In my research, I'm looking for ways to make computer systems more aware of and responsive to the way people interact with each other using natural, affective interaction and intelligent, user-adaptive algorithms. I'm also investigating how gamification and digital games can be used in classroom and informal settings to assist conventional teaching and help teach social issues and STEAM subjects to children and adults. Since 1998, I have participated in more than twenty research projects funded by Greek and European bodies; most notably the Humaine Network of Excellence, within which I completed my post-doc in the field of mapping signals to signs of emotion, leading re-search efforts in emotion modelling and recognition, the FP6 IP CALLAS project, where I served as Area Leader of Affective applications, the FP7 TeL Siren project (Technical Manager), which was voted Best Learning Game in Europe for 2013 by the Games and Learning Alliance Network of Excellence, and the H2020 iRead project, which produced Navigo, the winner of the GALA Serious Games competition for 2018.Besides this, I'm involved in a number of science communication activities, most notably Famelab Greece and openscience.gr, the leading Greek website on science communication. I'm also an advocate for technology and CS in primary schools, participating in the 'Girls Go Coding' initiative to attract girls and female adults to coding. I have participated as a speaker in 3 TEDx events, including TEDxAthens in 2019, while in 2016, I authored a lesson on the TED-ed platform titled “Can machines read your emotions?”; the lesson surpassed 300.000 views in its first week.