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Project Partners
The consortium for this proposed project includes
the University of Cyprus (Host Organization), the (University of Nicosia Research
Foundation (Partner 1 Organization)) and
PrimeTel (Partner 2 Organization).
University of Cyprus: The University of Cyprus (UCY),
located in Nicosia, Cyprus,
is the leading research University in Cyprus and it aspires to promote
scholarship and education standards of excellence through teaching and
research. The University
of Cyprus and its
Office of Sponsored Research have previous experience in managing projects
funded by the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation and the European
Commission. UCY has received successful competitive research funding that has
exceeded the 15 million Euro mark over the 1996-2007 period.
Recently, UCY has revised its research policy in order to increase the
efficiency of the University to utilize research funding and opportunities
and to better promote research initiatives in Cyprus. The new research policy
adopts the declarations of the European Commission (EC) for balancing basic
and applied research, and provides the necessary administrative support to
the academic and research staff of the University in order to more
effectively secure external research funding. Specifically, the host
Electrical and Computer Eng. (ECE) department has, in 2003-2007, received
several million Euros in research funding and its faculty has published
around 90 journal papers, 180 conference papers and 20 patents. The available
wireless and fiber-optic telecommunications and photonics laboratory
facilities in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in
combination with the unique expertise and competence of the project
coordinator, particularly qualify UCY for hosting the team leader and the
team, and conducting research in the area of wireless and optical networking.
In addition, the recently formed KIOS Research
Center for Intelligent Systems and
Networks will be a source of future research workers that can use the new
infrastructure. KIOS brings together in an inspiring environment a
critical mass of internationally known researchers with significant
experience in leading large research projects. The KIOS
Center instigates interdisciplinary
interaction and promotes collaboration between industry, academia and
research organization in high tech areas of importance to Cyprus.
Cyprus Academic Research
Institute (CARI): The faculty
members supporting the School of Sciences at the University of Nicosia
are experienced and highly qualified academics. Many of them have
industry-related background and/or have worked abroad in other universities.
Most of the faculty are also actively engaged in research and have published
and continue to publish papers in international scientific journals and
conference proceedings. Specifically, the University of Nicosia,
through its various representatives, either faculty or staff, is currently involved
in local (public and private), EC, national, or international grant programs
worth over 10 million Euro. Moreover, they maintain research collaborations
and/or links with other universities and institutions in Cyprus and
abroad. Research work is carried out in the areas of Optical Networks, Fiber
Optics, Wireless Communications and Networks, Signal Processing, and Image
Processing, amongst others. The University
of Nicosia has
extensive simulation facilities that will also be used in the proposed project.
PrimeTel:
PrimeTel PLC is a telecommunication and information technology company,
incorporated in Cyprus. PrimeTel owns and operates a truly regional
network, spanning across Greece,
Cyprus, Russia and the United
Kingdom, providing city-to-city connectivity, data
communications and IP-based services between key European and Middle East markets. PrimeTel is one of the few
telecommunications operators in the region that can provide a full spectrum
of connectivity and services. Through its strategic partnership with the
Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) in the field of Telecommunications,
PrimeTel owns and operates a nationwide fiber optic network. This fiber
network platform allows PrimeTel to offer unlimited broadband capabilities
and services to users across the country thus covering all sectors of the
business, residential, corporate and carrier. PrimeTel offers Internet, Data
and Video services to corporate customers for their communication needs, to
individuals for their entertainment and communication needs and to other
telecommunication carriers for their network needs. Several
of these services and applications will be tested in the proposed test-bed
architecture. PrimeTel has a highly qualified management team and staff that
consist of seasoned professionals with extensive telecom experience in Europe. PrimeTel also has extensive laboratory
facilities and equipment that will be leveraged for the successful completion
of the project.
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