2024 – KASTELLORIZO PUZZLE FESTIVAL 2024

Michalis Bletsas – Director of Computer Science at the MIT Media Lab

The distinguished researcher and director of the Institute of Computer Science of MIT Media Lab is the official guest at this year’s event. He will conclude the festival with his speech: “Demystifying Artificial Intelligence”.

Ernő Rubik

Professor Ernő Rubik (born on the 13th July 1944) is a Hungarian inventor, widely known for creating the Rubik’s Cube (1974), Rubik’s Magic, Rubik’s Snake and many other impressive puzzles. While Prof. Rubik became famous…

Hellenic Pasteur Institute

In the fields of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind,” said Louis Pasteur, a pioneer chemist and “father” of microbiology …

Athena Research Centre / Institute for Language and Speech Processing

Vassilis Katsouros, Research Director and Director of the Institute for Language and Speech Processing Institute (ILSP) of the Athena Research Center (EK Athens) will present the transformative effect of generative artificial intelligence on the educational process

Hellenic Foundation for Resarch and Innovation (HEFRI) Demokritus Univerity of Thrace – Aristotle Univerity of Thessaloniki

Professor Theodoros Kevrekidis, Democritus University of Thrace and Professor Paraskevi Malea, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, will present the meadows of Posidonia through a series of interactive workshops.

Christos Yapijakis /National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Brain: User Guide for Psychosomatic Health

NEUROHOLICS / National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)

Let’ s discover Neuroscience through interactive puzzle games… guided by Panagiota Nti Kostanzo and Eleftheria Varmazi

Kosmas Gazeas – National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)

Planets In Your Hand – A Journey in our Solar System

Department of Environment, University of the Aegean

Discover ecosystems: workshops by Dr Andromachi Bouna Valia and Archontoula Koskeridi

Chrysanthi Skoumpourdi – University of the Aegean

Workshops and educational activities addressed to young students by Prof.. Chrysanthi Skoumpourdi. A project held at the University of the Aegean’s TEPAES

Nikos Michalopoulos

“I DREAM“ “I WANT“ “I CAN“
A journey of positive thinking and encouragement through personal references and experiences,

Mensa Greece

STEAM PROJECTS on “Transforming human nature” by Depy Korentini

Hellenic Educational Robotics Organization (H.E.R.O.)

Meeting with educational robotics – Drones and virtual Reality (VR)

Association of Greek Physicists

The Association of Greek Physicists participates in the festival this year as well through the extreme Science is Fun

Science is fun – Dimitris Koniditsiotis

The Wondrous World of Chemistry through impressive experiments By Dimitris Koniditiotis

Panagiotis Lazos

Simple experiments with unexpected answers by the physician Takis Lazos

Georgios Epsimos

Ηow easy is to create an esape room?

Funky Dragon in Κastellorizo 2024

Coded Circuis and 3D printing: two unique workshops by Funky Dragon

Astronomical & Astrophysical Society of Western Greece – “Heraklis”

Solar System tour… in co-operation with prof. Kosmas Gazeas team

Private School “RODION PAIDEIA”

Exarchia – Kastellorizo: A chocolate road! A historical path that we will follow by solving puzzles. Our fellow travelers teachers of Rodion Paideia

Science Reactors

Science Reactors will meet their Kastellorizo friends to speak about science during the Puzzle Festival. During the Kastellorizo Puzzle Festival Science Reactors, will perform stand-up science for kids in their own unique way with the aim to prove…

Puzzle Museum Activities

Different activities presented by Pantazis Houlis, founder of the Megisti Puzzle Museum.

Oskar van Deventer

Oskar van Deventer is a Dutch puzzle maker. He prototypes puzzles using 3D printing. His work combines mathematics, physics, and design, and he collaborates at academic institutions. Many of his combination puzzles are in mass production by Uwe Mèffert and WitEden. Oskar…