Dr. Stavroula Ntoa is a Principal Researcher, affiliated with the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory of ICS-FORTH.

Key research interests

• Universal access and Design for All
• Digital accessibility and assistive technologies
• Usability engineering
• User Experience
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Ambient Intelligence and smart environments
• Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

Key professional achievements

• Scientific responsible and Principal Investigator in 4 European research projects since 2020
• Lead accessibility / UX Researcher and designer in more than 50 European, national, industrial and internal R∧D projects
• Member of the Ethics Committee of FORTH
• Scientific and technical supervision of more than 20 undergraduate and postgraduate students
• 100+ scientific articles, book chapters, and conference papers, in the areas of Universal Access, Ambient Intelligence, Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HCAI), and Human-Computer Interaction
• Co-chair of the annual International Conference on ‘Artificial Intelligence in HCI’ (AI-HCI)

Editor in Scientific Journals

• Editorial Board Member: International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.
• Editorial Board Member: Universal Access in the Information Society, Springer.
• Editorial Board Member: Frontiers in Virtual Reality, Frontiers.
• Member of the Topical Advisory Panel: Technologies Journal, MDPI.

Short CV

Dr. Stavroula Ntoa is a computer scientist specialising in Design for All and Universal Access, software accessibility and assistive technologies, usability engineering, and User Experience (UX) research and design. She holds a Ph.D. in “Information Systems and Human-Computer Interaction”, an M.Sc. in “Information Systems” and “Computer Networks and Digital Communications”, as well as a B.Sc. from the Computer Science Department of the University of Crete.

She is a Principal Researcher at the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Laboratory of the Institute of Computer Science of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (ICS-FORTH), leading the accessible UX research and design activities of the HCI Laboratory.

She is experienced in the design, development and evaluation of assistive technology software for users with disabilities and accessible software applications. She has expertise in UX design and evaluation of several projects in various contexts and application domains, including responsive web, big data, games, mobile, extended reality, intelligent, and AI applications. Her research interests focus on Design for All and Universal Access of modern interactive technologies, adaptive and intelligent interfaces, inclusiveness and user experience research in intelligent and Artificial Intelligence environments, as well as Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.

She is a co-editor of the book “Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models: A Scientific Perspective”, co-editor of 37 Conference proceedings volumes, Guest co-Editor of 2 Special Issues in international journals, and co-author of numerous articles in scientific journals and international Conferences. Since 2020, she has been co-chair of the annual International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Human-Computer Interaction (AI-HCI). She is a member of the Editorial Board of International Journals, a member of the scientific committee and review committee of numerous International Conferences, and a reviewer in prestigious International Journals.

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