Research & Development Activities The Information Systems Laboratory combines expertise in knowledge representation and reasoning, database systems, net-centric information systems, and conceptual modeling. Its grand research challenge is to succeed in the transition from traditional information systems, such as information retrieval systems, database and workflow management systems, to semantically rich, large-scale, adaptive information systems. Such systems will be characterized by large-scale semantic interoperation, massive distribution, and/or a high level of autonomy and self-adaptation.Besides conducting theoretical work on the above issues, ISL carries out applied research work in a number of application domains, including cultural informatics, biomedical informatics, e-learning, e-commerce and IT security. Work in these domains has a strong interdisciplinary character, since it includes the aspect of understanding the respective domain and modeling it through an appropriate conceptualization.Overall, the ISL aims to provide enabling technologies for the emergence of an information society and a knowledge economy. Poster (in greek)
Products SYNTHESIS - An Information System for administration, documentation and promotion of cultural instances DIATHESIS - An Information System for documentation, management and promotion of historical digital documents THEMAS (THEsaurus MAnagement System) - A system for developing multilingual thesauri Study, design and implementation of information systems for the administration and processing of multilingual dictionary terms. RDF Suite - High-level Scalable Tools for the Semantic Web SWKM - Semantic Web Knowledge Middleware Confious - Conference Management System
Consulting Designing of formal ontologies and promotion of standards in the sector of culture in order to facilitate integration, mediation, and exchange of heterogeneous cultural heritage information. Provision of services in museums and cultural organizations with regard to the management of cultural-historical information and interdisciplinary research. Developing core ontologies in sectors beyond culture, eg biodiversity, e-science. Consulting services in designing and development of educational web portals. Advisory services on how to apply semantic information and ontologies in ambient environments.
The activities and the infrustructure of the Information Systems Laboratory were cofunded by the European Union and the Greek Goverment through the program05AKMON96 "SERVICES IN THE AREA OF SEMANTIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS"MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT3rd COMMUNITY SUPPORT FRAMEWORK 2000-2006OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME «COMPETITIVENESS»
