Informatics & Telematic Institute

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Multimedia, Database and Information Systems

Multimedia content is nowadays abundant both in proprietary collections and on the web. Intelligent, targeted and seamless access to this content is a key requirement for a wide range of applications in the business, education, entertainment, cultural and other sectors. We have worked and have expertise on automatic audio-visual information analysis and understanding for intelligent access to multimedia content, including image segmentation and semantic analysis, video temporal segmentation to shots and scenes using multi-modal cues, spatio-temporal video segmentation, motion statistical processing and representation, activity detection and human action recognition, semantic shot classification, cross-media analysis and temporal context evaluation and high-level feature extraction from video. We also have expertise on ontologies and reasoning for multimedia representation and semantic analysis. We have developed image and video search engines both for generic content and for specific applications such as cultural image search, and have expertise on multimedia retrieval using content-based, context-based and semantic techniques; personalization and recommendation techniques for access to multimedia content; user interfaces for multimedia search and retrieval; and annotation tools for multimedia annotation and semi-automatic generation of indexing metadata.

Scientific Personnel

  • Researcher C'

    P. Daras

    Building B - Office 0.19

    Tel.: +30 2310 464160 (ext. 277)

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  • Associate Research Scientist C'

    L. Makris

    Building B - Office 0.15

    Tel.: +30 2310 464160 (ext. 117)

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Current Research & Development Projects

  • ASSETS — Advanced Search Services and Enhanced Technological Solutions for the European Digital Library (2010: FP7 - CIP ‐ ICT PSP)
  • universAAL — universAAL (2010: FP7 ICT - IP)
  • CHORUS+ — Coordinated approacH to the EurOpean effoRt on aUdio-visual Search engines + (2010: FP7 ICT - CA)
  • PESCaDO — Personalized Environmental Service Configuration and Delivery Orchestration (2010: FP7 ICT - CA)
  • I-SEARCH — A unIfied framework for multimodal content SEARCH (2010: FP7 ICT - STREP)
  • GLOCAL — Event-based Retrieval of Networked Media (2009: FP7 ICT - IP)
  • Save Me — Save Me (2009: FP7 SST - CP)
  • ACCESSIBLE — Accessibility Assessment Simulation Environment for New Applications Design and Development (2008: ICT - STREP)
  • AEGIS — Open Accessibility Everywhere: Groundwork, Infrastructure, Standards (2008: ICT - IP)
  • ROWER — Building a knowledge Repository for Occupational Well-being Economics Research (2008: HEALTH - Coordination Action)
  • JUMAS — Judicial Management by Digital Libraries Semantics (2008: IST-STREP)
  • i3DPost — Intelligent 3D content extraction and manipulation for film and games (2008: ICT - STREP)

