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Τεκμήριο 3D view generation and view synthesis based on 2D data.(ΕΛ.ΜΕ.ΠΑ., Σχολή Μηχανικών (ΣΜΗΧ), ΠΜΣ Πληροφορική και Πολυμέσα, 2023-10-05) Lisitsa, Evgkenia; Λισίτσα, ΕβγκένιαThe simplification of view synthesis and complex geometry generation is a constantly evolving topic in computer science. The need to develop an efficient methodology to recreate real-world data based on a simple dataset, such as a sequence of images, has become even more crucial with the recent technological advances that allow higher-resolution graphics even on simple devices. Extraction of 3D data from a sequence of photos (photogrammetry) is a challenging, process-intensive, and extremely time-consuming procedure. Usually, photogrammetry requires taking a great number of sample photos to efficiently extract the geometry in the form of point clouds and then to be able to post-process the geometry to generate views. The main goal of this master's thesis is to understand and examine the state of the art in photogrammetry and novel view synthesis. The focus of this thesis is to examine the creation of images directly from voxel-based data representations, postponing the intermediate step of extracting geometries. This problem appears in the literature as the "Novel View Synthesis" problem. Additionally, this thesis aims to find out the limitations that currently exist in photogrammetry and novel view synthesis approaches. By identifying these limitations, it will be possible to improve future studies and develop new techniques to reduce the user intervention and computation power required for photogrammetry.Τεκμήριο 3D visualization of learning management systems with gamification techniques to increase motivation of students.(ΕΛ.ΜΕ.ΠΑ., Σχολή Μηχανικών (ΣΜΗΧ), ΠΜΣ Πληροφορική και Πολυμέσα, 2024-01-29) Selekos, Petros; Σελέκος, ΠέτροςThis thesis presents the design and development of a 3D gamified environment for the Open e-Class Learning Management System (LMS), aiming to enhance student motivation and engagement in e-learning. E-learning, a pivotal aspect of modern education, leverages various technologies to provide accessible and flexible learning experiences. However, maintaining student interest and active participation remains a challenge in digital learning environments. To address this, the thesis explores the integration of game-based learning into LMS, capitalizing on the engaging nature of video games to create an immersive educational experience. The core concept revolves around visualizing the Open e-Class LMS in a 3D environment, where students can navigate and interact with various LMS tools through a user-friendly interface. The implementation involves two main components: the front end, developed using the Unity3D game engine, and the back end, comprising a REST API for communication with the LMS database, developed with Spring Boot framework. A significant feature of this project is the creation of dynamic environments within the game. These elements serve as interactive spaces for learners, offering a novel approach to accessing and engaging with course materials. The thesis demonstrates that by blending 3D visualization with gamification techniques like badges, leaderboards and score, it is possible to transform traditional LMS interfaces into more engaging and interactive learning platforms. Additionally, transforming traditional exercises into game-like activities can improve motivation and satisfaction of the learning session. This approach not only makes learning more enjoyable but also promotes active learning, thereby potentially improving educational outcomes. The project sets a precedent for future innovations in e-learning, illustrating the vast potential of integrating immersive and interactive elements in educational platforms to cater to the evolving needs of digital learners.Τεκμήριο Adoption of technologies and practices from greek e-shops.(ΕΛ.ΜΕ.ΠΑ., ΔΠΜΣ Οργάνωση και Διοίκηση για Μηχανικούς, 2021-11-19) Tzagaki, Eleni; Τζαγάκη, ΕλένηThis thesis studies the level of adoption of factors and practices that are developed and used by Greek e-commerce websites. The study was conducted in order to evaluate factors that affect User's experience during the buying process, technological factors, tools and marketing practices that companies use to attract visitors and gain brand equity. The factors mentioned were collected by the literature and categorized into three sections, with the first one concerning the factors that affect UX and evaluated heuristically by criteria specifically formed for each factor. The second section contains technological tools and practices being used by the websites, and the third section records metrics about the website performance including SEO, speed of load, conversions, etc. After having evaluated all the factors, we examined the data by using statistical analysis tools and came up with the results that showed the usage level of each factor and the correlation between them. What we concluded is that, in general Greek on-line stores focus on providing the right guidance to the visitor to navigate their website while giving elaborate information concerning the company and the products used. Meanwhile the adoption level of technology is lower than expected as technological tools are not used by most websites. At the end we conclude that there are three approaches of marketing and visitor attracting practices that Greek e-commerce websites follow, with them being: price comparison websites presence, SCommerce adoption and classic advertising.