The Center for Technological Research of Crete (CTR-Crete) (Greek: Κέντρο Τεχνολογικής Έρευνας (ΚΤΕ) Κρήτης) in Heraklion 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 Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs (Greece). 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 (TEI) of Crete and includes eight Sectors of Technology Transfer and Research operating in all four regional units of Crete.
Rural Technology and Development in HeraklionOperational Research and Strategical Development in HeraklionNatural and Built Environment in HeraklionSocial Care and Management of Natural and Intended Disasters in HeraklionSystems Design and Development and Constructions in HeraklionNatural Resources and Natural Disasters in ChaniaApplied Acoustics and Natural Prototyping of Music Instruments and Space in RethymnoHealth Nutrition and Dietology in LasithiCTR'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 asThe support of handicraft and industrial units.Maintaining an interactive relationship with the productive units and the organized unions of the local economy.Collaborating with the Technological Educational Institute of Crete and promoting the development of the relations with other institutes, research centers, universities, and other organizations 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 organization and the financing of the research of technological programs in Greece 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 Center for Technological Research of Crete PASIPHAE Lab research areas include:
Computer networksBroadband communications (DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-H)Network management (QoS, DiffServ, IntServ, MPLS)Multimedia communicationsNetwork security issuesCellular and wireless networks (WPANs, WLANs, WMANs, WIMAX)Heterogeneous radio technologies and reconfigurable networksWireless multimedia communicationsTraffic modeling and performance evaluationAd hoc, mesh networkingMobile and ubiquitous computingMobile and wireless networks securityPasiphae Lab official website
