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University of Patras (UPAT)-Coordinator
Country: Greece
Website: https://www.upatras.gr/en/
Leading Scientist: P. Elias (Coordinator)
Email: pelias@upatras.gr
Address:
University of Patras, Department of Geology, 26504, University Campus , Rio, Patras, Greece
The University of Patras has a distinguished path in education, in various fields of basic and applied research. The Department of Geology of University of Patras is internationally recognised for the quality and breadth of its research and its certified by the Hellenic Authority for Higher Education academic programme. It is dedicated to provide the highest quality teaching and field training, as well as research opportunities in Earth Sciences embracing an impressive variety of topics in Earth Sciences while is strongly linked to Greece’s unique geology.
University of Patras, Seismological Laboratory (UPSL) started its operation in 1990, under the Geology Department of University of Patras. UPSL is a member of the Hellenic Unified Seismic Network (HUSN) and has the responsibility of earthquake monitoring in central-western Greece. Moreover, the UPSL is an active partner of the Corinth Rift Lab involved in continuous monitoring of the Corinth Gulf. The main research interests of UPSL are the development and application of seismic methods, seismicity monitoring, wave propagation methods, investigation of site effects, development of new microzonation methods, seismic hazard studies, seismic scenarios and study of source and crust properties.
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Country: Italy
Website: https://www.ingv.it/en/index.php
Leading Scientist: Mariano Supino
Email: mariano.supino@ingv.it
Address: Via di Vigna Murata 605, 00143 Roma
The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) is a public research institution supervised by the Italian Ministry of University and Research. INGV has the main goal of contributing to the understanding of the Earth system’s dynamics and mitigating associated natural risks.
EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH (ETH Zurich)
Country: Switzerland
Website: https://ethz.ch/en.html
Leading Scientist: Dr. John Clinton
Email: jclinton@ethz.ch
Address:
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
Country: Greece
Website: https://www.uoa.gr/
Leading Scientist: George Kaviris
Email: gkaviris@geol.uoa.gr
Address: Seismological Laboratory, Section of Geophysics and Geothermics, Department of Geology and Geoenvironment. Panepistimiopolis – Zographou, Athens 157 84, GREECE
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), officially founded on 14 April 1837 is the first University not only of Greece but both the Balkan peninsula and the Eastern Mediterranean region. The Seismological Laboratory (SL) of NKUA was established in 1929 to contribute to the education of students attending the Faculties of Physics and Natural Science, as well as to monitor the seismicity of Greece and perform research.
The SL-NKUA maintains the ATHENET network, comprising more than 30 seismological stations, mainly deployed in Central Greece, including the Gulf of Corinth, but also in Cephalonia, Evia, the Cyclades Islands, as well as Nisiros Island. It possesses an extensive inventory of seismometric and accelerometric equipment, as well as data analysis facilities. The principal teaching and research activities of the Laboratory include: seismicity monitoring, engineering seismology and seismic hazard analysis (microzonation, vulnerability analysis and strong ground motion analysis), physics of the earthquake source, seismotectonics, geodynamics and earth system science, macroseismology, historical seismology, preparedness and protection against earthquake disasters, including the training of students, schools and the general public.
Institut de physique du globe de Paris (IPGP)
Country: France
Website: https://www.ipgp.fr/en/
Leading Scientist: Pascal Bernard
Email: bernard@ipgp.fr
Address: Institut de physique du globe de Paris
1 rue Jussieu 75238 Paris Cedex 05
Created in 1921, the Institut de physique du globe de Paris is a major institution for higher education and research, governed by a board of directors, a scientific and education councils. As a component of Université Paris Cité, it supervises with it and with the CNRS, the Université de la Réunion and the IGN, the UMR 7154 IPGP, which brings together all the research activities. The IPGP also supervises with the CNRS the UAR 3454 IPGP, which includes all observation activities. In addition, it is a CNES space laboratory.
National Observatory of Athens (NOA)
Country: Greece
Website: https://www.noa.gr/
Leading Scientist: Dr. Christos Evangelidis
Email: cpevangelidis@gmail.com
Address: Hill of the Nymphs – Thiseio, 11810 Athens, Greece
The National Observatory (NOA) of Athens was founded in 1842, the first research research Institution created in Greece. Its history is inextricably linked with the evolution of basic and applied research, the development of services provided to the Greek State and society at large, and the promotion and popularisation of science.
