European Projects
The company’s first participation in a European research project took place in 2002 under the European IST Program. Since then our company has participated in several proposals for European Programs and has in its assets six successful participations in approved projects. In particular:
Mobile app DiaBEATes. “DiaBEATes” is a software platform and mobile – web application for type I and type II diabetics, aiming to:
1. facilitate the day-to-day management of diabetes-related data
2. works as an alarm in case of patients’ sudden fainting episodes
3. improve communication between diabetics and their doctors.
The project received funding from the FIWARE FI-C3 accelerator, within the special program “Cooperation of the 7th Framework program for Research and Development”.
The TAQ project was funded by the accelerator Fractals (Future Internet Enabled Agricultural Applications, FP7 project No. 632874), in the framework of European Commission funding.
TAQ is a quality management – traceability application for agricultural products, which provides information to consumers about the production, processing, transportation and storage of products. The producer enters information about the production process and the supply chain of agricultural products, while a QR code is generated by the application, when the producer has completed filling in all the details and the product is ready to be released to the market.
By scanning with a smartphone or tablet the QR-code, which carries the final product in its packaging, the end user (e.g. consumer) receives information about his production process, the supply chain and consequently learns about the product and acquires trust for that.
Tessera participated in the MO-BIZZ project within the European CIP-ICT-PSP program. This project was implemented in the period 2013 – 2015 and aimed to design a unified technological platform that will allow companies to develop and make available to their customers services that will utilize cloud-based mobile telephony services.
MO-BIZZ will have a service platform for mobile business applications.
The project has two main target groups:
(1) developers and providers, and (2) major industries and enterprise market verticals.
10 European companies, which represent the main players in the mobile cloud market, participated in the project. Portugal Telecom had the role of coordinator of the project, while various technology companies and research institutions from Spain, France, Germany, Romania, Slovenia, Greece and Portugal participated. Tessera was not the only partner from Greece as the ALTEC company had a significant participation in the project.
For this project, Tessera implemented business mobile applications, which operate on the MO-BIZZ platform.
Our company participated in the KP-LAB project within the European IS Program, in the period 2006 – 2011 in collaboration with 20 other research and technological European bodies.
The project involved the creation of an online education system aimed at facilitating innovative learning practices through sharing, creating and working with knowledge in the field of education and workplaces.
KP-Lab included the design of experiments and long-term studies in educational institutions and professional organizations. The development of the system was based on new technologies such as the semantic web, multimedia communication and access from anywhere using wireless devices. The software was mainly based on open source technologies.
Our company participated in the ComLab2 project within the framework of theEuropean Leonardo da Vinci program together with 9 educational institutes from various European countries. ComLab 2 was implemented in the period 2005-2007 and had as its main objective the utilization of different ICT tools in the teaching of Physics and Technology.
Tessera was engaged in the design of simulations as well as the transfer of the developed material to web technologies.
Tessera participated in the implementation of the DUNES (Dialogic and Argumentative Negotiation Educational Software) project, σin collaboration with corresponding companies and research centers from various European countries, within the framework of the European IST Program. The project was carried out in the period 2002 – 2005.
The main object of DUNES was the development of an online educational software, with the aim of developing skills related to expression, dialogue and argumentation. The software created by this project works online and in real time, enabling users to participate in discussions while finding useful information to make an argument. It is aimed both at secondary school students, as well as at university students, business executives, etc.
Tessera participated in the design of the graphical user interfaces of the educational software as well as in the development of the project’s web portal.
Research Programs
- Tessera Multimedia (coordinator), and Innovative Secure Technologies.
- The implementation of the project will be carried out by two SMEs and the commercialization of the final product will result from its penetration to healthcare professionals, clinics and medical centers, patients with CVD, and other bodies, associations and organizations that is expected to support the dissemination of the application.
The project’s website: https://formyheart.app
The action “Research-Develop-Innovate” is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund under the Operational Program Competitiveness – Entrepreneurship – Innovation (NSRF 2014-2020). It is the responsibility of the Special Service for the Management of Business Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EYDEPAnEK) and the Special Service for Management and Implementation of Actions in the fields of Research, Technological Development and Innovation (EYDE – ETAK) of the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs.
