Digital Culture & AudioVisual Challenges

Short bio: Leveraging her teaching experience and ethnographic research, Rena Katsenou initiated in 2022 postdoctoral studies at the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University. Her project, titled "Robots Go to Kindergarten: Images of Artificial Intelligence in Preschool Education," investigates the integration of artificial intelligence in early childhood education through qualitative methodology. Rena Katsenou's research focus is centered on Internet Psychology, Phenomenology, Human-Robot/AI Interaction, Post-Human Anthropology, and Visual Ethnography. She completed her doctoral studies at the University of Ioannina in 2021, exploring "Everyday Rituals in Kindergarten: Shaping Social Reality and the Actions of Preschoolers." Earlier, in 2008, she earned a Master's in Philosophy, Pedagogy, and Psychology, focusing on "Group Prayer in Greek Schools." She initially obtained her Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education from the University of Ioannina in 2002. Her current research interests are dedicated to contributing to the academic discourse on human-AI interaction, fortifying research evidence through empirical studies, and actively engaging in the international scientific debate to develop an ethical framework for human-AI interaction.