Project Proposals for Research &

Innovation RIS 2014-2020

Dr. Anthony Karageorgos

e-mail: karageorgos@teithessaly.gr 

Τel. 24410-64712

Applied Informatics Laboratory

Department of Wood and Furniture Design and Technology

Technological Education Institute of Thessaly

Greece

Applied Informatics Laboratory 

Software Development and Support• Website development• Web application development• Developing applications for mobile devices

Research and Innovation• Smart Furniture applications

• Ambient intelligence

• ‘Intelligent’ adaptation and control systems

• Monitoring and coordination of work environments

Research & Innovation Areas

Smart Furniture

Smart Business Networks

Ecotourism Applications

Smart Cities

Smart Furniture Applications

‘Smart’ Furniture

Wireless communication with other devices

‘Smart’ Floor

‘Smart’ Sofa

Personalization functions by users

‘Smart’ TableSmartphone

Thermostat

Users

Smart Furniture Applications• Smart table

Touch screen integration

Connectivity with other devices(mobile phone, tablet)

Person’s position tracking

• Smart floor

Detection of falls(eg elderly, disabled)

Smart Furniture Applications• Smart sofa Connecting to other devices

(tv, sound system, lights) for automatic adjustment of the environmentEmbedded

sensors

Detection of number of peopleand attitudes

Smart Business Network: Wood & Furniture Sector

Research project with duration 2.5 years started on January 1st 2013

Funded by the NSRF 2007-2013 (500.000 euro in CERTH)

System based on the use of intelligent software agents for the‘smart’ cooperation between Wood and Furniture enterprises

Focuses on creating customizable product combinations

Emphasis is given on inter-company transactions aiming to increase profit

Wood & Furniture Enterprise Networking

e-Furniture - ‘Intelligent’ Networking of Wood and Furniture Enterprises• Use of ‘intelligent’ software agents 

for: Automated cooperation Dynamic updating

• Recommendations for intercompany cooperation: Product bundle generation Task outsourcing

Partner Α products

Partner B products

Creation of product

combinations

Set 2

Set 1

Based on product information, navigation

and shopping data

e-Furniture: Product Bundle Generation

• Networking enterprises providing eligible ecotouristic services across Europe

• Dynamically created, personalized ecotouristic product bundle offers

• Customer preferences and provider goals/business rules treated as bundle generation constraints

• Unified user interface 

Transnational Ecotouristic Products

Intelligent information system

• management of ecotouristic services

• Dynamically adaptive information management (location, profile)

• Generation of personalized service packages

Example: Ecotouristic Service Bundling in Plastiras Lake Region

• Unified presentation of ecotouristic services• Single interface for:

Service bundle purchasing Single reservation point Dynamic route generation based on 

profile, location, preferences (points of interest)

• Login via external accounts: Social media (facebook, twitter,

instagram) email

• Select the option ‘Detect location’ for targeted recommendations

Intelligent Recommendations

• Creation of  ecotouristic service bundles based on: Location

Petra Monastery

Selection of a point of interest: Monastery of

Petra

Intelligent Recommendations (cont’d)

• Creation of service bundles based on: User profile

Selection of activities by users with:• Different age• Different preferences

Personalised Activity Bundles 

• Creation of service bundles based on: User profile

Personalized Recommendations

Intelligent City Lighting System

Changing brightness based on detection of pedestrian

or vehicle presence

Learning typical paths having

increased traffic  by automatically 

increasing luminosity

Changing street light color to warn about dangerous weather 

conditions

Intelligent City Lighting System

Turn on/off street lighting based on: Time of the day Lighting conditions

Change brightness based on detected presence in nearby area

Learning typical paths Change light coloring to warn for:

Dangerous weather conditions High concentration of air pollutants (e.g. smog)

Inform the public through billboards for: Current weather conditions Traffic and emergency situations Concentration of pollutants in each area

Intelligent City Lighting System:Basic Features

Intelligent City Lighting System:Benefits

Economic Economic benefits for the citizens arising from

energy savings (37%) Minimize management and maintenance cost of

public lighting system

Social Increase of safety Improvement of the city’s image Improvement in mobility, living and working conditions in the city Reinforce new professions

Energy Savings Lower energy consumption

Environmental Efficient use of energy resources Contribution to tackling climate change Reduction of light pollution, CO2 emissions and air

pollutants Creation of green neighbourhoods

Benefit Cost Reduction

Efficient use of energy resources

37%

Intelligent city lighting system

50%

Benefit Energy Savings

Bulb replacement 8%

intelligent system operation

20-50%

Benefit CO2 Reduction (t)

Bulb replacement 259

Intelligent city lighting system

865

Project Title Description Expected Benefits

«Intelligent Parking Services» View in real-time  the available parking spaces through information billboards and mobile applications

Service to enable citizens to check the availability of parking spaces and to book a free place when at a certain distance.

Drivers can also obtain information about the route they have to follow to go to a specific parking space.

Reduce traffic congestion due to better reporting of drivers

Efficient mobility of public Energy savings up to10% (out

of fuel) Time savings

Further Ideas - Extensions

Further Ideas - Extensions

Project Title Description Expected Benefits

«Citizen Networking in Municipality of Karditsa»

Users through this service may be informed of various events and activities happening in the city every day.

Users also have the ability to add new events.

Users receive updates on events that occurred through mobile applications, sms and e-mails.

Users subscribing to the service create profiles which include information about their interests and preferences.

The service is able to provide personalized recommendations on events in the form of bundles, based on each individual profile.

Easy and up-to-date informing about the upcoming events

The promotion of events leads to increased profits through the increased participation of the citizens

Further Ideas - ExtensionsProject Title Description Expected Benefits«Smart Public Transportation Management»

The system includes information devices places on public transport vehicles to continuously measure the condition of various parameters on the town.

The main functions of the system concern:

Continuous monitoring of various environmental parameters throughout the area covered by the public transportation vehicles.

Management of urban bus operations such as vehicle location tracking, intervention on the routes, calculation of the expected arrival time of the vehicle, fleet tracking reports

The benefits for citizens include: effectively inform users about traffic

conditionsreduced journey times and increased

productivityeasier to rely on the use of public

transportationimproving the mobility of vulnerable

citizens. The benefits for the municipality of the 

system concerning:  reduce the environmental impact by

encouraging the use of public transportation

reduce overall management costs of public transport infrastructure and provide services to their citizens that improve the quality of life

obtain updated measurements on traffic conditions

Further Ideas - Extensions

Project Title Description Expected Benefits

«Smart Energy Management System»

System for recording data on the actual energy consumption of an indicative sample of households in the city of Karditsa by placing automated control systems (building management system) in households, shops and neighborhoods.

By processing the recorded data with specialized algorithms from the domain of artificial intelligence we will provide proper management of energy resources with direct economic and environmental benefits to the residents.

Energy savingsReduce cost of living of 

households Creating new jobs

Further Ideas - Extensions

Project Title Description Expected Benefits

«Smart Irrigation System»

The smart irrigation system provides a tool for assessing the needs of plants and their supply with sufficient quantity of water at the right time.

This "precise“ irrigation focuses on the needs of each individual plant or small areas in a park instead of a big area with various plants. Typical systems aim to provide water based on static schedules without taking into account the different needs of different plants and trees in a park or garden.

The system offers flexibility by reducing the need for specialized personnel.

Water savings up to at least 30% (by preventing unnecessary watering)

Avoid errors during irrigation (e.g. 'drowning' plants from overwatering)

Thank You!

Applied Informatics Laboratory

Department of Wood and Furniture Design and Technology

Technological Education Institute of Thessaly

Greece