High Performance Information Systems Laboratory, University of Patras

Competence Center Acronym
HPCLAB
URL
http://www.hpclab.ceid.upatras.gr
Body / mechanism / institution name
High Performance Information Systems Laboratory, University of Patras
Institution English name
High Performance Information Systems Laboratory, University of Patras
Institution Acronym
HPCLAB
Department_Generate Directorate_Bureau_Service Name
Deparment of Computer Engineering and Informatics
Mail address
University of Patras, Building B, 26504
Country
Greece
E-mail
info@hpclab.ceid.upatras.gr
URL
http://www.hpclab.ceid.upatras.gr
Type of institution
Governmental
Sector
University
Legal status
Public
Institution Description
The laboratory supports research and education in the software ? development area and specifically in the following: - Hypermedia & multimedia environments. Research includes hypermedia frameworks and tools, digital libraries and information repositories, content modeling and metadata, applications in Culture, computer assisted and distance education, 3D/VR systems and user interface, intranets and networking infrastructure, digitization, information systems? and networks? security, intellectual property rights, smart card systems, quality evaluation methods and benchmarking. - System software for parallel time computing. Research includes operating systems, runtime systems and compilers, techniques for job scheduling and memory management in shared and distributed memory multiprocessors. - Numerical computing and applications. Research includes numerical methods and software systems for PDEs, problem solving environments, eigenvalue problems and computational finance.
Contact Person name
Theodore Papatheodorou
Contact Person Gender
Male
Contact Person Title
Professor - Director
Institution
University of Patras
Address
University of Patras, Building B, 26504
Country
Greece
Fax
3,02611E+11
E-mail
info@hpclab.ceid.upatras.gr
Contact languages
English, Greek
Competence Centre Description
The HPCLAB has developed 3 main project which 1. Digitization Study (applied to more than 300 digitization projects). The study focused on 2D digitization of cultural objects, methodologies and strategies for long term digital preservation, copyright protection and management. The study is a roadmap for digitization projects in Greece. 2. 3D reconstruction of Athens Parthenon (real time interaction and virtual navigation). The project included the implementation of a 3-D model and walk-through environment of the Parthenon of Athens. The 3-D model has already been developed and will be navigated through PC-workstations on the same LAN as the model database server, using real-time 3-D technology. The model of Parthenon is based, among other information, on valuable unpublished scientific information by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture. 3. The Ulyssess portal for the Hellenic Minstry of Culture. Ulysses" is one of the largest and most highly acclaimed cultural web sites worldwide. The number of "Ulysses" visitors exceeds a monthly average of 100,000 guests, 85% of whom live abroad. Sections on Greek cultural heritage and contemporary cultural creation are available, including hundreds of archaeological sites, museums and monuments, cultural organizations, exhibitions, special issues. Most of them are provided in English and are accompanied by a variety of services.
ACQUISITION AND HARVESTING: 2D objects
Study - Roadmap for all digitization projects in Greece. The study included methodologies, tehcnologies and strategies for digitization and long-term digital perservation of cultural content
ACQUISITION AND HARVESTING: 3D management of data
3D reconstructions of ancient temples and odea. Parthenon, Oiniades Ancient Theater and the Roman Odeum of Patras are some examples of succesful implementations
ACQUISITION AND HARVESTING: Multimedia platforms
CD-DVDs for Cullture inluding the CD-ROM for the Acropolis of Athens and the Life of Melina Merkouri
ACQUISITION AND HARVESTING: Other
Intellctual Property Rights protection and management for digital cultural content.
VISUALISATION: 3D Modelling
3D interactive models of Monuments and Sites
VISUALISATION: Digital Reconstructions
3D reconstructions of Monuments and Sites
ACCESS TO DIGITAL RESOURCES: Websites
Implementation of High Quality Cultural Portals
OUTSTANDING RESEARCH AND SPECIFIC INTERESTS: IPR
Implementation of a robust watermarking algorithm for digital images. Alsa a P2P system for copyright protection
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