Biography

Dr. Stylianos Mystakidis is an innovator and awarded researcher on Educational Technology at the University of Patras, Adjunct Faculty member at the Democritus University of Thrace, the Hellenic Open University, Open University of Cyprus and Visiting Professor at the International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, Italy. He has published over 120 works in peer-reviewed international journals, conferences and books on Metaverse, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Playful Design, Gamification, Storytelling, Serious Games, Instructional Design, Open and Distance Education, Artificial Intelligence. His works have generated considerable impact as he is included in the world’s top 2% most influential scientists (Elsevier & University of Stanford’s list, 2023 & 2024) and has received several academic awards. He has international academic teaching experience for universities in Spain, United Kingdom, Greece, Cyprus, Italy and USA. He has participated as a researcher and project manager (PMI/PMP) in 14 international and European projects. His formal studies include a Ph.D. in Cognitive Science at the Faculty of Information Technology, University of Jyväskylä (Finland), MA in Education in Virtual Worlds at the University of West of England Bristol (UK), MSc in Mechanical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (Greece) and Postgraduate Certificate at the Open University of Catalonia (Spain).