Meet the XR4DRAMA Consortium (V): Rita Paradiso and Smartex

Rita Paradiso, Smartex’s Head of Research, browsing the company’s latest collection

In this series of blog interviews, we further introduce the people and organizations behind XR4DRAMA by asking them about their work and their particular interest in the project. Our fifth interview partner is Rita Paradiso of Smartex, an Italian manufacturer of smart, bio-sensing textiles.

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Meet the XR4DRAMA Consortium (III): Nico Heise and Deutsche Welle (DW)

Deutsche Welle in Berlin (photo by DW) and Nico Heise (photo by Nico Heise)

In this series of blog interviews, we further introduce the people and organizations behind XR4DRAMA by asking them about their work and their particular interest in the project. Our third interview partner is Nico Heise of DW, Germany’s international broadcaster.

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Meet the XR4DRAMA Consortium (II): Sotiris Diplaris and the Centre for Research and Technology – Hellas (CERTH)

4 out 5 team members: Sotiris Diplaris (2nd from the left) with his colleagues Stefanos Vrochidis, Ioannis Kompatsiaris, and Anastasios Karakostas (from left to right)

In this series of blog interviews, we further introduce the people and organizations behind XR4DRAMA by asking them about their work and their particular interest in the project. Our second interview partner is Dr Sotiris Diplaris of ITI/CERTH, the Information Technology Institute at one of Greece’s (and Europe’s) leading research centres.

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