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Dr. Eleftherios Anastasovitis

Postdoctoral Research Associate

  • B.Sc. in Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2005)
  • M.Sc. in Cultural Informatics and Communication, University of the Aegean (2014)
  • M.Ed in Adult Education, Hellenic Open University (2017)
  • PhD in XR, Virtual Worlds, Storyliving, and Virtual Cultural Heritage, Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia (2024)

Dr. Eleftherios Anastasovitis holds a PhD in XR, Virtual Worlds, Storyliving, and Virtual Cultural Heritage from the Department of Applied Informatics at the University of Macedonia (2024). His PhD Thesis is entitled: “Computing and Ancient Greek Technology: Immersive Technologies and Storyliving Virtual Worlds for Understanding and Dissemination of the Antikythera Mechanism”.
He obtained his B.Sc in Informatics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2005). In 2014, he received his M.Sc in Cultural Informatics and Communication from the University of the Aegean. In 2017, Dr. Eleftherios Anastasovitis obtained an M.Ed in Adult Education at the Hellenic Open University.

Dr. Eleftherios Anastasovitis is a PostDoc Researcher at the Information Technologies Institute of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH-ITI), where he has collaborated since 2016. He is currently the Project Manager and the Coordinator of the MusicSphere-ECCCH and EXCALIBUR-ECCCH, which are two Horizon-Europe projects of the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage. Dr. Anastasovitis has been involved in EU/National funded projects related to his interests, such as Extended Reality, Virtual Reality, Virtual Worlds, Serious Games, and 3D Graphics for Cultural Heritage and Training.

Dr. Eleftherios Anastasovitis has served as an Adjunct Professor in Virtual Reality at the Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering at the University of the Aegean. Dr. Eleftherios Anastasovitis has also served as a visiting Adjunct Professor in Human-Computer Interaction, Design and User Experience in the M.Sc. in Strategic Product Design, at the International Hellenic University. Since 2012, Dr. Eleftherios Anastasovitis has been the Founder, CEO, and XR Software Engineer at Pyrseia Informatics. Dr. Eleftherios Anastasovitis is (a) a member of the Europeana Network Association, and (b) an individual member of the Advisory Board at the EuroXR Association. Dr. Eleftherios Anastasovitis is the Lead Guest Editor of the MDPI Electronics’ Special Issue: “Shaping Human-Centered Virtual Worlds”:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/4KYU5AD650

Recent Publications

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  • E. Anastasovitis, G. Georgiou, E. Matinopoulou, S. Nikolopoulos, I. Kompatsiaris, M. Roumeliotis, "Enhanced Inclusion through Advanced Immersion in Cultural Heritage: A Holistic Framework in Virtual Museology.", Electronics, vol. 13, no. 7, April 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13071396
  • E. Anastasovitis, G. Georgiou, E. Matinopoulou, S. Nikolopoulos, I. Kompatsiaris, "Designing an experimental virtual museum for extended social inclusion through multimodality (the extended abstract).", in Proceedings of the 20th EuroXR International Conference, EuroXR 2023, Rotterdam, Netherlands, November 29-December 1, 2023, pp. 170-172, doi: 10.32040/2242-122X.2023.T422
  • E. Matinopoulou, G. Georgiou, M. Kyrou, P. Petrantonakis, E. Anastasovitis, S. Nikolopoulos, I. Kompatsiaris, N. Olson, "Multisensory Representations and Immersive Experiences for Inclusive Cultural Heritage: The Case of MuseIT.", in Proceedings of the Cultural Heritage Data as Humanities Research Data? - DARIAH Annual Event, Budapest, Hungary, June 06-09, 2023, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.8046372
  • G. Georgiou, E. Anastasovitis, E. Tsaknaki, E. Karyati, V. Katsiakli, T. Protopsalti, A. Aidonis, C. Papageorgopoulou, S. Nikolopoulos, I. Kompatsiaris, "ECHOES: An Interdisciplinary Approach in Digital Reviving of Archaeo-anthropological Material.",in Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Digital Heritage (EuroMED-2022), Limassol, Cyprus, November 7-11, 2022.
  • G. Georgiou, L. Anastasovitis, S. Nikolopoulos, I. Kompatsiaris, "Exploring the potentials of Virtual Museology: The case of virtual museum EPANASTASIS-1821.", in Proceedings of the International Conference “Cultural Heritage in the Digital Dimension”, Perm, Russia, 20-22 October 2021.
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Dr. Eleftherios Anastasovitis
Building A - Office 2.3

Information Technologies Institute
Centre of Research & Technology - Hellas
6th km Harilaou - Thermis, 57001, Thermi - Thessaloniki
Tel.: +30 2311 257701-3
Fax: +30 2310 474128
Email: anastasovitis@iti.gr