IMCL 2026: AI in Education, Learning and Research

• W01: Building AI Literacy in Higher Education. A hands-on workshop using the INFINITE toolkit and AI Digital Hub. Chairs: Apostolos Kostas (University of the Aegean) and Eleni Mangina (University College Dublin). Amphitheatre G05.
• W02: Designing with Generative AI and XR. A multimodal workshop for student agency in spatial learning. Chair: Antonio Luis Juarez (Tecnologico de Monterrey). Classroom G17.

The opening in Amphitheatre G05, chaired by Professor Michael E. Auer, with addresses by Professor Nicos Papaioannou, Deputy Minister of Higher Education of Greece; Antonis Polemitis, CEO of the University of Nicosia; Professor Michael Auer, Steering Committee Chair; Professor Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos, General Conference Chair; and the Conference Co-Chairs, Professor Despo Ktoridou and Dr Epaminondas Epaminonda of the University of Nicosia.

• 11:30: Demetrios Sampson, University of Piraeus: AI ± Education: Transformation, Tension, and Opportunity.
• 12:00: Oksana Arnold, University of Applied Sciences Erfurt: Effective Higher Education Despite(?) Artificial Intelligence.

How AI supports the decisions of teachers and learners: learning bots and a local language-model agent inside the learning management system, AI-based assessment of spoken English, AI recommendations for self-regulated worksheets, and generative AI used to visualise poetry in a secondary classroom.

Chair: Epaminondas Epaminonda, University of Nicosia. Room: Classroom G16.

• Visualising the poetic image with Generative AI: A case study with secondary school students. Marina Rodosthenous-Balafa (University of Nicosia, Cyprus), Maria Magklara (University of Nicosia, Cyprus; Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Cyprus), Georgios Lampropoulos (University of Nicosia, Cyprus). Late paper, presented on site.
• Perceived reliability and pedagogical value of AI-based English speaking assessment in higher education. Tatjana Sinkus, Inese Ozola (Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Latvia). Short paper, presented remotely.
• Course-Bound Learning Bots in the LMS Context: Use Cases, Utilization, and Didactic Value. Hans-Peter Steinbacher (FH Kufstein Tirol Bildungs GmbH, Austria). Short paper, presented on site.
• Integration of a local LLM agent into Moodle via MCP for AI-assisted tutoring in large cohorts. Rokhaya Diagne, Ndeye Massata Ndiaye (Université Numérique Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Sénégal). Full paper, presented remotely.
• Designing for Evolution: A Living Lab-Driven Iterative Framework for Human-AI Collaboration in Urban Safety Systems. Seokyun Jeon, Sunwoo Park (WAVUS Co., Ltd., Korea, Republic of (South Korea)). Late paper, presented on site.
• Quality Evaluation of AI-Generated Recommendations for Improving Worksheets in Self-Regulated Learning. Gerald Geier (University College of Teacher Education Styria, Austria), Ognjen Ilic (Graz University of Technology), Martin Ebner (Graz University of Technology). Full paper, presented on site.

Immersive and multimodal learning: student agency in AI and XR design work in architecture, caption quality in augmented reality, an AR study for Greek diaspora education, co-created immersive web environments, and a UNIC paper on education in the age of AGI.

Chair: Antonio Luis Juarez, Tecnologico de Monterrey. Room: Classroom G17.

• Student Agency in Multimodal AI-XR Workflows for Spatial Learning in Architectural Education. Antonio Luis Juarez (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico), Omar Fabrisio Avellaneda (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech), Lesly Pliego (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico), Jordi Rábago (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico), Tomás Pachajoa (Universidad El Bosque, Colombia), Carlos Hinrichsen (Universidad de San Sebastian, Chile), Marietta Castro (Universidad de San Sebastian, Chile). Full paper, presented on site.
• Beyond Transcription Accuracy: A User Study of Multimodal Caption Quality of Experience in Augmented Reality. Hrishikesh Dilip Mulay, Konstantinos Amplianitis, Eleni Mangina (University College Dublin, School of Computer Science, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland). Late paper, presented on site.
• Classical AthensAR: A Formative Usability Evaluation and Student Pilot Study in Greek Diaspora Education. Christopher Tripoulas (Department of Pedagogy and Primary Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece), George Koutromanos (Department of Pedagogy and Primary Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece), Rea Kakampoura (Department of Pedagogy and Primary Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece), Ioannis Spantidakis (Department of Primary Education, University of Crete, Rethymnon, Greece), George Georgiadis (Department of Pedagogy and Primary Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece). Late paper, presented remotely.
• Integrating Generative AI and Immersive Technologies: A New Dimension of Personalization in Higher Education. Denys Volodymyrovych Borysenko (Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics, Ukraine). Full paper, presented remotely.
• Proposal for Framework for the Co-Creation of Immersive Web Environments. Bárbara Cleto (Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal). Late paper, presented remotely.
• Education in the Age of AGI. Maria Michailidis (University of Nicosia, Cyprus), Spyros Makridakis (Univeristy of Nicosia Cyprus). Late paper, presented on site.

The rules around AI in education: Greek and European regulation, the human rights case law of the European Court, responsible use of ChatGPT in universities, how school teachers make sense of AI, critical thinking, and the digital responsibility skills employers now ask for.

Chair: Stefania Zourlidou, Institute of Web Science and Technologies (WeST). Room: Amphitheatre G05.

