Eirini (Irene) Mavrommati is a Design Professor at the School of Applied Arts and Sustainable Design of the Hellenic Open University. She directs the Master of Arts Programs: “Design of Visual Effects and Animation” (SOK) and “Graphic Arts – Multimedia” (GTP), and coordinates the GTP51 Thematic Unit: Graphic Design. She has worked at ITYE-Diofantos (Patra), Philips Design (Eindhoven), University of the Aegean, University of Patras. She is involved in user experience design, interaction design and graphical user interfaces, interactive applications, with a focus on pervasive computing experiences. She has coordinated competitively funded European FET research projects. She served as organizing committee in international events, exhibitions and conferences, and as invited editor in thematic issues of scientific journals. She participates in art and technology exhibitions with interactive installations, research prototypes and products. Her research work focus on interacting with pervasive computing environments, design teaching, and the role of creative ideation in technological products creation