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Charalampos Karagiannidis is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of educational technology, robotics, and special education. His work centers on using educational and social robots to foster inclusion and skill development for children with neurodevelopmental conditions, particularly Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorder. In a landmark 2018 study (12 citations), he demonstrated how educational robotics can be tailored for a child with Down syndrome, reporting significant gains through a structured didactic intervention. Expanding this work, his 2021 study (6 citations) showed that Lego Wedo 2.0®-based robotics can measurably improve the social status and inclusion of autistic students in mainstream classrooms. More recently, his 2025 systematic review (4 citations) evaluated the NAO social robot’s role in enhancing communication skills in children with autism, synthesizing evidence across two critical research periods. Beyond special education, Karagiannidis has contributed to computer vision with a 2003 paper on camera pose determination from single images, achieving high accuracy in controlled CAD environments. His research uniquely bridges engineering precision with compassionate, inclusive pedagogy, making him a key figure in the growing field of assistive robotics.