Alex Papadopoulos

Research Title

Participating Counterpublics : User Experience Design for Online Communities of Practice

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Academic Qualifications

• 2017 - present: PhD Human-Computer Interaction and Public Participation Technologies
• 2015-2016 University College London: MSc Human-Computer Interaction with Ergonomics
• 2012-2015 University of Sheffield: BSc Psychology

Employment

• May 2016 - June 2016 Sony Computer Entertainment Europe: User Research Assistant
• June 2015 - September 2015 DOTSOFT SA: Junior Software Developer - Internship

Teaching

I teach on the following modules: 

• Introduction to Citizen Science and Scientific Crowdsourcing (GEOG0152)

I also contribute to the following:

• Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering; GIS Design (Term 2, 2017 – lecture, practical)
• International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, CITY College Thessaloniki: 50+ Hellas programme, TA (Practical workshops on computer science, 2012-2015)

Publications

• Repetition doesn’t have to be boring: User Experience Design for Online Citizen Science Data Classification Applications, Collective Intelligence, 2018
• 2017 Jennett, C., Papadopoulou, S., Himmelstein, J., Vaugoux, A., Roger, V., & Cox, A. L. (2017). Students' Experiences of Interdisciplinary Learning while Building Scientific Video Games. International Journal of Game-Based Learning.

Research Funding

• Funding: H2020 WeGovNow Project