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2023 - today<\/div>
University of Duisburg Essen<\/div><\/div>
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Professor (W2 \/ tenured)<\/div>

I am a Professor of Computational Methods in Modeling and Analysis of Learning Processes at the Department of Computer Science and Applied Cognitive Science at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. Here, I lead the research group colaps<\/em> and our research explores the use of computational methods such as Artificial Intelligence, Learning Analytics and Data Mining to model how we learn both in formal and informal learning contexts.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2021-2023<\/div>
University of Duisburg-Essen<\/div><\/div>
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Junior Professor<\/div>

In April 2021, I moved to the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany as a Junior Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Applied Cognitive Science. My work focused on computational methods for modeling and analysis of learning processes in multiple contexts including, intelligent learning environments, online learning and project-based learning.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2018-2021<\/div>
University of Tartu<\/div><\/div>
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Senior Researcher<\/div>

In Tartu, I worked on using learning analytics to provide feedback and guidance to students and to scaffold learning.\u00a0 In particular, we focused on using student data derived from the Study Information System of the university to provide valuable information about students\u2019 progress through teacher and student dashboards.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2016-2018<\/div>
Carnegie Mellon University<\/div><\/div>
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Postdoctoral Fellow<\/div>

In Pittsburgh USA, I worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. There I collaborated with Bruce McLaren and Sandra Katz, Patricia Albacete and Pamela Jordan (LRDC, University of Pittsburgh) on a project that aimed to support students who learn physics with the use of adaptive tutorial dialogues. I designed a student model that evaluates the student\u2019s understanding of the physics curriculum and adapts tutorial dialogues accordingly, with respect to content, style and language.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2014 - 2016<\/div>
University of Duisburg-Essen<\/div><\/div>
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Postdoctoral Researcher<\/div>

During my time in Duisburg as a postdoc, I worked with Prof. Ulrich H. Hoppe as a member of the COLLIDE research group. There, I focused on using learning analytics to analyze learning activities in various educational settings such as computer-supported collaborative learning environments, online labs, and MOOCs.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2009-2014<\/div>
University of Patras<\/div><\/div>
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Ph.D. in Educational Technologies and HCI<\/div>

During my PhD research with Nikolaos Avouris at the University of Patras (Greece), I focused on human-computer interaction (HCI), machine learning and computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL). The subject of my thesis was the use of learning analytics for the assessment of collaboration quality in CSCL activities; thereby I proposed and implemented an \u201cautomatic rater\u201d of collaboration quality using time series analysis.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2001-2005<\/div>
University of Patras<\/div><\/div>
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Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/div>

I studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Patras with an emphasis on Electronics, Processors and Computer Architecture. My diploma thesis - under the supervision of Prof. Stavros Koubias - proposed an information system for the monitoring and management of geographically distributed networks.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1996-2001<\/div>
ATEI Piraeus<\/div><\/div>
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Diploma Computer Systems Engineering<\/div>

I received my first higher academic degree on Computer Systems Engineering at the Piraeus University of Applied Sciences (ATEI Piraeus). There, I worked with Prof. Sotiris Leventis on Computer Networks as a member of PeLAB.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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