The objective of the research project Cyber–pi is the development of a software product, which will be addressed to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in order to to protect their digital data and computer systems from cyber-attacks. The software will use an intelligent system, which will be customized based on the needs of each organization, with the aim of preventing cyber attacks and limiting their consequences.
Cyber–pi is based on 4 pillars of the cybersecurity area and aims to:
- Optimize the process of detecting violations, making it faster and more targeted
- Model and automate the process of rules generation to identify privacy breaches
- Increase staff awareness for privacy breaches
- Automatically intervene in information systems that it monitors in order to prevent attacks and limit their impact against privacy.
Project duration: 30 months, starting from 12/5/2020.
The consortium is consisted by:
- Innovative Secure Technologies (Project coordinator), a spin-off company that provides innovative and smart information security services for other companies.
- Tessera Multimedia S.A. that activates in the Information and communications technology (ICT) sector (web, mobile and multimedia applications).
The action “Research-Develop-Innovate” is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund under the Operational Program Competitiveness – Entrepreneurship – Innovation (NSRF 2014-2020). It is running under the Operational Programme Competitiveness Entrepreneurship and Innovation (EYDEPAPEK) and the Special Management and Implementation Authority for Research, Technological Development and Innovation Actions by the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs (MIA-RTDI).
Visit the website: https://cyber-pi.gr/
MERGIN‘ MODE MERGIN’ MODE is a Cultural Information System aiming to demonstrate monuments by merging real with virtual, in a Mixed Reality, assisted by Geoinformation technologies. In specific, the system makes use of cutting-edge technologies in the field of Geoinformatics for creating digital surface models of high accuracy, through the usage of unmanned aerial vehicles and worldwide recognized contemporary photogrammetric tools. At the same time the members of the Project Team exploit the applied research performed for many years which includes recognized by the research community software prototype for creating custom geospatial worlds.
Start: 11/10/2019 – Duration 30 months.
The consortium is consisted by:
- Ephorate of Antiquities of Thessaloniki of the Ministry of Culture & Sports
- Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering Department, International Hellenic University
- Department of History and Archeology, Aristotle Univerrsity Of Thessaloniki
- GeoSense, a company active in the technology of Drones and Surveying Equipment
- Company Tessera Multimedia, Project Coordinator
Website: https://merginmode.com/
The objective of the research project ARTECH is the design and the development of targeted actions and innovative applications with the aim of highlighting the importance and superiority of the permanent collection of Teloglion to the general public and to specialized groups of visitors as well as to strengthen and ameliorate the educational workshops to individual groups. The project idea is to enhance the experience and the experiential learning-entertainment of visitors through interactive, modern educational and multimedia methods.
Applications will be designed and implemented to enable:
- Digital projection of selected artworks of Teloglion permanent collection.
- 3D visual tours and interactions of visitors and researchers with the exhibits and virtual placement of artworks on the premises of Teloglion.
- Experiential learning of artworks conservation (digital, real)
- Experiential education / entertainment through multimedia educational applications to enrich the overall experience of visitors.
The consortium is consisted by:
- Teloglion Foundation (Project Coordinator).The main Foundation’s goals are to systematically acquaint the public with art, to collect, record and study Greek cultural heritage, to create conditions for the collaboration of artists and art scholars, as well as to effectively connect children with artwork through educational programs.
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Research Committee / School of Mechanical Engineering. The School of Mechanical Engineering was founded in 1972. In its 40+ years of operation it has contributed significantly to the development of the science and practice of Mechanical Engineering throughout Greece.
- Tessera Multimedia S.A. that activates in the Information and communications technology (ICT) sector (web, mobile and multimedia applications).
Start of project: 26 May 2020
End of project: 25 Nov 2022
Duration: 30 months.
Website: https://artech-project.gr/
The funded project, entitled: ‘Diabetes: Development of a digital application as a vehicle for disease management’ concerns the creation of a software platform for the management of data related to diabetes. It consists of an online application (web app) and an application for mobile devices (mobile app with Android και iOSoperating systems).
Some of the features of the application are: record and track measurements, automatically import data from third-party applications, glucometers and Bluetooth/NFC devices, add sugar readings by voice command (Amazon Alexa), export/send reports, calculate recommended dose insulin (bolus calculator), the presentation of detailed reports and diagrams etc. All data can be accessed by treating physicians to monitor patient data in real-time (real–time data), look back at history and discern trends, thus providing personalized services of high added value.