Τεκμήριο Air quality evaluation using low-cost portable sensor node in indoor environment(ΕΛΜΕΠΑ, Σχολή Μηχανικών (ΣΜΗΧ), ΠΜΣ Μηχανικών Πληροφορικής, 2024-04-18) Diamantakis, Ioannis; Διαμαντάκης, Ιωάννης; Panagiotakis, Spyridon; Παναγιωτάκης, ΣπυρίδωνAir quality in large areas and especially in cities has been an issue of concern to the state and residents for decades, with the aim of ascertaining the situation and improving any problems that may arise, having developed common standards (AQI), surveillance and recording systems for decades. On the other hand, air quality in the places where we live, work, study, is not a key priority nor are there commonly accepted indicators by which the air of an enclosed space can be characterized as clean or harmful. Also, it is a fact that enclosed spaces differ significantly in air quality even, depending on their use even if they are very close. This creates the need for a large number of measuring stations and necessarily cheap ones to cover all spaces. In this thesis, a record is made of the methods of air measurement, the elements they take into account and a method of assessing indoor air quality (IAQ) is proposed, taking into account the burden caused by human presence. In addition, a device that uses the ESP32 microcontroller and a set of low cost, high accuracy sensors is designed, developed and tested. Its main purpose is to sense and send raw data of air metrics, using MQTT protocol, to a timeseries database for further processing. This device could be used to create a fog computing/sensor group, which could extend in a house or a larger building. It also proposes and develops a way of central monitoring (Grafana) of measurement stations and proposes a method of calculating the air quality index, with a centralized system and the use of machine learning algorithms like K-NN, that calculate the IAQ index of each station thus the room that is placed in, informing the inhabitants. The proposal is interesting and shows prospects for implementation. In the future, it could be expanded by adding automatic positioning of a measuring station, immediate suggestions for improving air quality depending on the pollutant that is increased, or controlling devices that could improve air quality.Τεκμήριο ByzElxeis: Ανάπτυξη ηλεκτρονικού εκπαιδευτικού εργαλείου, για υπολογισμό και ηχητική αναπαραγωγή των φθόγγων των κλιμάκων της Βυζαντινής μουσικής και της συμπεριφοράς τους κατά την εμφάνιση μελωδικών έλξεων, σε περιβάλλον Max/MSP.(ΕΛ.ΜΕ.ΠΑ., Σχολή Μουσικής και Οπτοακουστικών Τεχνολογιών (ΣΜΟΤ), ΠΜΣ Τεχνολογίες Ήχου και Μουσικής, 2022-07-06) Συσκάκης, Αριστείδης; Syskakis, AristeidisΗ εφαρμογή ByzElxeis είναι ένα μουσικό πρόγραμμα σε περιβάλλον Max/MSP, που αναπτύχθηκε ως ένα εκπαιδευτικό εργαλείο με σκοπό την υποστήριξη της μαθησιακής διαδικασίας κατά την σπουδή της βυζαντινής μουσικής. Εστιάζει στους φθόγγους και τα διαστήματα των θεωρητικών κλιμάκων των διατονικών Ήχων και ιδιαίτερα στις μικροτονικές μεταβολές ορισμένων φθόγγων κατά την εμφάνιση του φαινομένου των μελωδικών έλξεων. Η εφαρμογή υπολογίζει μαθηματικά τις ακριβείς συχνότητες των ηχομορίων που χρησιμοποιεί η βυζαντινή μουσική σε συγκερασμό 72 τμημάτων από επιλεγμένη τονική βάση. Χρησιμοποιώντας τις υπολογισμένες συχνότητες αναπαράγει τις κλίμακες των διατονικών Ήχων σε ανιούσα – κατιούσα μορφή. Για την παρουσίαση των μεταβολών συγκεκριμένων φθόγγων κατά την εμφάνιση μελωδικών έλξεων αναπαράγει χαρακτηριστικές μελωδικές φράσεις.Τεκμήριο Chatbots και υποστήριξη πελατών στο ηλεκτρονικό εμπόριο.(ΕΛΜΕΠΑ, Σχολή Επιστημών Διοίκησης και Οικονομίας (ΣΕΔΟ), ΠΜΣ Διοίκηση και Ψηφιακός Μετασχηματισμός, 2024-06-07) Μαυροειδή, Ουρανία; Mavroeidi, Ourania; Μαστοράκης, Γεώργιος; Mastorakis, GeorgiosΗ παρούσα ερευνητική μελέτη εξετάζει βασικές πτυχές των αλληλεπιδράσεων των χρηστών με chatbot σε περιβάλλοντα ηλεκτρονικού εμπορίου που αφορούν την εξατομίκευση, την οικοδόμηση εμπιστοσύνης και την επίδραση των προηγούμενων εμπειριών στις εμπειρίες των χρηστών chatbot, οι οποίες τελικά επηρεάζουν το αν θα χρησιμοποιήσουν chatbots στο μέλλον. Χρησιμοποιώντας μια ποσοτική μεθοδολογία, αναλύθηκαν δεδομένα από 122 χρήστες ηλεκτρονικού εμπορίου για να διερευνηθεί πώς αυτοί οι παράγοντες συμβάλλουν στην ικανοποίηση και την αφοσίωση των χρηστών απέναντι στα chatbots. Τα ευρήματα αποκαλύπτουν μια διαφοροποιημένη προοπτική όπου οι νεότεροι χρήστες παρουσιάζουν μεγαλύτερη ικανοποίηση από τις αλληλεπιδράσεις με chatbot σε σύγκριση με τις μεγαλύτερες ηλικίες. Η θετική προηγούμενη εμπειρία ενισχύει επίσης σημαντικά την προθυμία χρήσης του chatbot. Το επίπεδο εξατομίκευσης και η εμπιστοσύνη των χρηστών στα chatbots είχαν σημαντική, ισχυρή θετική σχέση με την προθυμία των χρηστών να χρησιμοποιήσουν το chatbot για να ολοκληρώσουν μια μελλοντική συναλλαγή. Αυτές οι γνώσεις σηματοδοτούν την ανάγκη για προσωπικές εμπειρίες chatbot, ώστε να υπάρχει εμπιστοσύνη προς την πλατφόρμα ηλεκτρονικού εμπορίου. Παρά τις γνώσεις που παρέχονται, η μελέτη αναγνωρίζει περιορισμούς, όπως η εξάρτηση από αυτοαναφερόμενα δεδομένα και η δειγματοληψία ευκολίας. Οι μελλοντικές έρευνες θα πρέπει να διεξάγουν διαχρονικές μελέτες που χρησιμοποιούν ποιοτικές μεθόδους για να εμβαθύνουν περισσότερο στις αποχρώσεις της αλληλεπίδρασης με τα chatbots. Συνεπώς, η παρούσα εργασία συμβάλλει στη βιβλιογραφία σχετικά με την ενσωμάτωση της ΤΝ στο ηλεκτρονικό εμπόριο με έμφαση στα σημεία κλειδιά που συμβάλλουν στον καθορισμό της εμπειρίας και της εμπλοκής των χρηστών με τα chatbots.