Aikaterini Mania

Aikaterini Mania is a Professor at the Technical University of Crete (TUC), Greece, affiliated with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Computer Science Division). She coordinates the research team SURREAL (http://surreal.tuc.gr) and leads the Distributed Multimedia Information Systems and Applications Laboratory. Her expertise spans 3D Graphics, Virtual Reality, and Human-Computer Interaction.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science (University of Bristol, UK, 2001), funded by Hewlett Packard Laboratories
• M.Sc. in Advanced Computing (Global Computing and Multimedia, University of Bristol, UK, 1996)
• B.Sc. in Mathematics (University of Crete, Greece, 1994)

Research Interests:

• Perception-based Computer Graphics
• Human factors in Virtual Environments and HCI
• 3D Spatial Cognition and User Interfaces
• Haptics and Data Visualization
• Usability Engineering and Psychophysics
• Display Technologies and Gaze-contingent systems

Professional Activities:

• Associate Editor for ACM Transactions on Applied Perception and Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments
• Previously held roles at NASA Ames Research Center (2003), Sussex University (Assistant/tenured Professor), and HP Laboratories (Researcher/Consultant)
• Contributed to conferences like ACM Siggraph and IEEE Virtual Reality through tutorials and program roles

Current Roles:

• Teaches courses: Introduction to Computer Programming and Computer Graphics
• Labs: Distributed Multimedia Information Systems and Applications Laboratory