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=InBusiness, Sep 2026=

Βουλευτής Άμεσης Δημοκρατίας, γιατρός, νευροφυσιολόγος, μηχανικός συστημάτων, Lead Scientist του Future Worlds Center με περισσότερες από 100 επιστημονικές δημοσιεύσεις. Επιστήμονας συστημάτων, κοινωνικός επιχειρηματίας και ακτιβιστής για την ειρήνη και τη δημοκρατία, πρωτοπορεί διεθνώς στον Δομημένο Δημοκρατικό Διάλογο και τη συλλογική σοφία.

=Cyprus Forum Aug 2026=

Yiannis Laouris, currently serving as an MP for Direct Democracy Party, is a systems scientist, peace and democracy activist, and social entrepreneur who has devoted much of his career to developing and applying participatory methodologies that enable citizens and stakeholders with diverse—and often conflicting—perspectives to collectively address complex societal challenges.

As Founder and Lead Scientist of Future Worlds Center, he has pioneered the application of Structured Democratic Dialogue (SDD) in Cyprus and internationally. Over more than two decades, he and his colleagues have facilitated numerous structured dialogues involving citizens, civil-society organizations, policymakers, scientists, youth, and communities affected by conflict, addressing peacebuilding, reconciliation, democratic reform, education, technology, and social change. His peace work has included initiatives in Cyprus and the wider region designed to bridge divides and enable participants to construct shared visions and pathways for action.

Laouris served as President (2025–2027) of the International Society for the Systems Sciences and is President of the Institute for 21st Century Agoras, two international organizations advancing systemic and participatory approaches to societal transformation. He also leads research and technological initiatives aimed at scaling structured dialogue, including methods to engage hundreds, or potentially thousands, of citizens through distributed, asynchronous participation.

He views SDD as a powerful complement to Citizens’ Assemblies: assemblies can provide representative deliberative spaces, while SDD can help participants systematically map complexity, reveal patterns of influence among challenges and options, and identify collectively supported leverage points. Combining these approaches can help move citizen participation beyond consultation toward informed, transparent, and consequential shared decision-making.

=ISSS Mini Symposium Jun 2026=

ISSS President (2024-2026) and active member periodically since 2003, Laouris is a social-, business-, and science entrepreneur, Lead Scientist and CEO of Future Worlds Center [1]. Founding member of the Cyprus Society for Systemic Studies; Current President of the Board of the Institute for 21st Century Agoras [2]. Served as national representative in several European bodies such as COST Actions, Insafe, Inhope, EU Kids online, ECSO, Cybercrime Centre of Excellence, ECTEG – Europol, and as a member of Boards and/or partner in several high-tech companies [3]. One of the 12 authors of the ONLIFE Manifesto [4] and lead author of Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era Manifesto [5]. Author of books including, Direct Democracy, Democratic [R]evolution, and Masks of Demons. Leads internationally the development of theory, tools, and applications of structured dialogic design. Yiannis researches to scale up participatory dialogic processes engaging asynchronously thousands of people in meaningful, authentic dialogues, thus accelerating institutional and societal change. Holds an MD (distinction; Germany), a PhD Neurophysiology (summa cum laude; Germany), an MSc Eng (GPA 4.0: USA), and a PhD Systems Engineering (UK). 100+ papers/book chapters; 200+ conference papers.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laouris

ORCID number: 0000-0002-9081-5849.

