Demetrios Sampson

Demetrios Sampson is a Professor of Digital Systems for Learning and Education at the University of Piraeus, Greece, since 2003. He holds leadership roles including Director of the MSc Program on Digital Learning and Director of the Research Laboratory Digital Systems in Learning and Education. Previously, he was a Professor of Learning Technologies and Director of Research at Curtin University, Australia (2015–2017), and a Senior Researcher at the Centre of Research and Technology–Hellas (2000–2003). He has been a Visiting Professor at 8 universities across 4 continents, including Peking University, University of Hong Kong, and University of Tartu. His research focuses on Learning Technologies and Digital Education, recognized globally, including being named in Stanford’s World’s Top 2% Scientists. He has authored/co-authored 314 publications (books, journal articles, chapters, conference papers), edited 22 books, and received 10 Best Paper Awards. He has supervised over 200 students and led 75+ research projects with €18M funding. Sampson co-authored groundbreaking works like Educational Data Literacy (Springer, 2022) and pioneered the first MOOC on Educational Data Analytics via edX, attracting 30,000+ participants globally.

He initiated the open-access Educational Technology & Society Journal, now #4 in Google Scholar rankings. Leadership roles include Chair of IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technologies (2008–2011, 2015–2018) and Editor-in-Chief of major journals. Awards include the IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Service Award and Golden Nikola Tesla Chain Award. He holds a PhD in Electronic Systems Engineering from the University of Essex (1995) and a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Democritus University of Thrace (1989).

Key contributions include promoting educational data literacy through the Learn2Analyse initiative, leading global conferences like IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, and advancing frameworks for teaching analytics, flipped classrooms, and MOOC design. His work bridges technology, pedagogy, and policy, shaping modern educational systems worldwide.