The educational and research activities of the School are supported by 16 laboratories, which belong to the four divisions of the School. Brief information about the laboratories is given below.
Production Systems Division +
Computer-Aided Design Laboratory
The laboratory supports educational needs and research activities related to product design and the use of Computer Aided Design tools. Its educational and research activities are related to various sectors, such as mechanical, textile, leather, garment and footwear.
Director: Professor G. Stavroulakis
Building: G3.1.18
Computer-Aided Manufacturing Laboratory
The laboratory serves educational needs and focuses its research activities on the fields of Analysis, Simulation, and Optimization of Production Networks, Control of Queuing Networks, Manufacturing Flexibility, Control of Stochastic Systems, Environmental Systems (sustainability, recycling, and sustainable development).
Director: Professor V. Kouikoglou
Building: D4.111
Laboratory of Industrial, Energy & Environmental Systems
The Laboratory of Industrial, Energy and Environmental Systems provides training and promotes research in the field of automatic control and on the development of novel materials, systems and technologies for environmental and energy applications. Indicatively, the laboratory is active in the following scientific areas: fault diagnostics in industrial systems, control systems, energy savings in buildings (BEMS), sustainable management of water resources, research and development of advanced materials, technologies for the exploitation of conventional / alternative fuels, development of catalytic systems of environmental and energy interest, production of high value-added chemicals / fuels, gaseous pollution, air pollution management, intelligent energy management in ports, life cycle analysis, research on advanced solar panels / photovoltaic cells.
Director: Prof. S. Papaefthimiou
Building: D5.103
Machine Tools Laboratory
The laboratory is involved in educational and research activities in machine tools, manufacturing technology material processing, welding, drilling, and milling. This laboratory supports the manufacturing of experimental set-ups and prototypes at the Technical University of Crete.
Director: Prof. N. Tsourveloudis
Building: G1
Intelligent Systems and Robotics Laboratory
The laboratory serves educational needs and research activities in the areas of robotic systems, kinematics, use of vision systems, sensors and other peripherals, in the development of integrated robotic applications and systems, self-propelled robots, unmanned vehicles, autonomous navigation systems and navigation systems.
Director: Prof. N. Tsourveloudis
Building: D4.110
Micromachining & Manufacturing Modeling Laboratory
Micromachining and Manufacturing Modeling Lab (m3) was created in 2010 in order to cover the educational and research needs in advanced manufacturing fields, and micromachining in particular. In addition, the m3 supports manufacturing subjects of mechanical engineers in general. m3 lab provides advanced scientific knowledge to students, while being actively involved in research collaborations with other Universities and Research Institutions and promoting collaborations with enterprises for the resolution of practical problems. The research fields where m3 is actively involved or provides services via the Special Research Fund Account of the Technical University of Crete, are: Simulation of manufacturing processes, Microtechnologies, CAD/CAM/CAE, Finite elements method analysis for production technologies, Reverse engineering and Specialized subjects of bioengineering and nanotechnology.
Director: Prof. Α. Antoniadis
Building: Ε4.026
Turbomachinery and Fluid Mechanics
The laboratory meets the training and research needs in the field of turbomachinery and fluid mechanics, focusing further on Computational Fluid Dynamics, Optimal Turbine Components Design, as well as, on the optimal design of systems, processes and systems related to turbines.
Director: Prof. I. Nikolos
Building: G3.0.17
Engineering Management Division +
Data Science Laboratory
The laboratory serves educational needs and research activities related to data science, data analysis, artificial intelligence/machine learning, and forecasting, with emphasis on managament applications.
Director: Prof. C. Zopounidis
Building: D5.007
Work Safety and Cognitive Ergonomics Laboratory
The laboratory serves educational needs and research activities related to the measurement of working variables, such as noise, lighting and temperature, anthropometric design of workplaces, the simulation of working activities and the development of educational programs with the aid of computers.
Director: Prof. T. Kontogiannis
Building: D4.015
Management Systems Laboratory
The laboratory serves educational needs and research activities related to the use of information systems in management and supply chain management, entrepreneurship and management systems and processes.
Director: Prof. S. Tsafarakis
Building: D5.014
Financial Engineering Laboratory
The laboratory serves educational needs and research activities related to issues of financial analysis, investment planning, as well as infrastructure development in stock market decision studies, business viability, feasibility studies and general financial risk management studies.
Director: Prof. C. Zopounidis
Building: D5.007
Decision Sciences Division +
Dynamic Systems and Simulation Laboratory
The laboratory serves educational needs and research activities in the areas of dynamic systems, simulation, optimization and telematics applications.
Director: Prof. I. Papamichail
Building: D5.104
Computational Mechanics and Optimization Laboratory
The laboratory deals with the development and use of computational mechanics and optimization, with emphasis on non-smooth and non-convex problems. The laboratory supports the static and dynamic calculation of materials and constructions, the use of AI in engineering applications, the optimal design, the control of constructions (intelligent constructions) and the problems of parameter identification. Finite and borderline methods of optimization, loose programming and related software packages are developed.
Director: Prof. G. Stavroulakis
Building: D4.016
Decision Support Systems Laboratory
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Director: Prof. Y. Marinakis
Building: D5.008
Science Division +
Materials Science and Processes Laboratory
The laboratory provides both the educational laboratory support for physics courses to the undergraduate students of the Technical University of Crete, as well as the research support for post-graduate students and PhD candidates.
Director: Prof. M. Konsolakis
Building: Ε5.013
Laboratory of Applied Mathematics and Computers
The laboratory with its modern electronic infrastructure, supports the educational and research work of the School in the areas of Mathematics. Its goal is the effective transfer of knowledge in the basic fields of Mathematics, but also its substantial promotion in cutting-edge fields of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Scientific Computing.
Director: Prof. A. Delis
School of Production Engineering and Management
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