Panagiota Christodoulou
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About
Panagiota Christodoulou is a leading researcher at the intersection of social robotics, human-robot interaction, and STEM education. Her work centers on the participatory design of socially assistive robots (SARs) for educational settings, emphasizing the critical role of stakeholder involvement—including students, teachers, and developers—in creating effective learning technologies. Christodoulou’s most cited paper, “Designing a Socially Assistive Robot for Education Through a Participatory Design Approach” (2021, 18 citations), establishes pivotal principles for developers, highlighting how humanoid appearance and social cues must be co-designed with end-users. Her research also explores how human-robot interaction can foster critical thinking dispositions in children and adolescents, bridging cognitive development with emerging technologies. Notably, her comparative study on hybrid STEM learning environments across Finland and Greece (2017) underscores the importance of cross-cultural perspectives in educational design. With additional contributions to the architecture and interconnectivity of social educational robotics (2022), Christodoulou’s work has been instrumental in shaping user-centered, ethically grounded approaches to deploying robots in classrooms, ensuring that technological innovation aligns with pedagogical needs and diverse stakeholder voices.
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