Biograph

Studies

  • 1988 B.Sc. Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • 1992 M.Sc. Electronics and Communications, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • 1995 Ph.D. Computer Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Positions

  • 1994 – 1995 Lecturer at City Lebaral Studies (University of Sheffield).
  • 1996 -1998 Lecturer at the School of Journalism & MC, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
  • 1998 – 2005 Assistant Professor at the School of Journalism & MC, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
  • 2005 – 2014 Associate Professor at the School of Journalism & MC, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
  • 2014 – today  Professor at the School of Journalism & MC, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
  • 2002 – today Head of the Media Informatics Lab
  • 2010 – 2015 Head of the postgraduate program
  • 2012 – 2015 Deputy Head of the School of Journalism & MC.
  • 2015 – 2017 Head of the School of Journalism & MC.
  • 2015 – today School of Data Coordinator, Open Knoweledge Foundation Greece.
  • 2016 – today administrative council OKF Greece
  • 2016 – today academic member of the Communication Institute of Greece.
  • 2024 – today evaluator at the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
  • 2016-today external evaluator atthe State Scholarships Foundation.
  • 2017 external evaluator at the Post-doctoral Research Aid ofThe State Education Development Agency of Latvia.
  • 2017 -today Hellenic Open University – teaches Online Journalism
  • 1-2023 to 11-2023 Member of the Digital Governance committee of AUTH.

Editor

  • Co-editor at Online Information Review Journal – Emerald (March 2023-today)
  • Τopic editor at the Future Internet Journal (MDPI) (July 2020 – today).
  • Associate editor International Journal of e-Politics (IJeP)
  • Associate editor  Educational Research and Reviews (2008-2013)
  • Member of the editorial board of the Journalism & Media Journal (MDPI).
  • Member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Interactive Multimedia
  • Member of the editorial board of the International Journal On Advances in Telecommunications
  • Member of the editorial board of the Newspaper Research Journal
  • Member of the editorial advisory board, Politics and Policy in the Information Age books published by Springer
  • Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Journalism & Mass Communication
  • Member of the editorial board of  The International Journal of Communication Technology for Social Networks
  • Member of the editorial board of the Studies in Media and Communications Journal.
  • Member of the Editorial Review Board of the International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP).

Reviewer at scientific journals

  • Cogent Arts & Humanities Journal – Taylor & Francis
  • International Journal of Press/Politics – Sage
  • Journal Business & Information Systems Engineering – Springer
  • International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction – Taylor & Francis
  • Teaching and Teacher Education – Elsevier
  • Technology in Society – Elsevier
  • Media and Communication – Cogitatio
  • Journalism, Sage Publications
  • Health Informatics Journal, Sage Publications
  • Online Information Review
  • Media Studies Journal
  • Societies – MDPI
  • Social Sciences – MDPI
  • Future Internet – MDPI
  • Data – MDPI
  • Information – MDPI
  • Digital – MDPI
  • Sustainability – MDPI
  • South European Society and Politics.
  • International Journal of e-Collaboration (IJeC).
  • Information, Communication and Society, Routledge.
  • Journalism Practice, Routledge.
  • Sage Mass Communication Educator
  • International Journal of E-Politics (IJEP)
  • New Media & Society, Sage Publications
  • Sage Open, Sage Publications
  • Computers in Human Behavior, Elsevier.
  • WSEAS Transactions on Advances in Engineering Education
  • WSEAS Transactions on Computers
  • WSEAS Transactions on Communications
  • Theoretical Computer Science Journal της Elsevier.
  • Microprocessors and Microsystems Journal της Elsevier.
  • International Journal of Communication Systems.

