Research-oriented Workshop:
“Modern Research and Development Projects:
Creating the Pillar for Investment and Innovations in the ICT Converged (Vertical) Markets”

Organized and coordinated by:
Dr. Ioannis P. Chochliouros
Telecommunications Engineer, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Member of IPv6 Hall of Fame
Head of Fixed Network R&D Programs Section

Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE)

Τel.: (+30) 210-6114651
Email: ichochliouros@oteresearch.gr

Presentations and Speakers:

Session 1:                     Creating a New Programmability Framework for Open Autonomous Cloud Applications and Smart Edge Sensors
Time-Slot: 09h15’ – 10h00’

P1.               “Creating a Decentralised Autonomous Organization (DAO) based Programmable Swarm Solution, for the Support of Decentralizing AI Applications close to Data Generation Locations – The Innovative Vision of the OASEES Project
[Short Tutorial]
(Dr. Ioannis Chochliouros – OTE, Greece) – 25’

Dr. Ioannis P. Chochliouros
Head of Fixed Network R&D Programs Section
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

Dr. Michail-Alexandros Kourtis
Principal Researcher
Coordinator of the OASEES Project
National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos” (NCSRD), Greece

P2.               “The GAIA-X Framework – Correlation and Relevance to the OASEES Project”
(Mrs. Vasiliki Vlahodimitropoulou – OTE, Greece) – 20’

Mrs. Vasiliki Vlahodimitropoulou
Telecommunications Engineer
Fixed Network R&D Programs Section
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

Session 2:                     5G in the Smart Grid – The Innovative View of the Smart5Grid EU-funded Project
Time-Slot: 10h00’ – 11h00’

P3.               “Approaching 5G-based Edge-Cloud Computing: Opportunities for Innovators and Developers”
(Mr. Daniele Porcu – ENEL, Italy) – 15’

Mr. Daniele Porcu
Subsidized programs – Network Development
Coordinator of the Smart5Grid Project
Enel Global Infrastructure and Networks Srl (ENEL), Italy

P4.               “Vertical Use Case: Real-Time Wide Area Monitoring between Greece and Bulgaria – Creating a Complete Testing Plan for Field Platform Validation Metrics (FPVMs)”
 (Mr. Michalis Rantopoulos and Dr. Ioannis Chochliouros – OTE, Greece) – 15’

Mr. Michalis Rantopoulos
Telecommunications Engineer
Fixed Network R&D Programs Section
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

Dr. Ioannis P. Chochliouros
Head of Fixed Network R&D Programs Section
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

P5.              “Vertical Use Case: Millisecond Level Precise Distribution Generation Monitoring and Control Network Application”
(Mrs. Ralitsa Rumenova – Entra Energy, Bulgaria) – 15’

Mrs. Ralitsa Rumenova
Project Manager
Entra Energy (EE), Bulgaria

P6.               “On the Need of Orchestration and Automation Platforms for Smart Grids”
(Mr. Nicola Cadenelli and Dr. Angelos Antonopoulos – NBC, Spain) – 15’

Mr. Nicola Cadenelli
Senior Solution Architect – Project Lead
NearBy Computing (NBC), Spain

Dr. Angelos Antonopoulos
R&I Director
NearBy Computing (NBC), Spain

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Short Break 1 –
Time-Slot: 11h00’ – 11h10’
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Session 3:         DATAMITE: DATA Monetization, Interoperability, Trading & Exchange
                 Time-Slot: 11h10’ – 12h10’

Session Moderator:                   Dr. Christos Gizelis
Principal Innovation Analyst
IT Innovation Center
OTE Group of Companies

P7.               “DATAMITE Contributes to European Data Monetization”
(Mr. Santiago Cáceres Elvira – ITI, Spain) – 15’

Mr. Santiago Cáceres Elvira
PMP, Project Manager
Coordinator of the DATAMITE Project
Instituto Technologico de Informatica (ITI), Spain

