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Aristotelova univerza v Solunu (AUTH)

Profil
Aristotelova univerza v Solunu je največja univerza v Grčiji z 11 fakultetami in 41 oddelki. Njeno poslanstvo je osredotočeno na zagotavljanje visokokakovostne izobrazbe študentom in ustvarjanje uporabnih raziskovalnih rezultatov. Oddelek za informatiko se dosledno uvršča med najboljše v Grčiji, z visoko citiranimi članki in aktivnimi člani fakultete, ki si prizadevajo premostiti inovativne tehnologije z uveljavljenimi učnimi metodologijami.
Projekti
AUTH je uspešno izvedel različne projekte, povezane z analitiko znanj in spretnosti. Analitika trga dela in ustvarjanje spletnih tečajev. Med najbolj opaznimi prizadevanji so projekt ComproFITS, ki zagotavlja dragocene vpoglede v upravljanje kompetenc, projekt SKILLAB za stalno spremljanje evropskega trga dela in projekt Blockademic za tečaje in certifikate o vseživljenjskem izobraževanju. Drugi projekti vključujejo Gradana in Comalat, namenjena diplomantom poklicnega usposabljanja in podatkovne znanosti.
Strokovno znanje
AUTH, natančneje Oddelek za informatiko v kontekstu DIRECT, je visoko usposobljen na področju programskega inženirstva, podatkovne znanosti, metodologij strojnega učenja ter ekstrakcije in obdelave besedilnih informacij iz različnih virov v naravnem jeziku.
Ključne naloge
AUTH is the coordinator of DIRECT, given its extended expertise in managing and delivering European research projects. AUTH is also the leader of WP4 which will produce a skills analytics engine for learning pathways recommendation.
Ekipa
Ioannis Stamelos
Proposal Coordinator
Dr Ioannis Stamelos is Professor and Head of the School of Informatics at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and serves as Proposal Coordinator for DIRECT. Having acted as scientific coordinator or PI on 30+ ICT R&D projects, he supplies the consortium with proven leadership and deep expertise in software engineering, effort estimation, competency building and applied AI, guiding DIRECT toward responsible digital innovation.
Lefteris Angelis
Vodja ekipe
Dr Lefteris Angelis is Professor at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and leads the AUTH team in DIRECT. A specialist in the human dimension of software engineering, he applies advanced statistical methods to analyze competencies, skills and learning pathways. Angelis provides the consortium with data-driven insight on human factors, guiding evidence-based curriculum design and impact evaluation in digital-responsibility education.

Anastasia Deligka
Project Administration
Anastasia Deligka is a researcher in software engineering and educational technologies. She holds a degree in Informatics from the Hellenic Open University. She has a lot of experience in supporting R&D projects related to the above-mentioned topics in the past 20 years.
Maria Ganopoulou
Project Manager
Dr. Maria Ganopoulou is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Biostatistics. Her research focuses on the statistical analysis of data, with an emphasis on the application of causal models. She has participated in five research projects, and she will contribute to data analysis. She also serves as DIRECT project manager.