Finished Projects

  • General State Archives — Development of a Digital Management System for the General State Archives (2008: InfoSoc)
  • — Museum for the Macedonian Struggle (2007: InfoSoc)
  • — Digital collection of exhibits of the State Museum of Contemporary Art (2007: Subcontract)
  • VIDI-Video — Interactive semantic video search with a large thesaurus of machine-learned audio-visual concepts (2007: IST-STREP)
  • Vitalas — Video and Image Indexing and Retrieval in the Large Scale (2007: IST - IP)
  • CATER — Computerized Automotive Technology Reconfiguration System for Mass Customization (2006: IST)
  • MARKET MINER — - (2006: PAVET 2005 (Subcontract))
  • DELTIO — Analysis of Multimedia Content using Evolutionary Ontologies and Application to Television News Bulletins (2006: InfoSoc)
  • GoodRoute — Dangerous Goods Transportation Routing and Monitoring (2006: IST-STREP)
  • MESH — Multimedia Semantic Syndication for Enhanced News Services (2006: IST - IP)
  • X-Media — Knowledge Sharing and Reuse Across Media (2006: IST - IP)
  • K-Space — Knowledge Space of Semantic Inference for Automatic Annotation and Retrieval of Multimedia Content (2006: IST-NoE)
  • BOEMIE — Bootstrapping Ontology Evolution with Multimedia Information Extraction (2006: IST-STREP)
  • — Documentation, Exploitation and Promotion of the Cultural Collections of the National Conservatory of Thessaloníki (2006: Documentation, Exploitation and Promotion of the Cultural Collec)
  • — Advanced Methods of Visual Computing for Cultural Heritage Applications (2005: PENED 2003)
  • Centre for the Greek languange — Portal for the Greek Language (2005: InfoSoc)
  • SMART 3D — Advanced product promotion using virtual communities and smart cards (2004: EPAn)
  • Visual Asset — Multimedia document analysis, information extraction and management system (2004: EPAn)
  • 3DTV — Integrated Three-Dimensional Television - Capture, Transmission and Display (2004: IST-NoE)
  • AIM@SHAPE — Advanced and Innovative Models and Tools for the Development of Semantic-based systems for Handling, Acquiring and Processing Knowledge Embedded in Multidimensional Digital Objects (2004: IST-NoE)
  • E-LEARNING LAND — An Integrated Virtual Environment for Supporting On-Line Learning Communities (2003: InfoSoc - "e-learning")
  • eACCESS — Developing Web Content Supporting Learning and Training of Disadvantaged User Communities (2003: Leonardo da Vinci)
  • MAESTRO — Personalized products for the financial credit sector using internet technologies and optimisation techniques. Development of an integrated system (2003: EPAN - New methods for organising business)
  • e-Activistes — Portal Design, Development and Implementation (2003: Subcontract)
  • I-Tools — Development of an On-Line Tool for the Elaboration of Business Plans (2003: Subcontract)
  • POLEIS — Virtual Cultural Visits (2002: PAVET NE)
  • — Video Streaming (2002: Greece-Germany bilateral scientific cooperation)
  • P2PEOPLE — P2P "Common interests" Search Engine and Collaboration Platform (2002: IST)
  • SCHEMA — Network of Excellence in Content-Based Semantic Scene Analysis and Information Retrieval (2002: IST)
  • ATTEST — Advanced Three-Dimensional Television System Technologies (2002: IST)
  • EPI - MIX - IS — Mixed Reality in Information Systems Presentation – Applications in e-Commerce, Digital Culture and Medicine (2001: PAVET)
  • GO-DIGITAL — Design, Development and operation of the Greek Go-Digital Portal for the support and the Web-based training of 50.000 Greek SMEs in e-Business (2001: EPAn)
  • — Technologies for Remote Monitoring Patients (2001: PAVET)
  • E-PHOTOS — Management and e-commerce System for Stock Photography through the Internet (2001: PAVET)
  • ML-PRESS — Content Management and Presentation System for Multilingual Content (2001: PAVET)
  • NEMO — Non Excluding Models for Web-Based Education (2001: IST)
  • — e-Training Portal for e-Commerce in the Balkan Countries (2000: INTERREG II)
  • KΟD — Knowledge on Demand (2000: IST)
  • ASPIS — An Authentication and Protection Innovative Software System for DVDROM and Internet (2000: IST)
  • GAIA — Design and Development of Educational Multimedia Software for the Greek Curriculum (2000: EPEAEK)
  • Translative Memory — Development of an Innovative Tool for the Support and Automation for Translation Procedures (1999: PAVET)
  • TELE-ISTOR — A web Based Distance Learning System for Greek Secondary Education (1999: Subcontract)
  • ISTORAMA — Content-Based Image Search over the Internet (1999: PAVET)
  • — Design and Development of Curriculum-Based Educational Multimedia Software (1999: EPEAEK)

Informatics & Telematic Institute

P.O.Box 60361, 6th km Xarilaou - Thermi, 57001, Thessaloniki, Greece
tel. +30 2311 257701-3 / fax. +30 2310 474128
email: info@iti.gr