Information Technologies Institute

What Information Technologies Institute does

ITI's service portfolio is delivered through participation in European framework programs (Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, FP6, FP7), Greek national research programs, and international collaborations. The institute does not sell commercial products; instead, it generates revenue through competitive research grants, project-based service contracts, and technology-transfer income via 11 spin-off companies established over the past seven years (including infalia, parhelia-analytics, pragma-iot, carealia, retouch-hs, d-cube, farextra, mindmed, ozzie-robotics, optimems, and cdxi). Primary customer segments are the European research community, Greek industry and SMEs, healthcare and social service providers (notably through the Ageing@home cluster awarded European Commission Reference Site 3* distinction), and energy/environment stakeholders. Distribution occurs via consortium-based EU research projects, direct participation in national programs, and the nZEB Smart Home Digital Innovation Hub serving European Manufacturing SMEs. ITI was designated to host the Pharos Greek AI Factory under Horizon Europe and hosted the ACM International Conference on Multimedia Retrieval (ICMR) in Thessaloniki in 2023, signaling continued institutional positioning at the intersection of AI research and national-scale infrastructure.

Name

Information Technologies Institute

Legal name

Ινστιτούτο Τεχνολογιών Πληροφορικής και Επικοινωνιών (ΙΠΤΗΛ)

Website

https://iti.gr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Information Technologies Institute (ITI) is a non-profit ICT research institute in Thessaloniki, Greece, operating under CERTH and the Greek General Secretariat of Research and Technology, with 200+ researchers across 7 labs and 2 infrastructure units serving European research, Greek industry, healthcare, and energy partners via EU and national grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

ICT Research and Development Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Universities with Computing, Data & AI Focus (EDAHAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Applied Research & Innovation Universities (EDAHAEAE), Technology Transfer & Innovation-Driven Research Universities (High Commercialization) (EDAHABAH)

Keywords

• ICT research services
• Applied artificial intelligence
• Computer vision research
• Multimedia analytics
• Digital innovation hub

Headquarters

HQ city

Thessaloníki

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Research Project Funding: Primary funding from competitive European research programs (Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, FP7, FP6), national research programs, and international cooperation projects. Revenue comes from project grants, not commercial product sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Information Technologies Institute is a publicly funded ICT research center that conducts applied research in artificial intelligence, computer vision, multimedia, Internet of Things, robotics, smart environments, and additive manufacturing. It delivers this work through seven specialized research laboratories and two research infrastructure units, executing competitively funded projects for the European Union, the Greek government, and industrial partners, and translating research outputs into commercial spin-off companies.

Product overview

Information Technologies Institute (ITI) is a non-profit research institute and founding member of CERTH (Centre of Research and Technology Hellas). ITI is not a product company but rather operates research laboratories and infrastructure units covering areas such as Virtual & Augmented Reality, Visual Analytics, Visual Computing, Cognitive Systems & Robotics, Multimedia Knowledge & Social Media Analytics, Communication & Networking, Intelligent Digital Transformation, Additive Manufacturing, and Smart Home technologies. ITI participates in European projects (Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, FP6-FP7), national projects, and has established 11 spin-off companies over the past 7 years. The institute offers research infrastructure, laboratory facilities, and collaborates with industry through its spin-offs rather than offering commercial products directly.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• nZEB Smart Home Digital Innovation Hub: Smart Home Digital Innovation Hub operating as part of the nZEB (Nearly Zero Energy Building) initiative for European Manufacturing SMEs

Products and services

• Applied ICT research services (AI, computer vision, multimedia, IoT, robotics, smart environments, additive manufacturing) Competitively funded applied research, development, and prototype delivery in artificial intelligence, computer vision, multimedia analytics, Internet of Things, robotics, smart environments, and additive manufacturing, sold to EU program offices, national research-funding agencies, and industrial consortium partners via multi-partner research projects.
• nZEB Smart Home Digital Innovation Hub (research-infrastructure access) Access to a smart-building / nearly Zero-Energy Building testbed for experimentation, prototyping, and demonstration of smart-home and smart-environment technologies, made available to European SMEs, manufacturers, and research partners.
• Additive Manufacturing / Rapid Prototyping research infrastructure services 3D printing and rapid-prototyping research-infrastructure access for SMEs, manufacturers, and project partners needing prototyping and validation support.
• Technology transfer and spin-off company creation program Pathway for commercializing ITI research outputs through the creation of spin-off companies, transferring technologies developed in the institute's laboratories into market-facing ventures.

