Principal Investigator Name: Marios M. Polycarpou (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: Christos Panayiotou (UCY), Thomas Parisini (University of Trieste, Italy), Harry Frangogiannopoulos (Hyperion Systems Engineering Ltd., Cyprus)
Period: 1/12/2006-30/11/2008
Amount: 42,715 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: The focus of this project is to develop algorithms that incorporate neural networks, in order to control a class of large-scale systems in a decentralized framework. Each decentralized controller has full knowledge of the state of the local subsystem, but only minimal information about the state of the other subsystems. The main objective is then to develop methods for adaptive approximation of the uncertainties and design decentralized adaptive control laws that render the overall system stable and achieve tracking performance.

Health Monitoring of the Operation of Drinking Water Distribution Systems Using Sensor Networks
Principal Investigator Name: Marios M. Polycarpou (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: Christos Panayiotou, Despo Fatta (UCY), Andreas Manolis, Evripides Kyriakides (Department of Water Works, Cyprus), Pericles Mitkas and Andreas Symeonides (Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece)
Period: 1/2/2006-30/4/2007
Amount: 29,285 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: This research studies the safe operation and quality control in drinking water distribution networks. The first part of the study examines the problem of selecting optimal locations for sensor placement such that the detection of any abnormal behaviour in the network is made as soon as possible. In the second part of the research, methods are examined for feedback control of water quality by using chlorine booster stations installed in certain locations in the network.

Intelligent Operational Control and Security in Drinking Water Distribution Networks.
Principal Investigator Name: Marios M. Polycarpou (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: Christos Panayiotou, Despo Fatta (UCY), Pericles Mitkas and Andreas Symeonides (Aristotle University, Thessaloniki), Jim Uber (University of Cincinnati), Andreas Manolis, Evripides Kyriakides (Department of Water Works, Cyprus), Bambos Charalambous (Water Board of Limassol)
Period: 1/5/2007-30/4/2010
Amount: 95,682 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: This project studies methodologies for quality control and fault diagnosis in water distribution networks. This is a complex problem due to the structure of these networks, the random water demands by the consumers, the large time delays in water transfer non-linear characteristics of chemical reactions. Hydraulic faults such as leakage as well as intentional or not acts can contaminate water in the network, thus posing a threat to human health. Sensor placement, fault detection, identification and accommodation will be examined using mathematical models of these networks.

Distributed Intelligent Fault Diagnosis of Large-Scale Networked Systems.
Principal Investigator Name: Marios M. Polycarpou (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: Thomas Parisini (University of Trieste, Italy), Christos Panayiotou (UCY)
Period: 1/1/2007-31/12/2009
Amount: 22,135 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: Recently there has been significant research activity in modelling, control and cooperation methodologies for distributed systems. This activity is motivated by several applications, especially in large-scale systems, such as traffic networks, environmental systems, communication networks, power grid networks, etc. This project is a bilateral Cyprus-Italy grant that aims to develop new methodologies for fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control of distributed-information cooperative systems. The fulfillment of such an objective will be achieved through research activities in three complementary main topics: (1) fault tolerant control of distributed cooperative networked systems; (2) learning approaches for distributed fault diagnosis of large-scale systems; and (3) the integration of diagnostic and feedback control techniques.

Fast Diagnosis and Antiobiotogram for Urinary Tract Infections using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Principal Investigator Name: Constantinos Pitris (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: E. Kassini (UCY), A. Achileos (Limassol Medical Center), P. Hadjikoumis (Hadjikoumis Laboratory), H. Doumanides (UCY), M. Polycarpou (UCY)
Period: 14/2/2007-13/2/2009
Amount: 101,379 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: This work aims to design a novel diagnostic device for urinary tract infections using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). Using SERS, processed urine samples placed on a roughened metal surface, are expected to give a greatly enhanced Raman signal characteristic of the species of bacteria present in the sample. The degree of sensitivity of the urine sample to different antibiotics are determined based on changes observed on the spectrum of the treated versus untreated sample. This system is intended to bypass the conventional methods of culturing that are currently used, allowing same day identification of the pathogenic species of bacteria as well as of the antibiotic to which the bacteria are most sensitive.
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Secure Wireless Communications
Principal Investigator Name: Antonios Constantinides (SignaGenerix Inc.)
Co-Investigator Name: George Ellinas (UCY)
Period: 01/01/2007 – 1/12/2009
Amount: 124,317 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: The last few years we notice an increasing penetration of wireless communications in everyday life. It is now a c mmon phenomenon for people to work without being physically confined in their work area. With this increased mobility come additional requirements for uninterrupted and secure voice communications. This project aims at developing a low cost, simple hardware system that can be fitted to any mobile telephone turning it into a secure device. Any attempt to intercept the voice signal will be unsuccessful without this hardware system as well as the necessary codes even when the people who are intending to tap into a conversation have access to the cryptography algorithms used.

Electric Load Forecasting using Neural Networks
Principal Investigator Name: Elias Kyriakides (UCY), Marios Polycarpou (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: Ganesh Venayagamoorthy (University of Missouri-Rolla), Maria-Eleni Delenta (Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority)
Period: 29/12/2006-29/8/2009
Amount: 144,280 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: The ability to forecast short term electric load requirements is critical to the operation of power systems both in terms of economics, as well as system stability and reliability. Many important operating decisions are based on load forecasting. Short term forecasts have become increasingly important since the rise of the competitive energy markets. The privatization and deregulation of power systems turned electricity into a commodity that can be sold and bought at market prices. This project focuses on developing a method and a prototype application based on neural networks that will accurately predict load requirements. The forecasting process will consider historical data, weather conditions, and other trends in the period under investigation that affect the load demand.

Localization for Next Generation Wireless Communication Networks
Principal Investigator Name: Christos Panayiotou (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: Marios Polycarpou (UCY), Andreas Pitsillides (UCY), Charalambos D. Charalambous (UCY), Michael Theologou (Institute of Communications and Computer Systems ICCS)
Period: 29/12/2006-28/12/2010
Amount: 102,700 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: Location Based Services (LBS) open new horizons for the services that can be offered by mobile network providers. This project investigates various techniques for estimating the current location of mobile users and which can be applied in networks beyond 3G. These methods should offer increased accuracy when used in outdoor and indoor environments and should be applicable for various networks such as GSM, UMTS, and WiMAX.

Quality Control System for SPA Centers
Principal Investigator Name: Anthony Constantinides (Imperial College, London)
Co-Investigator Names: Christos Panayiotou (UCY), Marios Polycarpou (UCY)
Period: 28/12/2006-27/12/208
Amount: 21,650 euro (UCY Budget)
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: The objective of this project is to design and develop a system that is based on wireless sensor networks that closely monitors the conditions in a Spa center. In Spa centers it is really important to control the temperature, humidity, light and sound level at every room in order to provide the best experience for the customers. On the other hand, when there is no customer in a room, it is desirable that all systems are turned off to save energy. This system monitors the conditions in every room and make them available to the controller anytime anywhere over the Internet.

Control of Dynamical Systems via Finite Capacity Communication Channels: Theoretical Development and Applications
Principal Investigator Name: Charalambos D. Charalambous (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: Costas Georghiades (Texas A & M University, U.S.A.), Farrock Sharifi (Rayerson University, Canada), Leandros Tassiulas (University of Thessaly, Greece), P.G. Solvenet Services Ltd.
Period: 28/12/2006-27/12/2009
Amount: 127,073 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: This project investigates specific remote control communication systems including wireless, satellite and internet communication links for to achieve remote control of dynamical systems. The project and it consists of two parts. The theoretical part where the new theories in the Information and Control Theory fields are developed and examined and the experimental part where a group of robots is used for putting those theories to test. The remote control setup consists of satellite and DSL internet links for communicating control feedback information from the robots to a central controller that resides on a remote location. The aim is to study the effects different channels have on the robustness of the controller.

