HCI Group – University of Bremen, Germany

2020 – 2024 | PhD Candidate

Doctor of Engineering, awarded with grade summa cum laude

PhD Thesis: “Designing for Diverse Needs: Technology-supported Well-being and Empowerment of Children and their Care Ecosystem”

PhD Supervisors: Professors Johannes Schöning, Yvonne Rogers, Jasmin Niess

University of Crete, Greece

2018 – 2020 | Computer Science Department

Graduate Program in Computer Science and Engineering

Exams grade: 9.5/10 (Distinction)

Master’s Thesis: “An Approach for the Authoring and Visualization of Crafts, using Human Motion, Virtual Humans, Machines and Tools”

Project grade: excellent; Presentation grade: excellent

Supervisor: Professor George Papagiannakis

Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

2016 – 2017 | Fakultät IV Elektrotechnik und Informatik

Erasmus Undergraduate Exchange Program (Winter Semester)

University of Crete, Greece

2013 – 2018 | Computer Science Department

Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree

Grade: 8.7/10 (Distinction)

Bachelor’s Thesis: “Programming Intelligent Environments in Natural Language: An Extensible Interactive Approach”

Grade: 9.5/10 (Distinction)

Supervisors: Dr. Margherita Antona, Dr. Asterios Leonidis, and Professor Antony Savidis

Pagkrition School, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

2010 – 2013 | Lyceum

Pagkrition School, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

2007 – 2010 | Gymnasium

My research is positioned in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) with a strong emphasis on Child-Computer Interaction (CCI). My focus has primarily been on designing innovative technologies aimed at enhancing the well-being and empowerment of both neurotypical and neurodivergent children, along with their families and caregivers.

This has enabled me to gain experience in designing for diverse user needs and interests, including different age groups (e.g. young children, teenagers, older adults), user group constellations (e.g. families, health professionals, teachers), and both neurotypical and neurodivergent (e.g. ADHD) individuals. Central to my approach is a commitment to not only design for users but also with them, actively involving them in the creative process to ensure our solutions resonate with their real-world needs and experiences.

This aligns with my interest in personal and family informatics, exploring the integration of technology into everyday life for improving family dynamics and personal development. My past explorations within the field of HCI have included the development of smart environments, virtual humans, and conversational user interfaces. This diverse range of areas enriches my current work, bringing a multifaceted perspective to supporting varied and inclusive needs through technological innovation.

HCI Group – TU Wien, Austria

Aug 2024 – Present | University Assistant - Postdoc

Research work in the fields of HCI and CCI, continuing my commitment to design empowering technologies that support vulnerable populations. Expanding my focus to include research on personal informatics and sports HCI, including wearable trackers and their combination with AI to support users’ health and goals.

University of Bremen

Aug 2020 – Jul 2024 | PhD Candidate & Research Assistant

Research work in the fields of HCI and CCI, focusing on designing, implementing, and evaluating different technologies supporting diverse user groups, including neurotypical and neurodivergent children, families, and professionals such as therapists and teachers. The overarching aim of these technologies is to support well-being and empower both children and their care ecosystems.

Collaborated with researchers globally (including Germany, Switzerland, UK, Norway, USA) and participated in organizing conferences, workshops, and summer schools.

University of California, Irvine

Feb – Mar 2024 | Research Stay at the Department of Informatics

Collaboration with Mr. Lucas M. Silva (PhD candidate in STAR Lab and PIE Lab) on investigating the impact of multi-device systems for self- and co-regulation within ADHD families.

MIRALab – University of Geneva

Feb 2019 – Feb 2020 | Internship with Professor Nadia Magnenat Thalmann

Research work on Virtual Humans and representing heritage crafts in virtual environments.

Institute of Computer Science (ICS), Foundation of Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Crete, Greece

2014 – 2020 | Part-time Internship

Participation in (group) research projects in the context of the Institute’s “Ambient Intelligence” Program.

University of Bremen

• Series of user studies and interactive prototype design & implementation focused on designing technologies for neurotypical and neurodivergent children to support their well-being. Applied methods include literature reviews, co-design workshops, interviews, focus groups, evaluations, and in-the-wild deployments with various stakeholders.
• Research project on the “Corona-Datenspende App”, developed by the Robert Koch Institute, analyzing participant interview data and contributing to publication writing.
• Participation in the “DIGital Technologies for physical acTIVITY interventions in Children (DIGTIVITY-C)” project by LSC DiPH.
• Organization of lectures, workshops, and funding acquisition for the SIGCHI Development Fund-supported summer school “Spaces and Interfaces: A Summer School on HCI for Well-being.”

