Dr Thanasis Daradoumis holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). He combines his role as a Joint Professor between the Computer Science, Multimedia, and Telecommunication Faculty (EIMT) at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and the Department of Cultural Technology and Communication at the University of the Aegean (UAegean). He is also a researcher at the Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) as well as at the eLearn Center (eLC). His research interests are Emotional Intelligence, Alternative (Holistic) Education, Learning Analytics, E-learning, Collaborative, Affective and Adaptive Systems, and Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning.