Keynote Speakers
Prof. Erik Champion
Prof. Erik Champion is a Professor of Virtual Heritage and Interactive History at Adelaide University and directs the Playful Cultures Lab, part of the Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments (IVE). He is Emeritus Professor at Curtin University, an Honorary Research Fellow at UWA, and Honorary Professor of Games, Immersive Media & Extended Reality, at the University of Salford, UK. He has written or edited 11 books, particularly in the intersection between serious games and digital heritage, and teaches 3D digital media, architectural history, and game design. He leads a current Australian Research Council Discovery Project on digital heritage and gamification.
Prof. Dimitris Kotzinos
Prof. Dimitris Kotzinos is a Professor of Computer Science at CY Cergy Paris University and a member of the ETIS Lab, where he conducts research at the intersection of data science, web technologies, and artificial intelligence. His work focuses on the semantics of interoperable web data, knowledge graphs, social network analysis, and the ethical dimensions of AI, such as fairness, transparency, and data privacy. He is part of the Cultural Heritage Could (ECCCH). With over 70 publications and involvement in numerous European research projects, he brings deep expertise in designing systems that bridge technology and society.