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Sofia Papavlasopoulou

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Sofia Papavlasopoulou

Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science

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About

Sofia Papavlasopoulou is Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), since 2021. Her research interests focus on the  design, evaluation, and implementation of educational and emerging  technologies in meaningfull learning experiences to support students’ learning while enhancing their interest and knowledge in Computing, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Maker Education and Coding from kindergarten to undergraduate.  She has led and worked on several research projects funded by EC (Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe) and National (The Research Council of Norway).

She is currently teaching master level courses, leading interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary student groups that develop software solutions in collaboration with product owners from the industry in the private and public sector. 

She has co-authored more than 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences including Computers in Human Behaviour, IEEE Pervasive Computing, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Interaction Design and Children Conference, to mention few. She is Associate editor at the International Journal of Child-Computer-Interaction (IJCCI) and has served as Technical program chair, Program chair, Associate chair in various conferences.

Competencies

  • child-computer interaction
  • computational thinking
  • design based research
  • emerging technologies
  • user experience

Research

Current projects:

  • Surrounded by Science: Learning paths towards science proficiency (SURROUNDEDbySCIENCE), Role: co-PI for NTNU, funded by Horizon 2020 Science with and for Society (SwafS) programme (2021-2024)
  • Extending Design Thinking with Emerging Digital Technologies (Exten.DT.²) Role: PI for NTNU, funded by Horizon Europe framework –HORIZON-CL2-2021-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-05 (Integration of emerging new technologies into education and training) (2022-2025)
  • Increasing professional Digital Competence in ECTE with focus on enriching and supporting children’s play with coding toys (DiCoTe) Role: PI for NTNU, The Research Council of Norway (FINNUT) (2021-2025)

 

Best Paper Awards:

  • 2024 Best student paper award of ENASE 2024 (International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering) (first author PhD student) 
  • 2023: Best educational paper award of AIS 2023 (Association for Information Systems)
  • 2022: Best Paper Awards in IDC 2022 (Interaction Design and Children Conference)
  • 2017: Best Paper Award in IFIP I3E’17 (IFIP Conference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society)

Publications

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2025

  • Kshitij, Kshitij; Lee-Cultura, Serena Glyn; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2025) Multimodal Effort Profiles and Children's Performance: Cognitive, Physiological and Physical Dimensions. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning (JCAL)
    Academic article

2024

  • Pollarolo, Enrico; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Granone, Francesca; Reikerås, Elin Kirsti Lie. (2024) Play with coding toys in early childhood education and Care: Teachers’ pedagogical Strategies, views and impact on children's development a systematic literature review. Entertainment Computing
    Academic article
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Undheim, Marianne; Meaney, Tamsin Jillian; Esmaeeli, Sara. (2024) Early childhood pre-service teachers’ preparation for using technology with children: a systematic literature review. European Journal of Teacher Education
    Academic article
  • Hagen, Marte Hoff; Hartvigsen, Gunnar; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2024) Digital Psychosocial Follow-up for Childhood Critical Illness Survivors: A Qualitative Interview Study on Health Professionals' Perspectives. Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology
    Academic article
  • Chatzidaki, Eleni; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Gijlers, Hannie; Eysink, Tessa, H.S.; Giannakos, Michail. (2024) Science Chaser app: A gamified learning journey into STEM activities. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Aarhus, Karen Dahl; Motland, Julie Holte; Zhang, Feiran; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2024) Development and Evaluation of a Gamified Application for Environmental Education: coralQuest. Springer
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Possaghi, Isabella; Zhang, Feiran; Kshitij, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2024) Design Thinking Activities for K-12 Students: Multi-Modal Data Explanations on Coding Performance. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Zhang, Feiran; Possaghi, Isabella; Kshitij, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2024) High-performing Groups during Children's Collaborative Coding Activities: What Can Multimodal Data Tell Us?. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Possaghi, Isabella; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2024) Challenges in Digital STEM Education Delivery: A Case Study from the Teachers’ Perspective. IEEE conference proceedings
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Zhang, Feiran; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Motland, Julie Holte; Giannakos, Michail. (2024) A Review of Empirical Studies on Gamification in K-12 Environmental Education: Is This Chocolate-Covered Broccoli?. IEEE conference proceedings
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Chatzidaki, Eleni; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Gijlers, Hannie; Eysink, Tessa, H.S.; Koulouris, Pavlos. (2024) Technology-Enhanced STEM Learning in Childhood. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Moises de Souza, Ana Carolina; Koochakpour, Kaban; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia. (2024) Exploring Social Sustainability Alignment in Software Development Projects. SciTePress
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Zhang, Feiran; Brynildsrud, Hanne; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Kshitij, Kshitij; Giannakos, Michail. (2024) Where inquiry-based science learning meets gamification: a design case of Experiverse. Behaviour and Information Technology
    Academic article

