Department of Physics

People

Permanent Staff

• Professor Anna Tzanakaki
• Assoc. Professor Markos Anastasopoulos

Postdoctoral Researchers

• Dr. Victoria Alevizaki
• Dr. Alexandros Manolopoulos

PhD Candidates

• Petros Georgiadis
• Ilias Floudas
• Ioanna Mesogiti

Researchers

• Thanasis Economou
• Giorgos Kaponis

Research Areas

• Design, development and performance evaluation of fixed and mobile communication systems (5G, 6G)
  • Open experimental infrastructures using open source platforms
  • Innovative radio access network (RAN) and transport network technologies
  • Internet of Things (IoT) platforms
  • Network Security Considerations
• Design, development and performance evaluation of Network Control and Management solutions using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Control and management framework
  • Resource Optimization
  • Safety Considerations
• Development of services for 5th and 6th Generation networks with applications in:
  • Energy Management
  • Transport
  • Infrastructure Supervision

Research Collaborations

• COSMOTE/OTE, ORANGE, TELEFONICA
• INTRACOM, ADVA, BUBBLERAN, ACCELLERAN
• INTEL, HEWLETT PACKARD, CODASIP
• NEXTWORKS, DOTVISION
• Hellenic Train, Alstom, CONTINENTAL, CAPGEMINI
• π-ΝΕΤ (founding member)
• IHP, FGH, EURECOM
• NTUA, University of Patras, University of Thessaly, etc.
• University of Bristol, Chalmers University, Trinity College Dublin, TAMPEREEN University, UC3

Recent Research Programmes

European:

• 2023-2026: 5G-TACTIC: 5G Trusted And seCure network servICes, Digital Europe Programme
• 2024-2026: 6G-SENSES: Seamless Integration of Efficient 6G Wireless Technologies for Communication and Sensing, HORIZON Europe, Smart Network and Services
• 2024-2026: ECO-eNET: Efficient Confluent Edge Networks, HORIZON Europe, Smart Network and Services
• 2019-2023: 5G-COMPLETE:  A unified network, Computational and stOrage resource Management framework targeting end-to-end Performance optimization for secure 5G muLti-tEchnology and multi-Tenancy Environments, , H2020, 5G PPP
• 2019-2023: 5G-VICTORI: VertIcal demos over Common large scale field Trials fOr Rail, energy and media Industries, H2020, 5G PPP
• 2019-2023: 5G-CLARITY: 5G multi-tenant private networks integrating Cellular, Wi-Fi, and LiFi, Powered by ARtificial Intelligence and Intent Based PolicY, , H2020, 5G PPP
• 2020-2023: DAYDREAMS: Development of prescriptive AnalYtics baseD on aRtificial intElligence for iAMS, H2020, SHIFT2RAIL
• 2025-2028: MultiX: Advancing 6G-RAN through multi-technology, multi-sensor fusion, multi-band and multi-static perception
• 2025-2027: CITYSENS, 6G-PATH Open Call

National:

• 2023-2026: Flagship Actions, ”Connected Smart Cities for Greece 2.0”, Greek National Project, General Secretariat for Research and Innovation