Eirini was born in Athens, Greece and stayed in Athens till she graduated from school. She studied for a 4-years undergraduate degree in Mathematics at the University of Crete, before moving to the UK to study for an MSc and a PhD degree in mathematics education at the University of Warwick. She has taught mathematics in secondary school and at university level. She has worked on a number of research projects, whose aim was to design, develop, evaluate and investigate the impact of digital tools for the teaching and learning of mathematics. She has worked on Initial Teacher Education programmes and postgraduate courses.