System Overview
Welcome to the USIDAS (Ubiquitous Social Informatics and Data Science) research lab, at the Computer Engineering and Informatics Department, University of Patras.
Our research facility was established in 2020 during the move to the CEID new building, to foster interdisciplinary collaboration at the forefront of technology and society.
We operate at the intersection of ubiquitous computing, social systems, and large-scale data analytics.
Select a link from the navigation menu to find more about our work.
Group Activities
Click images to initialize full-resolution render.
Research Areas
Ubiquitous Computing
Designing seamless, context-aware systems that integrate quietly into the physical environment.
Social Informatics
Studying the design, uses, and consequences of information technologies intersecting with cultural contexts.
Data Science
Applying machine learning and network analysis to uncover patterns in complex social datasets.
Personnel Registry
Directors
- Dr. Andreas Komninos (Assistant Professor) | akomninos [at] ceid.upatras.gr
- Dr. John Garofalakis (Professor) | garofala [at] ceid.upatras.gr
Postdocs
PhD Candidates
- [2023-] Ioulia Simou
- [2021-] George Georgiadis
Interns
- [2026] Giovanni Cascone (University of Salerno)
- [2026] Ariadna Marcos Sanz (Universidad R3y Juan Carlos)
Masters' Students (PG)
- [2026] Fotios Psarris, Investigating the Impact of Large Language Models on the Psychological State of Users Through Personalized Visual Interaction
- [2023] Maria Konalaki, Pseudo-Haptic and Self-Haptic Feedback During VR Text Entry [PDF]
- [2023] Alexandros Nikoloulopoulos, Deep Machine Learning Techniques for Finding Optimal Maritime Routes [PDF]
- [2022] Ioulia Simou, Evaluation of User Behavior During Text Entry on Mobile Devices Using Open Access Data [PDF]
- [2022] Antonios Frengkou, Utilizing Knowledge Representation Technologies and Density Data for the Automatic Recommendation of Maritime Routes [PDF]
Integrated Masters' Students (UG)
- [2026] Konstantinos-Nikolaos Katsiris, Evaluation of Statistical Decoders for Mobile Text Entry using Simulation
- [2026] Stylianos Sarakinos, Use of Wearable Sensors for Interaction With the Physical World
- [2026] Efstratios Pantazaras, Evaluation of a Generative Artificial Intelligence Assistant to Support Volunteers in International Student Exchange Programs [PDF]
- [2026] Dimitrios Stasinos, Interaction With Anthropomorphic Objects of the Physical Environment [PDF]
- [2026] Anastasios Dimitroglou, Design and Evaluation of a Consumer Behavior System Based on Machine Learning [PDF]
- [2026] Christos Koulouris, Gamification of a Science Museum Exhibition Using Augmented Reality and Generative Artificial Intelligence [PDF]
- [2025] Pavlos Chrysis, Physical Interaction in an Ambient Intelligence Environment [PDF]
- [2025] Nikolaos Andrianopoulos, Training and Application of Distributed Federated Machine Learning Models on Low-Power and Resource-Constrained Devices for Edge Computing [PDF]
- [2024] Leonidas Tsantarliotis, IoT Applications in Industrial Production Systems [PDF]
- [2023] Konstantinos Bourantas, Sustainability Assessment of Open Source Projects in Public Repositories [PDF]
- [2023] Ioannis Kanellopoulos, IoT Environment Diagnostic Tool Using Augmented Reality [PDF]
- [2023] Konstantina Korkotselou, Energy Consumption Forecasting in Mobile Devices [PDF]
- [2023] Konstantinos Gkagkiannis, Multimodal Notifications in Virtual Reality Environments for the Control of Industry 4.0 Installations [PDF]
- [2023] Charalampos Panagiotopoulos, Traffic Forecasting in Marinas for Recreational Boats [PDF]
- [2022] Georgios Tsigkas, Digital Twins for Environmental Education [PDF]
- [2022] Vasileios Kavvathas, Creation of a Multimodal Intelligent Keyboard for Desktop Computers [PDF]
- [2022] Angeliki Tsiouma, Evaluation of User Behavior During Typing on Mobile Devices With a Wearable Eye-Tracker [PDF]
- [2022] Omiros Vasdaris, Integrated Microservices Quality Management Systems With Self-Monitoring Techniques [PDF]
- [2022] Emmanouil Katefidis, Communication Forecasting in Mobile Devices [PDF]
- [2022] Georgios Dimitropoulos, Comparative Study of Modern Single Page Application Development Frameworks in JavaScript [PDF]
Facilities & Hardware Matrix
Visual Feeds
Click images to initialize full-resolution render.