MIRALab, University of Geneva

• Design and implementation of a platform for simulating handicrafts in 3D environments using motion capture and 3D reconstruction.

ICS-FORTH

• Development of attention-aware tools for educators, such as LECTORviewer and NotifEye.
• Design and evaluation of a multimodal conversational agent, ParlAmI, for programming Intelligent Environments using natural language.
• Development of an educational logic-based reasoning platform.
• Design and implementation of a collaborative AR-based platform for defining Intelligent Environment behaviors through gamification.
• Participation in the Mingei project (EC Horizon 2020 R&I), developing a 3D simulation and VR training platform for Heritage Crafts.

• Greek: Mother tongue
• English: Proficiency C2, University of Cambridge, UK
• French: Advanced C1, DALF
• German: Intermediate B2, National Foreign Language Exam System (KPG)
• Spanish: Beginner

Winter Semester 2024-25

• Seminar course “Seminar Media and Human-Centred Computing” | 3 ECTS
  Individual teaching of a Master’s level seminar where students deliver a seminar paper in the form of a scoping review.
• Course “User Research Methods”
  Qualitative Data Analysis (QDA) – Tutorial on using QDA Software.

September 2024

• Certificate “Hochschuldidaktische Basisausbildung/Didactic Basics”
  Successfully completed a 2-day seminar course for teaching at a university level, aiming to ensure professional teaching and high-quality instruction.

Winter Semester 2019-20

• Course “Modern Topics in Human-Computer Interaction” | 5 ECTS
  Assignment and project examination of over 50 students in teaching assistant teams, final exam correction.

Spring Semester 2019

• Course “Human-Computer Confluence” | 5 ECTS
  Project examination of approx. 10 students, final exam correction.

Winter Semester 2018-19

• Course “Modern Topics in Human-Computer Interaction” | 5 ECTS
  Assignment and project examination of over 50 students in teaching assistant teams, final exam correction, Laboratory-based teaching.

Spring Semester 2018

• Course “Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction” | 5 ECTS
  Assignment and project examination of over 100 students in teaching assistant teams, final exam correction.

2024-2025

• MSc Thesis Supervision of Linda Ahmed: “Designing a social media plugin for supporting reflection during youth’s online news consumption”, TU Wien

2023-2024

• BSc Thesis Supervision of Daniel Fidel: “Understanding the impact of dark patterns in social media on adults with ADHD”, University of Bremen
• MSc Thesis Supervision of Andy Augsten and Dustin Augsten: “Exploring the Impact of a Multiplayer VR Application on Emotions, Empathy and Reflection in the Context of Teenage Relationships”, University of Bremen

2023

• Bachelor Thesis Supervision of Jonathan Wassmann: “Aid Bee - an assistance for children with ADHD”, Hochschule Hannover

2022-2023

• BSc Thesis Supervision of Anika Bork: “Designing Technologies for Children with Dyslexia: State of the Art and Future Prospects”, University of Bremen

2021-2022

• MSc Thesis Supervision of Daniel Tauritis: “Developing a VR tool to encourage playacting in neurodivergent children”, University of Bremen

• Social Media Chair for MUC 2025 and IS-EUD2025
• Sustainability Chair for MUM 2024
• Program Committee for MUM 2024
• Associate Chair (AC) for Full and Short papers track IDC 2024 and 2025, Late Breaking Work CHI 2025, Full and Short papers track MUM 2024, Short Papers track MUC 2023, WIP track TEI 2023
• Social Media & Communications Chair for MUM 2023
• Student Volunteer Chair for MobileHCI 2023

• CHI 2023, 2024, 2025
• CHI PLAY 2020
• CSCW 2022, 2023, 2024
• IDC 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025
• IMWUT 2024
• MobileHCI 2024
• MUC 2023, 2024
• MUM 2024
• NordiCHI 2024
• TOCHI 2023
• Behaviour & Information Technology January 2024, May 2024, October 2024
• Springer International Journal “Universal Access in the Information Society” November 2023, March 2024

• MUM 2023, IDC 2023, CHI 2023, IDC 2022, CHI 2022

• Session Chair MobileHCI 2023

• September 2024: Part of the organizing committee for a 2-week writing workshop TU Wien leading up to the CHI 2025 deadline. Organized seminars and group activities for over 15 local and external participants from Germany, Norway, Poland, and the USA.
• June 2023: Part of the organizing committee for the Summer School “Spaces and Interfaces” hosted at the University of Bremen 28-30 June 2023. Successfully applied and received ACM SIGCHI development fund for the organization of this event.
• March 2022: On-site organization of the Workshop on Digital Well-being with Uni Bremen, UCLIC and HSG.

