buildings), with Academic and Digital Library, Computing Center, Sports facilities, Students dinning facilities – no student dorms facilities. • Currently Running • An ERASMUS & International Relations Office, • A Liaison Office offering Career and Student • Counseling Services, • A Placement Office, • An IEEE Student Branch, an IET Branch, • and many more …

8. TEI of PiraeusAcademic Structure TEI PIRAEUS ADMINISTRATION Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Management & Finance Departments: Departments: • Automation engineering Accounting • Electrical engineering Business Administration • Electronics engineering Tourism Management • Computer engineering • Civil engineering Supporting units • Mechanical engineering Center for Foreign Languages • Textiles engineering Center Physical Education & Sports

9. TEI of PiraeusDepartment of Electronics Eng. • Established in 1948 in an early form – the ‘eldest’ among TEI-Piraeus departments. • Undergraduate curriculum is 4 years full-time (BSc level), while Graduate curricula are 2 years full-time (MSc level). • Enrollment of about 160 new students per year – total enrollment of about 1000 students. • Current academic staff of 25 tenured professors and about 25 adjunct professors. • Major fields of interest: Telecommunications, Computer Systems & Data Networks, Analogue and Digital Systems, Embedded Systems, Digital Signal Processing, Audio & Video Technology, Advanced Materials for Electronics Apps, Electromagnetism, Antennae & Propagation, etc.

10. TEI of PiraeusDepartment of Electronics Eng. • Undergraduate curriculum of about 40 subjects (75% of them include mandatory laboratory hours). • Regularly updated to keep up with new science and technology facts (1998, 2003, 2008, …) • Undergraduate studies are interlaced with the electronics industry and services sector. The students are obliged to a six months placement for practical training before graduation. • Active role in two graduate courses: • MSc in “Networking and Data Communication” (in collaboration with Kingston University, London, UK, • MSc in “ICT for Education”, in collaboration with National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. • All academic staff members are active in building international relations through staff and student exchange and mobility programs, (ERASMUS, TEMPUS, LEONARDO, COST, etc.)

11. TEI of PiraeusDepartment of Electronics Eng. Quality in Education As of 2008, full observation of national and european education quality assurance procedures set by: • ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education) • HQAA (Hellenic Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education) The Diploma Supplement is issued in greek and in english, for all our graduates. Undergraduate and graduate curricula have been restructured according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) to support student mobility.

12. TEI of PiraeusDepartment of Electronics Eng. Research Policy aiming towards • Major and “classic” areas of electronics (electronic devices and systems, measurements and E/M radiation, industrial electronics, telecommunications and computer networks: mobile / satellite / wireless / optical, audio and video processing and broadcasting systems, multimedia networking), • Emerging areas of contemporary research interest, which constitute fields of cross-disciplinary cooperation, such as organic electronics, wearable electronics, multifunctional materials and electronics, electronics for the environment and for renewable energy sources, etc., • The research topic of ICT for Education, which is a field of interest across disciplines.

13. TEI of PiraeusDepartment of Electronics Eng. Research Focus • Technology push Research and Development activities mainly driven by the interests of academic staff members. • Technology pull Research and Development activities mainly upon requests from companies and organizations. Research programs • Active role in R&D projects on national and international level (FP7, COST, TEMPUS, LEONARDO, etc). • Cooperation with EU Universities, Research Institutes and companies. • Effort put in developing cooperation schemes with private sectorproduction units and organizations for innovative products and services.

14. TEI of Piraeus, Dept. of Electronics Eng. Research Activities • MicroElectronics / OptoElectronics / Organic Electronics • Advanced Materials for Electronics Apps. • Digital Design, VLSI and Embedded Systems • Analog Electronics and RF Design • Audio and Video Engineering / Broadcasting • Computer Networks and Mobile Apps. • Antennae, Radio, Telecommunications and RADAR • Sensors and Wireless Sensor Networks • Multimedia Communications • Intelligent Control and Smart Systems • Renewable Energy Sources and Electric Power Grids

15. TEI of PiraeusDepartment of Electronics Eng. Resources for Research • Human Resources • Academic staff of 22 professors with a proven record of industrial / applied experience in research and development, assisted by a group of approximately 25 researchers at various levels of experience, MSc students plus a number of lab technicians. • Infrastructure • Own, modern facilities (year 2007 buildings); basic core of 20 well equipped laboratories; conference hall and meeting rooms in campus; wired and wireless Internet access; teleconferencing & e-learning facilities.