2023

  • Zhang, Feiran; Brynildsrud, Hanne; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Kshitij, Kshitij; Giannakos, Michail. (2023) Experiverse: Exploring an experiment-based gamification application for motivating children to science learning in an informal setting. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Cosentino, Giulia; Lee-Cultura, Serena Glyn; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2023) Designing Multi Sensory Environments for Children’s Learning: An Analysis of Teachers’ and Researchers’ Perspectives. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Milrad, Marcelo; Herodotou, Christothea; Grizioti, Marianthi; Lincke, Alisa; Girvan, Carina; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2023) Combining Design Thinking with Emerging Technologies in K-12 Education. Springer Nature
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2022

  • Tisza, Gabriella; Kshitij, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Markopoulos, Panos; Giannakos, Michail. (2022) Understanding Fun in Learning to Code: A Multi-Modal Data approach. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Giannakos, Michail; Cukurova, Mutlu; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2022) Sensor-Based Analytics in Education: Lessons Learned from Research in Multimodal Learning Analytics. Springer Nature
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2022) Children's facial expressions during collaborative coding: Objective versus subjective performances. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction
    Academic article
  • Tisza, Gabriella; Gavin, Sim; Grammenos, Dimitris; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2022) Fun in Learning. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Grøder, Charlotte Husom; Schmager, Stefan; Parmiggiani, Elena; Vassilakopoulou, Polyxeni; Pappas, Ilias; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2022) Educating about Responsible AI in IS: Designing a course based on Experiential Learning. Association for Information Systems (AIS)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Sharma, Kshitij; Pappas, Ilias; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2022) Wearable Sensing and Quantified-self to explain Learning Experience. International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)
    Academic article
  • Christidou, Dimitra; Voulgari, Iro; Tisza, Gabriella; Norouzi, Behnaz; Kinnula, Marianne; Iivari, Netta. (2022) Obstacles and challenges identified by practitioners of non-formal science learning activities in Europe. International Journal of Science Education
    Academic article

2021

  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Sharma, Kshitij; Melhart, David; Schellekens, Jasper; Lee-Cultura, Serena; Giannakos, Michail. (2021) Investigating gaze interaction to support children’s gameplay. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction
    Academic article
  • Christidou, Dimitra; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2021) Using the lens of science capital to capture and explore children’s attitudes toward science in an informal making-based space. Information and Learning Science (ILS)
    Academic article
  • Lee-Cultura, Serena; Sharma, Kshitij; Cosentino, Giulia; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2021) Children’s Play and Problem Solving in Motion-Based Educational Games: Synergies between Human Annotations and Multi-Modal Data . Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; van Mechelen, Maarten; Rajanen, Mikko. (2021) FabLearn Europe / MakeEd 2021: FabLearn Europe / MakeEd 2021 - An International Conference on Computing, Design and Making in Education. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
  • Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2021) Faces Don’t Lie: Analysis of Children’s Facial expressions during Collaborative Coding. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Lee-Cultura, Serena; Giannakos, Michail. (2021) Information flow and children’s emotions during collaborative coding: A causal analysis . Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2020

