Meet our team

The Project management team of Eurostia has over 20 years of experience running multimillion projects with cutting-edge technologies as well as R&D projects funded by National and European programs.

Yodiwo, since its establishment in 2015, has developed a rich portfolio of international clients in Facility Management. An expert team of 40 software scientists, they have entered the world market with some of the highest quality wireless networking systems. They have developed a digital platform comprising a modular IoT edge computing device and a multitenant cloud platform which offers, among others, a rich set of analytics for remote management of equipment and facilities. The company constantly upgrades its system with new features, driven by an increasing demand of its customers and the market in general for solutions that optimize the operation of facilities, improve the working and living conditions in buildings, and offer effective maintenance of building equipment.

The SMART Research Group at University of South Eastern Norway (USN) develops mathematical  models for Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technologies (SMART) aiming at energy usage optimization, usage pattern estimation and assisting people using the buildings. The group manages measurement systems, data analysis, machine learning, big data, system architectures, system designs, open standards and Internet of Things (IoT).

Representatives

 

Alex Maniatopoulos, Yodiwo Founder & CEO, a veteran in the field of IoT with 20+ years of experience in general management and founder of three IT start-ups, including Yodiwo.

 

“We are thrilled to partner with the SMART group of the University of Southeast Norway and incorporate their machine learning models to further optimize the energy and operational efficiency of workspaces. We are grateful to Innovation Norway who appreciated the potential impact of EUROSTIA to EU’s green economy”, Alex Maniatopoulos.

Nils-Olav Skeie, Professor Faculty of Technology Department of Electrical engineering, Information Technology and Cybernetics, is the leader of the SMART group at University of Southeast Norway (USN). He has lectured in system design courses like Industrial IT, sensor technology and instrumentation, soft sensors and software engineering with focus on industrial control systems for the last 15 years, on both BSc. and MSc. His focus is on developing data driven models for smart buildings, smart environment and smart production.

 

“The EUROSTIA case study demonstrates how academic research can  increase the scope and effectiveness of commercial software. We are pleased to work with Yodiwo, a company with a proven market record in smart infrastructure management” Prof. Nils-Olav Skeie.