Wireless Sensor Network Laboratory
Principal Investigator Name: Christos Panayiotou (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: Marios Polycarpou (UCY), George Ellinas (UCY), Anthony Constantinides (Imperial College, U.K.), Antonis Kallis (Research and Education Society in Information Technologies, Greece)
Period: 1/9/2006-31/8/2010
Amount: 171,000 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: The objective of this project is to create a wireless sensor network test bed where various protocols and algorithms relating to such technology will be implemented.

Environmental Monitoring Using Sensor Networks with Mobile and Stationary Nodes
Principal Investigator Name: Christos Panayiotou (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: Marios Polycarpou (UCY), Charalambos D. Charalambous (UCY), Andreas Pitsillides (UCY), Despo Fatta(UCY), Ioannis Avaritsiotis (National Technical University of Athens), Andreas Manolis (Department of Water Works, Cyprus)
Period: 1/3/2006-28/2/2009
Amount: 68,470 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: Monitoring a large environment using stationary sensors requires a large number of nodes and as a results the deployment cost becomes prohibitive. This project investigates a collaborative environment where a small group of sensors on robotic platforms collaborates with the stationary sensors in order to enhance the networks monitoring capabilities so that event are detected as soon as possible. This project investigates algorithms for detecting and locating an event as well as as protocols for routing packets to the sink taking advantage of the mobility capabilities of the mobile platforms.

A Biomimetic Micro-Imager for Neural Vision Systems
Principal Investigator Name: Julius Georgiou (UCY)
Co-Investigator Name: Andreas G. Andreou (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
Period: 1/2/2006-31/7/2007
Amount: 30,000 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: Biological sensory systems have built-in processing structures early in the signal chain. This enables the removal of redundant data and the retention of important features/information. Apart from allowing huge savings on communication bandwidth the biological paradigm also allows relatively fast sensor responses given the slow speed of the inherent biological “hardware”. The aim of this project is to explore imager chip design whilst applying the principles used in biological counterparts.

New Generation Research Network IPv6
Principal Investigator Name: Vasos Vassiliou (UCY)
Co- Investigator Names: Christos Panayiotou (UCY), Andreas Pitsillides (UCY), Katerina Papanicolaou (Cyprus College)
Period: 1/2/2006-31/1/209
Amount: 51,310 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: The objective of this project is to create a test bed network that will be based on IPv6 where various experimental protocols and algorithms will be implemented.

Towards a MEMS Based Vestibular Implant for Balance Restoration
Principal Investigator Name: Julius Georgiou (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: Charalambos Doumanides (UCY), Christopher Toumazou (Imperial College, U.K.), Neil Tolley (Imperial College, U.K.)
Period: 31/12/2005-31/12/2008
Amount: 170,000 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: Neuroprosthetics or neural engineering is an emerging topic but it has already shown its potential through the application of cochlear implants (CI); children that were born totally deaf can enjoy going to regular schools and communicating normally. Individuals suffering from dizziness and balance disorders may also benefit from CI technology if combined with customised microelectromechanical systems. This project is concerned with the design and fabrication of CMOS/MEMS silicon chips that will form the basis of an artificial vestibular system. These will sense motion and generate appropriate electrical pulses that will enable artificial neural stimulation.

Next Generation Broadband Optical-Wireless Access Networks
Principal Investigator Name: George Ellinas (UCY)
Co-Investigator Name: Gee-Kung Chang (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Period: 31/12/2005 – 30/12/2007
Amount: 135,000 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: This work investigates technologies for WDM Passive Optical Networks (WDM-PONs) and radio-over-fiber (ROF) systems and aims at the seamless integration of these two technologies. The final result will be a testbed demonstration of the two systems utilizing more than 30 WDM channels, each carrying a 2.5Gbit/s signal, over a distance of at least 20km of standard single mode fiber and with an RF carrier frequency that will be larger than or equal to 40GHz. Such a testbed will be able to provide dual-services including both wireless and optical cable wire services. The proposed project will accelerate the deployment of next generation broadband optical-wireless access networks that are viewed as a future-proof last mile technology with enough flexibility to support new and unforeseen applications. This in turn will be extremely critical in finally bridging the gap between the capacity provided by the backbone and metro networks on one side and the actual capacity experienced by end-users on the other.