P8.               “OTE Pilot: Intra-Corporate Data Exchange in Telecoms”
(Mrs. Vasso Apostolopoulou – OTE, Greece) – 15’

Mrs. Vasso Apostolopoulou
Innovation Engineer
IT Innovation Center
OTE Group of Companies
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

P9.               “Offering Data to Service Providers with Data Spaces”
(Mr. Savvas Manikas – HEDNO, Greece) – 15’

Mr. Savvas Manikas
Data Analyst
Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO), Greece

P10.            “DATAMITE – The Architecture to Reach Monetization”
(Mr. Vasilis Siopidis – CERTH, Greece) – 15’


Mr. Vasilis Siopidis
Research Assistant
Center for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Greece

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Short Break 2 –
Time-Slot: 12h10’ – 12h15’
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Session 4:         NANCY: Introducing an Artificial Intelligence- (AI-) Aided Unified Network for Secure Beyond 5G Long Term Evolution
                 Time-Slot: 12h15’ – 13h15’

Session Moderator:                   Mrs. Maria Belesioti
Senior Researcher
Fixed Network R&D Programs Section
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

P11.            “The NANCY Project”
(Dr. Dimitrios Pliatsios – UoWM, Greece) – 15’

Dr. Dimitrios Pliatsios
Senior Researcher
Laboratory of Internet of Things and Applications (ITHACA)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Western Macedonia (UoWM), Greece

P12.            “NANCY Use Cases and Market Opportunities”
(Mrs. Maria Belesioti & Dr. Ioannis Chochliouros – OTE, Greece) – 10’

Mrs. Maria Belesioti
Senior Researcher
Fixed Network R&D Programs Section
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

Dr. Ioannis P. Chochliouros
Head of Fixed Network R&D Programs Section
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

P13.            “A Modern Architectural Approach towards Realizing NANCY’s Innovative Objectives”
(Dr. Stylianos Trevlakis – InnoCube, Greece) – 15’

Dr. Stylianos Trevlakis
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
InnoCube P.C. (InnoCube), Greece

P14.            “NANCY Smart Pricing Policies”
(Mr. Alexandros Dimos – 8BELLS, Greece) – 10’

Mr. Alexandros Dimos
R&D Engineer
Eight Bells Ltd. (8BELLS), Greece

P15.            “SUNRISE: Strategies and Technologies for United and Resilient Critical Infrastructures and Vital Services in Pandemic-Stricken Europe”
(Dr. Olga Segou – INTRA, Luxembourg) – 10’

Dr. Olga Segou
Senior Researcher
NetCompany-Intrasoft S.A. (INTRA), Luxembourg

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Short Break 3 –
Time-Slot: 13h15’ – 13h25’
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Session 5:         6G-IA SNS Experimental Infrastructures: The 6G-BRICKS and the 6G-SANDBOX Research Projects
                 Time-Slot: 13h25’ – 14h20’

P16.            “6G-BRICKS: Building Reusable Testbed Infrastructures for Validating Cloud-to-Device Breakthrough Technologies”
(Prof. Christos Verikoukis – ISI/ATH, Greece) – 15’

Prof. Christos Verikoukis
Project Manager
Coordinator of the 6G-BRICKS Project
Athenà – Industrial Systems Institute (ISI/ATH), Greece

P17.            “Developing a Modern Experimentation Facility for Validation, Testing and Showcasing of 6G Technologies and Devices”
(Dr. Ioannis Chochliouros – OTE, Greece and Prof. Christos Verikoukis – ISI/ATH, Greece) – 15’

Dr. Ioannis P. Chochliouros
Head of Fixed Network R&D Programs Section
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

Prof. Christos Verikoukis
Project Manager
Coordinator of the 6G-BRICKS Project
Athenà – Industrial Systems Institute (ISI/ATH), Greece

