Ioannis Kazanidis is an Assistant Professor at the Computer Science Department of the International Hellenic University, Director of the international MSc in Immersive Technologies - Innovation in Education, Training and Game Design, and Vice Director at the Advanced Educational Technologies & Mobile Applications Lab of the same University. He has BSc from the Dept. of Mechanichal Engineering Educators from School of Pedagogical & Technological Education (ASPAITE), BSc from the Dept. of Informatics from the Hellenic Open University, MSc in Computing from Coventry University, and PhD in Educational Technology from the Department of Informatics of the University of Macedonia. He has participated in several international funded research projects related to immersive technologies in education and educational technology. He has published more than 130 papers in international journals and conferences with over 2700 citations on his work. His research interests mainly focus on Technology Enhanced Learning, Game-based Learning, AR/VR in education, mixed reality environments, learning analytics, and educational tangible user interfaces.

Assistant Professor