Kostas Grigoreas is one of the most prominent members of the Greek guitar family and a distinctive presence in the field of Greek music.

Classical guitar soloist, "one of the most gifted of our time" (according to his leading composer and teacher Manos Hadjidakis), with a rich career spanning more than 40 years.

Collaborator of important Greek soloists, composers and singers, both in concerts and recordings.

A teacher with distinguished musician students, he has created his own school, following the great tradition of Greek guitar art.

A composer "with a rich vision" (according to the respected music critic George Leotsakos), he has contributed significant work to the repertoire of Greek instrumental music.

Kostas Grigoreas has a rich and uninterrupted presence in the digital space of Greek and international music, with important recordings and videos.

Together with his excellent friend Notis Mavroudis, he founded the music online magazine http://www.tar.gr  which he continues to manage.

Official website: http://www.grigoreas.gr

Lecture on "Artificial Intelligence and Music:
Will robots finally play guitar?”

Tsampika Karakiza studied at the Department of Electrical, Mechanical and Computer Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens and did postgraduate studies in communication (EKPA) and school administration (University of the Aegean). She holds a PhD from the EMME department of EKPA; her doctoral thesis is on "The transformation of the pedagogical relationship in the networked school classroom". She has worked as an IT engineer, telecommunications engineer and technical consultant in the private sector and later as an IT teacher, serving at all levels of Secondary Education.

She taught at the Pedagogical Technical School of ASPAITE as well as at the Pedagogical Department of the University of the Aegean (PD 407/80) the courses "Learning Management Systems", "The Pedagogical Relationship in Teaching with New Media" and "Communication and Learning Process with New Technologies in the Modern School". She is a certified trainer of IEP, OEPEK, EKDDA, KANEP-GSEE, in matters of informatics, didactic informatics, pedagogical use of ICT, project planning and programming, group and classroom management, intercultural education.

She served for two terms as School Informatics Advisor of South Aegean, and during the last term as Head of Scientific and Pedagogical Guidance of Secondary Education of South Aegean and as deputy Regional Director of South Aegean. She worked for 4 years at the Greek High School in Dusseldorf, Germany, and from September 2022 she is seconded to the Communication and Media department of the EKPA, in the Psychology of Communication and Media laboratory. She is also a professor-consultant in the postgraduate program "Applied Developmental Psychology" of the EAP in the thematic section "Digital world and psychological development"

Tsampika Karakiza’s research interests include issues related to communication and learning in the modern and technologically upgraded classroom, classroom problem management, the pedagogical use of new media as well as the artificial intelligence in education." 

She has written the book "Looking at the Screen, Touching the Keys: Transformations of the Pedagogical Relationship in the Networked Environment" (2010, published by Papazisis), based on her doctoral thesis. 

Karakiza has published, alone or with others, articles on her research interests in books and scientific journals.

Lecture on "Artificial Intelligence and Creativity: a relationship under investigation"