Vilelmini Kalabratsidou

Vilelmini Kalabratsidou is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of the Aegean’s Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering on Syros. Her work bridges cognitive computing, wearable technology, and performing arts, focusing on designing interfaces that augment human bodily signals (e.g., heart activity) into interactive experiences. She holds a PhD in Cognitive Computing from Rutgers University (USA) and a dance degree from the Athens Conservatory.

Education:

• PhD in Computer Science (Cognitive Computing), Rutgers University, 2018
• MSc in Electronic & Computer Engineering, Technical University of Crete, 2012
• Dance Diploma, Athens Conservatory Dance Department

Research Interests: Wearable biosensors, real-time biofeedback systems, embodied interaction in dance, data-driven artistic creation, and neuroplasticity interfaces. Her projects often involve collaborative art-science initiatives like the Transition to 8 project, blending social data with music/visual art.

Key Contributions: Developed co-adaptive interfaces using heart rate data to steer dance performances and pioneered methods for analyzing bodily signals during social interactions (e.g., sociodrama studies). Her work has been showcased at conferences like Movement and Computing (MOCO) and published in journals like Wearable Technologies and Sensors.

Awards: Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship Finalist (2016), Student Entrepreneurship Grand (2011 for a one-button communication system).

Labs & Collaborations: Collaborated with Rutgers’ Sensory-Motor Integration Lab, Athena Research Center, and the University of Peloponnese. Active in transdisciplinary projects fusing art, tech, and psychology.