Microwaves and Fiber Optics Lab of the Institute of Communications and

Computer Systems (MFOL/ICCS)

Athens – IST event 2/6/2003

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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

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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.

MFOL is 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

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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

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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 the emerging technology in everyday learning Enhancement of a constructionist approach in science teaching.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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)

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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

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Contacts

Head of MFOL/ICCSProf. Nikolaos K. Uzunoglu nuzu@cc.ece.ntua.gr

Dr Rodoula Makri, Senior researcher ICCS rodia@esd.ece.ntua.gr