Aris Alissandrakis
Senior lecturer
Department of Media Technology
aris.alissandrakis
[at]
lnu [dot] se
+46 470 70 86 36
Hus D 2267G
Senior Lecturer at the department of Media Technology; programme coordinator for the "Social Media and Web Technologies" (NAMT2) master programme.
Course coordinator for
- "Scientific Theories and Methods" (4ME301),
- "Cross Media Design and Production" (4ME306),
- "Mobile Games and Entertainment" (4ME308),
- and master degree project (5ME11E).
Active research interests include Human-Computer Interaction, Virtual/Augmented Reality, Quantified Self, Big Data, Serious Games, Cross-media, Imitation & Social Learning in Adaptive Systems, Human-Robot Interaction, and Artificial Life.
My research groups and projects
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VRxAR Labs The VRxAR Labs research group is exploring interface design for Mixed Reality environments, such as Virtual and Augmented Reality.
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Project: Augmented Reality for Public Engagement (PEAR) The purpose of the PEAR project is to investigate the possibilities of using Augmented Reality technologies to increase public engagement. In con…
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Project: Open Data Exploration in Virtual Reality (ODxVR) The purpose of the ODxVR project is to propose novel interface design approaches that enable interactive visualization of Open Data (OD) within…
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Project: Visualizing quantified self data using avatars The purpose of the project is to explore creative ways to visualize Quantified Self data, aggregated from social media and Internet of Things ser…
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Project: Real-Time 3D Gesture Analysis for Natural Interaction with Smart Devices This project will help develop the next-generation interface – being able to interact with mobile phones and other smar…
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
- Cooney, M., Kanda, T., Alissandrakis, A., Ishiguro, H. (2014). Designing Enjoyable Motion-Based Play Interactions with a Small Humanoid Robot. International Journal of Social Robotics. 6. 173-193.
Conference paper (Refereed)
- Herault, R.C., Alissandrakis, A. (2016). An Application for Speech and Language Therapy Using Customized Interaction Between Physical Objects and Mobile Devices. Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Computers in Education. 477-482.
- Müller, M., Alissandrakis, A., Otero, N. (2016). There is more to come : Anticipating content on interactive public displays through timer animations. PerDis 2016 : Proceedings of the 5th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays. 247-248.
- Nake, I., Alissandrakis, A., Zbick, J. (2016). Visualizing Quantified Self Data Using Avatars. ACHI 2016 : The Ninth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions. 57-66.
- Alissandrakis, A., Nake, I. (2016). A New Approach for Visualizing Quantified Self Data Using Avatars. Proceedings of the 2016 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing : Adjunct. 522-527.
- Reski, N., Alissandrakis, A. (2016). Change Your Perspective : Exploration of a 3D Network Created from Open Data in an Immersive Virtual Reality Environment. ACHI 2016 : The Ninth International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interactions. 403-410.
- Hoppe, H.U., Müller, M., Alissandrakis, A., Milrad, M., Schneegass, C., et al. (2016). "VC/DC" - Video versus Domain Concepts in Comments to Learner-generated Science Videos. Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Computers in Education. India: Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education. 172-181.
- Müller, M., Otero, N., Alissandrakis, A., Milrad, M. (2015). Increasing user engagement with distributed public displays through the awareness of peer interactions. Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Pervasive Displays. 23-29.
- Müller, M., Otero, N., Alissandrakis, A., Milrad, M. (2015). Application features to convey peers' interactions to engage users in a display network. Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Pervasive Displays. 267-268.
- Müller, M., Otero, N., Alissandrakis, A., Milrad, M. (2014). Evaluating usage patterns and adoption of an interactive video installation on public displays in school contexts. MUM '14 Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia. 160-169.
- Otero, N., Alissandrakis, A., Müller, M., Milrad, M., Lencastre, J.A., et al. (2013). Promoting secondary school learners' curiosity towards science through digital public displays. Proceedings of International Conference on Making Sense of Converging Media, AcademicMindTrek '13. 204-210.
- Otero, N., Müller, M., Alissandrakis, A., Milrad, M. (2013). Exploring video-based interactions around digital public displays to foster curiosity about science in schools. .
- Cooney, M., Kanda, T., Alissandrakis, A., Ishiguro, H. (2011). Interaction Design for an Enjoyable Play Interaction with a Small Humanoid Robot. Proceedings of the 2011 11th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids 2011). 112-119.
- Cooney, M., Becker-Asano, C., Kanda, T., Alissandrakis, A., Ishiguro, H. (2010). Full-body gesture recognition using inertial sensors for playful interaction with small humanoid robot. Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2010). 2276-2282.
Chapter in book (Refereed)
- Dadzie, A., Müller, M., Alissandrakis, A., Milrad, M. (2016). Collaborative Learning through Creative Video Composition on Distributed User Interfaces. State-of-the-Art and Future Directions of Smart Learning. Springer. 199-210.
- Alissandrakis, A., Milrad, M. (2013). Designing interactive mobile services to promote civic participation in northern Uganda. ICT for Anti-Corruption, Democracy And Education In East Africa. Stockholm, Stockholm University. 53-65.
- Alissandrakis, A., Otero, N., Saunders, J., Dautenhahn, K., Nehaniv, C. (2010). Helping Robots Imitate : Metrics And Computational Solutions Inspired By Human-Robot Interaction Studies. Advances in Cognitive Systems. Institution of Engineering and Technology. 127-167.
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