Organisation
Director
Prof. Chrisostomos Stylios
Scientific Council
The scientific council of ISI consists of the following members:
- Dr. Aris Lalos (Research Director, Chair)
- Dr. Athanasios Kalogeras (Research Director)
- Dr. Christos Koulamas (Research Director)
- Dr. Apostolos Fournaris (Principal Researcher)
- Dr. Georgios Mylonas (Principal Researcher)
ISI activities are organised in five research departments, supported by administrative offices, located in Patras, Greece. A short description of the activities of each Department of the Institute is provided in the sections below.
Department of Intelligent Systems and Robotics
The department of Intelligent Systems and Robotics conducts research in key topics of industrial systems. These are: modelling and control of industrial robots, modelling and control of mobile robots and autonomous vehicles, modelling and control of mechatronic systems, modelling and control of electric power systems, embedded control systems, nonlinear filtering and multi-sensor fusion, fault detection/isolation, optimization and machine intelligence for industrial production.
Department of Real-time and Networked Embedded Systems
The department of Real-time and Networked Embedded Systems conducts basic and applied research in a variety of disciplines, covering horizontal technology dimensions (hardware and software architectures, wired/wireless networking technologies, interoperability, seamless connectivity, middleware & tools), as well as vertical, application domain specific dimensions (components and systems for industrial automation & maintenance, transportation, health & well-being application sectors).
Department of Autonomous Interactive Systems and Machine Intelligence
The department of Autonomous Interactive Systems and Machine Intelligence conducts research on theoretical, computational and experimental aspects of autonomous, interactive, intelligent and connected systems. The conducted research outcomes in signal processing, machine learning, continual active learning, and vision which are used to develop novel methods that act as fundamental technology enablers of autonomous and interactive systems. The mission of the group is to explore and tackle challenges that emerge both in robot-people interactions (e.g., collaborative decision making, explainable AI, affective robots) and in connected robot-environment interactions (e.g., sensing, perception, mapping, swarms).
Department of Manufacturing Systems and Processes, and Enterprise Information Systems
The department of Manufacturing Systems, Processes and Enterprise Interoperability conducts basic, applied research and exploratory development relevant to agile, adaptive and smart manufacturing systems, enterprise modeling for interoperability, intra-enterprise integration and interoperability, inter-enterprise interoperability, integration of Future Internet and Internet of Every Things technologies, collaborative business and collaborative manufacturing, collaborative networked enterprises, virtual enterprise, digital and sensing enterprise.
Department of Security and Protection of Systems, Networks and Infrastructures
The department of Security & Protection of Systems, Networks & Infrastructures performs basic and applied R&D in security, covering all application areas, ranging from telecommunications and computer systems up to security of critical infrastructures, transport, and spaces. Although the above diagram exhibits a rigid structure, in the course of the years, many inter-departmental activities have been developed giving rise to various collaborations among individual research groups.
Department of Advanced Materials and Structures
The department specialised in mechanical testing, mechanical behaviour of materials, quality certification and assurance, aircraft structural analysis and design, testing of structural components in service conditions, original products development and certification, as well as, specialized production engineering technologies elaboration and application.