  • Lee-Cultura, Serena; Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Retalis, Symeon; Giannakos, Michail. (2020) Using sensing technologies to explain children's self-representation in motion-based educational games. IDC '20: Proceedings of the Interaction Design and Children ConferenceJune 2020
    Academic article
  • Pappas, Ilias; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Mikalef, Patrick; Giannakos, Michail. (2020) Identifying the combinations of motivations and emotions for creating satisfied users in SNSs: An fsQCA approach. International Journal of Information Management
    Academic article
  • Giannakos, Michail; Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Pappas, Ilias; Kostakos, Vassilis. (2020) Fitbit for learning: Towards capturing the learning experience using wearable sensing. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
    Academic article
  • Giannakos, Michail; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Sharma, Kshitij. (2020) Monitoring Children’s Learning Through Wearable Eye-Tracking: The Case of a Making-Based Coding Activity. IEEE pervasive computing
    Academic article
  • Tisza, Gabriella; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Christidou, Dimitra; Iivari, Netta; Kinnula, Marianne; Voulgari, Iro. (2020) Patterns in informal and non-formal science learning activities for children–A Europe-wide survey study. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction
    Academic article
  • Lee-Cultura, Serena; Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Retalis, Symeon; Giannakos, Michail. (2020) Using Sensing Technologies to Explain Children’s Self-Representation in Motion-Based Educational Games. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Lee-Cultura, Serena; Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2020) Motion-Based Educational Games: Using Multi-Modal Data to Predict Player’s Performance. IEEE Conference on Computatonal Intelligence and Games, CIG
    Academic article
  • Giannakos, Michail; Voulgari, Iro; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Papamitsiou, Zacharoula; Yannakakis, Georgios. (2020) Games for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Education: Review and Perspectives. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology
    Academic article
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2020) Looking at the Design of Making-Based Coding Activities Through the Lens of the ADDIE Model. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology
    Academic article

2019

  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Sharma, Kshitij; Giannakos, Michail. (2019) Coding activities for children: Coupling eye-tracking with qualitative data to investigate gender differences. Computers in Human Behavior
    Academic article
  • Tisza, Gabriella; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Christidou, Dimitra; Voulgari, Iro; Iivari, Netta; Giannakos, Michail. (2019) The role of age and gender on implementing informal and non-formal science learning activities for children. ACM Publications
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia. (2019) Exploring children’s learning experience in constructionism-based coding activities through design-based research. Computers in Human Behavior
    Academic article
  • Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2019) Coding games and robots to enhance computational thinking: How collaboration and engagement moderate children’s attitudes?. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction
    Academic article
  • Sharma, Kshitij; Pappas, Ilias; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2019) Towards Automatic and Pervasive Physiological Sensing of Collaborative Learning. International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2019) Joint Emotional State of Children and Perceived Collaborative Experience in Coding Activities. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2019) Making-based coding activities for young students: Design meaningful learning experiences. Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    Doctoral dissertation
  • Pappas, Ilias; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2019) Experience, motivations and confirmation of expectations in SNS satisfaction. Association for Information Systems (AIS)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2018

  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia. (2018) Discovering children's competences in coding through the analysis of Scratch projects . IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON
    Academic article
  • Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia. (2018) Kid Coding Games and Artistic Robots: Attitudes and Gaze Behavior. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Sharma, Kshitij; Giannakos, Michail. (2018) How do you feel about learning to code? Investigating the effect of children’s attitudes towards coding using eye-tracking. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction
    Academic article

2017

  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Sharma, Kshitij; Giannakos, Michail; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia. (2017) Using Eye-Tracking to Unveil Differences Between Kids and Teens in Coding Activities. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Pappas, Ilias; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail; Sampson, Demetrios G.. (2017) An Exploratory Study on the Influence of Cognitive and Affective Characteristics in Programming-Based Making Activities. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Jaccheri, Maria Letizia; Mishra, Deepti; Houmb, Siv Hilde; Omerovic, Aida; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2017) SikkerhetsLøypa-Knowledge Toward Sustainable and Secure Paths of Creative and Critical Digital Skills. Springer
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia. (2017) Reviewing the affordances of tangible programming languages: Implications for design and practice. IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON
    Academic article
  • Divitini, Monica; Giannakos, Michail; Mora, Simone; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Iversen, Ole Sejer. (2017) Make2Learn with IoT: Engaging Children into Joyful Design and Making of Interactive Connected Objects. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Pappas, Ilias; Kourouthanassis, Panos; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Chrissikopoulos, Vassilios. (2017) Emotions in Motion: The Combined Effect of Positive and Negative Emotions on Personalised E-Commerce. International Journal of Online Marketing
    Academic article
  • Pappas, Ilias; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Kourouthanassis, Panos; Mikalef, Patrick; Giannakos, Michail. (2017) Motivations and emotions in social media: Explaining users' satisfaction with FsQCA. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
    Academic article

2016

  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia. (2016) Creative Programming Experiences for Teenagers: Attitudes, Performance and Gender Differences. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia. (2016) Empirical studies on the Maker Movement, a promising approach to learning: A literature review. Entertainment Computing
    Academic article