The proposal was submitted in collaboration with the company Anats A.E., which operates in the health sector with the main object of import, export, manufacture and distribution of medical, hospital, parapharmaceutical products and medical technology material.
Website: https://fordiabetes.app
Project Code: Τ1ΕΔΚ-00404.
Tessera in collaboration with the company Fibran SA. in the context of the ICT4GROWTH action to support businesses for the implementation of development investment plans – provision of innovative products and value-added services, implemented the project Energy Audit. The project concerned an integrated business plan for the development of a mobile tool for evaluating the energy performance of buildings and capturing proposals for improving their performance. The application Energy Audit comes in two versions:
- the Energy Home edition for ordinary users, who wish to evaluate the energy efficiency of their home, but also to improve it through the suggestions-solutions provided by the application and
- the Energy Pro edition, which is an easy-to-use tool for energy inspectors, who carry out energy inspections of homes and issue energy performance certificates.
Our company participated in the research project with the title “Research and development of a system of high energy efficiency structural elements, with the application of criteria of integrated protection of the building shell and life cycle planning” (title: SYNERGY) in the framework of the action “Collaboration 2011 – Partnerships production and research bodies in focused research and technological fields”.
The coordination of the project was undertaken by the Building and Physics laboratory of the Civil Engineering Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The Metal Structures Laboratory of the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Athens also participated in the project. and the company FIBRAN – Dimitrios Anastasiadis S.A.
Our company, in the context of its participation in this project, developed:
a) Tool for the assessment of the thermal behavior of the structural elements and their combinations for different construction configurations, regarding the construction and thermal protection materials of the structural elements,
b) Tool for estimating the possibility of liquefaction of water vapor in the structural elements and their joints for different construction configurations regarding the construction materials and thermal protection of the structural elements and
c) Application of life cycle analysis databases to quantify the environmental impact of the entire life cycle of a building.
The implementation of the project started in January 2013 and was completed in June 2015.
Tessera had the pleasure and honor to collaborate with the Laboratory of Thermophysical Properties and Environmental Processes of the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for the submission of a research project proposal within the framework of the Bilateral Cooperation Greece – China 2012 – 2014, which was implemented by the Operational Program (EP) “Competitiveness & Entrepreneurship” (EPAN II).
The project was approved by GGET and completed in September 2015.
The object of the project was the development of a commercial measuring instrument, which will be used to quickly and accurately measure the thermal conductivity of liquids and solids.
The new instrument was based on the non-steady-state heated wire method, which has not been used commercially to date. The main objective of the project was to transfer all the advantages of the non-permanent heated wire method to a commercial device, which was designed to overcome the existing disadvantages, which until now did not allow its widespread commercial use, and to provide accurate measurements thermal conductivity of materials.
The coordinator of the project was the company Tessera, which also undertook the development of the necessary software for calculating the thermal conductivity value using the finite element method. The Laboratory of Thermophysical Properties & Environmental Processes undertook the production of two new sensors (one for liquids and one for solids) with reduced size and improved sensitivity. The project also involved two Chinese partners, Xi’an Jiaotong University and XIATECH, who jointly developed the necessary portable electronic circuit, which works with a laptop computer.
In 2007, Tessera participated in the research project “Development of software for data mining from heterogeneous sources”. The project was implemented within the framework of the “Creation of Regional Innovation Poles” program of the Hellenic Ministry of Development and was completed in 2009. The development agencies were the University of Macedonia, ATEI Thessaloniki and Tessera Multimedia SA and the final beneficiary was Macedonian Publishing House SA.
The result of the project was an online real estate classifieds management application. The application, in addition to the usual features of registration and data management (advertisements), offers two innovative features:
(a) possibility of entering into the system data coming from diverse sources, that is, from free text coming from the existing Macedonian system after being analyzed through “smart” filters, other databases, and from direct simple or mass input by individual users or subscription customers (brokers), and
(b) possibility of further analysis of the registered (historical) information to discover useful business knowledge. That is, it is an application with Business Intelligence features.
An important function of the system was the construction of a data warehouse (data warehouse) with historical data for further analysis with OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) techniques.
