Nineteenth International Conference on e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies

  • Human-Centered AI Transformations
  • 16-17 April 2026
  • University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece + Online

Plenary Speakers

The Nineteenth International Conference on e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies featured plenary sessions by some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the field.

William Cope

William Cope

Professor, University of Illinois, USA

"Generative AI in Education: Implications and Applications"

Mary Kalantzis

Mary Kalantzis

Professor, University of Illinois, USA

"Generative AI in Education: Implications and Applications"

Dr. Chryssi Vitsilaki

Dr. Chryssi Vitsilaki

Professor Emerita and former Rector, University of the Aegean, Greece

"Bridging Technology, Knowledge, and Social Change"

Spyridoula Stamouli

Spyridoula Stamouli

Specialized Scientific Personnel in Language Technology, Institute for Language and Speech Processing (ILSP) of the Athena Research Center, Greece

"Conversational AI assistants for teaching and learning: Human-centered pathways from LLMs to classrooms"

Vassilis Katsouros

Vassilis Katsouros

Research Director, Institute for Language and Speech Processing (ILSP) of the Athena Research Center, Greece

"Conversational AI assistants for teaching and learning: Human-centered pathways from LLMs to classroom"

Miquel Àngel Prats

Miquel Àngel Prats

Associate Professor of Educational Technology, Ramon Llull University, Spain

"De la teoría a la práctica: algunas primeras lecciones aprendidas. Retos de la IA en la educación"

(Online in Spanish)

Matthew Montebello

Matthew Montebello

Full Professor, Department of Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of ICT, University of Malta, Malta

Local Conference Chair

Dr. Chryssi Vitsilaki

Dr. Chryssi Vitsilaki

Professor Emerita and former Rector, University of the Aegean, Greece

Research Network Chairs

William Cope

William Cope

Professor, University of Illinois, USA

Mary Kalantzis

Mary Kalantzis

Professor, University of Illinois, USA

Emerging Scholar Awardees

For each conference, a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have an active research interest in the conference themes. Emerging Scholars perform a critical role in the conference by chairing the parallel sessions, providing technical assistance in the sessions, and presenting their own research papers. The 2026 Emerging Scholar Award Recipients are as follows:

Saanvi Singh

Saanvi Singh

Purdue University, United States

(In-Person)

Mazyani Mat

Mazyani Mat

National University of Malaysia, Malaysia

(In-Person)

Ashley Esparza

Ashley Esparza

Northern Arizona University. United States

(In-Person)

Stew Bauserman

Stew Bauserman

Purdue University, United States

(In-Person)

Irum Naz

Irum Naz

University of Doha for Science and Technology. Qatar

(In-Person)

Marika Anastasia Alexiou

Marika Anastasia Alexiou

University of the Aegean, Greece

(In-Person)

Fragoula Koronaiou

Fragoula Koronaiou

University of the Aegean, Greece

(In-Person)

Britta van Bussel

Britta van Bussel

Tilburg University, Netherlands

(In-Person)

Michelle McCain

Michelle McCain

Western Governors University, United States

(Online Only)

Hengzhi Hu

Hengzhi Hu

Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

(Online Only)

Ruphina U. Nwachukwu

Ruphina U. Nwachukwu

University of Nigeria, Nsukka

(Online Only)

Andrew Schwabe

Andrew Schwabe

University of St Andrews, Scotland

(Online Only)

Host Institution