Marina Stergiou

Marina Stergiou is a doctoral candidate at the Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean. Her research focuses on the intersection of traditional cultural practices—particularly dance and costume—with emerging technologies like virtual reality and sustainable fashion. She collaborates with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Athena Research Center on projects involving cultural technology and human-computer interaction.

Education includes a BEng in Chemical Engineering (National Technical University of Athens, 2012), an MSc in Interactive and Industrial Product & System Design (University of the Aegean, 2016), and current PhD candidacy at the same institution focusing on using new technologies to preserve traditional dances and costumes as cultural heritage.

Her research interests span dance technology, digital clothing, virtual/augmented reality, and sustainable fashion. Notable projects include motion-based learning systems for dance notation and VR experiences for music composition exploration.

Articles highlight trends in VR/AR applications for cultural heritage preservation, extended reality for dance documentation, and data-driven artistic creation. Her work bridges technical innovation with cultural preservation through interdisciplinary collaborations.

Labs/teams affiliation includes partnerships with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens' Department of Informatics and Telecommunications and the Athena Research Center's cultural technology initiatives.