2015

  • Giannakos, Michail; Holme, Finn Inderhaug; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia; Marquez, Irene Dominguez; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Visser, Ilse Gerda. (2015) Can Interactive Art Installations Attract 15 Years Old Students to Coding?. Springer
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia. (2015) Designing creative programing experiences for 15 years old students. CEUR Workshop Proceedings
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Kshitij, Kshitij; Lee-Cultura, Serena Glyn; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2025) Multimodal Effort Profiles and Children's Performance: Cognitive, Physiological and Physical Dimensions. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning (JCAL)
    Academic article
  • Pollarolo, Enrico; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Granone, Francesca; Reikerås, Elin Kirsti Lie. (2024) Play with coding toys in early childhood education and Care: Teachers’ pedagogical Strategies, views and impact on children's development a systematic literature review. Entertainment Computing
    Academic article
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Undheim, Marianne; Meaney, Tamsin Jillian; Esmaeeli, Sara. (2024) Early childhood pre-service teachers’ preparation for using technology with children: a systematic literature review. European Journal of Teacher Education
    Academic article
  • Hagen, Marte Hoff; Hartvigsen, Gunnar; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2024) Digital Psychosocial Follow-up for Childhood Critical Illness Survivors: A Qualitative Interview Study on Health Professionals' Perspectives. Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology
    Academic article
  • Zhang, Feiran; Brynildsrud, Hanne; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Kshitij, Kshitij; Giannakos, Michail. (2024) Where inquiry-based science learning meets gamification: a design case of Experiverse. Behaviour and Information Technology
    Academic article
  • Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2022) Children's facial expressions during collaborative coding: Objective versus subjective performances. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction
    Academic article
  • Sharma, Kshitij; Pappas, Ilias; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2022) Wearable Sensing and Quantified-self to explain Learning Experience. International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT)
    Academic article
  • Christidou, Dimitra; Voulgari, Iro; Tisza, Gabriella; Norouzi, Behnaz; Kinnula, Marianne; Iivari, Netta. (2022) Obstacles and challenges identified by practitioners of non-formal science learning activities in Europe. International Journal of Science Education
    Academic article
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Sharma, Kshitij; Melhart, David; Schellekens, Jasper; Lee-Cultura, Serena; Giannakos, Michail. (2021) Investigating gaze interaction to support children’s gameplay. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction
    Academic article
  • Christidou, Dimitra; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2021) Using the lens of science capital to capture and explore children’s attitudes toward science in an informal making-based space. Information and Learning Science (ILS)
    Academic article
  • Lee-Cultura, Serena; Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Retalis, Symeon; Giannakos, Michail. (2020) Using sensing technologies to explain children's self-representation in motion-based educational games. IDC '20: Proceedings of the Interaction Design and Children ConferenceJune 2020
    Academic article
  • Pappas, Ilias; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Mikalef, Patrick; Giannakos, Michail. (2020) Identifying the combinations of motivations and emotions for creating satisfied users in SNSs: An fsQCA approach. International Journal of Information Management
    Academic article
  • Giannakos, Michail; Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Pappas, Ilias; Kostakos, Vassilis. (2020) Fitbit for learning: Towards capturing the learning experience using wearable sensing. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
    Academic article
  • Giannakos, Michail; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Sharma, Kshitij. (2020) Monitoring Children’s Learning Through Wearable Eye-Tracking: The Case of a Making-Based Coding Activity. IEEE pervasive computing
    Academic article
  • Tisza, Gabriella; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Christidou, Dimitra; Iivari, Netta; Kinnula, Marianne; Voulgari, Iro. (2020) Patterns in informal and non-formal science learning activities for children–A Europe-wide survey study. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction
    Academic article
  • Lee-Cultura, Serena; Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2020) Motion-Based Educational Games: Using Multi-Modal Data to Predict Player’s Performance. IEEE Conference on Computatonal Intelligence and Games, CIG
    Academic article
  • Giannakos, Michail; Voulgari, Iro; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Papamitsiou, Zacharoula; Yannakakis, Georgios. (2020) Games for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Education: Review and Perspectives. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology
    Academic article
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2020) Looking at the Design of Making-Based Coding Activities Through the Lens of the ADDIE Model. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology
    Academic article
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Sharma, Kshitij; Giannakos, Michail. (2019) Coding activities for children: Coupling eye-tracking with qualitative data to investigate gender differences. Computers in Human Behavior
    Academic article
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia. (2019) Exploring children’s learning experience in constructionism-based coding activities through design-based research. Computers in Human Behavior
    Academic article
  • Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2019) Coding games and robots to enhance computational thinking: How collaboration and engagement moderate children’s attitudes?. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction
    Academic article
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia. (2018) Discovering children's competences in coding through the analysis of Scratch projects . IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON
    Academic article
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Sharma, Kshitij; Giannakos, Michail. (2018) How do you feel about learning to code? Investigating the effect of children’s attitudes towards coding using eye-tracking. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction
    Academic article
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia. (2017) Reviewing the affordances of tangible programming languages: Implications for design and practice. IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON
    Academic article
  • Pappas, Ilias; Kourouthanassis, Panos; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Chrissikopoulos, Vassilios. (2017) Emotions in Motion: The Combined Effect of Positive and Negative Emotions on Personalised E-Commerce. International Journal of Online Marketing
    Academic article
  • Pappas, Ilias; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Kourouthanassis, Panos; Mikalef, Patrick; Giannakos, Michail. (2017) Motivations and emotions in social media: Explaining users' satisfaction with FsQCA. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
    Academic article
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia. (2016) Empirical studies on the Maker Movement, a promising approach to learning: A literature review. Entertainment Computing
    Academic article
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia. (2015) Designing creative programing experiences for 15 years old students. CEUR Workshop Proceedings
    Academic article

