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Dr Maria Matsiola is Assistant Professor specializing in Journalism and New Media. She received her PhD entitled “New Technological Tools in Contemporary Journalism” from the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. From the same university, she received her degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. She teaches courses at graduate and postgraduate level and her scientific interests include New Media studies, communication studies as well as audiovisual applications in journalism and journalism education. She has published original articles in scientific journals and as book chapters.

Efthimis Kotenidis is a PhD candidate and researcher in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece. He is the holder of a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from the same school, as well as a Master’s degree in Advanced Computing and Communication Systems from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Aristotle University. Currently, he is employed as a researcher in the Department of Communication and Digital Media of the University of Western Macedonia, as well as in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His research interests include the implications of automation in the media industry, the use of artificial intelligence in journalism and the impact of technology on the work identity of the modern journalist.

Dr Charalampos Dimoulas was born in Munich, Germany, on August 14, 1974. He received his diploma and Ph.D. from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) in 1997 and 2006, respectively. In 2008, he received a post-doctoral research scholarship on audiovisual processing and content management techniques for intelligent analysis of prolonged multi-channel recordings at the Laboratory of Electronic Media (School of Journalism and Mass Communications, AUTh). He was elected Lecturer (November 2009), Assistance Professor (June 2014), Associate Professor (October 2018) and Professor (October 2022) of Electronic Media at the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, AUTh, where he is currently serving.