System Security Enhancement through Massively Deployed Sensors
Principal Investigator Name: Elias Kyriakides (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: Christos Panayiotou (UCY), Gerald T. Heydt (Arizona State University, U.S.A.)
Period: 29/12/2005- 28/12/2007
Amount: 136,800 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: The motivation of this research project is to study the technologies of sensors, data gathering, and communications networks for the purpose of enhancing the security and operational capability of the power system grid. The expected enhancement of situational awareness of these systems is expected to lead to greater security. The project will examine a number of significant issues related to sensors, their optimal placement and their effect on the operation and the security of the system that they are monitoring. The sensors can play an important role in the control of the system since direct measurements can augment the traditional sensory inputs and the feedback that is used in power systems, thus improving the response of the system. Finally, sensors will be used to enhance the security of the system and protect it against physical catastrophes or malicious attacks. As examples, this can be achieved through sensors that monitor tension in overhead transmission conductors or mechanical sensors that monitor the soundness and position of the tower structures themselves.

Software Simulation Tool for Optical Networks
Principal Investigator Name: George Ellinas (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: Antonis Hadjiantonis (SignalGenerix Inc.)
Period: 27/12/2005 – 26/12/2007
Amount: 99,800 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: This project investigates the efficient modeling of physical layer effects in a metropolitan optical network and proposes a novel vertical integration of the physical and logical layers in such a network that also takes into account these physical layer effects. Integrated routing and wavelength assignment algorithms are utilized with the help of a feedback loop to dynamically obtain the appropriate paths and wavelengths that are not only optimized in the logical layer but are also feasible in the physical layer as well. The final goal of the project is the development of a software simulation tool that utilizes both the physical and logical layer constraints to design and provide performance analysis for metropolitan optical networks. This tool will enable the network operators to optimize their network design in terms of cost and performance, thus helping them to more efficiently provide the necessary infrastructure for the continuously increasing demand for broadband telecommunication services.

Environmental Monitoring Using Sensor Networks
Principal Investigator Name: Christos Panayiotou (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: Marios Polycarpou (UCY), Charalambos D. Charalambous (UCY), Andreas Pitsillides (UCY), Despo Fatta (UCY), Ioannis Stavrakakis (National Kapodestrian University of Athens), Andreas Manolis (Department of Water Works, Cyprus)
Period: 30/9/2005-29/9/2008
Amount: 99,100 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: This project investigates the use of wireless sensor networks for detecting and localizing events in a large environment and the objective is to use such networks for environmental monitoring applications. The project investigates various algorithms of detecting and localizing events using Collaborative Sensor Information Processing the approach. Furthermore, the project investigates protocols for efficiently routing packets towards the sink as well as aggregating information so that resource utilization will be minimized. Finally the project investigates security issues that arise in the context of wireless sensor networks.

