Biography

Cristina Sylla has a PhD in Educational Technology and a Master Degree in Technology and Digital Art and a Master Degree in Literary Studies. She is a principal researcher at the Research Centre in Child Studies, University of Minho, and a collaborator of ITI/LARSyS She is the principal investigator of two funded projects: Mobeybou: Moving Beyond Boundaries – Designing Narrative Learning in the Digital Era (http://mobeybou. com) and the project Once Upon a Time: A Kit of Tools for Fostering Children’s Development of Multiliteracies, Collaboration Skills, and Intercultural Sensitivity (http://mobeybou. com). Her research interests are the conceptualization, design, and evaluation of technologically innovative tools that foster playful learning and innovative teaching approaches targeting children’s develop- ment of essential 21st-century learning and innovation skills. She has over 50 international publications in peer-reviewed international scientific indexing conferences and journals. She has chaired the International Conference on Child Computer interaction 2022 (https://idc.acm.org/2022/), is part of several international networks, and integrates the scientific committee of several high ranked conferences. She is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Child Computer Interaction (cite score 3.8).