Insights from Educational Neuroscience and Serious Games in Math Learning

Dr. Flávia H. Santos, PhD, is Assistant Professor at the School of Psychology, University College Dublin. She is an active neuroscientist at the UCD Affective, Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience, developing innovative translational research on neurodevelopmental disorders. Her research focuses on numerical cognition development and factors that affect its functioning, and she has carried out studies on interventions to stimulate and remediate mathematical performance using musical training and computerised tasks. At the School of Psychology, she leads the Music and Math Cognition Group, featured at the UCD Discovery Rising Star. Dr Santos is also a member of the UCD Childhood and Human Development Research Centre.

Nikolaus Conrad is a distinguished educator and technology leader with a Master's degree in Knowledge-Based Entrepreneurship, specializing in digital education and bridging the digital divide. Currently serving as the Academy Director for the Europass Teacher Academy Malta, he is also a Microsoft Global Education Training Partner focused on enhancing teachers' digital skills. As the founder and Managing Director of Headstart Technology Limited, Dr. Conrad is dedicated to integrating technology into education to prepare students for a tech-driven future. He has curated significant educational events, such as the Transform-ED symposium, and has a strong background in managing IT infrastructures for major organizations, ensuring high operational and data security standards.