Laboratory of Mathematics and Informatics

The aCMe Lab – Laboratory of Mathematics and Informatics operates within the Department of Primary Education, Democritus University of Thrace. It supports teaching, research, and academic activities related to mathematics education, informatics, data analysis, educational technologies, and digital learning environments.

Laboratory Details

Laboratory Title: Laboratory of Mathematics and Informatics

Faculty: Faculty of Education Sciences

School: Primary Education

Email: acmelab@eled.duth.gr

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Introduction - Presentation

The aCMe Lab – Laboratory of Mathematics and Informatics operates within the Department of Primary Education, Democritus University of Thrace. It supports teaching, research, and academic activities related to mathematics education, informatics, data analysis, educational technologies, and digital learning environments.

Field of Research

The laboratory’s research activity focuses on mathematics education, informatics in education, educational technology, digital tools for teaching and learning, data analysis in educational and social sciences, learning analytics, and the application of computational methods in educational research.

Laboratory Members

Name	Position/Capacity	Email	Telephone
Angelos Markos	Director	amarkos@eled.duth.gr	2551030118
Sofia Hadjileontiadou	Faculty Member	schatzil@eled.duth.gr	2551030103
Amalia Nalmpanti	Special Teaching Staff	analmpan@eled.duth.gr	2551030009
Eleni Papanti	Special Teaching Staff	epapanti@eled.duth.gr	2551030033
Ioannis Kapsidis	PhD Candidate	ikapsid@ee.duth.gr

Featured Research Programs

Programme Title	Duration	Funding
ALEAS – Adaptive LEArning in Statistics	2018–2021 / 01.09.2018–30.03.2021	Erasmus+ KA2 – Strategic Partnership, Higher Education, Grant Agreement 2018-1-IT02-KA203-048519
EduGenZ – Gamified educational framework for GenZ using affective and immersive technology	2025-2028/05.05.2025-04.05.2028	Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation call “3rd Call for H/F.R.I.’s Research Projects to Support Faculty Members & Researchers”

Featured Publications

Chronological Order	APP	doi
Hadjileontiadou, S. J., Dias, S. B., Mikropoulos, A., Balula, A., Klothou, A., Sakonidis, C., Kapsidis, I. D., Kitsas, I., Charisis, V., Hadjidimitriou, S., Sotirakis, C., Apostolidis, G., & Hadjileontiadis, L. J. (2025). EduGenZ: A gamified educational framework for GenZ using affective and immersive technology. In A. Reis, J. P. Cravino, L. Hadjileontiadis, P. Martins, S. B. Dias, S. Hadjileontiadou, & T. Mikropoulos (Eds.), Technology and Innovation in Learning, Teaching and Education (pp. 292–307). Springer.		https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-02675-0_23
Sakonidis, C., & Klothou, A. (2024). Socio-political features shaping the mathematics teaching and professional identities of Muslim minority teachers in Western Thrace. ZDM–Mathematics Education, 56, 511–523.		https://doi.org/10.1007/s11858-024-01601-y
Markos, A., & Tsigilis, N. (2024). Dimensionality assessment in ordinal data: A comparison between parallel analysis and exploratory graph analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, Article 1359111.		https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1359111