Member of Scientific Commitees in Scientific Institutes

  • Regional Press Institute

Member of Scientific Committees

  • CSCC 2001
  • CSCC 2002
  • 7th WSEAS International Conference on COMMUNICATIONS
  • 7th WSEAS International Conference on COMPUTERS
  • 9th WSEAS International Conference on COMMUNICATIONS
  • 9th WSEAS International Conference on COMPUTERS
  • 10th WSEAS International Conference on COMPUTERS (2006)
  • 10th WSEAS International Conference on COMMUNICATIONS (2006)
  • 11th WSEAS International Conference on COMPUTERS (2007)
  • 11th WSEAS International Conference on COMMUNICATIONS (2007)
  • EUROPEAN COMPUTING CONFERENCE (Athens 2007)
  • 9th WSEAS Int.Conf. on MATHEMATICAL and COMPUTATIONAL
  • METHODS in SCIENCE and ENGINEERING (MACMESE’07)
  • 9th WSEAS International Conference on DATA NETWORKS, COMMUNICATIONS and COMPUTERS (DNCOCO 2007)
  • EUROPEAN COMPUTING CONFERENCE (Malta 2008)
  • 12th WSEAS International Conference on COMPUTERS (2008).
  • 12th WSEAS International Conference on COMMUNICATIONS (2008)
  • 5th WSEAS / IASME International Conference on ENGINEERING EDUCATION (EE’08)
  • ECEL 2008, 7th European Conference on e-Learning
  • ECEL 2009, 8th European Conference on e-Learning
  • AEJMC Convention, Newspaper Division 2009
  • 2nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education” – CSEDU 2010
  • ECEL 2010, 9th European Conference on e-Learning,
  • AEJMC Convention, Newspaper Division 2010
  • AEJMC Convention, Mass Communication & Society Division 2010
  • AEJMC Convention, Newspaper Division2011
  • AEJMC Convention, Mass Communication & Society Division 2011
  • MMEDIA 2011, The Third International Conferences on Advances in Multimedia
  • 3nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education” – CSEDU 2011
  • ECEL 2011, 10th European Conference on e-Learning
  • 4nd International Conference on Computer Supported Education” – CSEDU 2012
  • MMEDIA 2012, The Fourth International Conferences on Advances in Multimedia.
  • ECEL 2012, European Conference on e-Learning
  • AEJMC Convention, Mass Communication & Society Division 2012
  • AEJMC Convention, Newspaper and Online News Division 2012
  • Graduate studies and educational practices in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • 5th International Conference on Computer Supported Education” – CSEDU 2013
  • 11th WSEAS International Conference on DATA NETWORKS, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS (DNCOCO ’12)
  • MMEDIA 2013, The Fifth International Conferences on Advances in Multimedia.
  • ECEL 2013, European Conference on e-Learning
  • Fourth International E-Learning Conference (IeLc 2013)
  • AEJMC Convention, Newspaper and Online News Division 2013.
  • AEJMC Convention, Mass Communication & Society Division 2013
  • 1st WSEAS International Conference on Computer Supported Education (COSUE ’13).
  • 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2014).
  • European Conference on Social Media (ECSM 2014).
  • 2014 International Conference on Education, Psychology, and Social Science (2014 ICEPS).
  • Science and Information Conference 2014.
  • MMEDIA 2014, The Sixth International Conferences on Advances in Multimedia
  • AEJMC Convention, Mass Communication & Society Division 2014.
  • 4th e-learning Conference and Informed Technology 2014.
  • 13th European Conference on e-Learning ECEL-2014.
  • th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2015).
  • MMEDIA 2015, The Seventh International Conferences on Advances in Multimedia.
  • Science and Information Conference 2015.
  • 2nd European Conference on Social Media ECSM 2015.
  • Social and Technological Innovation for Democracy, Athens 2015.
  • Advisory Committee Member for the International Conference on Education, Psychology, and Social Sciences (ICEPS 2015).
  • 5th e-learning Conference and Informed Technology 2015.
  • First International Workshop on Communication Technology for Social Networks 2015.
  • Audio Mostly, 2015.
  • Foster School of Data – 2015.
  • 13th International Conference on Data Networks, Communications, Computers (2015).
  • 14th European Conference on e-Learning ECEL-2015
  • 8th International Conference on Computer Supported Education CSEDU 2016.
  • 3rd European Conference on Social Media ECSM 2016.
  • MMEDIA 2016, The Eighth International Conferences on Advances in Multimedia.
  • Science and Information Conference 2016.
  • International Committee Member for the International Conference on Education, Psychology, and Social Sciences (ICEPS 2016).
  • 15th European Conference on e-Learning ECEL-2016.
  • Special session on “Data impact: Big, Open, Linked Data innovations (BOLD)” – 11th International Workshop on Semantic and Social Media Adaptation and Personalization, SMAP16.
  • 4th European Conference on Social Media, ECSM 2017.
  • International Committee Member for the International Conference on Education, Psychology, and Social Sciences (ICEPS 2017).
  • SMAP2017 12th Workshop on Semantic and Social Media Adaptation and Personalization.
  • 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Education CSEDU 2017.
  • 4th European Conference on Social Media ECSM 2017.
  • 3rd Annual International Conference on Communication and Management (ICCM2017), head , Mediated Communication Technologies part of the conference.
  • 11th International Conference on Interactive Mobile Communication, Technologies and Learning (IMCL2017).
  • 5th European Conference on Social Media ECSM 2018.
  • 10th International Conference on Computer Supported Education CSEDU 2018.
  • 4th Annual International Conference on Communication and Management (ICCM2018), head of the Mediated Communication Technologies part of the conference.
  •  5th Annual International Conference on Communication and Management (ICCM2019), panel leader for the Multidisciplinary Approaches to New Media Technologies.
  •  11th International Conference on Computer Supported Education CSEDU 2019.
  • 6th European Conference on Social Media ECSM 2019.
  • 5th World Journalism Education Congress (2019-Paris).
  • 2019 Annual Conference of the European Media Management Association (emma)
  • 13th International Conference on Interactive Mobile and Communication Technologies and Learning 2019.
  • SMAP2022 17th International Workshop on Semantic and Social Media Adaptation & Personalization.
  • SMAP2024 19th International Workshop on Semantic and Social Media Adaptation & Personalization.

Groups

  • Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • IEEE (Computers Society).
  • ECREA (European Communication Research and Education Association)
  • Open Knoweldge Foundation – Greek Section