The papers listed below have been selected as "Best Papers" based on the reviews of the original submission, the camera-ready version, and the presentation during the conference. For the awarded papers, a digital award will be issued in the name of the authors. The authors of these papers are also receiving invitations to submit an extended article version to one of the IARIA Journals.

Note that these articles are selected on the basis of the feedback from the first phase of the conference. Additional articles will be selected from the second phase in November. For details on how the two phase process works, please see the 2020 Procedure.

Awarded Papers

A Using Blockchain, Semantics and Data Analytics to Optimise Qualification Certification, Recruitment and Competency Management: a Landscape Review
Christos Kontzinos, Ourania Markaki, Panagiotis Kokkinakos, Vagelis Karakolis, Stavros Skalidakis, John Psarras

New Learning Method for Structural Understanding in Architecture Based on Gamification
Perla Rafael Santa Ana Lozada, Aleksandra Krstikj

DEKXTROSE: An Education 4.0 Mobile Learning Approach and Object-Aware App Based on a Knowledge Nexus
Roy Oberhauser

Conversational Agent in Mobile Assited Language Learning for Adult Immigrants
Giorgio Robino, Simone Torsani, Fabrizio Ravicchio

The following papers have been selected on the basis of their contents, specificaly for lending themselves to an interesting extended work. The authors of these papers are receiving invitations to submit an extended article version to one of the IARIA Journals.

Papers Invited for IARIA Journals

Mobile Application for University Courses of Journalism and Research
Claudia A. Lerma-Noriega, Maria Leticia Flores-Palacios, Genaro Rebolledo-Mendez

Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Generation Z’s Addiction
Ioana R. Goldbach, Felix G. Hamza-Lup

Addressing Prerequisites for STEM Classes Using an Example of Linear Algebra for a Course in Machine Learning
Genady Grabarnik, Luiza Kim-Tyan, Serge Yaskolko

Exploring Blockchain for Public Sector Recruitment
Konstantinos Siassiakos, Foteini Bompoti, Thanos Papaioannou, Kalliopi Stagka, Panagiotis Zarafidis, Anna Pavli

Blockchain Applications in Education: A Case Study in Lifelong Learning
Alexander Mikroyannidis

Decentralised Qualifications' Verification and Management for Learner Empowerment, Education Reengineering and Public Sector Transformation: The QualiChain project
Christos Kontzinos, Ourania Markaki, Panagiotis Kokkinakos, Vagelis Karakolis, Stavros Skalidakis, John Psarras

Towards A Blockchain-based Decentralised Educational Landscape
Niaz Chowdhury, Manoharan Ramachandran, Allan Third, Alexander Mikroyannidis, Michelle Bachler, John Domingue

Digital Transformation of Education Credential Processes and Life Cycles - A Structured Overview on Main Challenges and Research Questions
Ingo R. Keck, Maria-Esther Vidal, Lambert Heller