Michail Giannakos

Michail (Michalis) Giannakos is a Professor at the Department of Computer Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Information Systems, University of Agder (UiA). He serves as Head of the Learner-Computer Interaction Lab at NTNU. His career spans multiple institutions, including roles as EAISI Visiting Professor (TU/e, Netherlands), Honorary Professor (UCL, UK), Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer, and Assistant Professor.

Giannakos' research focuses on emerging technologies in online/hybrid education, with emphasis on student/instructor experiences, gamification, STEM learning, augmented reality, and multimodal learning analytics. His recent publications explore generative AI for educational feedback, embodied mathematics, and AR applications for autistic children.

• 2024–present: Adjunct Professor, UiA
• 2020–present: Professor/Head, NTNU
• 2023–2024: EAISI Visiting Professor, TU/e
• 2022–2023: Honorary Professor, UCL

He has received prestigious awards, including the RCN Young Research Talents grant, ERCIM Fellowship, and Outstanding Academic Award (NTNU). His funded projects include AutoTRUST (Horizon Europe), COMnPLAY-Science (Horizon 2020), and Surrounded by Science (Horizon 2020).

Giannakos serves as Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction and sits on editorial boards of IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, Behaviour & Information Technology, and others. He has reviewed for the European Commission and US-NSF.