• Forecasting Digital Responsibility Skills for Curriculum Design: Evidence from Online Job Advertisements. Dimitrios Christos Kavargyris (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Informatics, Greece), Maria Ganopoulou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Informatics, Greece), Eleanna Papaioannou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Informatics, Greece), Nikolaos Mittas (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace), Ioannis Stamelos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Informatics, Greece), Lefteris Angelis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Informatics, Greece). Full paper, presented on site.
• AI in Greek Education: Legal and Ethical Challenges under the National and European Regulatory Framework. Georgios Tsaousis (Department of Law, School of Law, University of Nicosia, UNIC Athens, 167 77, Athens, Greece), Christos Papastylianos (School of Law, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus). Late paper, presented on site.
• Responsible ChatGPT Adoption in Higher Education: Usage, Reliability, and Ethical-Concern Profiles. Stefania Zourlidou, Rana Arslan Khalid, Frank Hopfgartner (University Koblenz, Germany). Full paper, presented remotely.
• Artificial Intelligence in Schools as an Uncertain Innovation: Exploring Teachers' Sensemaking Processes. Dace Medne, Evija Mirķe (Riga Technical University, Latvia). Full paper, presented on site.
• AI, Educational Power and Human Rights: Lessons from the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights. Thomas Papanastasiou (University of Nicosia, Greece), Mary Varda (University of Nicosia, Cyprus). Short paper, presented on site.
• Developing critical thinking skills among future professionals in the context of using generative artificial intelligence in vocational education. Sofiia Dembitska (Vinnitsia National Technical University, Ukraine), Roman Salii (Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Ukraine), Iryna Kobylianska (Vinnitsia National Technical University, Ukraine), Bogdan Pinaіev (Vinnitsia National Technical University, Ukraine), Aleksandr Kobilanskiy (Vinnitsia National Technical University, Ukraine). Short paper, presented remotely.

AI tutors that teachers control: a platform for teacher-customised tutors in second-language classrooms, course-specific tutors built from lecture materials, configurable chatbots, generative AI across the instructional design cycle, and adaptive learning treated as curriculum redesign.

Chair: Andreas Probst, HTL Leonding. Room: Classroom G16.

• L2Gem: A Platform for Teacher-Customized Generative-AI Tutors in L2 Classrooms. Alexandros Tantos, Maria Kaltsa, Marina Mattheoudakis, Despina Papadopoulou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). Full paper, presented remotely.
• Adaptive Learning as Curriculum Redesign: Design Principles for Balancing Adaptivity, Learner Agency, and Ethical Governance in Higher Education. Maria Aristeidou, Felipe Tessarolo, Christothea Herodotou, Simon Cross (The Open University, United Kingdom). Short paper, presented on site.
• Work-in-Progress: From Generic Chatbots to Teacher-Configurable AI Tutors: The Design and Evaluation of Novedu in Secondary Education. Rainer Stropek (HTL Leonding, Austria), Andreas Probst (HTL Wels, Austria; HTL Leonding, Austria), Peter Bauer (HTL Leonding, Austria), Lukas Larndorfer (HTL Leonding, Austria), Melanie Bauer (HTL Leonding, Austria). Work-in-Progress, presented on site.
• Beyond Lesson Planning: Generative AI Support Across the Full Instructional Design Cycle in Higher Education. Natalia Spyropoulou, Achilles Kameas (School of Science and Technology, Hellenic Open University, Greece). Short paper, presented remotely.
• A Modular Pipeline for Building Course-Specific LLM Tutors from Raw Lecture Materials. Mohamad Al Gawad Hamoud, Jihad Fahs, Fadi Zaraket, Ibrahim Abou-Faycal (American University of Beirut, Lebanon (Lebanese Republic)). Short paper, presented remotely.
• Women’s Leadership, Entrenched Models, and Digital Principal Assistants in School Administration. Aimilia Lymperaki - Besson (University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Attica, Greece), Ioannis Sarlis (University of West Attica, Athens, Attica, Greece), Dimitrios Kotsifakos (University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Attica, Greece), Christos Douligeris (University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Attica, Greece). Short paper, presented on site.

Human-AI collaboration in practice: spatial reasoning for evacuation decisions, faculty readiness for machine learning, who has the final say in authentic assessment, AI-supported learning design for schools, and a serious game that builds educators' generative AI skills.

Chair: Petros Lameras, Coventry University; Nektarios Moumoutzis, Technical University of Crete. Room: Classroom G17.

• A GeoKG-Based Spatial Reasoning Framework for Human-AI Collaborative Evacuation Decision Learning in Complex Urban Spaces. Duck-Ho Kim, Seok-Yun Jeon, Sun-Woo Park (WAVUS., Ltd, R&D Department, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)). Special session paper, presented on site.
• Faculty Readiness and Barriers to Implementing Machine Learning in Applied Higher Education. Monica Vilms, Elena Safiulina, Oksana Labanova, Anne Uukkivi (TTK University of Applied Sciences, Estonia). Special session paper, presented on site.
• Who Gets the Final Say? Rethinking Authentic Assessment through Human-AI Collaboration in Higher Education. Georgios Lampropoulos (University of Piraeus, Greece), Symeon Retalis (University of Piraeus, Greece), Michalis Boloudakis (Tomansa Ltd, Cyprus), Ioannis Psaromiligkos (University of West Attica, Greece). Special session paper, presented on site.
• Learning Design with AI: Adapting the LISA Framework for K-12. Sandra Schön (Graz University of Technology, Austria), Benedikt Brünner (Graz University of Technology, Austria), Martin Ebner (Graz University of Technology, Austria), Gerald Geier (University College of Teacher Education Styria, Austria), Mario Giampaolo (University of Siena, Italy). Special session paper, presented on site.
• Developing Educators’ Generative AI Competencies through a Serious Game. Petros Lameras (Coventry University, United Kingdom), Thi Thom Thom Nguyen (Vietnam National University Hanoi), Thi Thu Huyen Nguyen (Hanoi University of Science and Technology), Minh Tan Ha (Hanoi University of Science and Technology), Thuy Thi Ngoc Bui (Hanoi University of Science and Technology), Sylvester Arnab (Coventry University, United Kingdom), Alex Masters (Coventry University, United Kingdom). Special session paper, presented on site.
• Generative AI as a Learning Partner in Higher Education. Nikleia Eteokleous (Frederick University, Cyprus). Special session paper, presented remotely.

AI in primary education: reading handwritten mathematics tests with language models, what trustworthiness means for young learners, AI agents for language learning, parents' AI literacy and child safety, ChatGPT in primary physics, and how to evaluate technology-enhanced school visits.

Chair: Tharrenos Bratitsis, University of Western Macedonia. Room: Amphitheatre G05.

• From Handwritten Mathematics Tests to Pedagogically Actionable Information: Exploring the Use of Large Language Models in the Assessment of Sixth-Grade Students. Aristeidis Vagelatos, Dimitris Konstantakos, Maria Giannisi, Zacharoula Smyrnaiou (Computer Technology Institute and Press "Diophantus", Greece). Special session paper, presented on site.
• Trustworthiness in AI: Is Primary Education a Special Case? Sofia Hadjileontiadou (Democritus University of Thrace, Greece). Special session paper, presented on site.
• Envisioning AI Agents for Language Learning: Exploring Pre-service Educators’ Technological Readiness and Expectations. Eleni Korosidou, Menelaos Tzifopoulos, Tharrenos Bratitsis (University of Western Macedonia, Greece). Special session paper, presented on site.
• Parental AI Literacy and Child Safety: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Training Needs of Parents. Tharrenos Bratitsis (University of Western Macedonia, Greece), Iro Koliakou (STEM Center “Anna Papageorgiou” Education Association Anatolia Thessaloniki, Greece), Christos Toulakis (STEM Center “Anna Papageorgiou” Education Association Anatolia Thessaloniki, Greece), Anna Bratitsi (University of Patras, Greece). Special session paper, presented on site.
• ChatGPT in Primary Physics Education: A Case Study of Personalized Learning. Vagia Zachopoulou, Apostolos Kostas (University of the Aegean, Greece). Special session paper, presented on site.
• Work-in-Progress: A Multidimensional Evaluation Framework for Technology-Enhanced Educational Visits. Stavroula Karakonstanti, Rozina Efstathiadou, Spyros Rigopoulos, Konstantinos Gratsias, Violetta Manola, Katerina Panagiotopoulou (Computer Technology Institute and Press “DIOPHANTUS” (CTI), Greece). Special session paper, presented on site.

Digital technology in health and sport education: supplement and anti-doping education for athlete support staff, adaptive feedback in a serious game, rule-based learner support in Moodle, a MOOC for female youth sport coaches, and a European digital ecosystem for school fitness.

Chair: Hippokratis Moschos Apostolidis, Aristotle Uiversity of Thessaloniki. Room: Classroom G16.

• A needs analysis study for digital education of Athlete Support Personnel on nutritional supplements, and anti-doping. Despoina Ourda (Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki, Greece), Gavriella Voulgaridou (International Hellenic University, Greece), Ioannis Paliokas (Democritus University of Thrace, Greece), Souzana Papadopoulou (International Hellenic University, Greece), Vassilis Barkoukis (Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki, Greece). Special session paper, presented on site.
• Work-in-Progress: Using Large Language Models for Adaptive Feedback in a Serious Game. Athina Frederiki Swinkels, Lampros Karavidas, Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). Special session paper, presented on site.
• CoursePulse: A Rule-Based Approach to Personalised Learner Support in Moodle-Based Online Learning. Nikolaos Politopoulos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Xavier Melo (Egas Moniz School of Health & Science), Isa Brito Felix (Egas Moniz School of Health & Science), Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). Special session paper, presented on site.
• Design and Evaluation of a Competency-Based MOOC for Female Youth Sport Coach Education. Nikolaos Politopoulos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Hippokrates Apostolidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Nuno Leite (Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro), Raquel Font Lladó (Universitat de Girona), Victor Lopez Ros (Universitat de Girona), Vanessa Oliveira Carvalho Dias (Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro), Bruno Avelar Rosa (Lusófona University), Stella Douka (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). Special session paper, presented on site.
• The i4EUFITMOS Digital Ecosystem: Architecture and Expert Evaluation of Intelligent Services for European School Fitness Monitoring. Iakovos Stratigakis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Hippocratis Apostolidis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Georgia Zafeiriou (International Hellenic University), Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). Special session paper, presented on site.

Situational awareness when systems answer for us: custom GPTs in introductory programming labs, one language model coordinating many roles across a learning management system, serious games for ecological contexts and for questioning AI answers, and contestable records of AI-mediated learning.

Chair: Nektarios Moumoutzis, Technical University of Crete; Petros Lameras, Coventry University. Room: Classroom G17.

• Leveraging Custom GPTs to Enhance Autonomy and Reduce Cognitive Friction in Introductory C Programming Laboratory Learning. Nektarios Moumoutzis, Nikos Pappas, Nektarios Gioldasis, Yannis Maragkoudakis (Technical University of Crete, Greece). Special session paper, presented remotely.
• One Substrate, Many Roles: Pattern-Based Large Language Model Control Across a Learning Management System. Nikos Pappas, Yannis Maragkoudakis, Nektarios Moumoutzis (Technical University of Crete, Greece). Special session paper, presented remotely.
• A Software Platform for Serious Educational Games in Eco-Context: Architecture, Scenarios, and Evaluation. Detelin Luchev, Desislava Paneva-Marinova, Maxim Goynov (Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria). Special session paper, presented remotely.
• Escaping the Generic Assessment Trap Through Disciplinary Situational Awareness. Sekartiyasa Kusumastuti (Deakin University, Australia; Coventry University, United Kingdom), Kelli Nicola-Richmond (Deakin University, Australia). Special session paper, presented remotely.
• Performed Response: A Serious-Game Design Framework for Situational Awareness of Systems That Answer Without Acting. Mohamed Amine Malmouze (Coventry University, United Kingdom; KU Leuven, Belgium), Petros Lameras (Coventry University, United Kingdom), Sylvester Arnab (Coventry University, United Kingdom), Luca Morini (Coventry University, United Kingdom), Stef Aupers (KU Leuven, Belgium). Special session paper, presented remotely.
• Interpretive Divergence in Generative AI-Mediated Learning: From Joint Interaction Traces to Contestable Learner Representations. Nektarios Moumoutzis (Technical University of Crete, Greece), Nikos Pappas (Technical University of Crete, Greece), Nektarios Gioldasis (Technical University of Crete, Greece), Petros Lameras (Coventry University, United Kingdom). Special session paper, presented remotely.

Early years and primary teaching: a hybrid game for children with dyslexia, teachers' views from Ukraine and from Greek kindergartens, children's drawings as a privacy-by-design route into machine learning, specialised language models for mathematics teaching, and academic integrity among trainee teachers.

Chair: Tharrenos Bratitsis, University of Western Macedonia. Room: Amphitheatre G05.

• PhonoHeroes: A Hybrid Serious Game for Enhancing Phonological Awareness in Children with Dyslexia. Alexandros Savvidis, Georgios Betsios, Konstantinos Tsigkas (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). Special session paper, presented remotely.
• Teachers' vision of the possibilities of using generative AI in practice: a Ukrainian case. Oksana Ovcharuk, Oksana Kravchyna, Olena Hrytsenchyk (Institute for Digitalisation of Education, National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine). Special session paper, presented remotely.
• Drawing Instead of Detecting. Children’s Drawings as a Privacy by Design Methodology to Introduce Machine Learning Models for Educational Social Robots in Primary School. Giada Totaro, Loredana Perla (University of Studies of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy). Special session paper, presented remotely.
• Greek Kindergarten Teachers' Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence in Early Childhood Education. Paraskevi Foti (Ministry of Education, Greece), Kiriaki Melliou (Ministry of Education, Greece), Tharrenos Bratitsis (University of Western Macedonia). Special session paper, presented on site.
• A Research-Informed Framework for Designing Pedagogically Specialized Large Language Models for Mathematics Teacher Professional Development: A Case Study on Fraction Division. Charalampos Lemonidis, Apostolos Tsirigotis (University of Western Maacedonia, Greece). Special session paper, presented remotely.
• AI academic integrity among pre-service primary school teachers. George Panetas, Anthi Karatrantou, Christos Panagiotakopoulos (University of Patras, Greece). Special session paper, presented on site.

Extended reality for learning: augmented reality on phones compared with headsets, virtual reality for teaching analogue electronics, XR guidance for agriculture, a European skills academy for virtual worlds, a gamified health app for adolescents, and AI-based evaluation of VR use.

Chair: Vasso Stylianou, University of Nicosia. Room: Classroom G16.

• Comparison of Augmented Reality Experience Between Mobile Devices and Head-Mounted Displays. Nikos Giamouridis, Georgina Skraparli, Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). Full paper, presented on site.
• Virtual Reality Technology for Teaching Analog Electronics to Junior Electrical/Electronics Engineering Students: A Focused Review. Evangelia Zontou, Maria Rangoussi, Stavros Kaminaris (University of West Attica, Greece). Short paper, presented remotely.
• FieldGuide XR: Leveraging Extended Reality for Context-Aware Agricultural Guidance and Training. Georgina Skraparli (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Lampros Karavidas (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Petros Kafkias (DRAXIS), Artemis Lavasa (DRAXIS), Anastasios Karakostas (DRAXIS), Emmanouil Katsadas (Vezyroglou Farm), Nikos Karatolos (Vezyroglou Farm). Late paper, presented on site.
• Building a European Skills Ecosystem for Virtual Worlds: The Virtual Worlds Skills Academy (ViWAS). Ourania Miliou (CYENS CoE, Cyprus), Avgoustos Tsinakos (AKMI International, Greece), Christina Obae (University of Lapland, Finland), Dimitris Asiminas (Arts et Métiers, France), Fotis Liarokapis (Democritus University of Thrace, Greece), Thierry Koscielniak (Skillnet, Ireland), Florence Magee (Ovidius University of Constanta, Romania), Eden Mamut (CYENS CoE, Cyprus). Full paper, presented on site.
• Design and Teacher-Based Evaluation of FreezeBeat, a Gamified mHealth Prototype for Adolescent Physical Activity, Nutritional Awareness, and Intrinsic Motivation. Anastasia Chorti, Tryfon Sivenas (Department of Pedagogy and Primary Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece). Full paper, presented remotely.
• AI-Based User Evaluation of Virtual Reality Applications: Looking at the User VS Looking at the Screen VS User Questionnaires. Zoe Anastasiadou (Visual Media Technologies Lab, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus), Theano Lanitou (Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus), Kalliopi Evangelia Stavroulia (Visual Media Technologies Lab, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus; CYENS Centre of Excellence), Andreas Lanitis (Visual Media Technologies Lab, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus; CYENS Centre of Excellence). Late paper, presented remotely.

How students and teachers work with generative AI: effects on performance and engagement, master's students using language models in a research lab, rapid prototyping with multimodal AI, the teaching quality of AI explanations, and EEG monitoring of teachers' psychophysiological states.

Chair: Olga Fragou, Hellenic Open University. Room: Classroom G17.

• LLMs influence student’s academic performance and engagement in personalized learning environment in higher education. Intissar Taje-eddine, Lynda Ouchaouka, Othman Benammar (Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco). Short paper, presented on site.
• How Master’s Students Use Large Language Models in a Research Lab: A Pilot Case Study of Practices, Trust Calibration, and Integrity Judgments. Stefania Zourlidou (Institute for Web Science and Technologies (WeST), Germany). Short paper, presented remotely.
• Rapid Prototyping With Multimodal AI: A Design Driven Approach to Innovation in Learning Technologies. Olga Fragou (Hellenic Open University, Greece). Full paper, presented on site.
• Diagnosing Pedagogical Profiles in Multimodal LLM Explanations of Clustering Visualisations. Stefania Zourlidou, Rana Arslan Khalid, Frank Hopfgartner (University Koblenz, Germany). Full paper, presented remotely.
• The Human Side of AI in Education: EEG-Based Monitoring of Teachers’ Psychophysiological States. Toms Gale, Olesja Grigorjeva, Matiss Erins, Dace Medne, Līva Anspuka, Evija Mirke (Riga Technical University, Latvia). Full paper, presented on site.

Personalised and adaptive teaching: AI in a Greek university statistics course, an AI-enabled information system for educational laboratories, digital accessibility for students with special educational needs, cognitive bias in AI-supported professional training, and a review of augmented reality in science education.

Chair: Christos Douligeris, University of Piraeus. Room: Amphitheatre G05.

• Teaching Statistics and Probability Theory with the Use of Artificial Intelligence: A Case Study at a Greek University. Eleni Tsami, Maria Tafiadi (University of Piraeus, Greece). Full paper, presented on site.
• Towards Smart Educational Laboratories: Design of an Artificial Intelligence - Enabled Information System for Materials and Inventory Management in Vocational Education and Training Laboratories Centers. Dimitrios Kotsifakos (University of West Attica, Athens, Greece), Paraskevi Kotsifakou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece), Yannis Psaromiligkos (University of West Attica, Athens, Greece), Christos Douligeris (University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece). Full paper, presented on site.
• The role of artificial intelligence in ensuring digital accessibility for students with special educational needs within the vocational education system. Sofiia Dembitska (Vinnitsia National Technical University, Ukraine), Olga Pinaieva (Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Ukraine), Yana Hapchuk (Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, Ukraine), Iryna Kobylianska (Vinnitsia National Technical University, Ukraine), Aleksandr Kobilanskiy (Vinnitsia National Technical University, Ukraine). Full paper, presented remotely.
• The Impact of Cognitive Biases on the Effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence in the Professional Training of Future Specialists. Sofiia Dembitska (Vinnytsia National Technical University, 95 Khmelnitskoe Highway, Vinnytsia 21027, Ukraine), Olga Pinaieva (Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, 32, Ostrozkogo St., Vinnytsia, 21000, Ukraine), Iryna Kobylianska (Vinnytsia National Technical University, 95 Khmelnitskoe Highway, Vinnytsia 21027, Ukraine), Maksym Diachenko (Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University, 32, Ostrozkogo St., Vinnytsia, 21000, Ukraine), Bogdan Pinaіev (Vinnytsia National Technical University, 95 Khmelnitskoe Highway, Vinnytsia 21027, Ukraine), Oleksandr Kobylianskyi (Vinnytsia National Technical University, 95 Khmelnitskoe Highway, Vinnytsia 21027, Ukraine). Short paper, presented remotely.
• Augmented Reality and Mobile Technologies in Science Education: A Scoping Review (2020-2024). Maria Papadimitriou, Ioannis Lefkos, Marianthi Karatsiori, Nikolaos Fachantidis (University of Macedonia, Greece). Full paper, presented on site.

In Amphitheatre G05, chaired by Professor Despo Ktoridou of the University of Nicosia.

• 11:30: Maria Roussou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: Designing for Provocation, Dialogue, and Reflection in Immersive and Multimodal Learning Environments.
• 12:00: Christian Geisler Asmussen, Copenhagen Business School: When Everyone Has AI: Scale-Free Resources and Competitive Advantage.

Assessment and academic judgement: language-model-generated misconceptions for teaching machine learning, AI guidance in engineering reports, students' view of repeated AI feedback across a semester, AI-made exams for identifying gifted students, course readiness for AI agents, and how to assess students in the generative AI era.