Τεκμήριο Coverage-Based Summaries for RDF KBs.(ΕΛ.ΜΕ.ΠΑ., Σχολή Μηχανικών (ΣΜΗΧ), ΠΜΣ Πληροφορική και Πολυμέσα, 2021-04-01) Vasileiou, Ioannis; Βασιλείου, ΙωάννηςAs more and more data become available as linked data, the need for efficient and effective methods for their exploration becomes apparent. Semantic summaries try to extract meaning from data, while reducing its size. State of the art structural semantic summaries, focus primarily on the graph structure of the data, trying to maximize the summary’s utility for query answering, i.e. the query coverage. In this thesis, we present four algorithms, trying to maximize the aforementioned query coverage using ideas borrowed from result diversification. The key idea among all algorithms is, instead of focusing only to the “central” nodes, to push node selection also to the perimeter of the graph. Our experiments show the potential of our algorithms and demonstrate the considerable advantages gained for answering larger fragments of user queries.Τεκμήριο Covid-19 και αυτοάνοσα νοσήματα.(ΕΛ.ΜΕ.ΠΑ., Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας (ΣΕΥ), ΠΜΣ Προηγμένη Κλινική Πρακτική στις Επιστήμες Υγείας, 2021-11-18) Χαριτάκη, Αριάδνη; Charitaki, AriadniΕισαγωγή. Στην παρούσα εργασία παρουσιάζουμε μια ανασκόπηση με στόχο την συσχέτιση μεταξύ COVID-19 και αυτοάνοσων ασθενειών, εστιάζοντας στις ομοιότητες ,στις κοινές ανοσολογικές αντιδράσεις, στην ανάπτυξη αυτοάνοσων ασθενειών σε ασθενείς με COVID-19 αλλά και στον κίνδυνο μόλυνσης από COVID19 σε ασθενείς με προϋπάρχουσες αυτοάνοσες καταστάσεις. Είναι προφανές, οτι κάποιοι άνθρωποι είναι πιο επιρρεπείς στη νόσο σε σχέση με κάποιους άλλους .Ο εμβολιασμός των ατόμων με αυτοάνοσα νοσήματα καθώς και οι παράγοντες που επιδρούν στην εμφάνιση σοβαρών συμπτωμάτων σε ασθενείς που νόσησαν από τον ιό SARS-CοV 2 θα μας απασχολήσουν. Σκοπός. Σκοπός της παρούσας μεταπτυχιακής εργασίας είναι η διερεύνηση της συσχέτισης του ιού covid -19 με τα αυτοάνοσα νοσήματα. Μεθοδολογία. Η προτεινόμενη ανασκόπηση αποτελεί μια περιγραφική ανασκόπηση. Οι βάσεις που χρησιμοποιήθηκαν για την αναζήτηση δεδομένων είναι το PUBMED και το GOOGLE SCHOLAR με βάση τον αλγόριθμο Boolean (AND/OR/NOT). Τα φίλτρα που χρησιμοποιήθηκαν για την αναζήτηση δεδομένων είναι η χρονική περίοδος δημοσίευσης των άρθρων(2015-2021),η γλώσσα. Τα άρθρα είναι δημοσιευμένα σε ελληνική και αγγλική γλώσσα. Η αναζήτηση ακολούθησε συγκεκριμένα κριτήρια και διεξήχθη με τη χρήση συγκεκριμένων όρων MESH. Αποτελέσματα. Η ανασκόπηση έδειξε ότι η ηλικία το αρσενικό φύλο και η συννοσηρότητα σχετίζονται με σοβαρές μορφές COVID-19.Δεν υπήρχαν σημαντικές διαφορές στη θνησιμότητα μεταξύ των ασθενών που νόσησαν από τον ιό SARS-CoV 2 οι οποίοι είχαν διαγνωστεί με αυτοάνοση νόσο σε σχέση με εκείνους που δεν είχαν αυτοάνοση νόσο. Oι ασθενείς που λάμβαναν κορτικοειδή ≥10 mg ανά ημέρα συσχετίστηκαν με αυξημένη πιθανότητα να νοσήσουν από τον ιό SARS -CoV-2. Οι ασθενείς με αυτοάνοσες ρευματικές παθήσεις μπορούν να εμβολιαστούν κατά του COVID-19. Ωστόσο συνίσταται ο εμβολιασμός σε αυτά τα άτομα όταν η δραστηριότητα της νόσου είναι υπό έλεγχο και όταν δεν υπάρχει ταυτόχρονη λοίμωξη. Ορισμένες θεραπείες αυτοάνοσων νοσημάτων μπορούν να μειώσουν την ανοσοαπόκριση των εμβολίων.H αποτελεσματικότητα των εμβολίων αποδείχθηκε χαμηλότερη στα άτομα με πολλαπλές συννοσηρότητες και στους ανοσοκατεσταλμένους. Συνεπώς συνιστάται διακοπή ορισμένων φαρμάκων πριν τον εμβολιασμό και επανέναρξη αυτών κάποιες εβδομάδες μετά. Τέλος αντιπυρηνικά αντισώματα (ΑΝΑs) ανιχνεύονται τόσο στους ασθενείς με αυτοάνοσα νοσήματα όσο και στους ασθενείς με COVID -19 . Τα αντιπυρηνικά αντισώματα (ANA) και τα αντιφωσφολιπιδικά αντισώματα (APL) είναι παραδείγματα αυτοαντισωμάτων που ανιχνεύονται σε αυτοάνοσες ασθένειες αλλά και σε ασθενείς με COVID19.Αυτό υποδηλώνει ότι ο ιός SARS-CoV-2 μπορεί να προκαλέσει αυτοανοσία. Συμπεράσματα. Ο COVID -19 μαζί με τα αυτοάνοσα νοσήματα αποτελούν συστηματικές νόσους καθώς μπορούν να επηρεάσουν και να προσβάλουν πολλά συστήματα ή όργανα του ανθρώπινου σώματος. Η διερεύνηση της σχέσης μεταξύ αυτών των ασθενειών είναι ζωτικής σημασίας για την πρόληψη και τη θεραπεία του COVID-19, καθώς και για την κατανόηση των κινδύνων για άτομα που ζουν με αυτοάνοσα νοσήματα.Τεκμήριο Cyber security analysis on a production environment featuring software defined networks.(ΕΛ.ΜΕ.