Prof. Piet Kommers

University of Twente, The Netherlands
Biography: Dr Piet Kommers; UNESCO Professor of Learning Technologies. Emeritus of the University of Twente. He is world’s prominent scholar in the intersection of Media and Education. He initiated the NATO Advanced Research Workshops on Cognitive Tools for Learning and Instruction. His major scientific contribution is the role of conceptual representations for deep learning when short-term memory tends to fail.

Prof. Demetrios Sampson

University of Piraeus, Greece
Biography: Demetrios Sampson is a Professor of Digital Systems for Learning and Education at the Department of Digital Systems, School of Information and Communication Technologies, University of Piraeus, Greece (since 2003), Director of the Master of Science (MSc) Program on Digital Learning, and Director of Research Laboratory Digital Systems in Learning and Education. Previously, he was a Professor of Learning Technologies & Director of Research at the School of Education, Humanities Faculty, Curtin University, Australia (2015-2017) and a Senior Researcher at the Information Technologies Institute of the Centre of Research and Technology – Hellas Greece (2000-2003).
His research in Learning Technologies and Digital Education has recognized significant global impact, as he is included in the list of the World’s Top 2% of Scientists in their fields according to the latest Stanford ranking based on Scopus data.