Chair: Epaminondas Epaminonda, University of Nicosia. Room: Classroom G16.

• Can Local Large Language Models Generate Pedagogically Plausible Misconceptions for Machine Learning Education? A Privacy-Preserving Approach to Assessment Design. Stefania Zourlidou (Institute for Web Science and Technologies (WeST), Germany). Full paper, presented remotely.
• More Text, Similar Density: AI Guidance in Engineering Students’ Energy-System Planning Reports. Andrei Rudz (TTK University of Apllied Sciences, Estonia). Full paper, presented remotely.
• Student Evaluation of Repeated AI Feedback Across a Semester of Writing. Andres Karjus (Tallinn University, Estonia; Estonian Business School, Estonia; University of Tartu, Estonia), Janika Leoste (Tallinn University, Estonia; Tallinn University of Technology), Tiia Õun (Tallinn University, Estonia). Short paper, presented on site.
• Assessing the Suitability of AI-Generated Multiple-Choice Exams for Identifying Gifted Students in Mathematics: A Feasibility Study. Maria Dimitriadou (Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus; Secondary Education, Cyprus), Andreas Lanitis (Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus; CYENS - Centre of Excellence). Short paper, presented remotely.
• Course Readiness as a Prerequisite for Deploying AI Agents in IT Education Assessment. Jaroslav Reichel, Martin Drlik (Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovak Republic). Short paper, presented remotely.
• How should university students be assessed in the GenAI era? Paola Monachesi (Utrecht University, Netherlands, The). Late paper, presented on site.

Teaching and curriculum design: machine learning in applied higher education, an AI framework for work-integrated engineering education, an astronomy treasure hunt for families, biology teachers and vibe coding, AI support for an Erasmus music student, and Bloom's taxonomy revisited for the AI era.

Chair: Andri Vrioni, Larnaca College. Room: Classroom G17.

• Integrating Machine Learning into Applied Higher Education Curricula: Mapping Current Realities and Future Potentials. Monica Vilms, Elena Safiulina, Anne Uukkivi, Oksana Labanova (TTK University of Applied Sciences, Estonia). Short paper, presented on site.
• Work-in-Progress: AI-Enhanced Learning and Assessment Framework for Scalable Engineering Education in Work-Integrated Learning Contexts. Ben Kotze, Rangith Baby Kuriakose (Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa). Work-in-Progress, presented remotely.
• AstroLearn AI and IRILIS: Designing and Evaluating an AI-Powered Family Treasure Hunt for Astronomy Learning in an Immersive Planetarium Environment. Andri Vrioni (Cyprus Planetarium, Cyprus), Marilena Papaioannou (STEMFREAK). Full paper, presented remotely.
• Secondary Biology Teachers’ Perceptions of Vibe Coding: Exploring the Transition from AI Consumers to AI-Supported Creators. Konstantina Katti, Evgenios Avgerinos (Mathematics, Didactics and Multimedia Laboratory, Deparment of Primary Education, University of the Aegean, Greece). Full paper, presented on site.
• A Pilot Study on AI-Mediated Participation of an Erasmus Exchange Undergraduate Music Student. Angeliki Triantafyllaki (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece). Short paper, presented on site.
• Rethinking Bloom’s Taxonomy in the Internet and AI Era. Thomas Fuhrmann (OTH Regensburg, Germany). Short paper, presented on site.

Connected systems and serious games: games that are smart enough for their purpose, an IoT gas detection project, mobile and cloud tools for pre-hospital patient monitoring and clinical training, conversational style in a programming game, solar-powered offline learning in rural Senegal, and vehicle-to-infrastructure safety.

Chair: Fotis Liarokapis, CYENS - Centre of Excellence. Room: Amphitheatre G05.

• Beyond Fidelity: Designing “Smart Enough” Serious Games by Balancing Intelligence and Adaptivity. Priyamvada Tripathi (Tufts University, Medford, MA, United States of America), Bill Kapralos (Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON, Canada). Short paper, presented remotely.
• Enhancing Student Understanding of Real-Time Embedded Systems through a Project-Based IoT Gas Detection Platform. Iulian Bobocea, Ioana Corina Bogdan (Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania). Short paper, presented remotely.
• Integrating IoT, Mobile Apps and Cloud Computing for Pre-Hospital Patient Evaluation, Monitoring and Clinical Training. Andrada Carmen Dioszegi (Transilvania University of Brasov, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Brasov, Romania; Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Security Studies Program, Cluj-Napoca, Romania), Ioana Corina Bogdan (Transilvania University of Brasov, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Brasov, Romania). Short paper, presented remotely.
• The Influence of Conversational Style on Learning Outcomes in a Serious Game Evaluated with Block-Based Programming Education. Fivo Alexander Adam Ahmed, Antonia Schulz, Sven Liedtke, Matthias Utesch (Technical University of Munich, Germany). Full paper, presented on site.
• Design and Six-Month Pilot Operation of a Solar-Powered Offline Learning Infrastructure in Rural Senegal. Daouda Sarr, Alassane DIOP (Cheikh Hamidou KANE Digital University, Senegal). Full paper, presented remotely.
• Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communication and Its Applications for Traffic Safety. Antonia-Ioana Costea, Iulia Neagoe, Marian Alexandru (Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania). Short paper, presented remotely.