Surgical Guidance of Nerve Repair using OCT
Principal Investigator Name: Constantinos Pitris (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: G. Psaras (University of Witwatersrand, South Africa), C. Pattichis (UCY), C. Loizou (Intercollege, Cyprus)
Period: 1/9/2005-1/9/2007
Amount: 127,986 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: A new collaboration to apply Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) to improve the results of peripheral nerve repair. Traumas of the peripheral nerves are, unfortunately, very common. In the USA alone there were 50 000 cases in 1995. This number does not include nerve injuries which result from surgical procedures, e.g. during prostatectomy. The issue of paralysis is estimated to cost the USA approximately 7 billion dollars. Successful repair of peripheral nerves is essential for the reduction of the unfortunate sequelae of trauma. A technology which would allow the accurate alignment of the two sides of the nerve during neurorrhaphy, reliably and in real-time, could significantly reduce the consequences of peripheral nerve injury and improve patient outcome. We propose the use of OCT for such a purpose.
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Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy from bioactivated nano-surfaces
Principal Investigator Name: Constantinos Pitris (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: E. Kassini (UCY), A. Achileos (Limassol Medical Center), P. Hadjikoumis (Hadjikoumis Laboratory), H. Doumanides (UCY), M. Polycarpou (UCY)
Period: 1/9/2005-1/9/2007
Amount: 124,338 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: The goal of this project is to develop a tool for the immediate and accurate identification of bacterial urinary tract infections (UTI). Definitive diagnosis of UTI requires a urine culture and identification of the bacterial colonies grown based on a number of visual and biochemical criteria. With these conventional methods, it takes 24-48 hours to culture the urine, identify the bacteria and estimate their sensitivity to antibiotics. A method which would allow immediate, reliable and easy identification of pathogenic organisms in urine would be a very useful tool in the diagnosis and treatment of UTIs and other bacterial infections. Such a device would allow doctors to identify the disease causing bacteria immediately and prescribe the most appropriate antibiotic during the initial examination. Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) can be used for the identification of minute quantities of bacteria in urine. The, normally, weak Raman signal can be enhanced if the sample is placed on a surfaced with appropriately configured nanoparticles. This project aims to create a novel dipstick device for the identification of bacteria in urine.
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Quality of Service Provisioning for Real-Time Applications
Principal Investigator Name: Christos Panayiotou (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: Christos Cassandras (Boston University), Charalambos D. Charalambous (UCY), Marios Polycarpou (UCY), Andreas Pitsillides, (UCY)
Period: 1/6/2005-31/5/2008
Amount: 69,906 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: Emerging computer applications such as multimedia, video streaming etc have high and stringent requirements (bandwidth and buffer). This project focuses on new approaches for performing resource allocation in wired and wireless networks in order to enable them to support real-time applications. The investigated approaches are based on the principles of Infinitesimal Perturbation Analysis (IPA).

The Incorporation of the “Inerter” in the Design of Vehicle Suspension Systems
Principal Investigator Name: Marios Polycarpou (UCY)
Co-Investigator Name: Malcolm C. Smith (Cambridge University, U.K.)
Period: 1/1/2005-31/12/2006
Amount: 61,250 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: The objective of this project is the utilization of a new mechanical element, the "inerter", in the design of vehicle suspensions. The ideal inerter is a recently invented, two-terminal, passive, mechanical element that has the characteristic that the relative acceleration between its terminals is proportional to the force applied through it. The use of inerters along with springs and dampers allows the realization of any positive real admittance as a passive mechanical network. The basic goals of the project include the development of suspension design methods involving optimization over the class of positive real admittances (which can be realized with passive mechanical networks) that will minimize certain performance measures related to desirable properties of vehicle suspensions such as ride comfort, tire grip and ability of the suspension to reject external loads.