[1] www.futureworlds.eu

[2] https://globalagoras.org

[3] https://futureworlds.eu/wiki/Yiannis_Laouris

[4] https://futureworlds.eu/wiki/The_Onlife_Manifesto

[5] https://futureworlds.eu/wiki/Manifesto:_Democracy_in_the_Digital_Era

=ESTIA GNOSIS GROUP LTD=

Ο Γιάννης Λαούρης είναι Co-Founder και Lead Scientist του είναι ερευνητικού Μη Κερδοσκοπικού Οργανισμού Future Worlds Center[1], Πρόεδρος του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου του Institute for 21st Century Agoras[2], και Πρόεδρος (2024-26) του International Society for the Systems Sciences [3]. Στις αρχές του 90, μαζί με συνεργάτες, ίδρυσε την αλυσίδα σχολών CYBER KIDS[4], η οποία είχε ως στόχο την καλλιέργεια της δημιουργικής σκέψης και της ικανότητας επίλυσης προβλημάτων μέσα από την ένταξη της πληροφορικής στην εκπαίδευση. Ως κοινωνικός επιχειρηματίας (social entrepreneur) έχει ασχοληθεί έντονα με τη δημιουργία εκπαιδευτικών προγραμμάτων σε θέματα παιδείας, δημοκρατίας, πολυπολιτισμικότητας, ασφάλειας στο διαδίκτυο, ειρήνης κα., τα οποία εφάρμοσε σε εκπαιδεύσεις εκατοντάδων ωρών σε πολλές χώρες της ΕΕ, Αφρικής, και ΗΠΑ [5].

Η ομάδα του έχει κερδίσει πέραν των 120 διεθνών και/ή Ευρωπαϊκών χρηματοδοτήσεων σε θέματα κοινωνικής ευθύνης και μεταρρύθμισης [6] και έχει αναγνωριστεί με βραβεία όπως της Καινοτομίας και Δημιουργικότητας της Ομοσπονδίας Εργοδοτών και Βιομηχάνων (για την καινοτομική ύλη των σχολών CYBER), το Βραβείο της Ελληνικής Εταιρείας συστημικών Μελετών για Διακεκριμένους Επιστήμονες (για την ανάπτυξη και εφαρμογή της συστημικής επιστήμης δομημένου διαλόγου) το Ευρω-Μεσογειακό Βραβείο για Διάλογο μεταξύ των Πολιτισμών (Honorable Mention -second place) του Anna Lindh Foundation (για την προώθηση της ειρήνης και των στόχων της χιλιετηρίδας), το Civil Society Award για social transformation, το Global Education Innovation Award by GENE για καινοτομία στο έργο Map Your Meal, κα. [7]

Είναι απόφοιτος της ιατρικής σχολής της Λειψίας (Γερμανία), με διδακτορικό στη νευροφυσιολογία, MSc στο Systems and Industrial Engineering από το πανεπιστήμιο της Αριζόνας στις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής και PhD στο Systems Engineering από το Portsmouth Univ. Του ΗΒ. Το UCLAN τον τίμησε το 2015 ως “Honorary Fellow” in the School of Sciences for his societal contributions.

[1] www.FutureWorlds.eu

[2] www.globalagoras.org

[3] www.isss.org

[4] https://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/CYBER_KIDS

[5] https://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Chronological_List_of_SDDPs_by_Future_Worlds_Center_and_Associates

[6] https://futureworlds.eu/wiki/List_of_Future_Worlds_Center_Contracts

[7] https://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Vitae/Yiannis_Laouris/Honors_and_Awards

=Εκπαιδευτικό Συνέδριο Μαθαίνοντας αλλιώς=

Ο Γιάννης Λαούρης διέκοψε μια επιτυχημένη ακαδημαϊκή καριέρα τη δεκαετία του 90 για να κυνηγήσει ένα όνειρο: μαζί με φίλους, ξεκίνησε ένα πανεθνικό πείραμα κοινωνικής επιχειρηματικότητας γνωστό ως CYBER KIDS. Οραματίστηκαν να εισαγάγουν προγραμματισμό και πληροφορική σε παιδιά 5-15. Αξιοποίησαν την καινοτομία KnowledgePacket για να αναπτύξουν ένα πρόγραμμα σπουδών που συνδυάζει εκπαιδευτικά θέματα, στοχευμένη νοητική και ψυχοσυναισθηματική ανάπτυξη, κοινωνική επίγνωση και σύνδεση με την πραγματική ζωή, προτεινόμενο λογισμικό προς χρήση, με δεξιότητες πληροφορικής. Μέσα από την ενίσχυση της δημιουργικότητας, φαντασίας και δεξιοτήτων επίλυσης προβλημάτων οραματίστηκαν να “υπερβούν” (transcend) την εκπαιδευτική και πολιτική ζωή της χώρας και να σπρώξουν τη νέα γενιά μια δεκαετία μπροστά.

