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RankResearch Associate
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Curriculum vitae
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Research groups
Despoina Petsani received her MSc in Medical Informatics and diploma and Meng (joint program in Greek Universities) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She is currently Research Assistant in the Assistive Technologies and Silver Science Research Group in the Lab of Medical Physics, Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She is the Living Lab coordinator of CAPTAIN project (H2020) where she manages the co-creation activities in 5 living labs across 5 European countries. Among her tasks is to coordinate the CAPTAIN project requirements elicitation procedure from the end-users. She has experience in applying SCRUM and Agile approaches and applying Living Lab methodologies for the development of innovative technological solutions. In 2019, she was part of the co-organising team of the Open Living Lab Days event, organised by the Lab of Medical Physics and European Network of Living Labs in Thessaloniki. She is also engaged in the H2020 SISCODE project. Her research interests lie in the area of silver science and the intervention for older adults and vulnerable populations in the field of assistive technologies and user experience research.