Total Budget
3.719.413 €
Projects Coordinated
6
…As you set out for Ithaca hope your road is a long one,
... Σα βγεις στον πηγαιμό για την Ιθάκη, να εύχεσαι να ναι μακρύς ο δρόμος, γεμάτος περιπέτειες, γεμάτος γνώσεις...
Quoting from Ithaka, poem by C. P. Cavafy, this is the spirit behind ITHACA. Full of adventure and full of discovery…
The Internet of THings & AppliCAtions Lab (ITHACA) was established in 2020 (ΦΕΚ τ.Β’1795_11-5-2020) as a research and teaching lab of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Western Macedonia, Kozani, Greece.
The research interests of the Laboratory focus on the exploitation of the Internet of Things (IoT) in areas such as precision agriculture, smart energy networks, smart cities, modern computer and telecommunications networks, digital health applications, and cybersecurity in horizontal applications, integrating cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, cybersecurity and privacy, blockchain technology, 5th and 6th generation portable networks, and cloud computing.
ITHACA composes of several research units and topics:
- Development of IoT applications and services;
- Cybersecurity and privacy tools and services for IoT ecosystem;
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) / drone applications and services;
- Advanced tools and services for precious agriculture and smart farming;
- Algorithms, tools, and services for smart grid and electrical and power systems;
- IoT routing protocols;
- Monitoring and Decision-making Applications for smart environments (home, city, vehicle, and transportation);
- IoT-oriented (optical and wireless) telecomunnication networks;
- IoT interoperability solutions;
- IoT authentication and identification;
Latest Events
EVIDENT Sustainable Energy Days Event
Paper authored by Y. Spyridis, T. Lagkas, P. Sarigiannidis, V. Argyriou, A. Sarigiannidis, G. Eleftherakis and J. Zhang selected as “Editor’s Choice Article” by Sensors (IF: 3.576)
Interview of Prof. Panagiotis Sarigiannidis in the “Aksones Anaptiksis” news program of ERT3
TERMINET 3rd Plenary Meeting
The paper entitled “Detection and Characterization of Stressed Sweet Cherry Tissues Using Machine Learning”, authored by C. Chaschatzis, C. Karaiskou, E. Mouratidis, E. Karagiannis, and P. Sarigiannidis, was chosen for the cover of the forthcoming issue (Drones, Volume 6, Issue 1 January 2022)
Research Excellence Award
Best Student Paper Award for ITHACA: The paper entitled “TRUSTY: A Solution for Threat Hunting Using Data Analysis in Critical Infrastructures”, authored by P. Radoglou-Grammatikis, A. Liatifis, E. Grigoriou, T. Saoulidis, A. Sarigiannidis, T. Lagkas and P. Sarigiannidis, won the “Best Student Paper Award” by IEEE Cyber Security and Resilience!
Associate Prof. Panagiotis Sarigiannidis ranked amongst the leading 2% of scientists globally
Paper authored by P. Radoglou-Grammatikis, P. Sarigiannidis, G. Efstathopoulos and E. Panaousis selected as “Editor’s Choice Article” by Sensors (IF: 3.576)
JAUNTY Multiplier Event – Transnational Workshop on SEMS and Smart Grids
Presentation in EU-IoT Training Workshops Series: Next Generation IoT Architectures
Presentation in the 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications
Latest News

Efforts to deliver the first drone-based, mobile quantum network
Hacked bank and Twitter accounts, malicious power outages and attempts to tamper with medical records threaten the security of the nation's health, money, energy, society and infrastructure.

Machine learning explores materials science questions and solves difficult search problems
Using computing resources at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), researchers at Argonne National Laboratory have succeeded in exploring important materials science questions and demonstrated progress using machine learning to solve difficult search problems.

Haptics device creates realistic virtual textures
Technology has allowed us to immerse ourselves in a world of sights and sounds from the comfort of our home, but there's something missing: touch.
Where to find us
Address
Internet of Things and Applications Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Greece, Kozani,50100, Karamanli & Ligeris Str.
Contact Information
call: +30 2461 056742
Email: psarigiannidis (at) uowm (dot) gr