Thanasis Daradoumis holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He combines his role as Full Professor at the University of the Aegean with his collaboration at the Open University of Catalonia. He has published over 170 articles in journals, books and conference proceedings, from which over 60 are articles in JCR/Scopus-indexed journals, whereas he has been advisor of several PhD theses. He is a member of the editorial board of several international conferences and journals, whereas he has coordinated or participated in various National and European R&D projects. His research interests are: Emotional Intelligence, Alternative (Holistic) Education, Learning Analytics, E-learning, Collaborative, Affective and Adaptive Systems, and CSCL.