Kostas Michalakis graduated from the Department of Computer Engineering & Informatics of University of Patras in 2003, focusing on advanced data structures. In 2015 he completed his Master of Science in Cultural Informatics and Communication at the Department of Cultural Technology and Communication of the University of the Aegean. His thesis explored the prediction of human activities through a context aware mobile application. Extending his interest in the field of ubiquitous computing, he started his doctoral research about “Context Awareness and Interaction in the Internet of things”. Kostas is also teaching Computer Science in Secondary Education from 2006. In the past he also worked as a software engineer in the private sector. His research interests include context awareness in pervasive systems, human-computer interaction in the IoT, smart environments (smart home & city), wearable smart objects and sensors, Iot for healthcare & education and Augmented Reality in IoT.