Résumé

Research Operations & Logistics: Participant recruitment, scheduling, incentive management, GDPR compliance, research ethics
Research & Analysis: Interviews, ethnography, focus groups, usability testing, diary studies, survey design, statistical analysis, MS Forms, personas, user journey mapping, thematic analysis, framework analysis, Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis (EMCA), SPSS, Python
Communication & Collaboration: Presenting research findings to stakeholders, writing reports, facilitating workshops
Project Management: Managing multiple research projects, budgeting, data security, coordinating cross-functional teams, GDS standards
Languages: English (native), Greek (native), Spanish (intermediate).

Conducting interviews, ethnography, surveys, and usability testing studies.
Managing logistics for research studies, including recruitment, consent, scheduling, incentive distribution
Managing research ethics, GDPR compliance and secure data handling.
Identifying accessibility considerations for Virtual Reality experiences.
Engaging stakeholders, advocating for users’ concerns and ensuring data-driven decision-making.
Collaborating with designers, developers and engineers to translate research findings into actionable recommendations.
Supervising master’s students’ research projects.

PhD Researcher, Mixed Reality Lab, University of Nottingham [2019-2024]

Led independent research projects focused on user experience and interaction design.
Conducted qualitative research (interviews, ethnography, focus groups, co-design workshops) to uncover user needs and behaviours.
Published findings in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences.
Organized international workshops connecting academic and industry experts.
Managed research ethics approvals, GDPR compliance, and secure data handling.

Research Intern, Microsoft Research, Cambridge [May-August 2022]

Led a multidisciplinary research project focused on hybrid work environments and user collaboration.
Conducted user interviews, ethnographic research and usage data analysis to assess product fit and user needs.
Identified key user requirements for a novel remote communication technology.
Presented actionable insights to the design teams, influencing feature development.
Contributed to a patent application for an immersive communication system.

Consumer Research Intern, Coca-Cola Western Europe, London [2017-2018]

Conducted consumer and shopper behaviour research using surveys, focus groups, diary studies and analysis of sales data.
Monitored an online panel of a target demographic to gather feedback on products and campaigns.
Collaborated with external research agencies to design and execute studies.
Presented research findings to product managers and marketing stakeholders, influencing branding and marketing strategies.

Fully funded by the UKRI EPSRC and Microsoft Research
Thesis title: The practical realities of Mobile Robotic Telepresence: understanding experiences, interactions and the implications for use in organisational spaces.
Supervisors: Joel E. Fischer, Stuart Reeves, Sean Rintel

Key Modules: Statistics, Computer Science for Researchers, Judgment and Decision-Making, Knowledge, Inference and Learning
Dissertation project on Trust in Medical Diagnoses by AI published in Progress in Brain Research (2020)

Key Modules: Research Methods, Statistics, Cognitive Psychology, Intelligence in Animal and Machines, Principles of Cognitive Science