Books

  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; van Mechelen, Maarten; Rajanen, Mikko. (2021) FabLearn Europe / MakeEd 2021: FabLearn Europe / MakeEd 2021 - An International Conference on Computing, Design and Making in Education. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic anthology/Conference proceedings

Part of book/report

  • Chatzidaki, Eleni; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Gijlers, Hannie; Eysink, Tessa, H.S.; Giannakos, Michail. (2024) Science Chaser app: A gamified learning journey into STEM activities. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Aarhus, Karen Dahl; Motland, Julie Holte; Zhang, Feiran; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2024) Development and Evaluation of a Gamified Application for Environmental Education: coralQuest. Springer
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Possaghi, Isabella; Zhang, Feiran; Kshitij, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2024) Design Thinking Activities for K-12 Students: Multi-Modal Data Explanations on Coding Performance. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Zhang, Feiran; Possaghi, Isabella; Kshitij, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2024) High-performing Groups during Children's Collaborative Coding Activities: What Can Multimodal Data Tell Us?. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Possaghi, Isabella; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2024) Challenges in Digital STEM Education Delivery: A Case Study from the Teachers’ Perspective. IEEE conference proceedings
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Zhang, Feiran; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Motland, Julie Holte; Giannakos, Michail. (2024) A Review of Empirical Studies on Gamification in K-12 Environmental Education: Is This Chocolate-Covered Broccoli?. IEEE conference proceedings
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Chatzidaki, Eleni; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Gijlers, Hannie; Eysink, Tessa, H.S.; Koulouris, Pavlos. (2024) Technology-Enhanced STEM Learning in Childhood. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Moises de Souza, Ana Carolina; Koochakpour, Kaban; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia. (2024) Exploring Social Sustainability Alignment in Software Development Projects. SciTePress
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Zhang, Feiran; Brynildsrud, Hanne; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Kshitij, Kshitij; Giannakos, Michail. (2023) Experiverse: Exploring an experiment-based gamification application for motivating children to science learning in an informal setting. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Cosentino, Giulia; Lee-Cultura, Serena Glyn; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2023) Designing Multi Sensory Environments for Children’s Learning: An Analysis of Teachers’ and Researchers’ Perspectives. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Milrad, Marcelo; Herodotou, Christothea; Grizioti, Marianthi; Lincke, Alisa; Girvan, Carina; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2023) Combining Design Thinking with Emerging Technologies in K-12 Education. Springer Nature
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tisza, Gabriella; Kshitij, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Markopoulos, Panos; Giannakos, Michail. (2022) Understanding Fun in Learning to Code: A Multi-Modal Data approach. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Giannakos, Michail; Cukurova, Mutlu; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2022) Sensor-Based Analytics in Education: Lessons Learned from Research in Multimodal Learning Analytics. Springer Nature
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tisza, Gabriella; Gavin, Sim; Grammenos, Dimitris; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2022) Fun in Learning. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Grøder, Charlotte Husom; Schmager, Stefan; Parmiggiani, Elena; Vassilakopoulou, Polyxeni; Pappas, Ilias; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2022) Educating about Responsible AI in IS: Designing a course based on Experiential Learning. Association for Information Systems (AIS)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Lee-Cultura, Serena; Sharma, Kshitij; Cosentino, Giulia; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2021) Children’s Play and Problem Solving in Motion-Based Educational Games: Synergies between Human Annotations and Multi-Modal Data . Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2021) Faces Don’t Lie: Analysis of Children’s Facial expressions during Collaborative Coding. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Lee-Cultura, Serena; Giannakos, Michail. (2021) Information flow and children’s emotions during collaborative coding: A causal analysis . Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Lee-Cultura, Serena; Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Retalis, Symeon; Giannakos, Michail. (2020) Using Sensing Technologies to Explain Children’s Self-Representation in Motion-Based Educational Games. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Tisza, Gabriella; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Christidou, Dimitra; Voulgari, Iro; Iivari, Netta; Giannakos, Michail. (2019) The role of age and gender on implementing informal and non-formal science learning activities for children. ACM Publications
