About ICS
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Institute of Computer Science (ICS) is one the seven institutes
of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH),
a major national research centre partly funded by the General Secretariat
for Research and Technology of the Hellenic Ministry of Development. The mission of FORTH-ICS is to perform high quality basic and applied research, to promote education and training, and to contribute to the development of the Information Society, at a regional, national, and European level. Since its establishment in 1983, FORTH-ICS has had a long history and recognized tradition in conducting basic and applied research, and playing a leading role, in Greece and internationally, in the field of Information and Communication Technologies. |
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Leaflet
of ICS, 2007 52 pages, in pdf format (2,98MB) |
ZoomIN 2007 (in greek) 24 pages, in pdf format (2,11 MB) |
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| LABORATORIES, PROGRAMMES & DEPARTMENTS | ||
| FORTH-ICS comprises laboratories,
each of which conducts basic and applied research in thematic areas
in the field of Information and Communication Technologies. The
Laboratories of FORTH-ICS are staffed with specialised scientific
and technical personnel and possess state of-the-art equipment.
Activities cover important research and development areas, taking
into consideration new perspectives, emerging fields of research
and technological challenges worldwide. Besides its laboratories, FORTH-ICS has established horizontal interdisciplinary Research and Development Programmes in the domains of Ambient Intelligence and Information Security. These Programmes constitute connecting threads for the activities of the individual laboratories and provide opportunities for defining interesting new problems. Additionally, FORTH-ICS has four departments which are focused on providing specialised services. In the context of its Ambient Intelligence Programme, FORTH-ICS is creating a large-scale, state-of-the-art Ambient Intelligence Facility, unique of its kind, which will act as a research nexus for studying and developing, under a human-centred perspective, related technologies, and for assessing their impact on the individual, as well as on the society as a whole. |
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| REGIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL OUTREACH | ||
| FORTH-ICS has adopted an evolving
strategy towards promoting the commercial exploitation of R&D
results by providing services, licensing specific products to industrial
partners, contracting with industrial partners to jointly develop
new products, and participating in start-up / spin-off companies
and joint ventures. A successful example of a spin-off is FORTHnet, a pioneer company in the internet and telecommunications sector in Greece, which was founded in 1995 and has been listed on the Athens Stock Exchange since 2000. FORTH-ICS has played a major role in the development of the Science and Technology Park of Crete (STEP-C) and is now establishing a new dynamic framework for technology transfer and collaborative activities with companies based at STEP-C, by providing consultancy, support and training services, and the maintenance of computer networks. Given its substantial technological know-how, FORTH-ICS is often requested to assist with the study and preparation of operational plans for the Region of Crete and the Regional System of Health of Crete. FORTH-ICS has played a key role in the RITTS-Region of Crete Project, funded by the European Commission, which concerned the technological development of the island of Crete, and promoted innovation and technology transfer between the academic and research institutions and the local industry. FORTH-ICS is also the registry for the country-code top-level domain [.gr] since1989. |
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| INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE | ||
| FORTH-ICS is internationally recognised
and has received several citations in scientific journals. FORTH-ICS
researchers have received international recognition for their work
in the form of prestigious awards and prizes. Moreover, they have
been invited as keynote speakers to major international conferences,
have organized major international events, participated in editorial
boards of international journals and conference programme committees,
and been elected or appointed to various senior advisory boards
and committees. The scientific achievements of FORTH-ICS have been
the subject of extensive reports in the mass media. Additionally,
renouned personalities and senior politicians at European and national
level and scientists around the world have made verbal and written
references to the world-class excellence of the scientific work
conducted by the Institute. FORTH-ICS is a member of ERCIM, the
European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics. FORTH-ICS is a member of ERCIM, the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics. Members of FORTH-ICS participate and, in many cases, play a leading role in various ERCIM activities and Working Groups, as well as research roadmap projects, funded by the European Commission, in scientific areas of strategic importance for Europe. FORTH-ICS also hosts the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) Office in Greece. W3C is an international consortium aiming at defining guidelines, software and tools for the future development of the World Wide Web. |
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