Research Coordinator of the project “Adaptive support through a Non-Player Character in serious games for programming", Basic Research Grants Program (2021) supported by the Research Committee of the University of Macedonia.
4/12/2020-31/1/2021, “ENHANCING DIGITAL SKILLS OF HARD-TO-REACH ADULTS FOR BETTER LIFE CHANCES. Acronym: UPDIGI”, Agreement Number: 2018-1-TR01-KA204-058750, Erasmus+ KA2 - STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. Participation in the work package: “Open Interactive e-learning Platform - "My Digi Space"”.
1/4/2020-30/6/2020, ''Software Development toolKit for Energy optimization and technical Debt elimination - SDK4ED”, Grand Agreement No: 780572 - SDK4ED – Horizon 2020, H2020-ICT-2016-2017/H2020-ICT-2017-1. Participation in the work package: “WP6: Platform Integration & Testing, D6.2 Decision-Support Tools”.
Research Coordinator of the project “Development and evaluation of a design framework for serious games targeted to people with intellectual disabilities or autism spectrum disorder", Basic Research Grants Program (2019) supported by the Research Committee of the University of Macedonia.
Scientific Coordinator of the educational program for Informatics teachers at the Training Centre (PAKE) at the University of Macedonia (2018-2019) in the context of the “In-service Training of Teachers in the utilisation and application of Digital Technologies in the teaching practice” (B-Level ICT Teacher Training) Project, of the Operational Program “Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning”, NSRF (2014-2020).
Operational Programme Education and Life-long Learning (ESPA 2007-2013), 2011-2013, Preparation of didactical material for Informatics teachers, trainer of Informatics teachers.
Strengthening Studies of Informatics at the Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Priority Action 2.2.2.c, Strengthening ICT in Tertiary Education (EPEAEK II), 2007-2008. Deliverables: development of educational software for the course “Data Structures”.
Training - Certificating Women of Initial Professional Education & Training in Informatics Skills of Business Scenarios (EPEAEK II), 2006-2007. ICT trainer.
Pythagoras II-Funding of research groups in the University of Macedonia, Priority Action 2.2.3.e, Action 2.2.3, Measure 2.2, implemented within the framework of the Operational Programme “Education and Initial Vocational Training II (EPEAEK II)”,2005-2006. Participation as post-doctoral researcher, responsible of the following deliverables:
Participation in the design, realization and evaluation of the research regarding “Programming Environments based on Microworlds”.
Report regarding the findings of the research carried out regarding the teaching of procedural and object-oriented programming.
Extension of the microworld objectKarel with a module named Karel, for supporting the teaching of procedural programming.
Pilot teachings to undergraduate students with the use of the environments Karel, objectKarel and BlueJ (for teaching Java), collection and analysis of research protocols.
Strengthening Studies of Informatics at the Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia (EPEAEK II), 2004. Deliverables:
Strengthening the lab/seminar character of the introductory programming course. Interim evaluations and assignment of complex software projects, solving realistic problems, use of programming microworlds (Karel, Karel++, Jkarel, Lego Robolab)
Extension of the software Thlemachos (assignments, solutions in C, input/output data files).
Development of a web site for the course Data Structures.
Training Trainers in New Network and Computer Systems, (EPEAEK I), 2001. Teaching in the “Didactical use of Computer Systems for the branch of Informatics”.
Education and Initial Vocational Training I (EPEAEK I), “Telemathos: distance learning courses”, 1999-2000, Deliverables:
Development of digital educational material for the course “Algorithms and Computer Programming”
Teaching in the course “Didactics of Informatics and New Technologies”