P18.            “The 6G-SANDBOX Ecosystem”
(Dr. Harilaos Koumaras – NCSRD, Greece) – 15’

Dr. Harilaos Koumaras
Research Assistant Professor
Head of FutuRe cOmmunication NeTworks (FRONT) Research Group
Institute of Informatics and Communications
National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos” (NCSRD), Greece

P19.            “EVOLVED-5G Service Pack: An all-in-one 5G Network App programmability suite”
(Dr. Harilaos Koumaras – NCSRD, Greece) – 10’

Dr. Harilaos Koumaras
Research Assistant Professor
Head of FutuRe cOmmunication NeTworks (FRONT) Research Group
Institute of Informatics and Communications
National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos” (NCSRD), Greece

Session 6:         Establishment of Novel Architectural Frameworks for the Support of B5G/6G Infrastructures
                 Time-Slot: 14h20’ – 15h20’

P20.            “MARSAL: An Innovative Architectural Scope for B5G”
(Dr. John Vardakas & Dr. Kostas Ramantas – IQU, Spain) – 10’

Dr. John Vardakas
Senior Researcher
Iquadrat Informatica S.l. (IQU), Spain

Dr. Kostas Ramantas
Senior Researcher
Iquadrat Informatica S.l. (IQU), Spain

P21.            “Towards 6G Networks: Wireless X-HAUL Evolution”
(Mr. Dimitrios Kritharidis – ICOM, Greece) – 10’

Mr. Dimitrios Kritharidis
Head – Research Programmes
Wireless Network Systems
Intracom Telecom (ICOM), Greece
 
P22.            “Embracing Network Softwarization for Enhanced Efficiency and Performance”
(Mr. Fotis Kouzinos – ICCS/NTUA, Greece) – 10’

Mr. Fotis Kouzinos
Ph.D. Student
Institute of Communications and Computer Systems (ICCS)
National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece

P23.            “MARSAL: Enabling New Business Roles in the 6G Ecosystem”
(Dr. Alexandros Kostopoulos and Ioannis Chochliouros – OTE, Greece) – 10’

Dr. Alexandros Kostopoulos
Senior Researcher
Fixed Network R&D Programs Section
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

Dr. Ioannis P. Chochliouros
Head of Fixed Network R&D Programs Section
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

P24.            “Holistic, Omnipresent, Resilient Services for a Future 6G Wireless and Computing Ecosystem: The Context of HORSE Project”
(Mr. Dimitrios Kastrinakis – 8BELLS, Greece) – 10’

Mr. Dimitrios Kastrinakis
Techno-Economic Analyst
Eight Bells Ltd. (8BELLS), Greece

P25.            “ADROIT6G: Distributed Artificial Intelligence-driven Open & Programmable Architecture for 6G Networks”
(Dr. John Vardakas – IQU, Spain) – 10’

Dr. John Vardakas
Senior Researcher
Iquadrat Informatica S.l. (IQU), Spain

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Short Break 4 –
Time-Slot: 15h20’ – 15h30’
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Session 7:         Promoting Investments in the Market for Uninterrupted 5G/B5G Connectivity: The Examples of 5G SEAGUL and AMBITIOUS Projects
                 Time-Slot: 15h30’ – 16h00’
 

P26.            “5G SEAGUL: 5G Seamless Roaming for the Greece-Bulgaria Cross-Border Corridor”
(Mrs. Elina Theodoropoulou and Mrs. Fofy Setaki – COSMOTE, Greece) – 15’

Mrs. Elina Theodoropoulou
Head of Mobile Network R&D Programs Section
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
COSMOTE Mobile Telecommunications S.A. (COSMOTE), Greece

Mrs. Fofy Setaki
Senior Researcher
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
COSMOTE Mobile Telecommunications S.A. (COSMOTE), Greece

P27.            “AMBITIOUS: Boosting Digitalization Across European Regions”
(Dr. Alexandros Kostopoulos and Ioannis Chochliouros – OTE, Greece) – 15’