Gamification and competency: narrative generation in gamified learning, simulation compared with hands-on Arduino projects in vocational engineering, a canvas for designing climate engagement, and a five-level STEAM competency framework.

Chair: Vasso Stylianou, University of Nicosia. Room: Classroom G16.

• Bridging Narrative Generation and Gamified Learning. Hippokratis Apostolidis, Iordanis Gerakakis, Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos (Aristotle Uiversity of Thessaloniki, Greece). Full paper, presented on site.
• Should we better combine? Simulation-Based and Hybrid Arduino Project-Based Learning in Vocational Engineering Education. Georgios Papasymeon, Ioannis Lefkos, Nikolaos Fachantidis (University of Macedonia, Greece). Full paper, presented on site.
• Collaborative Design of Climate Engagement Interventions: Evaluating the NEUROCLIMA engagement canvas. Oluwakemi Oyesola (Universite Cote D'Azur, France; Infinitivity design labs, France), George Kalmpourtzis (Universite Cote D'Azur, France; Infinitivity design labs, France), Saint-Clair Lefevre (Universite Cote D'Azur, France; Infinitivity design labs, France), George Ketsiakidis (Infinitivity design labs, France), Ifigeneia Tsolaki (Infinitivity design labs, France), Lazaros Vrysis (Infinitivity design labs, France). Short paper, presented remotely.
• Designing and Documenting a Five-Level STEAM Competency Framework: A Work-in-Progress Longitudinal Case of the STEMFREAK Ambassador Programme. Andri Vrioni, Michalis Michael, Marilena Papaioannou (STEMFREAK, Cyprus). Work-in-Progress, presented remotely.

Platforms and applications: teaching GNSS and cellular tracking, an AI-assisted platform for web security planning, an explainable dyslexia screener, a framework for teaching quantum computing, bespoke curricula for lifelong learning, and generative AI in engineering education and industry.

Chair: Andreas Savva, University of Nicosia. Room: Classroom G17.

• Learning IoT-Based Tracking: An Educational Approach Using GNSS and Cellular Networks. Alexandra Halmaghi, Ioana-Diana Boieriu, Ioana Corina Bogdan, Marian Alexandru (Transilvania University of Brașov, Romania). Short paper, presented remotely.
• Design and Evaluation of an AI-Assisted Platform for Teaching Web Application Security Planning. Tihomil Kulev (Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University, Bulgaria), Adelina Aleksieva-Petrova (Technical University of Sofia), Milen Petrov (Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University, Bulgaria), Mariya Harseva (Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University, Bulgaria). Full paper, presented remotely.
• Askisi Lexia Lite: A compact neuropsychological web-based dyslexia screener using explainable machine learning. Stefanos Styliaras (Laboratory of Digital Neuropsychological Assessment, Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Thessaly, 35100 Lamia, Greece), Nikolaos Zygouris (Laboratory of Digital Neuropsychological Assessment, Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Thessaly, 35100 Lamia, Greece), Evaggelos Spyrou (Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Thessaly, 35100 Lamia, Greece). Full paper, presented remotely.
• From Quantum Concepts to Executable Algorithms: A Practical Framework for Quantum Computing Education. Serafeim Triantafyllou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). Short paper, presented remotely.
• Design of AI driven Bespoke Curriculum for Lifelong Learning. Ranjan Dasgupta (NITTTR, Kolkata, India). Full paper, presented remotely.
• Comparative Analysis of Generative AI in Engineering Education and Industry: From A Perspective of Technology Acceptance. Ioana Corina Bogdan (Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania), Robert-Nicolae Șolcă (Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania), Horia Alexandru Modran (Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania), Crinela Pislaru (Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania), Fulvia Anca Constantin (Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania; Academia Națională de Muzică „Gheorghe Dima”, Cluj Napoca, Romania), Titus Constantin Balan (Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania). Late paper, presented remotely.

AI at work and in institutions: ethical XR in cultural heritage learning, what happens to entry-level jobs when AI does junior work, a responsible AI framework for Vietnamese universities, AI agents for employee onboarding, and a theory of human-AI cognitive symbiosis.

Chair: Nicholas Harkiolakis, University of Nicosia. Room: Amphitheatre G05.

• Beyond Technological Determinism: Ethical Adoption of AI-Enhanced XR Technologies in Cultural Heritage Learning. Athina Papadopoulou, Ioannis Kazanidis (Democritus University of Thrace, Greece). Full paper, presented remotely.
• The Vanishing Beginner: Generative AI and Entry-Level Employment in Developmentally Intensive Occupations. Napoleon Tsougkas (University of Nicosia, Greece). Late paper, presented on site.
• Governing AI-Enabled Learner Support: A responsible AI framework foR Vietnamese Higher Education. Thi Huyen Sang Pham (Vinh University, Vietnam). Late paper, presented remotely.
• Designing Conversational AI Agents for Employee Onboarding: A Design Science Research Approach. Eirini Voutsa, Stavros Demetriadis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). Full paper, presented remotely.
• From AI Literacy to Human-AI Cognitive Symbiosis: Toward a Theory of Executive Learning and Decision Making. Georgios Melillos (University of Nicosia, Cyprus). Full paper, presented remotely.

Trustworthy and responsible AI: universal design for AI-enhanced distance learning, a comparison of university AI governance documents in the EU and the US, educational XR evaluated in real settings, a learning design model for the cognitive and affective effects of AI, and multimodal mobile AI as a study companion.

Chair: Despo Ktoridou, University of Nicosia. Room: Classroom G16.

