Vertical Domains (Infrastructures)

ISSRI's work focuses on key Critical Infrastructures for which NTUA has advanced expertise and a long-established track-record. These include:

• Water infrastructure. Indicatively: water supply systems, wastewater treatment plants, stormwater management, irrigation systems, dams and flood control structures. Research topics include hydroinformatics, smart water systems / services, and resilience issues both against extreme events (droughts, floods, earthquakes) and against deliberate attacks.
• Energy infrastructure. Indicatively: power generation facilities (including renewable energy sources), transmission and distribution networks, and energy storage systems. Renewable Energy Sources (RES) such as hydroelectricity and wind power are of particular interest here. Research topics include smart grids, energy efficiency, optimal design, structural monitoring and maintenance, and renewable energy integration.
• Buildings and urban infrastructure. Indicatively: urban infrastructure, housing, commercial and industrial buildings, public spaces and green spaces. The research topics include smart buildings, sustainable urban design and integration of green infrastructure (including nature-based solutions) into the urban areas, as well as upgrading and repurposing aging buildings and infrastructure.
• Transport infrastructure. Examples include roads, bridges, railways, ports and airports. Research topics include intelligent transport systems, vehicle geolocation and navigation systems, sustainable urban mobility, monitoring of the structural health of bridges and roads, and the resilience towards a wide range of environmental and anthropogenic impacts.
• Industrial infrastructure. Indicatively: factories and industrial parks focusing on industry 4.0, automation and resilience to supply chain disruptions.
• Telecommunications Infrastructure and Computing Infrastructure. Indicatively: data, voice and video communication networks, including internet infrastructure, mobile networks, time transfer systems and computing infrastructures. Research topics include orchestration, management, robustness, resilience and security of these telecommunications infrastructures and systems, especially in the context of smart cities and smart infrastructure applications, as well as cyber-physical social systems.
• Hybrid infrastructures. Indicatively: combinations of high and low-tech infrastructures including but not limited to Nature Based Solutions.