Ioannou, Andri
Ιωάννου, Άντρη
Andri Ioannou (female) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts of the Cyprus University of Technology, Director of the Cyprus Interaction Research Lab (https://www.cyprusinteractionlab.com/), and Team Leader of the “Educational Media for Education and Edutainment” research group of the Research Centre on Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies (RISE). Andri has a PhD in Educational Technology and an MA in Education both from the University of Connecticut (USA), and a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Cyprus. Her research contributes to key areas of educational technology, including the (i) design and evaluation of technology-enhanced learning environments, (ii) use of technology to support skills within a 21st-century framework including problem-solving, collaboration, metacognition, and “living in the world” skills, (iii) design of embodied, playful and gameful learning using technology, and (iv) technology integration in all levels of education. Andri loannou has a track record of more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications in highly cited international journals and conferences (for example: Educational Technology Research and Development (ETRD), Educational Technology and Society, Computers in Human Behavior, Interacting with Computers, Behaviour & Information Technology etc.) and prestigious refereed conference proceedings (for example: ICLS, CSCL INTERACT, ECTEL etc.). She has also participated in the review process of top-ranked journals in her field and currently serves on the editorial boards of ETRD and TechTrends. Andri has been involved as a principal investigator (PI) and co-ordinator in more than 20 research projects with several Higher Educational institutions funded by the European Union and national grants.