• Designing Accessible and AI-Enhanced Distance Learning Ecosystems: Operationalising Universal Design for Learning through Structured Study Guides and Institutional Learning Models. Andri Vrioni (Larnaca College, Cyprus). Special session paper, presented remotely.
• Governing Generative AI in Higher Education: A Comparative Text and Thematic Analysis of University AI Governance Documents in the European Union and the United States. Nicolas Harkiolakis, Despo Ktoridou (University of Nicosia, Cyprus). Special session paper, presented on site.
• A Cross-Application Evaluation of Educational XR in the Wild. Fotis Liarokapis (CYENS - Centre of Excellence, Cyprus), Marios Constantinides (CYENS - Centre of Excellence, Cyprus), Despo Ktoridou (University of Nicosia). Special session paper, presented on site.
• The AI-Sensitive Learning Design Model: Designing Learning Experiences to address the Cognitive and Affective Side-Effects of AI Use. Philip Bonanno (University of Malta, Malta). Special session paper, presented on site.
• Look, Listen, Learn: A Usability Study of Multimodal Mobile AI as a Higher Education Study Companion. Vasso Stylianou, Despo Ktoridou, Andreas Savva, Epaminondas Epaminonda (University of Nicosia, Cyprus). Special session paper, presented on site.

The university as a system: enterprise architecture for workforce and learning, faculty readiness for AI, the Neoverse virtual campus with embodied AI agents for a European university alliance, whether non-technical staff can build AI agents, hybrid learning-space design, and students' experience of compulsory agentic AI in a course.

Chair: Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Room: Classroom G17.

• Towards Intelligent Enterprise Systems in Higher Education: A Modular Architecture for Workforce and Learning Integration. Agon Memeti, Artina Kamberi, Shkurte Luma-Osmani, Florim Idrizi, Florinda Imeri (University of Tetova, North Macedonia, Republic of). Special session paper, presented on site.
• From Guidelines to Practice: A Socio-technical Analysis of University Faculty Readiness and Support Needs for Generative AI in Teaching. Meidi Sirk, Janika Leoste, Reeli Liivik (Tallinn University, Estonia). Special session paper, presented on site.
• Neoverse: Building Cross-Platform Virtual Campus Infrastructure with Embodied AI Agents for a European University Alliance. Chris Christou (University of Nicosia, Cyprus), Daniele Monaco (University of Salerno, Italy), Marinos Themistocleous (University of Nicosia, Cyprus). Special session paper, presented on site.
• Can Non-Technical Staff Build AI Agents? A no-code evaluation in UNINOVIS European Alliance. Amparo Zamora-Mogollo (University of Malaga, Spain), Francisca Martin-Vergara (University of Malaga, Spain), Mantas Gudaitis (Kaunas College, Lithuania), Ignacio Moreno-Torres (University of Malaga, Spain). Special session paper, presented remotely.
• From Pedagogical Requirements to Learning-Space Design: A Design Case for Hybrid Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Georgios Roussos, Thrasyvoulos Tsiatsos, Stavros Demetriadis (School of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). Special session paper, presented on site.
• Work-in-Progress: Student Experiences of Compulsory Agentic AI Integration in an Undergraduate Course: An Exploratory Case Study. Tatiana Harkiolakis (ISC Paris Business School, Paris, France), Marcos Komodromos (University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus), Daphne Halkias (EIM - European Institute of Management), Sara Pax (American Business College Paris, Paris, France). Work-in-Progress, presented on site.

Music, learning and rehabilitation: tinnitus masking and musical ability, AI literacy through multiple intelligences, a multimodal system for cognitive accessibility, a tangible audio map for cities, a game for first-aid education, and voice interaction with robotics for cultural instruction.

Chair: Dionysios Politis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Room: Amphitheatre G05.

• Effects of Tinnitus Masking Technology on Auditory Perception and Musical Abilities. Vesna Simikić, Veljko Aleksić (University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Technical Sciences Čačak, Serbia). Special session paper, presented remotely.
• Musical Minds of HE IT Students: AI Literacy Through a Multiple Intelligences Lens. Veljko Aleksić (University of Kragujevac, Serbia), Sandra Sovilj-Nikić (University of Novi Sad, Serbia), Ana Bašić (Information Technology School - ITS, Serbia). Special session paper, presented remotely.
• MiloBugs: A Multimodal Artificial Intelligence System for Adaptive Learning and Cognitive Accessibility. Konstantinos Tsigkas, Dionysios Politis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). Special session paper, presented remotely.
• Audio Pen: A Multilingual Tangible Audio Map for Urban Cultural Exploration. Alexandros Mpouziotis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Dimitrios Margounakis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; International Hellenic University), Dionysios Politis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Konstantinos Tsigkas (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). Special session paper, presented remotely.
• Fast Aid: A Gamified 2.5D Learning Environment for First Aid Education. Konstantinos Tsigkas, Alexandros Savvidis, Georgios Betsios, Elpida K. Anthopoulou, Vasileios Stamatis, Alexandros Psinakis, Dionysios Politis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). Special session paper, presented remotely.
• Enhancing Voice-Based Interaction for Cultural Instruction with AI and Smart Robotic Control: From Autonomous Navigation to Semantically Grounded Voice Commands. Rafail Tzimas, Alexandros Terzidis, Dionysios Politis (School of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece). Special session paper, presented remotely.

The closing session, in Amphitheatre G05.