• Part of the 3-member PhD committee, as an “Opponent” in the PhD Defense Committee of Ibrahim EI Shemy, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Spring 2025.

1. Stefanidi, E., Partarakis, N., Zabulis, X., Adami, I., Ntoa, S. and Papagiannakis, G., 2022. Transferring traditional crafts from the physical to the virtual world: An authoring and visualization method and platform. ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage (JOCCH), 15(2), pp.1-24. https://doi.org/10.1145/3484397
2. Zabulis, X., Meghini, C., Partarakis, N., Beisswenger, C., Dubois, A., Fasoula, M., Nitti, V., Ntoa, S., Adami, I., Chatziantoniou, A., Bartalesi, V., Metilli, D., Stivaktakis, N., Patsiouras, N., Doulgeraki, P., Karuzaki, E., Stefanidi, E., Qammaz, A., Kaplanidi, D., Neumann-Janßen, I., Denter, U., Hauser, H., Petraki, A., Stivaktakis, I., Mantinaki, E., Rigaki, A., Galanakis, G., 2020. Representation and preservation of Heritage Crafts. Sustainability, 12(4), p.1461. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12041461
3. Leonidis, A., Korozi, M., Kouroumalis, V., Poutouris, E., Stefanidi, E., Arampatzis, D., Sykianaki, E., Anyfantis, N., Kalligiannakis, E., Nicodemou, V.C. and Stefanidi, Z., 2019. Ambient intelligence in the living room. Sensors, 19(22), p.5011. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19225011
4. Zabulis, X., Meghini, C., Partarakis, N., Kaplanidi, D., Doulgeraki, P., Karuzaki, E., Stefanidi, E., Evdemon, T., Metilli, D., Bartalesi, V., Fasoula, M., Tasiopoulou, E., Beisswenger, C., 2019. What is needed to digitise knowledge on Heritage Crafts? MEMORIAMEDIA Review, 4(1), pp.1-25.
5. Stefanidi, E., Foukarakis, M., Arampatzis, D., Korozi, M., Leonidis, A. & Antona, M., 2019. ParlAmI: A Multimodal Approach for Programming Intelligent Environments. Technologies, 7(1), p.11. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies7010011

