INTER-IoT - Interoperability of heterogeneous IoT platforms 

Period: 2016-2018;  

Type: European Union's Horizon 2020 project

Scope: INTER-IoT aim is to design, implement and test a framework that will allow interoperability among different Internet of Things (IoT) platforms. INTER-IoT approach will facilitate rapid prototyping of novel IoT applications being executed over integrated IoT platforms across single and multiple application domains, providing all the building blocks needed to achieve interoperability, including a framework, methodology, associated APIs and tools. This will assure that interoperability will be sustained as different products and architectures evolve in the market. http://www.inter-iot-project.eu/ 

SmartPMS: Smart Personal Mobility Systems for Human Disabilities in Future Smart Cities

Period: 2013-2015

Type: Italy-China Mobility Program - M00551 

Scope:  The goal of the proposed project is to develop a smart personal mobility system (SmartPMS), based on a smart wheelchair fully integrated with the smart city, which provides support for elderly and disabled users in moving across the city safely and independently. SmartPMS will provide path planning based on multiple transportation modes, active safety, and real-time health status monitoring. Secondly, SmartPMS will include a full-fledged distributed information system supporting and managing the smart wheelchairs circulating in the city through cloud computing-based information sharing and distributed environmental sensing systems.   http://iotlab.dimes.unical.it/

COGITO “A COGnItive dynamic sysTem to allOw buildings to learn and adapt” 

Type: funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR). (ARS01_00836)

Scope: It aims at integrating the IoT (Internet of Things) with cognitive dynamic systems (SDC) for an improved management of the public and residential buildings.

The purpose is to lead an urban regeneration by redefining the living environments through innovative technological solutions which are able to improve the people’s quality of life. The COGITO project was conceived to go beyond the concept of Smart Building Automation Systems (SBAS), overcoming the traditional model of building management based on ”a posteriori” analysis and actions, or with the analysis of historical data linked for example to the management of resources such as the energy use, water consumption, space occupancy rate, and then take action. 

MC3Care - Mobile Continuous Connected Comprehensive-Care

Budget  € 153.207;  

Period: 2012-2014;

Type: National project PON01_03096

Scope: The research project aimed to propose and implement a new platform to analyze organizational processes and new scenarios of interaction between citizens, health care institutions and other players involved in delivering health services. 

STEM-Net: Stem devices for wireless auto-organizing networks

Budget  € 146.812; 

Period: 2011-2013;

Type: National project in the framework of the PRIN program

Scope: The project aimed to study, analyze and implement network solutions for multi-hop wireless communications devices based on the use of stem cells capable of self-configure and self-organize in order to accomplish a specific task. 

KOM4T me - Knowledge Management 4 infoTelematic in Mobility Environment

Budget € 620.000; 

Period: 2011-2014

Type: National project  PON01_02149

Scope: The project aimed to design a platform of knowledge management well suited for in-car infotainment applications. Particular attention will be paid with respect to the integration of innovative methods for locating mobile users; in this respect, the research team headed by University of Calabria, will take charge of one phase of research to develop a system location software based on GSM, which will be integrated within the platform to provide comprehensive data-feed on the degree of road congestion.

OPENKNOWTECH: Laboratory of Open Source technologies for the integration, management and delivery of data, processes and knowledge 

Period: 2009-2010;

Type: National private/public laboratory funded by the Italian Ministry of Education and Scientific Research 

Scope: The projects aims to create an open-source software technology laboratory, which will be distributed and federated among the private/public participants, and will offer differentiated services depending on the participants needs/roles.

NADIR: Design and assessment of protocols and distributed algorithms for Quality of Service mesh networks

Period: 2006-2008;

Type: National project in the framework of the PRIN program

Scope: The project is aimed at promoting research in the field of Wireless Mesh Networks (WMN), based on either standard or emerging technologies. Such infrastructures have been recently devised to allow mobile users an ubiquitous, QoS-based access to networks, such as the Internet, or metropolitan networks, or corporate networks of private and public companies.

A new Multi-Technology Location-Aware Wireless System for Interactive Fruition of Multimedia art-historical contents

Period: 2007-2008;

Type: National Program for Research (PNR), Law 297/99, Industrial Research and Pre-competitive Development

Scope: The GITA project is aimed at contributing in the context of the fruition of archaeological sites, experimenting an integrated, modern and technologically innovative system in order to present multimedia content through standard handheld devices (Phones, PDA, Smartphone, ...), and through innovative devices (see-through glasses for outdoor Augmented Reality), in an interactive mode also customizing the needs of individual users visiting at a given site.

Mobile Applications & sErvices based on Satellite & Terrestrial interworking (MAESTRO)

Period: 2005-2006;

Type: Integrated Project under EU Framework Program 6 for Research and Development 

Scope: The MAESTRO project addresses the whole mobile multimedia value chain will enable the development and implementation of the innovative Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcast (S-DMB) technology. Based on the UMTS standard, this S-DMB system will complement 3G mobile networks and provide the greatest broadband transmission capacity for multimedia services. 

SHINES: Integration of Satellite Systems and High Altitude Platforms in Heterogeneous Communications Networks

Period: 2002-2004;

Type: National project in the framework of the PRIN program

Scope: Integration of Satellite/HAPs platforms for future generation communications systems, peculiarly for:

 - adaptive quality of service management for multimedia applications,

 - analysis of traffic models for packet switching systems, 

 - analysis of propagation models and channel estimation.

Ka-Band GEO System Technology and Demonstrator, Phase II

Period: 2000-2002;

Type: European Project by ESA (European Space Agency)- Program: EuroSkyWay Artes 3 Phase II 

Scope: Prosecution of activities of phase I, design and simulation of MAC (Medium Access Control) techniques and study of the signaling issues. Design and simulation of the Network Control Centre functionality related to the CAC (Connection Admission Control) and of the functionality of TRM (Traffic Resource Management) on-board the Satellite.