Janika Leoste, a PhD in Educational Sciences and a M.Sc. in Economics and Finance, is an Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence Didactics at Tallinn University and an Assistant Professor of IT Didactics at Tallinn University of Technology. Her research focuses on educational innovation, hybrid and blended learning, AI in teaching and learning, robotics in education, and IT didactics. She has published 60 scholarly articles, including in Frontiers or Francis & Taylor. In 2024, the Estonian Research Council nominated Janika for membership in the prestigious AcademiaNet. Since 2019 she is teaching at university, including robot-integrated learning and project based learning projects. She has supervised 12 MA students and has 6 PhD students under supervision. Janika’s previous experience includes developing accounting software and web-based games, producing cartoons and teaching robotics. Janika has successfully applied for research funding from many national and international sources, including the EU’s Horizon Europe – for example, one of her projects is an ERA Talents project EdTech Talents.