Prof. Georgios Papaioannou

Prof. Georgios Papaioannou

Visiting Professor

Email

gpapaioannou@hbku.edu.qa

Office location

C.01.005, First Floor, Minaretein Building

Prof. Georgios Papaioannou

Visiting Professor

Educational Qualifications

PhD in Classics and Information Technology

Qualified Teacher Status

Entity

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Biography

Prof. Georgios Papaioannou is a digital humanist, museologist, educator, and archaeologist whose work focuses on museums, digital culture, and digital cultural heritage. His interdisciplinary research and publications explore the impact of emerging technologies in cultural contexts, with particular interest in Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, digital documentation, immersive technologies, open science, and the responsible use of AI in museums and cultural heritage.

He studied at the University of Ioannina (Greece), University College London and King’s College London, with further academic and professional training at Harvard University and Columbia University. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (U.K.) and has taught at universities in Europe, the Middle East, the United States, and Australia, including Hamad Bin Khalifa University and UCL Qatar.

He is the founder of the biennial International Conference on Museum Big Data and has led or contributed to numerous international research projects. His archaeological, museological, and digital heritage work spans the Mediterranean and the Arab world, including his long-standing involvement in developing the Museum at the Lowest Place on Earth in Jordan.

PhD in Classics and Information Technology

King's College London, University of London, UK

2005

Qualified Teacher Status

UK Ministry of Education, Dept. of Education and Skills, UK

2003

MA in Archaeology

University College London (UCL), University of London, UK

1998

Ptychion (BA) in History and Archaeology

University of Ioannina, Greece

1996

  • Digital humanities, artificial Intelligence, and big data for museums and cultural heritage
  • Museology, museum studies, and museum education
  • Digital documentation / applications on cultural heritage, including CIDOC CRM, virtual reality, and augmented reality
  • Archaeology and heritage management in Greece, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Arab world

Senior Researcher

Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria

2026

Professor of Museum Studies and Digital Cultural Heritage; Director, Museology Research Laboratory

Department of Archives, Library Science and Museology, Ionian University, Greece

2024 – 2026

MA Program Coordinator

MA in Cultural Policy and Development, Open University of Cyprus

2021 – 2023

Visiting Professor

College of Islamic Studies, MSc in Islamic Art, Architecture and Urbanism, Hamad Bin Khalifa University

2019 – 2020

Associate Professor in Museum Studies

MA in Museum and Gallery Practice, UCL Qatar

2017 – 2020

Associate Professor

Department of Archives, Library Science and Museology, Ionian University, Greece

2014 – 2024

Lecturer

Department of Archives, Library Science and Museology, Ionian University, Greece

2009 – 2014

Sfyridou, E., Papaioannou, G., Gergatsoulis, M., & Kalogeros, E. (2026). Epigraphic data and documentation modelling funerary inscriptions using CIDOC CRM and its extension CRMtex. Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, 42, e00569.

Adami, A., Bellos, K., Iliodromitis, A., Pagounis, V., Anastasiou, D., Papaioannou, G., Tsioukas, V., & Treccani, D. (2025). Integration of diverse geomatics backgrounds for the documentation of cultural heritage: A summer school on Pogoni's stone bridges. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 48, 3–8. 

Avgousti, A., Papaioannou, G., & Hermon, S. (2024). Enhancing online accessibility of digitized artifacts from small museum collections in Cyprus: An empirical evaluation of the CyprusArk solution. Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage, 17(3), Article 34, 1–24. 

Paschou, S., & Papaioannou, G. (2023). Exploring the digital atmosphere of museums: Perspectives and potential. Technologies, 11(5), Article 149. 

Avgousti, A., & Papaioannou, G. (2023). The current state and challenges in democratizing small museums' collections online. Information Technology and Libraries, 42(1), 1–15. 

  • 2020: Teaching Excellence Award, Open University of Cyprus.
  • 2017: Best Paper Award, 3rd Pan-Hellenic Conference with International Participation in Humanities, Education, Society, and Politics.
  • 2015: Award for excellent project management of the Adriatic Olive Grove EU project, Managing Authority / European Union.