Thoukydidou Maria

Education:
-MSc, “Science – Technology-Society –Science and Technology studies”, 2023, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens;
-BS, School of Visual and Applied Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2011.

Research:
– Participation in the research team that presented the TECHNO-LOGIA hub and its contribution to the research around AI and Art in the on-line conference: Artificial Intelligence in Sciences and Arts -Chances and Dangers, an event held by the POLISH UNIVERSITY ABROAD (PUNO) on June 2023.
– Contributed to the creation of the AI-Horde platform, in the fields of art theory and design. The platform utilizes Generative AI Technology (GAIT) in an innovative way, employing an open-source algorithm that combines the processing power of users’ devices across an extensive network, thereby enabling free access to this technology, along with enhanced processing power tailored to each user.

Summer Schools:
-Participation in the Cosmolocalism | Design Global, Manufacture Local Summer School: Life after
Growth, in Kalentzi, Tzoumerka region, September 2023.

Teaching Experience:
Art education in  public primary schools from 2017-2020 and from 2023-2025 as a substitute teacher. As from 2025 and forward as a tenured teacher.