Dr. Alexandros Kostopoulos
Senior Researcher
Fixed Network R&D Programs Section
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

Dr. Ioannis P. Chochliouros
Head of Fixed Network R&D Programs Section
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

Session 8:         AI for the Support of Cyber Resilience and (Cyber-) Security in Modern 5G/B5G Infrastructures
                 Time-Slot: 16h00’ – 16h40’
 

P28.            “PHOENI2X: A European Cyber Resilience Framework with AI-assisted Orchestration & Automation for Business Continuity, Incident Response & Information Exchange”
(Mr. George Daniil – UPAT, Greece) – 10’

Mr. George Daniil
Cyber Security Research Associate
University of Patras (UPAT), Greece

P29.            “TRACY: A Big-Data Analytics Methodology e-Evidence System”
(Dr. Manolis Tsangaris – PT, Greece) – 10’

Dr. Manolis Tsangaris
Head of Analytics
PERFORMANCE Technologies S.A. (PT), Greece

P30.            “Aspects from the CyberSecDome Project: An Advanced Virtual Reality based Intrusion Detection, Incident Investigation and Response Approach for enhancing the Resilience, Security, Privacy and Accountability of Complex and Heterogeneous Digital Systems and Infrastructures”
(Mr. Dimitris Papanikas – OTE, Greece) – 10’

Mr. Dimitris Papanikas
IT Security Architect
IT Security & ERM Systems Division

OTE Group of Companies
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

P31.      “REWIRE: Re-Wiring the Compositional Security Verification and Assurance of Systems Life-Cycle”
(Mr. Alexandros Dimos – 8BELLS, Greece) – 10’

Mr. Alexandros Dimos
R&D Engineer
Eight Bells Ltd. (8BELLS), Greece

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Short Break 5 –
Time-Slot: 16h40’ – 16h50’
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Session 9:    5G Innovative Actions for Vertical Sectors with Third Party Services
                        Time-Slot: 16h50’ – 17h40’

Session Moderator:           Mrs. Christina Lessi
Telecommunications Engineer
Core Network Testing Section
Technology Labs & Testing Department, Fixed & Mobile
Voice & VAS Network DevOps Division, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

P32.      “5GMediaHub: 5G Experimentation Environment for 3rd Party Media Services”
(Mr. Michalis Sfakianos – AppArt, Greece and Dr. Kostas Ramantas – IQU, Spain) – 10’

Mr. Michalis Sfakianos
Director of Technical Department
Appart AE New Technologies Computer and Telecommunications (AppArt), Greece

Dr. Kostas Ramantas
Senior Researcher
Iquadrat Informatica S.l. (IQU), Spain

P33.      “Robotic Systems in 5G Environment”
(Mrs. Christina Lessi, OTE, Greece – Prof. Renxi Qiu, University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom – Georgia Pantelide, eBOS, Cyprus) – 10’

Mrs. Christina Lessi
Telecommunications Engineer
Core Network Testing Section
Technology Labs & Testing Department, Fixed & Mobile
Voice & VAS Network DevOps Division, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

Prof. Renxi Qiu
Associate Professor in Computer Science
Department of Computer Science and Technology
University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Mrs. Georgia Pantelide
R&D Project Manager
eBOS Technologies Limited (eBOS), Cyprus

P34.      “Autonomous Robots’ Applications and Systems”
(Mrs. Sandra Moreno Olivares & Mr. Guillem Gari Zanon, Robotnik, Spain) – 10’

Mrs. Sandra Moreno Olivares
Research and Development Engineer
Robotnik Automation SLL (RobotNik), Spain

Mr. Guillem Gari Zanon
Research and Development Engineer
Robotnik Automation SLL (Robotnik), Spain

P35.      “Discussing Vertical Applications in Transport and Logistics over 5G Experimentation Facilities – The Context proposed by VITAL-5G”
(Mr. George Tsiouris & Dr. Stelios Androulidakis, OTE, Greece) – 10’