Διευθύνει το Future Worlds Center (FutureWorlds.eu), είναι πρόεδρος του Institute for 21st Century Agoras (globalagoras.org) και της International Society for Systems Sciences (www.isss.org). Είναι ένας από του 12 συγγραφείς του ONLIFE Manifesto (για λογαριασμό του European Commission) και συγγραφέας του "Manifesto: Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era" (UN Democracy Funds). Συν-ιδρυτής των CYBERETHICS: Cyprus Safer Internet Center, Tech4Peace, Cyprus Community Media Center, κα. Σπούδασε ιατρική στην πρώην Ανατολική Γερμανία και ειδικεύτηκε ως ερευνητής νευροφυσιολόγος και ως μηχανικός συστημάτων στη Δυτική Γερμανία και στις ΗΠΑ. Έχει εκδώσει βιβλία όπως “Masks of Demons,” "10 Εντολές Πολιτών προς Πολιτεία", Democratic [Re]evolution και πρόσφατα “Άμεση Δημοκρατία.” Συμμετέχει σε τοπικές και διεθνείς πρωτοβουλίες για μεταρρυθμίσεις στην εκπαίδευση, την πολιτική και την κοινωνία γενικότερα.

https://futureworlds.eu/wiki/CYBER_KIDS

https://www.cyber-kids.net/index.php?title=The_concept_of_the_KnowledgePacket

=Agoras Website 2025=

Yiannis led the efforts to revive and restructure the Global Agoras community and its Institute between 2024 and 2025. He was elected President of the Board in the Fall of 2025. He is also the 64th President of the International Society for the Systems Sciences and Lead Scientist of Future Worlds Center. He holds a medical degree (1985) and a PhD in Neurophysiology (1985, summa cum laude) from Germany, an MS in Systems and Industrial Engineering (1996, GPA 4.0) from the US, and a PhD in Systems Engineering (by publications) from the University of Portsmouth, UK (2023). He is a renowned peace activist recognized for his pioneering work in applying Structured Dialogic Design processes to foster collaboration among stakeholders with diverse and conflicting perspectives. His team develops systems that engage hundreds virtually, partly asynchronously, in meaningful, authentic conversations, accelerating positive societal change. He is co-author of the "ONLIFE Manifesto" (explores how ICT affects the human condition by altering our relationships with ourselves, others, and the world). He is also the principal author of the "Manifesto: Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era." Relevant books include "Masks of Demons," "Democratic [R]evolution," "Direct Democracy," and "Navigating Systems and Cybernetics: A Conceptual Map of Disciplines in Dialogue with Complexity." In the 90s, he founded CYBER Kids, an international chain of computer learning centers, which introduced IT in the lives of thousands of children 5-15 (in seven countries) using the patent-pending KnowledgePacket concept to develop a curriculum that blends educational themes, targeted mental and psycho- emotional development, social awareness and connection to real-life, suggested software to use, with IT skills that should be developed.

=IJASS 2025=

Laouris is 2025-26 President of the International Society for the Systems Sciences, President of the Institute for 21st Century Agoras, and Lead Scientist of Future Worlds Center. He is a peace and democracy activist honored with 13 awards (and “Honorary Fellow” of the School of Sciences of the University of Lancashire, UK) for his pioneering work in utilizing digital technologies and Structured Democratic Dialogue to harnesses collective intelligence and wisdom to reimagine and redesign humanity’s future based on principles of freedom, equality, and justice, as described in his Book “Democratic [R]evolution: A Call for Collective Imagination and Systemic Action.”

=HSSS 2025=

Laouris is the 2025-26 President of the International Society for the Systems Sciences and Lead Scientist of the Future Worlds Center. He is a renowned peace activist recognized (honored with 12 distinguished awards, including the Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies Award in 2008 for his contributions to systems science, and an appointment as “Honorary Fellow” of the School of Sciences of the University of Lancashire, UK) for his pioneering work in applying virtual technologies and innovative systemic methodologies to foster collaboration among stakeholders with diverse and conflicting perspectives.

