Serafeim A. Triantafyllou

Serafeim A. Triantafyllou is a Computer Science Teacher. He has worked as a Computer Science Teacher in schools of Primary and Secondary Education of the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs. He is also a Certified Microsoft Innovative Educator and Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert for 2023-2024. He was born in Thessaloniki. Serafeim received his BSc in Applied Informatics at the Department of Applied Informatics of the University of Macedonia, an MSc degree in Continuing Education at the Department of Educational and Social Policy of the University of Macedonia, and a master’s degree of Education in Special Education at the Department of Education of the University of Nicosia and the Department of Educational Sciences and Early Childhood Education of the University of Patras. Serafeim has completed to satisfaction the University Pedagogy Pilot Program at School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE), Annex of Thessaloniki (Greece). He has completed successfully the (400 hours) educational program in intercultural education at the Department of Economics of the University of Piraeus. He has completed successfully the 1st EURASIP-GAIPDM Seasonal School on “Learning from Signals, Images, and Video” at the School of Informatics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He holds a certificate of Membership of IEEE Education Society that recognizes him as the Affiliate in good standing, denoting a personal and professional commitment to the advancement of technology. Serafeim is also a Member of the Hellenic Society for STEM Education and Cyprus Computer Society. Serafeim taught as Teaching and Research Assistant at the University of Macedonia from 2021-05 to 2021-09, and as Teaching and Research Staff in School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE), Annex of Thessaloniki (Greece) for the academic years 2017-2019 and 2022-2023 respectively. He has served as a reviewer for academic journals and academic conferences. Serafeim is also a certified trainer for Adults of non-formal education by the National Organization for the Certification of Qualifications & Vocational Guidance – EOPPEP. He worked as a professor of Computer Science in Public Vocational Training Institutes and Lifelong Learning Centres. His research interests are in the areas of Educational Technology, STEAM technologies, Gamification technologies, Computational Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, Special Education, Lifelong learning and e-learning. Serafeim is also author of computer science and pedagogy books.

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12-14
15:10
20min
Αξιοποίηση της καινοτόμου εκπαιδευτικής πλατφόρμας Kinems
Serafeim A. Triantafyllou

Το Kinems είναι μια καινοτόμος εκπαιδευτική πλατφόρμα που έχει σχεδιαστεί για να βοηθήσει όλους τους μαθητές, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των μαθητών με πολλαπλές μαθησιακές δυσκολίες, να επιτύχουν στόχους και δεξιότητες. Η βραβευμένη πλατφόρμα Kinems μπορεί να αξιοποιηθεί για παιδιά τυπικής ανάπτυξης καθώς και για παιδιά που αντιμετωπίζουν μαθησιακές δυσκολίες. Τα ψηφιακά παιχνίδια εξατομικευμένης μάθησης της Kinems έχουν στόχο την ενδυνάμωση, ανάπτυξη και βελτίωση ποικίλων δεξιοτήτων και της ακαδημαϊκής επίδοσης παιδιών ηλικίας 4-10 χρονών.

Online
12-14
12:20
20min
Gamified Recommender Systems
Serafeim A. Triantafyllou

Gamified recommender systems integrate elements of game design (such as points, levels, badges, leaderboards, and rewards) into the recommendation process to make user interactions more engaging and enjoyable. By leveraging these techniques, they aim to boost user engagement, satisfaction, and retention, as well as the relevance and effectiveness of recommendations. In this presentation, an overview of key concepts, approaches, and examples of how gamification can be applied in recommender systems is described in detail.

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