Symeon Retalis

Dr. Symeon Retalis is a Professor of Design Models for Technology-Enhanced Lifelong Learning Environments at the University of Piraeus, Greece. He has been actively engaged in research, development and innovation in the field of interaction design and development of technology-enhanced learning environments for the past 15 years. He has authored more than 150 research articles published in scientific books, journals and conferences and has delivered about 30 keynote/invited speeches in international conferences around the world. He has supervised over 90 honours and postgraduate research students to successful completion. He has been a mentor and member of R&D teams that received 6 honors and awards at international competitions for innovative software (e.g. Microsoft Imagine Cup, Intel Business Challenge). He has been involved as a principal investigator (PI) and co-ordinator in more than 30 R&D projects with several Higher Educational Institutes all over the world, funded by the European Union, national grants and software companies such as Smart Education and Google, thus attracting external funds to the value of about USD 18 million. He serves on the editorial board of the most highly ranked academic journals in the field of Learning Technologies.
His review work was recognized by the ACM Computing Reviews journal, which selected him to become a featured reviewer in June 2017.  He has developed various innovative learning tools which have gained a lot of positive reviews such as i) the CADMOS graphical learning design tool, ii) the LAER learning analytics plug-in for Moodle and iii) the digital board game WWF Educational Atlas. He is scientific responsible of the CoSyLlab (Computer Supported Learning Engineering) research group.

With his highly honoured participation on the Homo Ludens advisory board, he offers our ecosystem valuable guidance on e-learning, digital education systems, and adapting game-based activities to complex learning environments.