ΠΑ., Σχολή Μηχανικών (ΣΜΗΧ), ΠΜΣ Πληροφορική και Πολυμέσα, 2020-10-09) Aspradakis, Panagiotis; Ασπραδάκης, ΠαναγιώτηςThe ever-changing cyber threats are a defining feature of today's global landscape. Cyber Security is essential for organizations, businesses and many other stakeholders and one of the major issues for Industry 4.0. With a variety of people participating in organizations, businesses networks, industries, browsing the web, going about their business tasks or other online activities, steps must be taken to ensure the supervision of each user. The problem is that with the conventional network currently in use, a network administrator or an IT practitioner cannot have an accurate real-time view of how many devices are in the organization, business or industry, and does not have the flexibility to change the network topology on the fly, to address the real-time usage requirements or security incidents. SDN is very important for network organisation in Industry 4 because it enables separation of control from data flows. Hence it is inline with the other principles of softwarization and cloudification of the production. The controller orchestrates the network sessions between containerised services and end users or end devices. A firewall at the entrance of an enterprise network monitors the data traffic and enables rules enforcement at flow level. IDS/IPS enables the application of rules concerning protection of the infrastructure from malicious intruders and orchestrates the cybersecurity protection of the overall ecosystem from attackers. Motivated by the above, this Master’s Thesis will leverage the flexibility of Software Defined Networks (SDN), Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology and Network Function Virtualization (NFV), exploiting virtual machines to emulate a real production environment consisting of various production systems and security functions. Focusing on cybersecurity aspects, both the expanded attack surface that these new technologies introduced will be assessed, as well as the enhanced security mechanisms that they enable (e.g. reactive or moving defense techniques). To learn more about how SDN and related technologies work, and how someone with the administrative position over it can make it safer, we came up with the idea of setting up a virtual SDN network and implementing security solutions on it, seeing how it would behave while noting traffic and packet flow statistics. Since the virtualization platform that we used does not come with any SDN specific security tools or applications, we incorporated a traditional security feature into my implementation of the infrastructure. Legacy networks are also obsolete, providing a wide array of legacy security resources that one might use. SDN operates very similarly to a standard network, and when it comes to packet traffic and protocols, use of these resources on an SDN infrastructure is and is possible. The entire project then started to address around this, checking the efficient incorporation of existing network security tools into our functions to make SDN safer and more attack-proof.Τεκμήριο Data warehousing in higher education. A case study of the Hellenic Mediterranean University.(ΕΛ.ΜΕ.ΠΑ., ΔΠΜΣ Οργάνωση και Διοίκηση για Μηχανικούς, 2020-06-24) Smyrnaki, Ourania; Σμυρνάκη, ΟυρανίαBusiness Information systems, such as ERP, CRM, MIS, etc., serve different needs in management, in customer relations, in the supply chain, in production monitoring etc. Data extracted from heterogeneous data sources can be exploited by Business Intelligence (BI) systems to support useful decision-making processes in business (industry). Advanced systems, such as ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) tools, are used for the collection of this data in Data Warehouses (DWs), thereby facilitating the processes of decision-making in Decision Support Systems (DSS). The information systems of the Hellenic Mediterranean University support the daily operations of the Institution such as management, financial, education etc. and collect heterogeneous data that are often used by members of the academic community and for various purposes. However, for effective decision making, the integration of this data that exist in various data sources, is required. The Institution will benefit by drawing useful conclusions that will help in making the right decisions. This will become a useful information service for the Quality Assurance Unit and the educational leadership of the Institute.Τεκμήριο Deep learning models applied to SC-OCTA data for chads VASC score prediction(ΕΛΜΕΠΑ, Σχολή Μηχανικών (ΣΜΗΧ), ΠΜΣ Μηχανικών Πληροφορικής, 2024-06-21) Xirogianni, Marielena; Ξηρογιάννη, Μαριέλενα; Papadourakis, Georgios; Παπαδουράκης, ΓεώργιοςThesis is research to find a solution how can extract information from OCT-A medical images using deep learning and machine models. OCT -A describe medical information, anatomical features of retina area. OCT-A two-dimensional images in grayscale to used medical information about the diabetes condition of patients’ eyes are AngioPlex OCT angiography from ZEISS medical devices OCT imaging of retinal microvasculature. AngioPlex OCT angiography is a product from a 3D image OCT volume and each one for four difference OCT-A images descried a level from the original OCT in 2D images. Intelligent artificial model with deep learning and machine learning model that recognition from medical images or recognized medical opinions is a step for that. Split the problem in three different parts. First part using medical images with pretrain models to recognize VASC Score as result the negative and positive diabetic condition of patients’ eyes as state of art EffienceNet model the most efficient pretrain model statically with less medical data. The second part is to explore and create medical data to train models for segmentation as result to extract information about Faz and verses. In the second part implement a research in publishes reach articles and medical official certified medical online libraries to collect information how can use them. The formula to extract the biomarkers is not open or clear how extracted is a part that the medical company Zessis have without publish. For our experiment have available a dataset from 400 patients with the information of biomarkers in a excel. The third part is to explore the dataset and organize it for machine learning experiments. Numerical data limitation requires needs statistical data of patients and biomarkers to investigate training experiments of parallel correlation of biomarkers with medical images with more than one parameter of positive or negative diabetes outcome.