Olga is a multidisciplinary researcher in human-computer interaction, immersive technologies and game-based learning with a focus on design-based research.

She started her studies at the School of Architecture of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), where she graduated in 2012. After a short professional sprint in architecture, she continued her studies with an MSc in "Geoinformatics" also at NTUA in 2016, where she focused on photogrammetry and stereoscopy. She moved to Glasgow, Scotland, in 2018 to attend the interdisciplinary MSc programme "Serious Games & Virtual Reality" of the Glasgow School of Art, which she completed with Distinction.

Since then, she has worked as a researcher at the Glasgow School of Art and at Heriot-Watt University for the UKRI-funded project SECRIOUS, exploring digital serious games for cybersecurity. She has collaborated with the C-Brain lab at Stanford University for Alzheimer-related research, where she developed dedicated VR research tools. She delivered an immersive application for the UNESCO World Heritage monument of Choirokoitia for the Cyprus Institute and an interactive application for the Cyprian Presidential Palace. 

Since 2022 she has been working with the R&D department of Gruppo Maggioli as a research associate and XR developer. She is responsible for the AR Theatre use case of the EU-funded VOXReality project, the development of technological AR learning tools in the Erasmus DigiGEAR project, and the development of immersive application design tools in MOTIVATE XR.

In 2023, she became a PhD candidate at the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications of the University of Athens, focusing on Human-Computer Interaction in immersive environments, under the supervision of Dr. Maria Roussou. She is currently investigating the cognitive and affective influences of voice-based interactions in immersive experiences. In parallel, she is offering teaching assistance in the postgraduate course "Interactive Systems".  

In 2024, alongside fellow PhD students and collaborators -Christina Chrysanthopoulou and Renia Papathanasiou- she founded the non-profit company “Otter Space XR” for the use of XR and other innovative technologies in the domain of art.  

In her free time, she is volunteering mentorship on interactive application development using the Unity game engine for the Game Developer Association of Greece.