Alexandra Tzanidou is a Ph.D. candidate in Human-Computer Interaction in Open Lab at Newcastle University. She holds an MSc in Applied Informatics from the University of Macedonia, Greece, and a Master of Research in Digital Civics, from Newcastle University, UK.

She is an EPSRC scholar since 2019. Her Ph.D. is focused on the development of Accessible Design Patterns and inclusive research methodologies for modern socio-technical systems, based on the social model of disability.

The research that she is conducting in cooperation with the first professional inclusive theatre group in Greece is highly community-based, combining the disciplines of Art (mainly theatre), disability studies, and Human-Computer Interaction.