Quantifiable outcome

• MMM2020 Best Paper Award for video summarization research - demonstrates high-quality research output
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered notable and core.

• Queen Mary University of LondonnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research collaboration on video summarization and multimedia analysis. Joint research led to MMM2020 Best Paper Award publication 'Unsupervised Video Summarization via Attention-Driven Adversarial Learning' by E. Apostolidis et al.
• Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) - Doñana Biological StationnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration under H2020 ECOPOTENTIAL project for wetland seasonal dynamics and hydroperiod studies using Copernicus satellite data. Remote Sensing team at CERTH/ITI worked with CSIC researchers on Mediterranean wetland environmental monitoring.
• Centre of Research & Technology - Hellas (CERTH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerITI is a founding member of CERTH since 2000. CERTH serves as the parent organization providing institutional support, shared resources, and administrative infrastructure for research activities.
• General Secretariat of Research & Technology (GSRT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerITI was established in 1998 under the auspices of the General Secretariat of Research and Technology. GSRT provides national research policy direction and funding mechanisms.
• European CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary funding source through Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, FP7, FP6 programs. ITI participates as consortium partner and coordinator in multiple EU research projects including Pharos (Greek AI Factory), ACTIVAGE, BIMERR, NESOI, AQUACYCLE, and ECHO Cybersecurity Network.
• Greek Municipalities and Healthcare DistrictsnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgeing@home cluster includes Digital Community of Central Greece Municipalities, 5th Health District of Thessaly and Central Greece (through Cities Net and e-trikala), Municipality of Pylaia-Chortiati, and Hellenic municipalities for elderly care IoT services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC): Spanish supercomputing and ICT research center with similar scale and EU/Horizon participation. Comparable in applied AI/HPC research, EU consortium leadership, and government-university joint governance.
• NCSR Demokritos: Greek national center for scientific research with parallel ICT/AI/computer science activities. Closest peer within Greece in terms of research scale, government parentage, and EU-funded ICT project portfolio.
• INRIA (French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology): France's national ICT/public-sector research institute. Closest peer in scale and scope: government-funded digital research, multiple labs across AI/computer vision/robotics, strong EU consortium participation, and active tech transfer via spin-offs.
• LIST (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology): Luxembourg's public applied research organization with similar ICT, AI, and industrial digitalization focus. Comparable in scale (~200-500 staff), government mission, EU funding participation, and contract-research service model.
• Fraunhofer Society: Germany's largest applied research organization with 76+ institutes running contract research for industry and government. Highly comparable to ITI: non-profit applied research, multi-institute ICT focus, EU/national funding mix, spin-off formation, and industry service contracts.
• TNO (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research): Dutch applied research organization with similar applied science orientation across ICT, AI, and industrial digitalization. Comparable in non-profit model, EU project participation, technology transfer via spin-offs, and contract research for government and industry.
• FORTH (Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas): Greek research foundation with multiple ICT-adjacent institutes - the direct domestic counterpart to ITI/CERTH. Highly comparable in Greek government funding, EU participation, applied ICT research, and university-affiliated operating model.
• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland: Finnish state-owned applied research organization with similar ICT, AI, and digital transformation labs. Comparable in scale (200-500 staff per lab area), EU funding participation, spin-off ecosystem, and industrial service revenue mix.
• IMDEA Institutes (Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies): Network of 7 Madrid-based research institutes focused on advanced ICT, AI, materials, and software. Highly comparable in public-private funding model, EU project participation, applied ICT research, and spin-off formation around Madrid.

Broad incumbents

• Italian National Research Council (CNR): Italy's largest public research organization covering all sciences with a significant ICT/computer science footprint. Comparable as state-funded EU research performer and tech-transfer originator, but much broader in scope (non-ICT sciences included).

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries1 record

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