George D. Magoulas

George Magoulas is Professor of Computer Science and Director of Postgraduate Studies at the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, Birkbeck College, University of London. He is also a member of the London Knowledge Lab (www.lkl.ac.uk). The main thrust of his work is in the development of intelligent techniques for learner modelling and personalised learning environments. He was an invited speaker at the Adaptive Hypermedia and Adaptive Web-Based Systems 2003 (AH2003), part of the 9th International Conference on User Modeling (UM'2003), and keynote speaker at the International e-Learning Forum 2007, Tokyo, Japan. He has secured 1.2m+ GBP funding from UK funding agencies as Principal Investigator or co-Investigator of research and development projects that have attracted a total of 3.5m+ GBP in competitive external funding. Within these and other projects he has worked closely with partners active in various areas of information technology, Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) and lifelong learning, and was involved in collaborations with public bodies, such as the Linking London Lifelong Learning Network, the UCAS and the learndirect. He was co-editor of the books: “Adaptable and Adaptive Hypermedia Systems” (2005) and “Advances in Web-based Education: Personalized Learning Environments” (2006). George is currently working with practising teachers to research, and co-construct, an interactive Learning Design Support Environment (LDSE) to scaffold teachers’ decision-making from basic planning to creative TEL design. He is leading the research on the intelligent components of the LDSE and the design and implementation of the interactive environment. Through an iterative research-design process the LDSE team hopes to address some important challenges in the area of learning design and build the means by which the teaching community can collaborate further on how best to deploy TEL.

Publications

Transformative Power of Smart Technologies Enabled by Advances in AI: Changing Landscape for Digital Marketing
Transformative Power of Smart Technologies Enabled by Advances in AI: Changing Landscape for Digital Marketing
Anwar ul Haq, Asim Majeed, George D. Magoulas, Arshad Jamal. © 2020. 17 pages.
The internet has transformed the landscape in the field of marketing and consumer behaviour in the last two decades, enabling unprecedented reach to the consumers for marketers...
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (IJAIML)
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (IJAIML)
Maki K. Habib. Est. 2019.
The International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (IJAIML) provides a forum on the study of living systems intelligence, human level cognition and...
Synthesizing Technological and Pedagogical Knowledge in Learning Design: A Case Study in Teacher Training on Technology Enhanced Learning
Synthesizing Technological and Pedagogical Knowledge in Learning Design: A Case Study in Teacher Training on Technology Enhanced Learning
Kyparisia A. Papanikolaou, Katerina Makrh, George D. Magoulas, Dionisia Chinou, Athanasios Georgalas, Petros Roussos. © 2016. 14 pages.
Based on a design rational for constructivist pre-service teacher training on Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), in this paper the authors consider teachers as designers of...
Investigations into Living Systems, Artificial Life, and Real-World Solutions
Investigations into Living Systems, Artificial Life, and Real-World Solutions
George D. Magoulas. © 2013. 350 pages.
Research on living systems, human level artificial systems, and machines that exhibit intelligent behavioral characteristics is fundamental in order to tackle complex and dynamic...
Context-aware Framework for Supporting Personalisation and Adaptation in Creation of Learning Designs
Context-aware Framework for Supporting Personalisation and Adaptation in Creation of Learning Designs
Patricia Charlton, George D. Magoulas. © 2012. 20 pages.
One of the current interests in the field of learning design is to find ways to support teachers who wish to develop designs that incorporate digital technologies. The focus from...
E-Infrastructures and Technologies for Lifelong Learning: Next Generation Environments
E-Infrastructures and Technologies for Lifelong Learning: Next Generation Environments
George D. Magoulas. © 2011. 452 pages.
The emerging knowledge society places new requirements on the educational sector to support the needs of individuals and organizations. In the discipline of lifelong learning...
International Journal of Artificial Life Research (IJALR)
International Journal of Artificial Life Research (IJALR)
Maki K. Habib. Est. 2010.
The International Journal of Artificial Life Research (IJALR) provides a forum on the study of living systems, human level artificial systems, and machines that exhibit...
Sequence Processing with Recurrent Neural Networks
Sequence Processing with Recurrent Neural Networks
Chun-Cheng Peng, George D. Magoulas. © 2009. 7 pages.
Sequence processing involves several tasks such as clustering, classification, prediction, and transduction of sequential data which can be symbolic, non-symbolic or mixed....
An Architecture for a Personalized Mobile Environment to Facilitate Contextual Lifelong Learning
An Architecture for a Personalized Mobile Environment to Facilitate Contextual Lifelong Learning
Dionisios N. Dimakopoulos, George D. Magoulas. © 2009. 23 pages.
In response to the ever-increasing need of private and public organizations for lifelong learning, research in technology-enhanced learning has been geared towards the provision...
Journal of Information Technology Research (JITR)
Journal of Information Technology Research (JITR)
Wen-Chen Hu. Est. 2008.
The Journal of Information Technology Research (JITR) presents comprehensive interdisciplinary and refereed research on the most emerging and breakthrough areas of information...
User Modeling in Information Portals
User Modeling in Information Portals
George D. Magoulas. © 2008. 9 pages.
This article provides a background on existing approaches for developing user models. It identifies the basic types of information that need to be stored in a user model and...
User Modeling in Information Portals
User Modeling in Information Portals
George D. Magoulas. © 2007. 6 pages.
This article provides a background on existing approaches for developing user models. It identifies the basic types of information that need to be stored in a user model and...
Advances in Web-Based Education: Personalized Learning Environments
Advances in Web-Based Education: Personalized Learning Environments
George D. Magoulas, Sherry Y. Chen. © 2006. 396 pages.
Advances in technology are increasingly impacting the way in which curriculum is delivered and assessed. The emergence of the Internet has offered learners a new instructional...
Web-Based Instructional Systems
Web-Based Instructional Systems
George D. Magoulas. © 2006. 10 pages.
Information and communication technologies have played a fundamental role in teaching and learning for many years. Technologies, such as radio and TV, were used during the 50s...
Adaptable and Adaptive Hypermedia Systems
Adaptable and Adaptive Hypermedia Systems
Sherry Y. Chen, George D. Magoulas. © 2005. 362 pages.
Hypermedia systems may be one of the most significant contributions to the Internet in recent years. This powerful new technology has revolutionized the delivery of e-content...