Τεκμήριο Derivatives market before and after the financial crisis.(ΕΛ.ΜΕ.ΠΑ., ΔΠΜΣ Οργάνωση και Διοίκηση για Μηχανικούς, 2020-10-19) Georgakis, Spyridon; Γεωργάκης, ΣπυρίδωνVolatility in financial markets plays a very important role in making or wrecking the fortunes of investors. The study of volatility has attracted growing attention by researchers and policy makers since it is a measurement of risk, especially during extreme conditions such as financial crisis. This thesis through four models based on the opening, closing, high and low prices analyses and compares the volatility before and after the financial crisis of 2008. The global financial crisis initiated in the United States in early 2008 and then the financial meltdown had spread to the rest of the world. The study has been conducted on NASDAQ-100, FTSE-100 spot price indices, E-mini NASDAQ-100 and FTSE-100 Index Future futures price indices. Furthermore, this thesis examines the existence of the ‘monthly effect’ on returns and in volatility in U.S. and UK spot and futures markets between January 2006 and March 2019. The data have been partitioned into two sub-periods which allowed us to test the presence of monthly effect on returns or in volatility over the periods of pre-crisis (pre-2008) and post-crisis (post-2008). The sample employed in this dissertation comprise 3333 daily observations on NASDAQ-100, FTSE-100 spot price indices, E-mini NASDAQ-100 and FTSE-100 Index Future futures price indices. The set period of study was from 3 January 2006 to 4 March 2019. The results show that a simple measure of volatility (defined as the logarithmic difference between the high and low prices) overestimates the other three volatility estimators. The means of volatility estimators seem to have higher values during post-2008 period compared to pre-2008 period. Furthermore, the results from an OLS model show that there is no January effect in the UK and the US during the entire period and the two sub-periods. Regarding the impact of January effect in volatility of spot and futures indices, the hypothesis of January effect in volatility is accepted for FTSE-100 cash and stock index futures markets over the sub-period 2006-2007.Τεκμήριο Design and development of a web-based data visualization software for political tendency identification of Twitter’s users using Python Dash Framework.(ΕΛ.ΜΕ.ΠΑ., Σχολή Μηχανικών (ΣΜΗΧ), ΠΜΣ Πληροφορική και Πολυμέσα, 2020-06-11) Britzolakis, Alexandros; Μπριτζολάκης, ΑλέξανδροςThe rapid evolution of computers as well as the emerge of the internet brought a new era on the field of communication systems. Many individuals can instantly communicate with each other (through instant messaging or through a video conference). This technological breakthrough set the stage for the emerge of the first internet communities. As a result, social media platforms emerged, were a set of free services is provided such as the interactive communication, multimedia content uploading etc. This new type of communication shapes the way by which an opinion can be expressed. Twitter is the most popular microblogging platform since its users can post a text of 280 maximum characters for a variety of subjects such as famous brands - products, celebrities, prominent events including political ones. As a result, Twitter is a tool that politicians tend to use frequently as it is a source for obtaining voters. This master thesis presents a web-based application that will use Twitter's API in order to obtain the most recent Tweets of the top three Greek political leaders and thus identify their additional popularity. To achieve this a set sample of recent posted tweets will be obtained (e.g. 200 tweets) from their additional Twitter accounts. These tweets will be processed in order to extract structured and unstructured data and present them in a form of graph series through a web-page. The structure of this web-based application consists of a frontend part created with HTML/CSS and a back-end mechanism which is developed using Python and Dash framework for the visualization process as well as Tweepy module for the application’s intercommunication with Twitter’s servers in order to obtain the data. More specifically the extracted information will be the number of likes, re-tweets and characters per posted tweet as well as the number of followers where they have. Furthermore, sentiment analysis of the tweet’s text is identified and visualized, using the Greek version of SpaCy module and labeled according to their corresponding expressed emotion. The extracted data will be used in order to display a set of charts that will present a comparison between these three political leaders. The research purpose of this dissertation is to present an engineering perspective on what data can mined from Twitter, how these data can be useful in order to estimate a political result as well as well as presenting the capabilities of Python Dash framework, Tweepy and SpaCy modules.