Alexandros Papadimitriou

Alexandros Papadimitriou received a diploma in Computer Science from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece, in 1992 and an MSc degree in Automatic Control Systems and Robotics from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, NTUA, in 2004. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Athens, since 2010. He taught for 22 years at the Higher Technological Educational Institutions (TEI) and the Higher School of Pedagogical & Technological Education (ASPAITE). He is now an active member of the Associated Teaching Staff at the Hellenic Open University and a visited Lecturer in the ASPAITE teaching courses of “Educational Applications with Computers” and “Educational Technology”. His doctoral dissertation is on the “Web-based Adaptive Educational Hypermedia Systems in Science and Technology.” His current research interests include the areas of adaptive and intelligent web technologies, educational technology, adaptive educational hypermedia systems, adaptive, intelligent, and gamified MOOCs, adaptive group formation and peer help, interactive problem-solving support, meta-adaptation techniques, and the didactics of science and technology. Dr. Papadimitriou has received several honors and distinctions including an Outstanding Paper Award from the ED-MEDIA 2008 conference, a Best Poster Paper Award from the ICALT 2009 conference, and three invited papers from the IEEE TLT Journal, the Journal of Information Technology and Application in Education (JITAE), and a chapter in Handbook of Research on Technology Integration in the Global World-IG-Global. He has published several publications including journal articles, conference papers, and technical books. He has also been a reviewer for several international journals including Elsevier’s Journal of Knowledge-Based Systems, and the International Journal of Serious Games.