Basic and applied research is at the forefront of NOA’s enduring scientific legacy; it is carried out by the three NOA institutes specializing in different scientific fields: (a) the Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing (IAASARS), specializing in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, space science and remote sensing; (b) the Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development (IERSD) specializing in the fields of air quality, environmental monitoring, meteorology, climate and climate change; and (c) the Geodynamic Institute (GI) specializing in physics of the Earth’s interior and Earth surface deformation monitoring using remote sensing methods, in seismology, geophysics, volcanology, satellite geodesy and marine seismology.
National Observatory of Athens, through the Geodynamic Institute, as the official Greek entity mandated to monitor seismicity including the provision of information to the pertinent authorities and the public.
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (UNINA)
Country: Italy
Website: https://www.unina.it/en_GB/home
Email: simona.colombelli@unina.it
Leading Scientist: Simona Colombelli
Address: Corso Umberto I 40 – 80138 Napoli
National Institute for Earth Physics (NIEP)
Country: Romania
Website: https://www.infp.ro/
Email: marmura@infp.ro
Leading Scientist:Alexandru Marmureanu
Address: Călugăreni 12 Street, Măgurele, Ilfov, România, PO BOX 077125
National Institute for Earth Physics (NIEP) is Romania’s premier institution dedicated to the study and monitoring of seismic activities. Established in February 1977 as the Center for Earth Physics (CFP) through the merger of the Seismology Department of the Institute of Geology and Geophysics with the Geodynamics Laboratory of the Romanian Academy, the institute underwent transformations in 1994 and 1996, culminating in its current designation.
NIEP operates a comprehensive seismic network across Romania, providing real-time data on earthquakes, including early warning, and contributing to public safety through rapid alert systems. The institute also engages in extensive research projects, both nationally and internationally, focusing on areas such as seismic hazard assessment, earthquake engineering, and geophysical studies. Additionally, NIEP offers various services and technologies, including solutions for estimating the impact of natural disasters on transport networks, integrated monitoring systems for civil structures, and rapid damage assessment tools for earthquakes
Charles University (CU)
Country: Czech Republic
Website: https://cuni.cz/UKEN-1.html
Email: vp@karel.troja.mff.cuni.cz
Leading Scientist:Vladimír Plicka
Address: Charles University , Ovocný trh 5, Prague 1, 116 36, Czech Republic
Charles University (CU), founded in 1348, is the oldest and most prestigious university in Central Europe. Located in Prague, Czech Republic, it is renowned for its high academic standards, diverse study programs, and rich history. The university offers a wide range of disciplines across its 17 faculties, attracting students and researchers from around the world.
Charles University actively contributes to global education and scientific progress through its focus on research, innovation, and international collaboration. Two faculties are participating in the TRANSFORM2 project, namely the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics and the Faculty of Science.
Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS)
Country: Italy
Website: https://www.ogs.it/en
Email: ogs@pec.it
Address: Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/C 34010 – Sgonico ( TS ) – Italy
The National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics – OGS is a public research body, supervised by the Ministry of University and Research – MUR in Italy, which operates internationally in the field of physical, chemical, biological and geological oceanography, experimental geophysics and exploration, seismology and seismology applied to engineering.
The Authority’s skills are applied in the field of Earth, sea and polar areas sciences to contribute to the dissemination of scientific knowledge and to solve environmental, economic and social problems.
The main activities carried out are represented by research, development and technology transfer projects for the benefit of the territory, with particular interest in issues related to major global challenges. The strategy pursued by the Body aims at a strong integration between research, innovation / technological transfer and training / dissemination activities, as well as a synergy between the various research funding instruments.
In particular, using its research ship Laura Bassi and other large research infrastructures, the OGS intervenes to safeguard and enhance natural and environmental resources, to evaluate and prevent geological, environmental and climatic risks, and to spread knowledge and scientific culture.
With this in mind, the Institute plays an important and driving role in the Italian and international research system, to contribute to the country’s technological and socio-economic development and to ensure the global acquisition and exchange of knowledge and technologies more advanced, while allowing their positive impact and impact on local territories.
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi (BOUN)
Country: Turkey
Website: https://bogazici.edu.tr/en-US/
Email: semih.ergintav@boun.edu.tr
Leading Scientist: Semih Ergintav
Address:
Boğaziçi Üniversitesi 34342 Bebek/İstanbul Türkiye
Pleiades IoT Innovation Cluster
Country: Greece
Website: https://pleiadesiot.com/
Email: tsakas@pleiadesiot.com
Partner Representative: Anastasios Tsakas
Address: Al. Pantou 25, Kallithea, 176 71
Established in 2022, the Pleiades IoT Innovation Cluster is a non-profit organisation at the forefront of shaping a dynamic Greek IoT ecosystem. Our focus on Internet of Things (IoT) technologies aims to revolutionize business models, enhance service delivery, optimize production efficiency, and promote well-being through innovative devices like application-monitoring and activity-monitoring tools.
Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences-Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformatics
Country: Poland
Website: https://www.igig.up.wroc.pl/en/
Email: jan.kaplon@upwr.edu.pl
Leading Scientist: Jan Kapłon
Address: Grunwaldzka 53, 50-357 Wroclaw, Poland
Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
(ZRC SAZU)
Country: Slovenia
Website:
https://izrkp.zrc-sazu.si/en
Email: sebela@zrc-sazu.si
Address: ZRC SAZU, Novi trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana
The Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU) was established as an independent public research institution in 1981. It provided an institutional structure for a number of institutes that had already existed for several decades, organized as research departments of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Karst Research Institute is one of 18 research institutes at ZRC SAZU (The Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts), which was established as an independent public research institution. Karst Research Institute is situated in Postojna in SW Slovenia in the area of classical karst, which covers almost half of the country. The institute was established in 1947 and holds a long-term tradition of karstological studies in the field of geology, geography, hydrology, biology, chemistry, physics, karst water modeling, cave climate, paleokarst, etc. Karst Research Institute ZRC SAZU has also been the national coordinator for the EPOS research infrastructure project since 2010.
University of Trieste (UniTS)
Country: Italy
Website: http://www.units.it/
Email: costa@units.it
Address: Piazzale Europa, 1 – 34127 – Trieste
The University of Trieste is a secular, pluralist, public institution of higher education. The main objectives of the University are scientific research and higher education. Adaptability to change and continual learning are among the main values that UniTS emphasises. The principal ambition of the University of Trieste is to prepare the future class of leaders and professionals for a world of work in which the required level of knowledge and preparation changes every day.
Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization of Greece (EPPO)
Country: Greece
Website: http://www.oasp.gr, https://www.itsak.gr/en/
Email: ntheo@itsak.gr
Address: Dasylliou 24-26, Eleones 55535 Pylaia
EPPO is a Legal Entity of Public Law under the supervision of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks of Greece. Its mission is the development and planning of the national earthquake protection policy, as well as the coordination of scientific resources for the implementation of this policy. In this context, EPPO contributes to disaster reduction based on actions such as providing knowledge of seismic risk and the seismic hazard, planning earthquake preparedness measures, raising awareness and knowledge for anti-seismic measures, participating in scientific/research projects and carrying out applied research.
The Institute of Engineering Seismology & Earthquake Engineering (ITSAK) was established in Thessaloniki in 1979 and merged with EPPO as a Research Unit in 2011. Its mission is the seismic risk mitigation based on research activities related to engineering seismology and earthquake engineering. It monitors a nation-wide accelerometers “free-field” network, on sconstructions and in special arrays, in total more than 250 accelerometers [https://www.itsak.gr/en/page/infrastructures/networks/acc_network/ , https://argonet-kefalonia.org ].
The Institute, in collaboration with its partners has participated in more than 50 international projects in the faramework of Human Capital & Mobility, INTAS, Environment I, II & V, FP5 and FP6, FP7, ΗΟRΙΖΟΝ, Black Sea Basin and UCPM Programmes. Over the last 40 years an extensive database of strong-motion recordings and damage information from earthquakes in Greece and surrounding area has been compiled as well as strong-motion recordings from other regions of the world. This database is linked to the European Engineering Strong Motion database (ESMdb) that has already been used by noumerous researchers and organizations worldwide (in seismic code, specific seismic risk studies etc.). To date the research activities of the Institute’s personnel have resulted in over 500 publications in reputable scientific journals and conference proceedings in the fields of engineering seismology, soil dynamics and earthquake engineering.
Region of Western Greece (RWG)
Country: Greece
Website: https://www.pde.gov.gr/gr/
Email: k.lantavou@pde.gov.gr
Address: Region of Western Greece, 254 Panepistimiou str., Building B, Patras, 26443
The Region of Western Greece is a dynamic and diverse area located in the western part of the country, encompassing the regional units of Achaia, Etoloakarnania, and Ilia. With its rich history, stunning natural landscapes, and strategic geographic position, it serves as a vital economic and cultural hub. The region boasts a strong agricultural sector, a growing focus on innovation and sustainability, and significant historical sites, including Ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games. Committed to sustainable development and regional cooperation, Western Greece actively participates in European programs to foster economic growth, environmental protection, and social cohesion.
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