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Sharma, Kshitij; Pappas, Ilias; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2019) Towards Automatic and Pervasive Physiological Sensing of Collaborative Learning. International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail. (2019) Joint Emotional State of Children and Perceived Collaborative Experience in Coding Activities. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Pappas, Ilias; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2019) Experience, motivations and confirmation of expectations in SNS satisfaction. Association for Information Systems (AIS)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Sharma, Kshitij; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia. (2018) Kid Coding Games and Artistic Robots: Attitudes and Gaze Behavior. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Sharma, Kshitij; Giannakos, Michail; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia. (2017) Using Eye-Tracking to Unveil Differences Between Kids and Teens in Coding Activities. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Pappas, Ilias; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail; Sampson, Demetrios G.. (2017) An Exploratory Study on the Influence of Cognitive and Affective Characteristics in Programming-Based Making Activities. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Jaccheri, Maria Letizia; Mishra, Deepti; Houmb, Siv Hilde; Omerovic, Aida; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2017) SikkerhetsLøypa-Knowledge Toward Sustainable and Secure Paths of Creative and Critical Digital Skills. Springer
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Divitini, Monica; Giannakos, Michail; Mora, Simone; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Iversen, Ole Sejer. (2017) Make2Learn with IoT: Engaging Children into Joyful Design and Making of Interactive Connected Objects. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Giannakos, Michail; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia. (2016) Creative Programming Experiences for Teenagers: Attitudes, Performance and Gender Differences. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Giannakos, Michail; Holme, Finn Inderhaug; Jaccheri, Maria Letizia; Marquez, Irene Dominguez; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Visser, Ilse Gerda. (2015) Can Interactive Art Installations Attract 15 Years Old Students to Coding?. Springer
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

  • Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2019) Making-based coding activities for young students: Design meaningful learning experiences. Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    Doctoral dissertation

Teaching

Courses

  • TDT4290 - Customer Driven Project
  • TDT4850 - Experts in Teamwork - Responsible AI and Welfare

Regarding "Customer Driven Project" course see here: https://sbs.idi.ntnu.no/tdt4290

Supervision

I supervise Master thesis within the main topics of Educational technologies, Emerging Technologies for learning and teaching, Computational activities for children, Child-Computer Interaction where students usually perform a literature review, and then design, develop and test technologies in real contexts. 

  • Current Phd and post-doc supervision and mentoring:

PhD students:

2022 -  Isabella Possaghi (main supervisor)

2022 –  Claudia Maria Cutrupi (co-supervisor) 

2023 – Anahita Golrang (co-supervisor) 

2021 –  Marte Hoff Hagen (co-supervisor) 

Post-docs:

2022 - Feiran Zhang

2023 - Eleni Chatzidaki

 

Outreach

2022

  • Academic lecture
    Pollarolo, Enrico; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Granone, Francesca; Reikerås, Elin Kirsti Lie. (2022) Early childhood educators’ methods and approaches in leading the children to play with coding toys: A systematic literature review. HVL Barnehageforskningsskonferanse 2022 , Bergen 2022-10-26 - 2022-10-28

2016

  • Lecture
    Papavlasopoulou, Sofia. (2016) On the relationship between Engagement, Learning, and Creativity in Computer Science: Toward better understanding and improved methods . 16th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT2016) 2016-07-25 - 2016-07-28

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