Τεκμήριο Design and implementation of a Hotel Reservation Back-end application with customized Web Service support.(ΕΛ.ΜΕ.ΠΑ., Σχολή Μηχανικών (ΣΜΗΧ), ΠΜΣ Πληροφορική και Πολυμέσα, 2023-07-06) Kalkanis, Kyriakos; Καλκάνης, ΚυριάκοςThere is no doubt that technology is an integral part of our lives and directly affects our everyday life since it finds use in all fields of science and beyond. The internet and computers have aided people in many ways, including communication, education, entertainment, and other aspects of their lives. However, these are not the only ways technology can improve our lives. Websites and mobile applications are important technological creations that, when combined with electronic devices, are the means by which people carry out their daily tasks and manage their businesses. Nowadays more and more people who own businesses resort to setting up websites or mobile applications in order to manage them more productively and effectively. In this way, technology gives people the opportunity to save time and money as they can manage everything through a single website or application. To put it differently, they don't have to worry about all those complex processes that used to be done manually. In recent years, there has been a significant demand for the development of online applications in the hotel sector, which has benefited the economies of several countries as a result of tourism, and as a result, there is an increased demand. In this master thesis, a Property Management System (PMS) for hotel management was designed and implemented using Spring Boot for the back end and AngularJS for the front end. The purpose of this master thesis is the creation of a web application that will simplify and speed up hotel management. More specifically, connected users depending on their role in the hotel will have access to specific parts of the application. The most important features of this web application are the reservation system, contract creation for tour operators, pricing, the display of some statistics with the help of charts, as well as the development of a customized web service that enables real-time communication between this PMS and a booking application for the online room selling.Τεκμήριο Design and implementation of a hotel reservation front-end with social-media and customized web service.(ΕΛ.ΜΕ.ΠΑ., Σχολή Μηχανικών (ΣΜΗΧ), ΠΜΣ Πληροφορική και Πολυμέσα, 2023-07-10) Kritikakis, Emmanouil; Κρητικάκης, ΕμμανουήλIn the last decades, rapid technological development has caused radical changes in the hotel booking process. From the traditional method where the customer booked a hotel via their physical presence to the accommodation or a phone call, we have reached the point where room reservations are made up to the last minute. Nowadays there are many different systems (Hotel Distribution Channels) which aim to manage or sell hotel rooms online, some of those are simple hotel websites, online travel agents (OTAS) e.g., booking.com, Expedia and even global distribution GBD systems. There are also programs that allow hotels to simultaneously manage several distribution channels (channel managers). In modern times you find it necessary for a hotel to promote its rooms through these channels so that it can be competitive with other hotels and increase its profits. In this work an online booking platform was developed that has the role of an OTA and acts as an intermediary between hotels and customers with the aim of selling rooms. Also, we use the system as a marketing tool by advertising the hotels on a Facebook page through the Facebook graph API and the Spring social framework System also gives hotel owners the ability to manage some of the basic functions of their hotel through the website. Its innovation is the creation of a customized web service that allows real-time communication between the system and a RMS (Reservation Management System). The application consists of two main components: the client-side application built using the AngularJS Framework and the server-side application built with the Spring boot Framework.Τεκμήριο Design and implementation of a semantic ontology for the administration departments of primary and secondary education.(ΕΛ.ΜΕ.ΠΑ., Σχολή Μηχανικών (ΣΜΗΧ), ΠΜΣ Πληροφορική και Πολυμέσα, 2020-11-13) Tzagkarakis, Eleftherios; Τζαγκαράκης, ΕλευθέριοςAdvances in computers and communications have significantly changed almost every aspect of our daily activity. In this maze of change, governments around the world cannot remain indifferent. Public administration is evolving and taking on a new form through e-Government. A large number of organizations have set up websites establishing an online interface with the citizens and businesses with which it interacts. However, few organizations provide integrated services of stage 4 through their websites and these are mainly central organizations of national scope. Most organizations, especially the decentralized agencies of the ministries and local authorities, provide up to stage 2 services and a few up to stage 3 and 4 services. Besides, these services are mainly focused on serving citizens and businesses and less on providing services to employees. In this thesis, we describe the process of developing a Semantic Ontology to support the administrative procedures of the Decentralized Organizations of the Ministry of Education of Greece. Finally, we describe the development of an e-government portal that offers stage 1-4 services to employees, using the above ontology for modeling and data management.