Utilizing digital technologies and Structured Democratic Dialogue, Laouris harnesses collective intelligence and wisdom to reimagine and redesign humanity’s future based on principles of freedom, equality, and justice, as described in his Book “Democratic [R]evolution: A Call for Collective Imagination and Systemic Action.”

Laouris and his team are at the forefront of developing systems that scale participatory dialogue processes. These systems engage thousands of participants asynchronously in meaningful, authentic conversations, thereby accelerating positive societal change. He is one of the authors of the ONLIFE Manifesto, which explores how the deployment of ICTs profoundly affects the human condition by altering our relationships with ourselves, others, and the world. Laouris’s research spans multiple disciplines, including neuroscience, applied systems science, peace studies, action research, operations research, neuropsychology, and the neuroscience of learning. Laouris has published over 100 scientific papers in neuroscience, systems science, and peace studies.

=Amazon Author 2025=

A social, business, and peace entrepreneur who left a successful academic career in the 1990s to pursue a dream: with two friends, he launched a nationwide social entrepreneurial experiment. They envisioned introducing programming and IT thinking to young children through an educationally relevant, socially responsible, peace-enhancing curriculum, fostering creativity, imagination, and problem-solving skills, thus “transcending” educational and political barriers and propelling a generation forward. He later became active in peace-building in Cyprus and the Middle East, pioneering initiatives like Tech4Peace, Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era, bridging communication divides. He has trained thousands worldwide in structured dialogue and conflict resolution. His work, shaped by political, psychological, technological, philosophical, and scientific challenges, including the 1974 Cyprus events, inspires his books, e.g. Masks of Demons, Democratic [R]evolution, and Ten Political Commandments. A medical doctor with PhDs in neurophysiology and systems engineering, Laouris founded Future Worlds Center and serves as President of the International Society for the Systems Sciences and the Institute for 21st Century Agoras.

=ISSS Bio=

Active in ISSS periodically since 2003. Social-, business-, and science entrepreneur, Lead Scientist and CEO of Future Worlds Center [1]. Founding member of the Cyprus Society for Systemic Studies; Current President of the Board of the Institute for 21st Century Agoras [2]. Served as national representative in several COST Actions, Insafe, Inhope, EU Kids online, ECSO, Cybercrime Centre of Excellence, ECTEG – Europol, and as a member of Boards and/or partner in several high-tech companies [3]. One of the 12 authors of the ONLIFE Manifesto [4] and lead author of Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era Manifesto [5]. Leads internationally the development of theory, tools, and applications of structured dialogic design. Yiannis researches to scale up participatory dialogic processes engaging asynchronously thousands of people in meaningful, authentic dialogues, thus accelerating institutional and societal change. Holds an MD (distinction; Germany), a PhD Neurophysiology (summa cum laude; Germany), an MSc Eng (GPA 4.0: USA), and a PhD Systems Engineering (UK). 100+ papers/book chapters; 160+ conference papers.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laouris

ORCID number: 0000-0002-9081-5849.

[1] www.futureworlds.eu

[2] https://globalagoras.org

[3] https://futureworlds.eu/wiki/Yiannis_Laouris

[4] https://futureworlds.eu/wiki/The_Onlife_Manifesto

[5] https://futureworlds.eu/wiki/Manifesto:_Democracy_in_the_Digital_Era

=Τα Μάτια Ανοίγω=

Yiannis Laouris is a neurophysiologist, a systems engineer, and a social entrepreneur. He is the author of 100+ scientific papers in neuroscience, education, technology, dialogue, and peace, and 10+ books, including 'Masks of Demons,' which addresses the concept of stereotypes in the context of the Cyprus conflict and 'Citizens Commandmends,' a visionary manifesto calling citizens to reclaim their power. Yiannis studied medicine in former Eastern Germany and worked as a researcher and professor in West Germany before moving to the United States. In the early 90s, he founded the chain of computer learning centers known as CYBER KIDS, which aimed to stimulate, develop, and cultivate creative thinking and problem-solving skills through the integration of IT in education. He dedicated his life to promoting peace and positive social change, employing systemic methodologies to solve problems and effect social reforms. He is President (2024-2026) of the International Society for the Systems Sciences.