High Frequency Ultrasound Spectral Imaging of Congenital Multiple and Large Nevi
Principal Investigator Name: Constantinos Pitris
Co-Investigator Names: Marios Polycarpou (UCY), Charalambos D. Charalambous, (UCY), Georgia Koulermou (Makarios Hospital, Cyprus), Chrysostomos Yallouros (Makarios Hospital, Cyprus), Michael Averkiou (ATL Ultrasound, USA)
Period: 14/9/2004-14/9/2007
Amount: 126,700 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: Although melanoma, a malignant skin tumor, is the least common skin cancer, it is by far the most deadly. A large percentage of malignant and metastatic melanomas have their origins in benign melanocytic lesions, such as nevi, which have not been diagnosed at an early stage. Currently, the diagnosis of dysplasia is based on histopathologic processing of tissue from excised atypical nevi or biopsies of large nevi. In patients with multiple or large nevi, excision and frequent biopsies are not possible so the decision to proceed with the procedure is mainly based on the visual inspection of the lesions for signs of atypia and the experience of the clinician. The objective of this project is to develop, test and validate a prototype system able to support the physician in the analysis of melanotic skin lesions. High frequency ultrasound offers a noninvasive means of examining cutaneous lesions with relatively high resolution.
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Enabling Technologies for Location Based Services (LBS)
Principal Investigator Name: Christos Panayiotou (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: Charalambos D. Charalambous (UCY), Marios Polycarpou (UCY)
Period: 1/7/2004-30/6/2007
Amount: 87,500 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: This project is a continuation to the “Development and Deployment of Location Based Services in Wireless Networks”. It involves collaboration between the (UCY) and the Cyprus Telecommunication Authority (CYTA) and consists of two main parts. The first part is concerned with the investigation of technologies that improve the accuracy of automatic location identification estimates. We shall investigate the existing methods and will seek to improve their accuracy using intelligent systems as well as derive new approaches based on stochastic modeling and analysis. The second part involves the development and deployment of pilot location based services (LBS) which will allow service providers to disseminate information based on the subscriber’s location. It is anticipated that this project will have significant socioeconomic benefits for Cyprus. These range from improving public safety to stimulating new product and service development.

Wireless Channel Simulator Based on Measurement Data and its Applications to Cellular Networks
Principal Investigator Name: Charalambos D. Charalambous (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: Robert Bultitude (Canadian Communications Research Center, Canada), Andreas Siamarou, Intercollege (Cyprus)
Period: 1/6/2004-31/5/2006
Amount: 59,421 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: The theoretical objective of this proposal is to create universal models capturing the time-varying multi-path statistical properties of wireless fading channels, from measurement data, which are robust with respect to diverse origin of measurements (e.g., collected in different regions around the world). The practical objective is to design a web based information technology software simulator stationed in Cyprus, through which scientists who have access to measurement data will be able to connect, input their data, extract mathematical models, and employ the models to test telecommunication products. The web based software package will be accessible by anyone and from anywhere around the word.

Automated Path Delay Test for VLSI Circuits using Non-Enumerative Methods
Principal Investigator Name: Maria K. Michael (UCY)
Co-Investigator Name: Spyros Tragoudas (Southern Illinois University, USA)
Period: 1/6/2004-31/5/2005
Amount: 23,100 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: This project aims to the development of a new Test Pattern Generation (TPG) method that can be utilized for pre-fabricated and post-fabricated timing verification in ULSI/VLSI circuits. The currently most comprehensive and accurate delay fault model for detecting incorrect timing behavior, the Path-Delay Fault (PDF) model, is considered. The challenging task of handing the huge number of faults per circuit (the number of PDFs is exponential to the circuit size, in the worst case) is addressed. This TPG is the core, based on which a uniform function-based framework for timing verification and delay fault test will be developed in the future. The development of such an accurate and efficient TPG will enable the investigation of other central problems in this area such as test set compaction for various optimization criteria and path sensitization which, in turn, can improve the performance of the TPG.

Development of Cross-Layer Algorithm for Optimization of Power Consumption in Wireless Networks via Directed Antennas
Principal Investigator Names: Charalambos D. Charalambous (UCY), Leandros Tassiullas (University of Thessaly, Greece)
Co-Investigator Names: Marios Polycarpou (UCY), Athanasios Korakes (University of Thessaly, Greece)
Period: 1/6/2004-31/5/2006
Amount: 17,325 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus
Description: This project is concerned with optimal power consumption in wireless networks while meeting the required Quality of Service (QoS). New unified cross-layer algorithms will be developed and using directed array antennas. The algorithms will combine Physical Layer, MAC Layer and Network Layer characteristics.

Development of a Framework for Quality of Service Provisioning in Communication Networks
Principal Investigator Name: Christos Panayiotou (UCY)
Co-Investigator Names: Charalambos D. Charalambous (UCY), Marios Polycarpou (UCY)
Period: 1/6/2004-31/5/2005
Amount: 23,100 euro
Funding Agency: Research Promotion Foundation, Cyprus