Elena Railean is a research fellow at Russian Institute for Advanced Studies at MPGU and USEM. Elena's research interests span postmodern pedagogy, educational philosophy and emerging models and technologies for learning and communication. The most significance works are: "User interface design of digital textbooks: How screens affect learning", Psychological and pedagogical consideration in digital textbook use and development , "Methodology of educational software". Elena is in International Advisory Boards for International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Immersive Learning Research, Interactive Environments and Emerging Technologies for eLearning and others. Elena Railean co-edited two recently published volumes: Metacognition and Successful Learning Strategies in Higher Education , and Handbook of Research on Applied Learning Theory and Design in Modern Education . In 2017, EuroInvent honored her three recently published books by two Golden and one Silver Medals.