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AUA: Agricultural University of Athens
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Name of organisation:

Agricultural University of Athens (AUA)

Type of organisation:

University

Partner description:

The Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) was established in 1920 and is the third oldest university in Greece. It plays a significant role in the development of the primary sector in Greece and Europe. AUA has an academic staff of more than 170 persons, 300 persons supportive staff, and 5,000 students (including 450 MSc students and 250 PhD students). AUA conducts one-third of agricultural research in Greece. The conducted research relates to areas including food safety, environmental protection, organic farming, alternative energy sources, and biotechnological applications in agriculture. AUA's green campus, located near the Acropolis amidst ancient olive groves, offers an ideal environment for research and study. The university receives research funding from EU and Greek research projects, as well as the private sector. Over the past years, AUA has led or participated in more than 50 EU projects addressing issues of increased importance to the Greek and European community.   The Smart Farming Technology Group (SFTGroup), which is part of the university’s Department of Natural Resources and Agricultural Engineering specializes in the subjects of precision agriculture and farm management information systems. The SFTGroup is involved in several projects, contributing to the advancement of technology-enabled agricultural practices, as a coordinator or a core partner assuming the role of WP leader. Over the years, the SFT Group has established a high level of expertise in the development of software systems and applications related to agriculture by being the leader of relevant WPs in research and innovation projects funded by the EU and national grants.

Partner role:

The SFT Group of the Agricultural University of Athens is leading the development of an “Open-access Modelling Platform” and co-leading the development of the “Decision Support Tool” in SOILPROM. More specifically, it is in charge of the work related to the creation of an open-access platform allowing users to find and retrieve the optimal combination of models and data for simulating soil-related processes. In collaboration with GUT, the SFT Group of AUA provides guidance to users on selecting relevant models and databases for simulating the transport and fate of pollutants in a given area through the decision support tool.
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Person(s) involved

Spyros Fountas (Institutional lead)

Ioannis Seremetis (Researcher)

Anna Selini Petropoulou (Researcher)

Hercules Panoutsopoulos (Researcher)

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