The Centre for Technological Research of Crete (CTR-Crete) ( el, Κέντρο Τεχνολογικής Έρευνας (ΚΤΕ) Κρήτης) in
Heraklion
Heraklion or Iraklion ( ; el, Ηράκλειο, , ) is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a population of 211,370 (Urban A ...
was founded according to the presidential decree No. 143/Φ.Ε.Κ. 123/20-6-2001 and is under the supervision and financing of the
. It is a Private Legal Body, self-governed within the framework of articles 11 and 12 par. 1 of 1771/1998
Greek law and its internal regulation. There are 55 staff member, including 25 research scientists, 15 assistant researchers, and 15 associate researchers. CTR-Crete is affiliated with the
Technological Educational Institute
Universities in Greece form one part of constitutionally-recognized institutions with degree awarding powers. According to Greece's Constitution, higher education institutions (HEIs) include universities, polytechnics, some specialist HEIs, ...
(TEI) of
Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...
and includes eight Sectors of Technology Transfer and Research operating in all four regional units of Crete.
Sectors of CTR-Crete
* Rural Technology and Development in Heraklion
* Operational Research and Strategical Development in Heraklion
* Natural and Built Environment in Heraklion
* Social Care and Management of Natural and Intended Disasters in Heraklion
* Systems Design and Development and Constructions in Heraklion
* Natural Resources and Natural Disasters in
Chania
Chania ( el, Χανιά ; vec, La Canea), also spelled Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about west of Rethymno and west of Heraklion.
The muni ...
* Applied Acoustics and Natural Prototyping of Music Instruments and Space in
Rethymno
Rethymno ( el, Ρέθυμνο, , also ''Rethimno'', ''Rethymnon'', ''Réthymnon'', and ''Rhíthymnos'') is a city in Greece on the island of Crete. It is the capital of Rethymno regional unit, and has a population of more than 30,000 inhabitants ( ...
* Health Nutrition and Dietology in
Lasithi
Lasithi ( el, Λασίθι) is the easternmost regional unit on the island of Crete, to the east of Heraklion. Its capital is Agios Nikolaos, the other major towns being Ierapetra and Sitia. The mountains include the Dikti in the west and the Thr ...
CTR's main targets
CTR is active in:
* The development of technological research;
* The implementation of scientific and technological achievements for solving specific problems of the production process and of the social and economic growth of the district of Crete;
* The improvement of methodology and production processes serving needs of the districts of Crete and of the entire country in general;
* The development of novel applications and products;
* Rendering of unique services, as well as
* The support of
handicraft
A handicraft, sometimes more precisely expressed as artisanal handicraft or handmade, is any of a wide variety of types of work where useful and decorative objects are made completely by one’s hand or by using only simple, non-automated re ...
and industrial units.
* Maintaining an interactive relationship with the productive units and the organised unions of the local economy.
* Collaborating with the Technological Educational Institute of Crete and promoting the development of the relations with other institutes, research centres, universities, and other organisations of the public and private sectors.
* Elaborating studies and carrying out specific technological projects either funded by
EU or ordered by third parties or in collaboration with third parties.
* Supervising the organisation and the financing of the research of technological programmes in
Greece
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and abroad, publications, seminars and conventions.
* Producing technological products and providing novel services in accordance with its research-technological interests.
* Promoting the advanced technology transfer and disseminating of know-how.
CTR-Crete's laboratories and areas of research
* The Research and Development of Telecommunication Systems Laboratory "PASIPHAE"
The Pasiphae Lab is part of the Centre for Technological Research of Crete
PASIPHAE Lab research areas include:
* Computer networks
* Broadband communications (DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-H)
* Network management (QoS, DiffServ, IntServ, MPLS)
* Multimedia communications
* Network security issues
* Cellular and wireless networks (WPANs, WLANs, WMANs, WIMAX)
* Heterogeneous radio technologies and reconfigurable networks
* Wireless multimedia communications
* Traffic modeling and performance evaluation
* Ad hoc, mesh networking
* Mobile and ubiquitous computing
* Mobile and wireless networks security
Pasiphae Lab official website
External links
Centre for Technological Research Official websitePasiphae Lab Official website
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