Computer lab is part of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Thessaly and is located in the area of Volos in Central Greece.

Computer lab deals with research projects, funded by the EU, which are creating tools committed to real-time air quality awareness, sustainable last-mile logistics, and eco-friendly urban transportation solutions. Currently, there are four projects developed by the Computer Lab.

GreenYourAir, a comprehensive air quality monitoring network across Greek cities, providing citizens with real-time updates.

GreenYourFreight is at the forefront of sustainable transportation, maximizing vehicle efficiency and promoting eco-friendly freight practices for a greener last-mile logistics landscape. The GreenYourFreight project, aims to revolutionize last-mile delivery logistics. By creating an advanced platform, it encourages environmentally friendly freight practices while addressing transportation-related challenges. The primary focus is to optimize the benefits of mobility and significantly reduce the drawbacks associated with traditional transportation methods.

GreenYourRoute takes a multidisciplinary approach, combining environmental engineering, computer science, and operational research to develop an innovative logistics platform. The project aims to deliver a smart and integrated green vehicle routing platform to 5 SMEs across 3 EU member states. This intelligent transportation planning and execution system promotes eco-efficient sustainable freight transport in urban areas through environmentally friendly vehicle routing decisions and innovative environmental assessments.

In parallel, GreenYourMove is a European Research Project dedicated to minimizing greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. With a focus on developing and promoting a co-modal journey application, GreenYourMove offers a multi-modal transport planner considering various urban public transportation modes. Users can access alternative routes combining different transport modes, emphasizing environmentally friendly options with emissions calculated for different scenarios.

The director of Computer Lab

Computer lab is directed by Dr. Georgios K.D. Saharidis.

Dr. Georgios K.D. Saharidis holds a 5-year Engineering Diploma in Production Engineering and Management from the Technical University of Crete (2001), along with an MSc and PhD in supply chain management from Ecole Centrale Paris (2002 and 2006). His expertise lies in developing models, optimization methods, and decision support systems, particularly in the application of decomposition techniques to production planning and scheduling problems. Dr. Saharidis has made significant contributions to various engineering fields, including transportation, civil engineering, environmental engineering, chemical engineering, and industrial engineering. Notably, he has led the development of innovative acceleration methods for the Benders decomposition algorithm and bi-level optimization, successfully applied to solve large-scale engineering problems.