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Digital Systems and Media Computing
- Competence Center Acronym
- DSMC
- URL
- http://dsmc.eap.gr
- Body / mechanism / institution name
- Hellenic Open university
- Institution English name
- Hellenic Open university
- Institution Acronym
- HOU
- Department_Generate Directorate_Bureau_Service Name
- Computer Science
- Mail address
- Tsamadou 13-15, Patras 26222
- Country
- Greece
- Tel.
- +30 2610 367522 / 367529
- Fax
- +30 2610 367520 / 361106
- E-mail
- dsmc@eap.gr
- URL
- http://www.eap.gr
- Type of institution
- Governmental
- Sector
- University
- Legal status
- Public
- Institution Description
- The Hellenic Open University is a public University that was founded in 1992 with the purpose of providing distance learning education of postgraduate and graduate level. Furthermore, it is purposed to promote the scientific research and to develop new technology and methods mainly in the field of distance learning. Currently more than 30000 students are attending the 30 distance learning courses and more than 30 faculty members and 1400 external educational partners offer their services in the fields of distance learning and scientific research. The Hellenic Open University participates or manages with success many research programs funded by the European Commission, Ministries and companies.
- Contact Person name
- Athanassios Skodras
- Contact Person Gender
- Male
- Contact Person Title
- Professor
- Institution
- Hellenic Open University
- Address
- Digital Systems & Media Computing Lab School of Science and Technology / Hellenic Open University / Tsamadou 13-15 / GR-26222 Patras
- Country
- Greece
- Tel.
- +30 2610 367522
- Fax
- +30 2610 367520
- E-mail
- skodras@eap.gr
- Contact languages
- Greek / English
- Competence Centre Description
- The Digital Systems and Media Computing Laboratory (DSMC) was established in the end of 2002 and is located in Patras, Greece. DSMC operates under the School of Sciences and Technology of the Hellenic Open University (HOU). DSMC caries out both fundamental and applied research in the fields of Image and Video Coding, Digital Watermarking and Data Hiding, IPR Protection of Digital Assets, Video Analysis, and Intelligent Information Access. The expertise of its members in the above mentioned areas is of vital importance and in line with the objectives of STACHEM.
