Michalis G. Meimaris

Michalis Meimaris is a professor at the Department of Communication and Media Studies at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. His research interests focus on New Technologies in Communication, Education, and Mass Media, applications of Computer Graphics and Animation, the New Technological Communication Environment and its design, Visual Communication, Multimedia, Open, Flexible, and Distance Learning, as well as the training and professional development of educators and journalists in the field of New Technologies. He is the Scientific Director of programs for the conception, design, and creation of New Technology applications, as well as training and professional development programs (MEDIA, LEONARDO, INTERREG, GRUNDTVIG, EQUAL). He has organized International Scientific Conferences, Seminars, and European Union Programs, and is a member of the most significant Scientific Societies in his field, such as the Association for Computing Machinery/Special Interest Group Graphics (ACM/SIGGRAPH), Orbicom (The International Network of UNESCO Chairs in Communications), the Hellenic Association for Open and Distance Education, and the Hellenic Mathematical Society. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Athens News Agency (A.P.E.). He is also a member of the International Committee and President of the National Committee of the Mobius Awards, a member of the Scientific Committee of the Maison des Sciences de L'Homme - Paris Nord, and a member of the Evaluation Body of the National Center for Scientific Research of France (CNRS), as well as a member of the Scientific Committee of C.I.T.I. at the University of Lisbon.