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Dr. Vilelmini Kalabratsidou is a performer, researcher, and lecturer in the Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering at the University of the Aegean in Syros. Her work centers on designing interactive interfaces that auditory and visually augment information derived from the human body, such as heart activity. She explores the use of these interfaces in the performing arts, with a special focus on dance, aiming to deepen the audience's sensory perception and foster a stronger connection with the performer. Dr. Kalabratsidou earned her doctorate at the intersection of Computer Science and Cognitive Science (Cognitive Computing) from Rutgers University in the USA. As a trained dancer, she graduated from the Dance Department of the Athens Conservatoire. She was a dancer at Albano Ballet Company for 2 years and has received distinctions and awards in international ballet competitions.
June 2025 - Feb 2026
Data Annotator & Analyst
Athens, Greece
Οversaw and executed data (biosignals, video, and audio) synchronization, analysis, and annotation for multidisciplinary project across 3 European cities.
Jan 2024 - Sept 2025
Researcher, University of Peloponnese
Naflion, Greece
Researched the relationship between emotions and biosignals, designed the pipeline for integrating biosignals into live art and 3D environments, developed methods for biosignal augmentation within these digital spaces, set up wearable technologies, and built the technological framework for the Interactive Media study.
Jan 2021 - Sept 2024
Researcher, Athena Research & Innovation Center
Athens, Greece
Worked with the team responsible for the UI design of the system and focused on conveying the possibilities of bio-data analysis and processing to the scientists using the platform
Jan 2020 - Aug 2023
Researcher, Athena Research & Innovation Center
Athens, Greece
Conducted research on wearable biosignal technology, configured the equipment, collected and analyzed biosignals, related quantitative with qualitative findings, and extracted meaningful features for interpretation and artistic transformation.
Athens, Greece
July. 2025
San Diego, CA
Apr. 2016
Rutgers University, Ph.D Thesis Project
Chania, Greece
Oct. 2011
Technical University of Crete, Undergraduate Thesis Project