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Welcome to TUC/MUSIC

Dear Guest,
Welcome to the Laboratory of Distributed Multimedia Information Systems and Applications (TUC/MUSIC). The TUC/MUSIC Laboratory was established in 1990 in the Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering of the Technical University of Crete which is located in Chania, Crete, Greece. The TUC/MUSIC Laboratory is a center of research, development and teaching in the areas of distributed information systems, application engineering, computer graphics, and simulation engineering. We hope that you find the information in this site useful, and remain at your disposal for any additional information that you may want. More information can be found by following the "About TUC/MUSIC" menu option. You can also find a short presentation about TUC/MUSIC here.

Stavros Christodoulakis
Professor, Director of TUC/MUSIC

Platforms & Tools

Selected software platforms and tools developed and supported by TUC/MUSIC

  • MOLE: Multimedia Open Learning Environment
    MOLE is a modern, advanced platform for supporting synchronous or asynchronous learning experiences using advanced multimedia features. The portal is the single entry point to various deployments of MOLE. You can log in the MOLE Platform by using the "guest" user account.

  • The ECE Web Site
    The Website of the Department of ECE aims to provide a window of information and communication among members of the department, students and staff. It also aims to connect the department with the society and especially the young people who want to study. For that, it publishes the department's news, announcements, as well as information about it's offered titles and programmes.

  • The ECE Courses Platform
    The ECE Courses Platform is is a comprehensive course management information system, supporting course, learning, & community management for the needs of the department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at the Technical University of Crete. The system's content and functionality are accessed either guest, or as registered user.

  • The ECE Digital Library
    The Digital Library of Electronic & Computer Engineering department is the place you can find any kind of information regarding the research activities and research results of the department. Such information refers to Publications, R&D Projects, Diploma Works, M.Sc Theses, Ph.D Theses, Downloads, etc.

  • The DBE Knowledge-based Framework
    In the framework of the Digital Business Ecosystems (DBE) IP project, the first successfully completed IP project in the area of the SOA based digital ecosystems, TUC/MUSIC was responsible for the service-based Knowledge Management work packages of the architecture. You can find here two illustrative flash movies about the DBE Concept, and the DBE Technical Environment.

  • The BSEC Education Portal
    The BSEC Education Portal is about Higher Education in countries around the Black Sea. Its main purpose is to enhance the collection and dissemination of information in the field of higher education and specifically in regard to the legislative, regulatory and standard framework in the field of education.

  • e-Shadow Theater
    eShadow is an internal research project of TUC/MUSIC. It aims to exploit the concepts of the traditional Shadow Theatre art towards eLearning and digital storytelling. Currently, we develop an Internet-based collaborative environment integrating a gesture control interface for animated shadow figures.

  • The ECE Alumni Website
    The Alumni Website is for the ECE Department the medium for continuous communication with its graduates, and a means of following up with their careers and professional development so that useful conclusions can be drawn. It is also of great importance for the Department’s alumni to stay in touch.