Elisavet Averkiadi

Elisavet Averkiadi is a doctoral student in the Department of Media and Information. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Information Technology with a specialization in Software Development from Deree – The American College of Greece (2018), and her master’s degree in Media and Information from Michigan State University (2020).

Elisavet’s research interests fall within the intersection between Human-Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, and Software Development. She is interested in how artificial intelligence technologies can be persuasive, the consequences of their persuasive effects, and ways that they can be improved in terms of user experience and architecture, for more ethical and effective use. Additionally, she is interested in studying user behavior in online group settings using machine learning; specifically, she explores creativity, productivity, and collaboration behaviors in user groups on Enterprise Social Media platforms. Elisavet hopes that her research could positively impact how we build and use innovative technologies as the world becomes more dependent on intelligent systems.