Eugenia KOVATCHEVA

Researcher & Artist

Background

Areas of Interest

  • UX design: VR and AR, Human-Computer Interaction, Web and Multimedia Design, Development of Internet Applications
  • Educational Technologies, ICT in Education
  • AI and DataScience
  • Digitalisation of Cultural Heritage
  • Internet of Things
  • Internet Psychology
  • Photography

Visiting Professor

May 2022
Implementation of the Integrated Design, Tessaly University, Volos, Greece

September 2021
Integrated Design, University of Avairo, Portugal

October 2017
Design Thinking Learning Methodology, Urbino, Italy

May and November 2017
Competency-Based Learning, Euro-Asian University, Astana, Kazakhstan

May 2015
Learning Methodology for Innovation Management Training, Middlesex University, London, UK

January 2014
ICT in Education and Training, Academy Kokshetau, Koshetau, Kazakhstan

November 2007
Adaptive eLearning Systems, University Electro-Communication, Tokyo, Japan

Fellowships, Awards, and Specialization abroad

July 2012
SummerSchool in LivingLabs in IoT, Milan, Italy

July 2011
SummerSchool in Serious Games in Education, Autran, France

2006-2007
UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme
University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan
Fontys University, The Netherlands

November 2001
European
Autumn University: "Learning and teaching in the communication society",
Council for Cultural Co-operation, Council of Europe and Center for European Studies, Strasbourg, France

January, November-December 2001
Computer Linguistics
, ISHA, Paris 4, Sorbonne, Paris, France

July 1998
Cross Cultural Studies: Severe Hypoglycemia, University of Virginia, Charllotesville, VA, USA

Degrees & Education

2012
PhD
in Informatics and Computer Science,
Thesis: Adaptive e-Learning Systems (in Bulgarian only)
University of Library Studies and Information Technologies
, Sofia, Bulgaria

2003
Master of Science in Telematics Application in Education and Training
,
Twente University
, The Netherlands

1994
Certificat en Sciences Appliquees
, Catholic University of Leuven, Lovain-la-Neuve, Belgium

1992
Master of Science in Mathematics, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Sofia, Bulgaria