Space Internetworking Center
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| Established | September 2010 |
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| Head | Prof. Vassilis Tsaoussidis |
| Staff | 27 members |
| Budget | €1.5 million (estimated)[citation needed] |
| Location | , |
| Website | www.spice-center.org |
Space Internetworking Center (SPICE) (Greek: Κέντρο Διαστημικής Διαδικτύωσης) in Xanthi, Greece, was founded in September 2010, having acquired funding from FP-7 Research Potential programme (FP7-REGPOT-2010-1, Grant Agreement No 264226). The center currently is directed by Prof. Vassilis Tsaoussidis and employs 27 staff members. It is hosted by the Democritus University of Thrace. The center has built an alliance with major institutions such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, NASA, Aalto University, the European Space Agency, and the University of Cambridge.
Among the areas of interest of the organisation are space internetworking, delay-tolerant networking, energy-efficient communications, the integration of things onto the new Internet, and the routing, transporting and application of network protocols.