1. Stefanidi, E., Wagener, N., Chatzakis, I., Woźniak, P.W., Ntoa, S., Margetis, G., Rogers, Y. and Niess, J., 2025. Supporting Communication and Well-being with a Multi-Stakeholder Mobile App: Lessons Learned from A Field Study with ADHD Children and their Caregivers”. Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact., Vol. 9, No. 2, Article CSCW177. Publication date: April 2025. https://doi.org/10.1145/3711075 (in print).
2. Mildner, T., Fidel, D., Stefanidi, E., Woźniak, P.W., Malaka, R., and Niess, J., 2025. A Comparative Study of How People With and Without ADHD Recognise and Avoid Dark Patterns on Social Media. In Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-20). https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3713776 (in print).
3. Stefanidi, E., Wagener, N., Augsten, D., Augsten, A., Reicherts, L., Woźniak, P.W., Schöning, J., Rogers, Y. and Niess, J., 2024, October. TeenWorlds: Supporting Emotional Expression for Teenagers with their Parents and Peers through a Collaborative VR Experience. In Proceedings of the 30th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (pp. 1-14). https://doi.org/10.1145/3641825.3687754
4. Scott, A.E., Reicherts, L., Purohit, A.K., Hossain, E., Stefanidi, E., Wagener, N., Schöning, J., Rogers, Y. and Holzer, A., 2024. DIY Digital Interventions: Behaviour Change with Trigger-Action Programming. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 8(PACMHCI), pp.1-28. https://doi.org/10.1145/3676497 - Honourable Mention award.
5. Stefanidi, E., Wassmann, Jonathan L. B., Woźniak, P.W., Spellmeyer, Gunnar, Rogers, Y. and Niess, J., 2024, June. MoodGems: Designing for the Well-being of Children with ADHD and their Families at Home. In Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference (pp. 480-494). https://doi.org/10.1145/3628516.3655795 - Social Impact Award at IDC 2024 & “Potential” and “Consumer” awards at the Universal Design Award 2024.
6. Kaltenhauser, A., Stefanidi, E. and Schöning, J., 2024. Playing with Perspectives and Unveiling the Autoethnographic Kaleidoscope in HCI–A Literature Review of Autoethnographies. In Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-20). https://doi.org/10.1145/3613904.3642355
7. Stefanidi, E., Dominiak, J., Bentvelzen, M., Woźniak, P.W., Schöning, J., Rogers, Y. and Niess, J., 2023, June. MagiBricks: Fostering Intergenerational Connectedness in Distributed Play with Smart Toy Bricks. In Proceedings of the 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference (pp. 239-252). https://doi.org/10.1145/3585088.3589390
8. Stefanidi, E., Bentvelzen, M., Woźniak, P.W., Kosch, T., Woźniak, M.P., Mildner, T., Schneegass, S., Müller, H. and Niess, J., 2023, April. Literature Reviews in HCI: A Review of Reviews. In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-24). https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3581332
9. Wagener, N., Reicherts, L., Zargham, N., Bartłomiejczyk, N., Scott, A.E., Wang, K., Bentvelzen, M., Stefanidi, E., Mildner, T., Rogers, Y. and Niess, J., 2023, April. SelVReflect: A Guided VR Experience Fostering Reflection on Personal Challenges. In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-17). https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3580763
10. Stefanidi, E., Schöning, J., Rogers, Y. and Niess, J., 2023, April. Children with ADHD and their Care Ecosystem: Designing Beyond Symptoms. In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-17). https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3581216
11. Bentvelzen, M., Woźniak, P.W., Herbes, P.S., Stefanidi, E. and Niess, J., 2022. Revisiting Reflection in HCI: Four Design Resources for Technologies that Support Reflection. In Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, 6(1), (pp.1-27). https://doi.org/10.1145/3517233
12. Stefanidi, E., Schöning, J., Feger, S.S., Marshall, P., Rogers, Y. and Niess, J., 2022, June. Designing for care ecosystems: a literature review of technologies for children with ADHD. In Proceedings of the 21st Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference (pp. 13-25). https://doi.org/10.1145/3501712.3529746
13. Stefanidi, E., Korozi, M., Leonidis, A., Arampatzis, D., Antona, M. and Papagiannakis, G., 2021, June. When children program intelligent environments: Lessons learned from a serious AR game. In Proceedings of the 20th Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference (pp. 375-386). https://doi.org/10.1145/3459990.3462463
14. Diethei, D., Niess, J., Stellmacher, C., Stefanidi, E. and Schöning, J., 2021, May. Sharing heartbeats: motivations of citizen scientists in times of crises. In Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-15). https://doi.org/10.1145/3411764.3445665
15. Partarakis, N., Patsiouras, N., Evdemon, T., Doulgeraki, P., Karuzaki, E., Stefanidi, E., Ntoa, S., Meghini, C., Kaplanidi, D., Fasoula, M. and Zabulis, X., 2021. Enhancing the Educational Value of Tangible and Intangible Dimensions of Traditional Crafts Through Role-Play Gaming. In: Brooks, A., Brooks, E.I., Jonathan, D. (eds) Interactivity and Game Creation. ArtsIT 2020. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 367. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73426-8_14
16. Stefanidi, E., Partarakis, N., Zabulis, X. and Papagiannakis, G., 2020, November. An approach for the visualization of crafts and machine usage in virtual environments. In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions (pp. 21-25).
17. Stefanidi, E., Leonidis, A., Partarakis, N. and Antona, M., 2019. CasandRA: A screenplay approach to dictate the behavior of virtual humans in AmI environments. In HCI International 2019–Late Breaking Posters: 21st HCI International Conference (pp. 57-66). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30712-7_8
18. Stefanidi, E., Arampatzis, D., Leonidis, A. and Papagiannakis, G., 2019. BricklAyeR: A platform for building rules for AmI environments in AR. In: Gavrilova, M., Chang, J., Thalmann, N., Hitzer, E., Ishikawa, H. (eds) Advances in Computer Graphics. CGI 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 11542. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22514-8_39
19. Arampatzis, D., Doulgeraki, M., Giannoulis, M., Stefanidi, E. and Patkos, T., 2019, May. EduBAI: An Educational Platform for Logic-Based Reasoning. In: MacIntyre, J., Maglogiannis, I., Iliadis, L., Pimenidis, E. (eds) Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations. AIAI 2019. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 559. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19823-7_39
20. Stefanidi, E., Korozi, M., Leonidis, A., & Antona, M., 2018. Programming Intelligent Environments in Natural Language: An Extensible Interactive Approach. In the Proceedings of the 11th PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments Conference (PETRA 2018). https://doi.org/10.1145/3197768.3197776
21. Stefanidi, E., Korozi, M., Leonidis, L., Doulgeraki, M., & Antona, M., 2018. Educator-Oriented Tools for Managing the Attention-Aware Intelligent Classroom. In the Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-line Learning (eLmL 2018) (pp. 72-77). IARIA.
22. Stefanidi, E., Doulgeraki, M., Korozi, M., Leonidis, A., & Antona, M., 2016. Designing a Teacher-Friendly Editor for Configuring the Attention-Aware Smart Classroom. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Springer, Cham.