16. TEI of PiraeusDepartment of Electronics Eng. Technologies Employed • FPAA (Field Programmable Analog Arrays) • SMD discrete and integrated components • DSP Analog Devices and Texas Instruments • Open source embedded SW design Experience in • Analog and Mixed-Mode Circuit / Systems Simulation • DSP Algorithm Simulation • PCB Design for prototypes • Rapid Prototyping

17. TEI of PiraeusDepartment of Electronics Eng. Design Tools • ICAP4/WINDOWS (Spice) • Matlab • Simulink • Super Filter / Filter Master Active, Passive • Other specialized tools

18. TEI of Piraeus – Dept. of Electronics Eng. Completed R&D Projects (2000-2008) • “Flexible wireless network for process automation and control,” tender: National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos” (1999 - 2000). • “Digital System for Automatic Surveillance of TV and radio content”, Greek Ministry of Development & MDM S.A., Greece, framework “PABE’99”, (1999-2000). • “Electrically conductive fabrics”, E.U./European Social Fund, Operational Programme “EPEAEK-II”, call “Archimedes-I” (1/2004 – 12/2006). • “Tele-controlled intelligent robot in a mixed reality environment,” E.U./European Social Fund, Operational Program “EPEAEK-II”, call “Pythagoras-II” (1/2005 – 12/2006). • “Noise pollution suppression in work/public environments using a digital active noise control system,” E.U./European Social Fund, Operational Program “EPEAEK-II”, call “Archimedes-II-Environment” (1/2005 – 8/2008). • “Development of novel technologies for the spectrum control of Organic Light Emitting Diodes and applications in advanced optoelectronic devices,” E.U./European Social Fund, Operational Program “EPEAEK-II”, call “Archimedes-II-Technology” (1/2005 – 8/2008). • “VEMUS (Virtual European Music School),” FP6-IST-4-027952 (10/2005 – 10/2008).

19. TEI of Piraeus – Dept. of Electronics Eng. • E.U./European Social Fund, O.P. “Education and Life-Long Learning (EDULLL)”, research call “Archimedes-III”: • “MULTI-ERM: Multifunctional Fabric Structures with Conductive Polymers and Incorporated Electro-rheological Materials”, • “ESOUNDMAPS: A distributed microelectronic system for environmental monitoring with emphasis on sound mapping,” • “RF-PSS: RF powered smart wireless sensor system”, • “OSPWSN: Development of an Open-Source Platform for Education and Research on Wireless Sensors Networks”, • “NHyOPV: Novel and highly efficient Hybrid organic photovoltaic cells (HyOPVs)”, • “NHyOLED: Novel low power consumption Hybrid OLEDs with improved operational characteristics”. • E.U./European Social Fund, O.P. “Education and Life-Long Learning (EDULLL)”, research call “Thales”: • “ALMI: Advanced RF Localization systems for Multipath propagation Indoor environments”, • “DAPHNE: Novel Technologies for High Resolution Multichannel Digital Audio Processing, Enhancement, Amplification and Direct Emission”, • “URANUS: Ultra-Fast True Random Number Generators With Applications To Cryptography”, • “ANEMOS: Analytical and Numerical Electromagnetism with Applications in Photonics and Nano-devices”, • “PHOTOPOLIS: Polymeric photonic systems for application in information technologies”. • E.U./European Social Fund, O.P.“Education and Life-Long Learning (EDULLL)”, research call “Aristeia (Excellence)”: • “FIF-EQ: Fracture induced fields: investigation of earthquake precursors in the laboratory and validation by field observations”, • “RF-CLOWN: Smart RF Framework for Cross-Layer Optimization in Wireless Networks”.

20. TEI of Piraeus – Dept. of Electronics Eng. • Current R&D Projects • “Flexible Galileo/GPS Textile Antennas”, European Space Agency (2011), • “PIMACTex: Applications of textile products based on smart materials on the monitoring, display and control of physiological parameters”, OPCE ΙΙ «Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship», call “COOPERATION 2009” . • “SoundSignage: Intelligent system for stereoscopic audiovisual public information” , OPCE ΙΙ, call “COOPERATION 2010 – SMEs” . • “SENS-ERA: Strengthening sensor research links between the Georgian Technical University and the European Research Area,” FP7-INCO-2011-6.1, ERA WIDE. • “SAVELEC: Safe control of non cooperative vehicles through electromagnetic means”, FP7-SEC-2011.1.4-2.

21. TEI of Piraeus – Dept. of Electronics Eng. • Partners in proposals submitted in 2011 (under evaluation) • “Textile Antennas for Body Area Sensor Network and RFIDs for a Health Monitoring and Prevention System”, OPCE ΙΙ call “COOPERATION 2011” - SMEs . • “SENSING: Development of sensorized composite structures for continuous structural monitoring of vehicles during operation,” OPCE ΙΙ call “COOPERATION 2011” – SMEs (with HAI corp., NKUA, NTUA, etc.) • “BRITE GreenHouse: Energy autonomous smart greenhouse ,” OPCE ΙΙ call “COOPERATION 2011” - SMEs (with FORTH/ICE-HT, TEI-Patras, NAGREF, etc) • “GAMETEX”, FP7-NMP-2012.4.0-1-SME-6 (with TekInst / Dept. Textiles, DK) • “IRENE”, FP7-SECURITY-2012-1, Topic: SEC-2012.3.1-1, "Increasing trustworthiness of vessel reporting systems” (with NTUA/Marine Eng., etc.) • “SURFING,” FP7-TRANSPORT-2012-RTD-1, Topic: SST 2012.5.2-5, "E-guided vessels: the 'autonomous' ship” (with NTUA/Marine Eng., etc.) • “MESMERIZE,” FP7 - SEC-2012-1 / IP. • “COBE,” FP7-ICT-2011-C, Future and Emerging Technologies, ICT-2011.9.3 "FET Young Explorers“ (under preparation).

22. TEI of PiraeusDepartment of Electronics Eng. Thank you for your attention!