Τεκμήριο Design and implementation of an adaptive high efficiency FPGA-accelerated system for multi-disciplinary application domains.(ΕΛ.ΜΕ.ΠΑ., Σχολή Μηχανικών (ΣΜΗΧ), ΠΜΣ Πληροφορική και Πολυμέσα, 2021-04-07) Leivadaros, Svoronos; Λειβαδάρος, ΣβορώνοςThe scope of this thesis is the design and implementation of an FPGA platform that utilizes state-of-the-art techniques and methodologies to allow improved energy efficiency and performance in carrying out computationally intensive tasks. The goal is to develop a framework for FPGA-based architectures that can be used in environments that include but are not limited to Cloud Computing Clusters, High Performance Computational Clusters and Distributed Data Centers. A proof of concept implementation of this framework with 3 accelerated tasks (Black and White Image Thresholding, Image Convolution with a 3x3 Kernel, Genome 2-mer Distribution Analysis) is also presented and compared with implementation of the same tasks on an FPGA and ARMv7 architecture CPU. To our knowledge, the methodology in designing the Partial Reconfiguration platform employed in this work is novel and allows designing Dynamic Partial Reconfiguration-enabled hardware platforms on an FPGA without the need for wrapper logic or the need to register all inputs and outputs to every reconfigurable module, facilitating the establishment of compatibility across implemented reconfigurable modules in early development and future integration of new accelerated functions on the FPGA platform. Performance and energy efficiency metrics are also presented for the 2 different implementation platforms.Τεκμήριο Development of an educational application for introducing marine mammal world to preschool and primary school children.(ΕΛ.ΜΕ.ΠΑ., Σχολή Μηχανικών (ΣΜΗΧ), ΠΜΣ Πληροφορική και Πολυμέσα, 2024-01-26) Panteri, Emmanouela; Παντερή, ΕμμανουέλαThe Mediterranean Sea is a marine biodiversity hotspot, covering about 2.5 million km² and hosting around 6.3% of the world's marine species. Among its diverse fauna, marine mammals are included such as seals, whales, dolphins, and the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus). However, anthropogenic pressures, habitat loss, pollution, overexploitation, invasive species, and climate change pose significant threats to marine mammal populations. Educating younger generations about these challenges and the importance of marine conservation is crucial. This master thesis aims to develop an educational application in the form of a game that familiarizes preschool and primary school children with the Mediterranean marine mammal biodiversity. To achieve this, the study utilizes state-of-the-art technologies and a multidisciplinary approach. The selected technology for application development is Unity 2D/3D, a widely used game engine known for its versatility and user-friendly features. Unity's capability to design games in both 2D and 3D environments, along with its extraction options to various platforms and electronic devices, makes it an ideal choice. The application will utilize touch screen functionality through kiosks to improve user-friendliness for children in educational settings like aquariums and schools, providing interactive experience. The educational game will consist of multiple elements, including species cards with graphics, photographs, and videos, accompanied by information on food preferences and typical habitats. Additionally, interactive mini-games will be incorporated, offering randomized content to maintain user engagement and provide learning experiences. The developed application can be utilized at major Greek scientific/research events such as Researchers Night and the Athens Science Festival, offering an interactive and enjoyable learning experience for children. Furthermore, its permanent installation in aquariums like Cretaquarium and the aquarium in Rhodes, as well as its availability for visiting schools through tablets or mobile devices, can enhance marine mammal education. By leveraging state-of-the-art technology, this master thesis contributes to the field of educational technology and promotes innovative approaches to marine conservation education. The developed application serves as an example of how interactive and immersive learning experiences can be created to engage and educate young learners about the Mediterranean marine mammal world.Τεκμήριο Differential Interferometry on Valsamiotis Dam Area (Chania Prefecture, Crete) Using SENTINEL-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data.(ΕΛ.ΜΕ.