MThe goal of the conference is to foster a dialogue in two critical areas of interest for the museum community: the design and production of interpretive technologies, and the development of strategies to attract new and diverse audiences.
Keynote speakers of the conference are Nancy Proctor, Head of Mobile Strategy and Initiatives, Smithsonian Institution; and Allegra Burnette, Creative Director of Digital Media, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Both are pioneers in the development of communication programs and new technologies for museums. The conference also features distinguished Greek experts, who are members of the academic and museum communities.
Creative Director of Digital Media,
Museum of Modern Art
U.S.Α.
Head of New Media,
Smithsonian American Art Museum
U.S.Α.
Human-Computer Interaction Group,
University of Patras
GR
Nikolaos Avouris is a professor of software technology. Research interests. Software technology, with emphasis on Human-Computer Communication, Human-Computer Interface Design Methodologies, Artificial Intelligence, Experienced Systems, Distributed Intelligent Systems, Machine Learning Techniques and the Application of these Techniques to Advanced Computing Problems, of the Environment, Education and Industry. He is responsible for the Human-Computer Interaction Research Team. Studies. He is a graduate of the School of Electrical Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens. He holds a master’s and a PhD from the University of Manchester, MA. (University of Manchester, UMIST Institute of Science and Technology). Professional experience. He has over 20 years of academic and research experience. 1983-1984; Researcher at Pan. Manchester. 1985-1986; Assistant Professor, Department of Informatics, TEI Athens. 1986-1993; Researcher at the Joint Research Center (JRC) of the Committee of the European Communities, Spain, Institute of Systems Engineering and Informatics and the Institute of the Environment, Department of Environmental Informatics. 1993-1994; Computer Engineer at National Electricity Distribution Center (DEH), Athens, Greece. 1994-2001; Associate Professor University of Patras. 2001- Professor, Head of Human-Computer Interaction Research Team. Publications. He has edited 4 books and is the author of more than 40 articles in international scientific journals and books and over 100 technical reports, tutorials, scientific conference presentations, etc.
Visiting Research Fellow,
Initiative for Heritage Conservancy
GR
Assistant Professor,
Communication, Media and Culture
Department, Panteion University
GR
Curator, PhD Candidate,
Department of Communication and Media Studies,
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
GR
Director, President’s Office,
Acropolis Museum
GR
Museologist, Inter-university
Postgraduate Program in Museology,
Aristotle University in Thessaloniki
GR
Assistant Professor,
Department of Cultural Technology and Communication,
University of the Aegean
GR
Head of Strategic Planning and Development Department,
National Documentation Center
GR
Archaeologist,
Cultural and Educational Technology
Institute / R.C. “Athena”
GR
Assistant Professor, Department of
Communication and Media Studies,
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
GR