Programme

University of Rostock, Germany

Dr. Anke Dittmar received her diploma in computer science and her PhD degree on task modeling. She has been a long-time educator in software engineering, human-computer interaction, and interaction design. Her research interests include user centered design methods, design representations (e.g., user interface specifications, task models, personas, and scenarios), collaborative design activities, and empirical studies of artefact use. She is the former president of the European Association on Cognitive Ergonomics (EACE).

University of Helsinki, Finland

Prof. Dr. Giulio Jacucci is Professor at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Helsinki. He has been Professor at the Aalto University, Department of Design 2009-2010. His research field and competencies are in human-computer interaction in particular : multimodal interaction, interactive intent modelling, mixed reality providing innovation for applications in information discovery and wellbeing. He is co-founder of Etsimo Healthcare ltd offering a platform leveraging AI  on top of health data, making it possible for healthcare providers to instantly offer their customers preventive healthcare. He co-authored two patents in the area of information seeking and on modular screens. 

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway 

Michail (Michalis) Giannakos is a professor of interaction design and learning technologies at the Department of Computer Science of NTNU, and Head of the Learner-Computer Interaction lab. His research focuses on the design and study of emerging technologies in online and hybrid education settings, and their connections to student and instructor experiences and practices. Giannakos has co-authored more than 150 manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals and conferences (including Computers & Education, Computers in Human Behavior, IEEE TLT, Behaviour & Information Technology, BJET, ACM TOCE, CSCL, Interact, C&C, IDC to mention few) and has served as an evaluator for the EC and the US-NSF. He has served/serves in various organization committees (e.g., general chair, associate chair), program committees as well as editor and guest editor on highly recognized journals (e.g., BJET, Computers in Human Behavior, IEEE TOE, IEEE TLT, ACM TOCE). He has worked at several research projects funded by diverse sources like the EC, Microsoft Research, The Research Council of Norway (RCN), US-NSF, the German agency for International Academic Cooperation (DAAD), and Cheng Endowment; Giannakos is also a recipient of a Marie Curie/ERCIM fellowship, and the prestigious «Young Research Talents» grant from the Research Council of Norway. He was one of the outstanding academic fellows of NTNU (2017-2021).