1. Stefanidi, E., Partarakis N., Zabulis, X, Zikas, P., Papagiannakis, G., & Thalmann, N.M., 2021. TooltY: An approach for the combination of motion capture and 3D reconstruction to present tool usage in 3D environments. In: Thalmann, N.M., Zhang, J.J., Ramanathan, M., Thalmann, D. (eds) Intelligent Scene Modeling and Human-Computer Interaction. Human–Computer Interaction Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71002-6_10
2. Stefanidi, E., Arampatzis, D., Leonidis, A., Korozi, M., Antona, M. and Papagiannakis, G., 2020. MagiPlay: An Augmented Reality Serious Game Allowing Children to Program Intelligent Environments. In: Gavrilova, M., Tan, C., Chang, J., Thalmann, N. (eds) Transactions on Computational Science XXXVII. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12230. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-61983-4_9

1. Stefanidi, E., 2023, June. Designing for "Positive" Technology Removal? Ethical Considerations for Participatory Approaches with Children and their Care Ecosystem. Workshop on Participatory Approaches to the Ethics of Emerging Technologies for Children, at the 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference.
2. Wagener, N., Stefanidi, E., and Reicherts, L., 2023. Supporting Collaborative Reflection for Teenagers Through Shared Emotional Expression in Virtual Reality. Workshop on Integrating Individual and Social Contexts into Self-Reflection Technologies, at the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
3. Stefanidi, E. and Niess, J., 2022. Designing for Inclusion with Children with ADHD and their Care Ecosystem. Workshop on Co-designing with Mixed-ability Groups of Children to Promote Inclusive Education, at the 21st Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference.
4. Stefanidi, E., Niess, J., and Rogers, Y., 2022. Designing for Children with ADHD and their Care Ecosystem: Understanding Complexities. Workshop on Designing Ecosystems for Complex Health Needs, at the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
5. Stefanidi, E., Korozi, M., Leonidis, A., Niess J., Rogers, Y. and Schöning, J., 2021. Empowering Children with ADHD/ASD within Intelligent Environments. Workshop on Designing Games for and with Children, at the 20th Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference.
6. Stefanidi, E., Dominiak, J., Bentvelzen, M., Romanowski, A., Feger, S., Woźniak, P., Schöning, J., and Niess, J., 2021. Smart Tangibles: Fostering Connectedness Across Geographic Boundaries. Workshop on Smart Toys++: Exploiting the Social Connectedness for Playing and Learning, at the 20th Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference.

1. Stefanidi, E., 2022, June. Improving the digital well-being of neurotypical & neurodivergent children considering their care ecosystem. In Proceedings of the 21st Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference (pp. 668-671). https://doi.org/10.1145/3501712.3538830

• 2020-2022: Management of the HCI Bremen Instagram and co-managed Twitter account.
• 2020: Arampatzis, D., Doulgeraki, M., Giannoulis, M., Stefanidi, E. and Patkos, T., 2020. An Educational Platform for Logic-based Reasoning. ERCIM News, 2020(120). https://ercim-news.ercim.eu/en120/special/an-educational-platform-for-logic-based-reasoning

• 2024: Invited Talk & Participation, University of St. Gallen, title: “How to Survive Your PhD”, talk given during a writing retreat together with 25 people from different universities.
• 2024: Invited speaker during a 2-hour session in a winter school, title: “Supporting Mental & Physical Health with Large Language Models (LLMs)”, https://www.hcilab.org/event/winterschool-2024/
• 2023: 2-hour session in a summer school, titled: “Being well as a Researcher” as part of the summer school I co-organised “Spaces and Interfaces: A Summer School on HCI for Well-being” https://wellbeing.hci.rocks/summer-school
• 2023: Invited talk about Literature Reviews (https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3581332) published at CHI 2023 during the Empowering Digital Media seminars at the University of Bremen by Dr. Susanne Putze | 05.06.2023

• “MoodGems” project received the “Potential” and “Consumer” awards at the Universal Design Award 2024 https://www.universal-design.org/moodgems
• “Stelios Orphanoudakis” Distinguished Undergraduate Scholarships for excellent performance throughout my undergraduate studies at the Computer Science Department, University of Crete, awarded by the Institute of Computer Science – FORTH (1 October 2014 – 30 June 2017)
• Graduate Scholarship awarded by the Institute of Computer Science - FORTH (1 July 2018 – 31 July 2020)