Servers
- Dual Xeon Silver 4208 @ 2.1 GHz / 32Gb RAM / A4000 16Gb GPU / Main Server
- Xeon E5-2420v2 @ 2.20GHz / 16Gb RAM / T4000 4Gb GPU / Student Server
Desktop Computing Workstations
- 1x i5-9400F @ 2.9 GHz / 16Gb RAM / 5060ti 16Gb VRAM / GPU Workstation
- 1x i7-10700 @ 2.9 GHz / 32Gb RAM / 3070 8Gb / GPU Workstation
- 1x i7-10700 @ 2.9 GHz / 16Gb RAM / 2060 Super 8Gb / GPU Workstation
- 4x i7-10700 @ 2.9 GHz / 16Gb RAM / Basic Workstation
VR/AR kits
- 1x NREAL Dev Kit (AR)
- 1x HTC Vive Pro (VR)
- 1x ZED mini passthrough camera
Fabrication, IoT & Sensor Arrays
- multiple Raspberry Pi 4
- multiple Arduino variants
- 5x Google Coral TPU boards + camera +environment sensors
- sensor packages (all types)
- dev board networking shields (ethernet, wifi, xbee etc.)
- 1x Creality Ender 3 Pro 3D printer
- 1x LEGO Education Spike Prime Robotics kit
HCI equipment
- OpenBCI full EEG / Biosensing system
- Pupil Labs wearable eye tracker
Mobile Devices
- 5x Nokia 8.1 Android smartphones
- 2x Samsung Galaxy S5e Android tablets
- 2x HTC smartwatches
Active Projects
[2026] ExQuMe - Experiential Quantum Mechanics
[Funder: Erasmus+ KA220-HED] [Budget: €400,000.00]
Archived Projects
[2023] Interconnected Smart Cities for Greece 2.0
[Funder: Recovery and Resilience Facility] [Budget: €2,457,386.59]
[2021] Creative@Hubs – Holistic networking of creative industries via hubs
[Funder: Greece-Italy Interreg] [Budget: €10,243,210.00]
[2021] SAAT online Expo – Enhancing the extroversion of agrifood and tourism supply chains through the development of a 3D virtual exhibition
[Funder: NSRF 2014-2020 (Region of South Aegean, RIS3)] [Budget: €337,865.00]
[2020] MoTEVIUs: Supporting Visually Impaired Individuals in Text Entry on Mobile Devices
[Funder: NSRF 2014-2020 (EDBM 103)] [Budget: €46,046.00]
[2020] Direct Market 2.0: Intelligent Electronic Product Market Using Statistical Analysis and Machine Learning Techniques
[Funder: NSRF 2014-2020 (Region of Western Greece)] [Budget: €212,931.00]
[2020] SaMMY+: Intelligent ICT Applications for Marina and Pleasure Craft Management
[Funder: NSRF 2014-2020 (Region of Western Greece, RIS3)] [Budget: €212,931.00]
Recent Publications
- [FETCHING PUBLICATIONS DATA...]
Lab Awards
Best paper award
Maria Kounalaki, Ioulia Simou and Andreas Komninos. 2023. Pseudo-haptic and Self-haptic Feedback During VR Text Entry, In Proc. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of the ACM Greek SIGCHI Chapter. ACM. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3609987.3610002.
Journal article of the year nomination
Andreas Komninos, Charalampos Kostopoulos and John Garofalakis. 2022. Automatic generation of sailing holiday itineraries using vessel density data and semantic technologies, Information Technology & Tourism Springer. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40558-022-00224-x