Professor Andreas Giannakoulopoulos holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Mass Media and Communication of the University of Athens. His field of expertise is Internet Communication (New Media). His current research interests are Information Architecture, Web Science and Technologies, Digital Economy, Semantic Web, Web Usability and Accessibility, Human-Machine Communication. Along with his participation in a variety of national and international research programmes, Dr. Giannakoulopoulos has had a long professional experience in the media and advertising sectors. In recent years, he has been specializing in Computer Mediated Communication, more particularly in the field of web application development.

Roles and Responsibilities in HAL:

• Research Program Co-Supervisor
• Head of the Creative Concept C:Hub
• Supervision and edition of ideas and projects that are at the cutting edge of the technological developments within the creative industries
• Consulting, monitoring and enhancing
• Co-writer of papers and conference presentations in collaboration with other members of the research team.

Participations in similar projects:

• BRENDA – Digital gastronomy routes – Ερευνώ Δημιουργώ Καινοτομώ - ΕΠΑΝεΚ-ΕΣΠΑ 2014-2020.
• ΒΥΖΑRT - Byzantine Art and Archaeology Thematic Channel - Connecting Europe Facility, carried out through the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency.
• CIAK – Common Initiatives to AcKnowledge and Valorize the Tourism Potential of the Program Area through Cinema – Interreg Greece – Italy 2014 – 2020.
• EASTN_DC – European Art-Science-Technology Network for Digital Creativity– EU Culture Programme 2007-2013.
• Adrion-Art - Contemporary Art in the Cross-border Regions of Greece and Italy – Interreg 2007 – 2013.

Useful links: 
https://avarts.ionio.gr/gr/department/people/362-giannakoulopoulos/