Mr. George Tsiouris
Telecommunications Engineer
Core Network Testing Section
Technology Labs & Testing Department, Fixed & Mobile
Voice & VAS Network DevOps Division, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

Dr. Stelios Androulidakis
Head of Core Network Testing Section
Technology Labs & Testing Department, Fixed & Mobile
Voice & VAS Network DevOps Division, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

P36.      “TRACE: Integration and Harmonization of Logistics Operations”
(Mrs. Ioanna Mesogiti – COSMOTE, Greece) – 10’

Mrs. Ioanna Mesogiti
Senior Researcher
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
COSMOTE Mobile Telecommunications S.A. (COSMOTE), Greece

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Short Break 6 –
Time-Slot: 17h40’ – 17h50’
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Session 10:             Optical Networks as Enablers for Realising the Vision of the Fifth Generation Fixed Network (F5G)
                        Time-Slot: 17h50’ – 18h20’

P37.      “Photonic Accelerators for Edge Computing Applications: The PROMETHEUS Project Approach”
(Prof. Adonis Bogris – UWA, Greece) – 15’

Prof. Adonis Bogris
Department of Informatics and Computing Engineering
University of West Attica (UWA), Greece

P38.      “ALLEGRO: Next Generation Ultra-Low Energy and Highly Secure Optical Networks”
(Dr. Konstantinos Filis – COSMOTE, Greece) – 15’

Dr. Konstantinos Filis
Senior Researcher
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
COSMOTE Mobile Telecommunications S.A. (COSMOTE), Greece

Session 11:             Designing meta-Operating Systems for the Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) Edge-Cloud Continuum
                        Time-Slot: 18h20’ – 19h05’

P39.      “aerOS Edge Cloud Continuum Meta-Operating System For Energy Efficient, Health Safe and Sustainable Smart Buildings”
(Mr. Spyridon Georgoulas – NCSRD, Greece and Mrs. Fofy Setaki – COSMOTE, Greece) – 15’

Mr. Spyridon Georgoulas
Research Associate – AI Engineer
National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos” (NCSRD), Greece

Mrs. Fofy Setaki
Senior Researcher
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
COSMOTE Mobile Telecommunications S.A. (COSMOTE), Greece

P40.      “NEMO: A Next Generation meta-Operating System for making AI-as-a-Service
an Integral Part of Network Self-Organization and Micro-Services Execution Orchestration”
(Dr. Ioannis Chochliouros and Mrs. Maria Belesioti – OTE, Greece) – 15’

Dr. Ioannis P. Chochliouros
Head of Fixed Network R&D Programs Section
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

Mrs. Maria Belesioti
Senior Researcher
Research and Development Department, Fixed & Mobile
Core Network DevOps & Technology Strategy Division, Fixed & Mobile
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece

P41.      “TALON: An Artificial Intelligent Orchestrator for Greener Industry 4.0”
(Mr. Dimitrios Kastrinakis – 8BELLS, Greece) – 15’

Mr. Dimitrios Kastrinakis
Techno-Economic Analyst
Eight Bells Ltd. (8BELLS), Greece

Session 12:             Direct Applicability of Innovations in the Market Sector: Beneficial Uses for the Citizens
                        Time-Slot: 19h05’ – 19h35’

P42.      “Dark Vessels Monitoring: The use of DownStream Space Applications for Maritime Security”
(Mrs. Betty Charalampopoulou – Geosystems Hellas, Greece) – 15’
 
Mrs. Betty Charalampopoulou
CEO / President
Geosystems Hellas S.A., Greece

P43.      “Egaleo Smart City”
(Dr. Dimitrios Tzempelikos – MoE, Greece) – 15’

Dr. Dimitrios Tzempelikos
Project Manager
Municipality of Egaleo (MoE), Greece

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