The Information Management Unit is a research unit of ICCS (Institute of Communication and Computer Systems), which was established in 1989 by the Ministry of Education and the School of Electrical & Computer Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
Our mission is to support knowledge-driven organisations with trustworthy AI services and data-driven, secure and reliable computing infrastructures.
Research Areas
Analyse
from Data to Insight
We mine and combine data and discover useful knowledge by using AI, machine learning and prescriptive data analytics methods
Compute
from Cloud to Edge
We address issues like resource allocation across hybrid environments (cloud, fog, edge) and context-aware security and privacy
Decide
from Insights to Intelligence
We develop agentic AI solutions and multi-criteria optimisation methods that proactively recommend the appropriate decisions
IMU/ICCS is a full member of the AI, Data and Robotics Association (Adra) which joins BDVA CLAIRE, ELLIS, EurAI and euRobotics to create one of the European Partnerships in digital, industry and space. Adra is the private side of the AI, Data and Robotics Partnership in Horizon Europe.
IMU/ICCS is a a full member of the International Data Spaces Association (IDSA), a coalition of more than 130 members that aim to design a trustworthy architecture for the data economy and guarantee data sovereignty, the trust- worthy, self-determined exchange of data.
IMU/ICCS is a full member of the Big Data Value Association – BDVA, is an industry-driven international not–for-profit organisation with more than 230 members all over Europe. BDVA/DAIRO focuses on enabling the digital transformation of the economy and society through Data and Artificial Intelligence by advancing in areas such as big data and AI technologies and services, data platforms and data spaces, Industrial AI, data-driven value creation, standardisation, and skills.
IMU/ICCS is a a member of the Confederation of Laboratories for Artificial Intelligence Research in Europe, an international non-profit association (AISBL) created by the European AI community that seeks to strengthen European excellence in AI research and innovation, with a strong focus on human-centred AI.
IMU/ICCS is a member of the initiative that for the use of the Z-Inspection®, a methodology for assessing the trustworthiness of AI systems that uses a holistic, participatory approach, incorporating ethical principles from the EU framework and other sources, and employs socio-technical scenarios to identify potential risks and ethical tensions.
IMU/ICCS is a full member of GAIA-X representing ICCS. GAIA-X aims to co-create the future of the digital infrastructure for Europe across dedicated data spaces serving the most critical industries. GAIA-X will establish an ecosystem in which data is made available, collated and shared in a trustworthy federated system that links many cloud services providers and users together.
Application Domains
Factories
of the Future
Electronic Governance
Digital health & well-being
Digital
Innovation
Sustainable &
Green Economy
What we’ve been up to
G. Mentzas gives keynote at ICE IEEE/TMC conference
Our director Professor G. Mentzas gave an invited keynote address at the ICE IEEE/ITMC International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation Management in Valencia. The topic of his speech was on the use of AI [...]
We organise a workshop on Trustworthy AI
Join us on May 27th 2025 at the Data Week workshop on trustworthyAI: "Sisyphus’ Code: The Ongoing Quest for Trustworthy AI" As AI systems become increasingly embedded in our daily lives, ensuring their trustworthiness [...]
New journal paper on Trustworthy AI
Our latest research publication, “Trustworthiness Optimisation Process: A Methodology for Assessing and Enhancing Trust in AI Systems,” by Mattheos Fikardos, Katerina Lepenioti, Dimitris Apostolou and Gregoris Mentzas was published in Electronics 2025. In today’s [...]