Organization

Carlo Giovannella

Assistant Professor, expert of Technology Enhanced Learning, Interaction & Experience Design, Computer Mediated Communication, Design and Management of Processes, Process and Product Innovation.
Chair of the ISIM_garage (Interfaces and Multimodal Interactive Systems), a R&D lab devoted to: a) the design and development of TEL-environments (learning places), tools and methods; CSCW environments; b) interaction design and design and development of multimodal and natural interfaces c) the test of user behaviour (physical, cognitive, social and emotional). Designer and chair of the project LIFE (Learning in an Interactive Framework to Experience), an innovative learning environment of new generation, see http://life.mifav.uniroma2.it/.
Instructional designer and didactic coordinator of many masters, honoured masters and degrees, among them: honoured Master in Advanced Technologies of Interactive Communication, on-line honoured Master in E-learning: methods, technologies and applications, on-line Master degree in Theory and design of New Media (2009 -)
Chair of many Conference, Workshops and Schools: Horizon2020:SCiLearn2013, ICALT2012, SCiLearn2012, E3FPLE@ECTEL2011, HCI@Large, DULP@ICALT2010, DULP 2009, CHItaly2009, HCIEd 2008, Front-TEL School, etc... Member of the scientific committee of several International conferences, among them:
ICALT, ICWL, T4L, INTERACT, DIS, C&C, IADIS, CELDA, HCIEd, ecc
IEEE Senior member, Executive Board Member of the IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technologies, deputy president of the WG 13.1 dell'IFIP on 'Education in HCI and HCI Curriculum'.
Editor in chief of the Journal IxD&A and past deputy-editor in chief of the Journal JeLKS. Member of the editorial of several international journals. Author of more than 80 papers and 2 Italian patents, 8 guest editing of volumes in the domains of Technology Enhanced Learning and Interaction Design; about 20 papers on Photographic Images and Communication and director of the Journal F&D (1993-2000); more than 90 papers and 5 book editing in the domain of solid state and complex system physics (1983-1999).

affiliation: Dept. of Educational Science & Technologies and Iad School, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy

Sabine Graf
has a PhD from Vienna University of Technology, Austria, and is presently an Assistant Professor at Athabasca University, School of Computing and Information Systems, in Canada. Her research expertise and interests include adaptivity and personalization, student modeling, ubiquitous and mobile learning, artificial intelligence, and learning analytics. She has published more than 80 peer-reviewed journal papers, book chapters, and conference papers in these areas, of which three conference papers were awarded with a best paper award. Dr Graf is Executive Board Member of the IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technologies, Editor of the Bulletin of the IEEE Techical Committee on Learning Technology, and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Interaction Design and Architectures. She is an active member of the research community, serving as editorial board member of five international journals, workshop chair and organizer of eleven international workshops, doctoral consortium chair at four international conferences, and guest editor of three special issues. Dr. Graf has been invited to given keynote/invited talks at universities, companies and conferences in Austria, Canada, Colombia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and UK.

affiliation: School of Computing and Information Systems, Athabasca University, Canada

Alke Martens
is Professor and leader of the research group 'Computer Science and Instructional Design', and she is currently elected vice-rector for research and international affairs. She has a PhD from the University of Rostock, Germany, in artificial intelligence. Alke Martens works in the field of TEL and cognitive systems. She has developed a generic framework for intelligent and classical teaching and training systems, which is developed as a multilevel approach (starting from formal process descriptions, to pattern based design, and resulting in a modular component based architecture). This framework is constantly growing (e.g. for game-based learning, modeling/simulation, and different application fields). Related work takes place in the field of cognitive design, adaptation technologies and formal descriptions thereof. Martens stresses the importance of empirical research in the context of TEL. She is also active in the context of pervasion in education, especially in the context of how instructional design for future learning places will look like. Martens has several financed projects running (e.g. South Baltic in FP 7, ESF, and national fundings like DFG), she is involved as committee member in several international conferences, has been chair and organizer of several international workshops, works as member of the editorial board and as reviewer for several international journals.

affiliation: PH Schwäbisch Gmünd, University of Education, Institute of Computer Science, Germany

Elvira Popescu
is Assistant Professor at the Computers and Information Technology Department, University of Craiova, Romania and a member of the Multimedia Applications Development Research Center at the same university. She obtained her Ph.D. degree from the University of Craiova, Romania and the University of Technology of Compiègne, France (double degree) in 2008. Her research interests include technology enhanced learning, adaptation and personalization in Web-based systems, learner modeling, social learning environments, intelligent and distributed computing. She authored and co-authored more than 50 publications, including journal articles, book chapters and conference papers. She received several scholarships and participated in 11 national and international research projects. Dr. Popescu is actively involved in the research community by co-organizing an international workshop in the area of social and personal computing for e-learning (SPeL 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), guest editing a journal special issue in the same area, co-editing a Springer LNCS proceedings volume, serving as program committee member and reviewer for more than 30 conferences and workshops, organizing committee member for 8 conferences and member of two journal editorial boards.

affiliation: University of Craiova, Computers and Information Technology Department, Romania

Imran Zualkernan
is associate professor at American University of Sharjah. He has a demonstrated research and consulting experience in management and implementation of software solutions with a special emphasis on software engineering and Internet-based e-learning applications. He has diverse research and development exposure in auditing, statistical experimental design, hardware and VLSI manufacturing and in knowledge-based systems. He has done knowledge management work for multiple divisions of IBM including Owego, York Town, Rochester and East Fishkill, USA. He has taught at the University of Minnesota and at Penn State University and has research publications that span cognitive science, management science and computer science and engineering. He also has been the principal design engineer for the development and deployment of compilers and interface products for high-end robotic applications. Most recently, he has been involved in startup technology companies doing offshore software development and developing software engineering environments and products for the e-learning marketplace. He has published over 90 papers including journal articles, book chapters and conference papers. He is a twice recent receipient of the IBM’s global faculty award in the area of game-based learning.

affiliation: American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates