The department covers (through the curricula and the conducted academic research) important areas of the widely and rapidly developing field of Digital Systems and ICT. Specifically, the department’s curricula and research cover the areas of digital/network services, big data processing, artificial intelligence, biomedical and health informatics,  broadband (wireless and optical) networks, e-learning and educational technology as well as the techno-economical management and security of digital systems.

The department’s Undergraduate Programme lasts eight semesters (4 years) and is divided into the following areas of study: the “Telecommunications & Networks” (T&N) area, the “Software & Data Systems” (SDS) area, the “Computational Infrastructures & Services” (CIS) area, the “Security” (SEC) area and the Teaching Qualification (ICT) area. The programme awards 240 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) credits and is designed to prepare scientists who can successfully deal with the complex issues of developing, implementing and managing systems and services of modern technology. Additionally, the Department’s graduates are fully vested to work in the Greek Public Sector, in Computer Science.

The Department of Digital Systems offers ten Postgraduate Programmes:

1. The Postgraduate Programme in  “Information Systems & Services” leads to a Master’s Degree (M.Sc.) of 90 ECTS credits in one of the following areas of study:
   • Advanced Information Systems
   • Big Data and Analytics
   • IT Governance
2. The Postgraduate Programme in “e-Learning” leads to a Master’s Degree (M.Sc.) of 90 ECTS credits in the area of study “e-Learning”.
3. The Postgraduate Programme in “Digital Communications & Networks” leads to a Master’s Degree (M.Sc.) of 90 ECTS credits in the area of study “Digital Communications & Networks”.
4. The Postgraduate Programme in “Digital Systems Security” leads to a Master’s Degree (M.Sc.) of 90 ECTS credits in the area of study “Digital Systems Security”.
5. The Postgraduate Programme in “Techno-economic Management of Telecommunication Systems” leads to a Master’s Degree (M.Sc.) of 90 ECTS credits in the area of study “Techno-economic Management of Telecommunication Systems”.
6. The Postgraduate Programme in “Law and Information and Communication Technologies” leads to a Master’s Degree (M.Sc.) of 90 ECTS credits in the area of study “Law and Information and Communication Technologies”.
7. The Postgraduate Programme in “Climate Crisis and Information and Communication Technologies” leads to a Master’s Degree (M.Sc.) of 90 ECTS credits in the area of study “Climate Crisis and Information and Communication Technologies”.
8. The Department of Digital Systems participates in the Inter – University Postgraduate Programme “Health Care Management – Health Informatics”.
9. The Department of Digital Systems participates in the Inter – University Postgraduate Programme “Digital Health and Analytics”.
10. The Department of Digital Systems participates in the Inter – University Postgraduate Programme “Artificial Intelligence”.

The Department also offers the opportunity to all qualified graduates of recognized Greek or foreign Universities to conduct research that leads to a Ph.D.

The Department hosts the following research laboratories: “Network-Oriented Systems & Services ”, “Digital Health Services”, “Telecommunication Networks & Integrated Services”, “Systems Security”, “Telecommunication Systems”, “Media Technologies and Intelligent Systems (METIS)”, “Artificial Intelligence” and “Computational Biomedicine”.  All of them are active at the National and International levels.

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The Department Chair

Professor George Efthymoglou