Eleftherios Anastasovitis

Dr. Eleftherios Anastasovitis serves as a PostDoc Researcher at the Information Technologies Institute (CERTH-ITI), Adjunct Professor in Virtual Reality at the University of the Aegean's Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, and visiting Adjunct Professor in Human-Computer Interaction at the International Hellenic University's M.Sc Strategic Product Design program. He is also Founder and CEO of Pyrseia Informatics since 2012.

His academic credentials include:

• PhD in XR, Virtual Worlds, Storyliving, and Virtual Cultural Heritage from University of Macedonia (2024)
• M.Sc in Cultural Informatics and Communication from University of the Aegean (2014)
• M.Ed in Adult Education from Hellenic Open University (2017)
• B.Sc in Informatics from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2005)

His research integrates immersive technologies for cultural heritage preservation and education, specializing in the Antikythera Mechanism through Storyliving Virtual Worlds. He develops XR applications for training using Serious Games and 3D Graphics, with strong emphasis on user-centered design principles in Human-Computer Interaction.

Dr. Anastasovitis contributes to the academic community as Lead Guest Editor for MDPI Electronics' Special Issue "Shaping Human-Centered Virtual Worlds" and holds memberships in the Europeana Network Association and EuroXR Association's Advisory Board. As Technical Project Manager at CERTH-ITI since 2016, he executes EU and national research initiatives while leading XR development at Pyrseia Informatics. No formal advisees are documented in current records.