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iLRN2025 Conference Committees
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Steering Committee
- Dennis Beck, University of Arkansas, USA - Chair of the Steering Committee, iLRN Knowledge Tree [profile]
- Leonel Morgado, Universidade Aberta, Portugal & INESC TEC, Portugal - iLRN Director of Scientific Quality [profile]
- Daphne Economou, University of Westminster, UK - iLRN Director of Conferences [profile]
- Christian Gütl, Graz University of Technology, Austria - iLRN Scientific Advisory Board Chair [profile]
- Anasol Peña-Rios, BT Research Labs, UK - iLRN Director of Publications [profile]
- Andreas Dengel, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany - IEEE Technical Committee on Immersive Learning Environments [profile]
- Jonathon Richter - iLRN President and Chief Executive Officer [profile]
- Michael Hamaoka, OMAX Corporation, USA - iLRN Chief Technical Officer [profile]
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Organizing Committee
General Chairs
- Stylianos Mystakidis, Hellenic Open University, Greece [profile]
- Genevieve Smith-Nunes, University of Cambridge, UK [profile]
Program Chairs
Academic Stream Program Chairs
- Jule Krüger, University of Potsdam, Germany [profile] - Lead Program Chair
- Matthew Schmidt, University of Georgia, USA
- Tassos Anastasios Mikropoulos, University of Ioannina, Greece [profile]
- George Koutromanos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Education and Design (iLEAD) Stream Program Chairs
- Paula MacDowell, University of Saskatchewan, Canada [profile]
- Jewoong Moon, University of Alabama, USA [profile]
- Douglas Wilson, George Mason University, USA [profile]
Doctoral Colloquium and Work-in-Progress Program Chairs
- Noah Glaser, University of Missouri, USA [profile]
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Local Chairs
- Ken Bigger, Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, USA
- Carly Kocurek, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA [profile]
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Special Track Chairs
Special Track 1: Immersive learning across Latin America: state of research, use cases and projects
- Jorge Bacca-Acosta (Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, Colombia)
- Jennifer Samaniego (Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador)
- Cecilia Avila-Garzon (Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, Colombia)
Special Track 2: Navigating Grand Challenges: Immersive Learning & Global Solutions
- Dr. Chris Dede (Harvard University, US)
- Maya Georgieva (The New School, US)
- Randall Rode (Independent Consultant)
Special Track 3: Immersive Technologies, XR and AI for Education
- Helen Crompton (Old Dominion University, US)
- Matt Glowatz (University College Dublin, Ireland)
- Eleni Mangina (University College Dublin, Ireland)
- Avgoustos Tsinakos (Democritus University of Thrace, Greece)
- Ioannis Kazanidis (Democritus University of Thrace, Greece)
- Stylianos Mystakidis (University of Patras, Greece; iLRN)
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Administration & Operations Chairs
- Jonathon Richter, iLRN President and Chief Executive Officer [profile]
- Michael Hamaoka, OMAX Corporation, USA; iLRN Chief Technical Officer [profile]
Awards Chairs
- Daphne Economou, University of Westminster, UK [profile]
- Filippo Gabriele Pratticò, Politecnico di Torino, Italy [profile]
Community UX Engagement Chair
- Randall Rode, Education Strategy Consultant, USA [profile]
Guided Virtual Adventure Chair
- Amany Alkhayat, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA [profile]
- Gary Burnett
International & Publicity Chairs
- Jorge Bacca-Acosta, Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, Colombia [profile]
- Ioannis Kazanidis, Democritus University of Thrace
iLRNFuser Game Jam Series Chair
- Markos Mentzelopoulos, University of Westminster, UK - iLRN (Board member) [profile]
Opportunity & Inclusion Chairs
- Sarune Savickaite, University of Glasgow, UK
- Marie-Luce Bourget, Queens University of London, UK
Registration Chair
- Alec Bodzin, Lehigh University, USA [profile]
Sponsorships and Finance Chairs
- Patrick O'Shea, Appalachian State University, USA [profile]
- Tim Scapin, Appalachian State University, USA [profile]
Vendor Liason Chair
- Amy Washburn, Appalachian State University, USA
Virtual Campus & Technical Chair
- Michael Hamaoka, OMAX Corporation, USA [profile]
Videos, Posters, & Exhibitions Chair
- Aliane Krassmann, Instituto Federal Farroupilha, Brazil [profile]
Volunteer Coordination Chair
- Charlene Hardin, Freelance UX Designer & Artist, USA [profile]
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International Co-Chairs
International Co-Chairs (The Americas)
- Minjuan Wang, San Diego State University, Editor of IEEE-TLT Journal, USA
- Romero Tori, University of São Paulo, Brazil
- Eliane Schlemmer, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - UNISINOS, Brazil
- Jorge Bacca-Acosta, Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, Colombia
International Co-Chairs (Europe)
- Mikhail Fominykh, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
- Sébastien George, Le Mans University - LIUM Lab, France
- Andri Ioannou, Cyprus University of Technology and CYENS Centre of Excellence, Cyprus
- Ioannis Kazanidis, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece
- Michael D. Kickmeier-Rust, St.Gallen University of Teacher Education, Switzerland
- Fabrizio Lamberti, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Fotis Liarokapis, CYENS CoE & Cyprus University of Technology, Nicosia / Cyprus
- Daniel Livingstone, The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
- Eleni Mangina, University College Dublin, Ireland
- Tassos Anastasios Mikropoulos, University of Ioannina, Greece
- Ekaterina Prasolova-Førland, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
- Mohamed Yassine Zarouk, University of Potsdam, Germany
- Krzysztof Walczak, Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland
- Ioana-Andreea Stefan, Advanced Technology Systems, Romania
International Co-Chairs (Middle East)
- Malek Alrashidi, University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
- Mohammad AL-Smadi, Qatar University, Qatar
- Elhanan Gazit, Ono Academic College, & Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
International Co-Chairs (Africa)
- Koos de Beer, University of Pretoria, South Africa
International Co-Chairs (Asia)
- Noor Dayana Abd Halim, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
- Su Cai, Beijing Normal University, China
- Yiyu Cai, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Morris Siu-Yung Jong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Fengfeng Ke, Florida State University, USA
- Kenneth Y T Lim, National Institute of Education, Singapore
- Jeeheon Ryu, Center for Immersive Learning Technology at Chonnam National University, South Korea
- Jolanda G. Tromp, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam
- Ramesh C Sharma, Dr B R Ambedkar University Delhi, New Delhi, India
International Co-Chairs (Oceania)
- Erica Southgate, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia