Professor Kefalas representing the International Faculty at the 8th Balkan Conference of Informatics
Κολέγιο CITY College
Main Campus, Thessaloniki, Greece
20 October 2017

Professor Kefalas representing the International Faculty at the 8th Balkan Conference of Informatics

The presence of the International Faculty in the 8th Balkan Conference of Informatics was consolidated by two papers presented by our Vice Principal for Teaching and Learning, Prof. Petros Kefalas, in Skopje at the end of September. Prof. Kefalas’ contribution to this Conference also included his role as a Programme Committee Chairperson and Editor of the Conference Proceedings.

Professor Kefalas representing the International Faculty CITY College at the 8th Balkan Conference of Informatics

During the Conference, Prof. Kefalas had the opportunity to present two distinct papers; the first one, entitled The Invalidity of Validating Emotional Multi-Agent Systems Simulations, was co-authored with Dr Ilias Sakellariou from the University of Macedonia. The paper discussed the issue of validating simulations that involve emotional agents. In the study of disaster management scenarios, such as emergency evacuations, simulations are developed to demonstrate the behaviour of people acting under emotional pressure. Prof. Kefalas and Dr Sakellariou argued for believability instead of validity of simulations of emotional multi-agent systems in such scenarios.

The second paper, under the title Using Screencasts to Enhance Logic Programming Skills, was co-authored with Dr Ioanna Stamatopoulou, a staff member of the Computer Science Department of the International Faculty CITY College. This particular paper argued for the use of screencasting as a tool within a pedagogical context and highlighted its usefulness by exploring a number of techniques and methods in which it can be employed.

In general, the Balkan Conference of Informatics (BCI) is a series of conferences initiated in 2003, targeted at bringing together experts and researchers from across the Balkans and beyond, working in the areas of Computer Science and Information Technology. The conference series is meant to ferment ideas, initiate discussion and disseminate the latest studies carried out in Informatics. Above all, the conference is meant to act as a platform of collaboration and intellectual confrontation for established scientists and young researchers of the Balkan region. 

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