Stamatios Papadakis

Stamatios Papadakis is an Assistant Professor at the University of Crete, specializing in educational technology and innovative pedagogical approaches. His work focuses on integrating emerging technologies like AI, robotics, and gamification into early childhood and primary education. He has demonstrated a strong commitment to open access publishing, with 64% of his research freely available and 55% under open licenses, placing him in the top 1% globally for open licensing practices.

His research interests include mobile learning for marginalized populations (e.g., refugees), computational thinking development in young children, and the ethical implementation of social robots in classrooms. Key contributions include pioneering studies on STEM education through tools like ScratchJr and BBC Micro:bit, as well as analyzing the impact of digital addiction on academic performance.

Papadakis has published extensively in journals like Studies in Computational Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, with notable works examining teacher self-efficacy in ICT use and the effectiveness of adaptive gamification in science education. His collaborative efforts with institutions in Greece and Turkey highlight cross-cultural educational challenges and solutions.