ΠΑ., ΣΧΟΛΗ ΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΩΝ (ΣΜΗΧ), Τμήμα Ηλεκτρονικών Μηχανικών, 2023-06-16) Πανάγου, Σωτήριος; Panagou, SotiriosΣτην παρούσα εργασία, χρησιμοποιήθηκε η μέθοδος της δορυφορικής συμβολομετρίας ραντάρ σε δεδομένα του δορυφόρου Sentinel-1 για παρακολούθηση φράγματος. Η μέθοδος αυτή χρησιμοποιήθηκε στο φράγμα Βαλσαμιώτη που βρίσκεται στο νομό Χανίων, στο νησί της Κρήτης. Μελέτηθηκε η ύπαρξη παραμόρφωσης εδάφους του φράγματος Βαλσαμιώτη, λόγω ύπαρξης συνεχόμενων προβλημάτων στο φράγμα. Η παραμόρφωη εδάφους μελετήθηκε σε αρκετά σημεία του φράγματος σε μια χρονική περίοδο 18 μηνών και συγκρίθηκε με τα δεδομένα της αλλαγής στάθμης νερού. Ο σχηματισμός δορυφόρων Sentinel-1 της Ευρωπαικής Διαστημικής Υπηρεσίας επιλέχθηκε λόγω του ιδιαίτερου τρόπου λειτουργίας απόκτησης εδαφικών χαρακτηριστικών TOPSAR. Ο σχηματισμός δορυφόρων Sentinel-1 αποτελείται από τους δίδυμους δορυφόρους Sentinel-1A και -1B και οι εικόνες δορυφορικού ραντάρ διατίθενται δωρεάν μέσω της πλατφόρμας Copernicus. Οι δορυφορικές εικόνες ρανταρ, επιτρέπουν την διεξαγωγή ευρείας γκάμας γεωφυσικών εφαρμογών, όπως η χαρτογράφηση της εδαφικής παραμόρφωσης (π.χ. λόγω τεκτονικής διεργασίας, κατολίσθηση, καθίζηση εδάφους). Για τη δημιουργία του χάρτη παραμορφώσεων χρησιμοποιείται η διαφορική συμβολομετρία SAR (D-InSAR) η οποία λαμβάνει χώρα στη χρονική περίοδο μεταξύ των δύο περασμάτων πτήσης των αισθητήρων στην ίδια περιοχή. Πιο πρόσφατα, το DInSAR βελτιώθηκε για να επιτρέψει τη δημιουργία χρονικών σειρών παραμόρφωσης συνδυάζοντας τις πληροφορίες που ενσωματώνονται σε αλληλουχίες των ιντερφερόγραμμα DInSAR που εκτείνονται σε μια επιλεγμένη χρονική περίοδο.Τεκμήριο A digital elearning educational tool library for synchronization composition & orchestration of learning session data.(ΕΛ.ΜΕ.ΠΑ., Σχολή Μηχανικών (ΣΜΗΧ), ΠΜΣ Πληροφορική και Πολυμέσα, 2022-05-23) Papadakis, Alexandros; Παπαδάκης, ΑλέξανδροςIn the era of the 4th industrial revolution (and especially with the conditions prevailing due to coronavirus pandemic) it became essential mandatory to enhance existing and to develop new digital eLearning educational ecosystems with digital classrooms, digital learning processes, educational games, etc. Because of the increased use of digital eLearning educational tools, new ideas and solutions are constantly sought and better utilization, through various tools for controlling processes, are researched. Moreover, vast amounts of data and information, in various formats and digital repositories is created, making the management and orchestration of all digital media extremely difficult. This results in the evaluation and improvement of learning sessions to remain unexploited. Platforms and ecosystems supporting digital learning conferences such as the IOLAOS platform can play a crucial role for the creation of all this important data. IOLAOS is a platform for learning, based on the contribution and collaboration of various fields of expertise, where teachers and students have an important role through digital learning sessions with modern technologies, tools, or simple video conferencing. Through these sessions, a large amount of data is generated which is stored with the help of various technologies and is available for future use and utilization. This data is of various forms and formats such as: (a) video (student screen recording, session recording, face recording), (b) audio, (c) data from emotion recognition system (image processing), (d) data triplets of educational activities of various events as defined by the xAPI standard (e.g. interactive chat, game, questionnaire, exercise, etc.). In literature, there are various tools which, through the synchronization of several modalities, produce numerous useful data which help either to solve different situations or to improve them. Some scenarios from such tools are the investigation of the truth and the law enforcement of a violent incident by synchronizing many recorded videos and sounds from various cameras, such as surveillance, or smartphone cameras. In addition, synchronizing video from different angles of an important event, as well as mining specific sounds from synchronizing a video collection, are some examples of the large list of similar synchronization tools in several modalities for exporting important data. The amount of data generated is an untapped treasure trove of information that can contribute to the production of many important conclusions that would be extremely difficult or impossible to produce with conventional methods and without the use of digital tools. These conclusions are particularly important as the digital transition of learning creates a new environment in which we apply principles from other environments due to the lack of understanding of this new technology. The difficulty for the extraction of various and important conclusions lies in the differentiation of the coding of the stored data and the lack of a common line in time. The need to draw these conclusions led us to the idea of implementing a tool for the synchronization - composition - orchestration of all this valuable untapped data. The aim of this tool is to combine a variety of learning data into simple and understandable forms of information that will lead the teacher to a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of students, the lesson, the educational process and himself by making a critical look at the above with aimed at a substantial improvement of all components of the learning path. In order to be able to synchronize the data from different knowledge repositories we must have access to what requires the use (where available) or the development of Restful APIs as well as the implementation of data space to store data from the above sources and to provide access to the information produced. In addition, you will need a front end for data orchestration which will be developed with new web application technologies such as React JS, Node JS.