=SciProfils=

64th President of the International Society for the Systems Sciences and Lead Scientist of Future Worlds Center. He holds a medical degree (1985) and a PhD in Neurophysiology (1985, summa cum laude) from Germany, an MS in Systems and Industrial Engineering (1996, GPA 4.0) from the US, and a PhD in Systems Engineering (by publications) from Portsmouth Univ., UK (2023). He is a renowned peace activist recognized for his pioneering work in applying virtual technologies and innovative systemic methodologies to foster collaboration among stakeholders with diverse and conflicting perspectives. He develops systems that engage thousands asynchronously in meaningful, authentic conversations, accelerating positive societal change. He is co-author of the ONLIFE Manifesto (explores how ICT affects the human condition by altering our relationships with ourselves, others, and the world). In the 90s, he founded CYBER Kids, an international chain of computer learning centers, which introduced IT to thousands of kids in eight countries using a novel approach grounded on cybernetics. He founded CYBERETHICS: Cyprus Safer Internet Center and served as a national representative in European and International bodies, including the Institute for 21st Century Agoras, COST Actions, Insafe, INHOPE, EU Kids Online, ECSO, Cybercrime Centre of Excellence, and ECTEG–Europol. Has published 100+ scientific papers in neuroscience, systems science, and peace and was honored with 12 distinguished awards.

=69 ISSS Conference=

Yiannis Laouris is the 64th President of the International Society for the Systems Sciences. He is a renowned peace activist recognized for his pioneering work in applying virtual technologies and innovative systemic methodologies to foster collaboration among stakeholders with diverse and conflicting perspectives. His efforts are focused on helping these groups create shared visions for ideal futures, identify obstacles to achieving these visions, and explore solutions to overcome these challenges. Utilizing digital technologies and Structured Democratic Dialogue, Laouris harnesses collective intelligence and wisdom to reimagine and redesign humanity’s future based on principles of freedom, equality, and justice. His approach integrates complexity and systems science with the advantages of the digital era.

Laouris and his team are at the forefront of developing systems that scale participatory dialogue processes. These systems engage thousands of participants asynchronously in meaningful, authentic conversations, thereby accelerating positive societal change. The Future Worlds Center has successfully implemented over 120 global projects focused on ideal futures, peace, and human rights. He is one of the twelve authors of the ONLIFE Manifesto, which explores how the deployment of ICTs profoundly affects the human condition by altering our relationships with ourselves, others, and the world. In the 90s, he founded CYBER Kids, an international chain of franchised computer learning centers, which introduced IT to thousands of children in eight countries using a novel scientific approach grounded on cybernetics. This initiative aimed to foster creativity, innovation, imagination, and problem-solving skills, thereby advancing the educational and political landscape of Cyprus and seven other countries. The curriculum impacted thousands of children and emphasized the integration of IT with positive social change to enhance the educational experience.

Laouris’s research spans multiple disciplines, including neuroscience, applied systems science, peace studies, action research, operations research, neuropsychology, and the neuroscience of learning.

=Systems Book=

Yiannis Laouris is the 70th President of the International Society for the Systems Sciences . A graduate of the medical school of Leipzig University, he started his career as a general practician. Yiannis was the first-ever foreign student in ex-East Germany to conclude his studies with a doctorate (awarded a PhD in Neurophysiology from Carl-Ludwig Institute of Neurophysiology with summa cum laude).

During his early career in Goettingen, Germany, and Tuscon, Arizona, he studied the transmission properties and fatigue of motor neurons, muscle afferents, and Renshaw cells, applying digital signal processing in time and frequency domains to single-cell recordings, establishing and quantifying interesting relations between linear and non-linear characteristics in the behavior of neurons. In the 90s, he founded CYBER Kids, an international chain of franchised computer learning centers, which introduced IT to thousands of children in eight countries using a novel scientific approach grounded on cybernetics.

Yiannis founded Future Worlds Center, the Cyprus Neuroscience & Technology Institute , the Cyprus Society for Systemic Studies, CYBERETHICS: Cyprus Safer Internet Center, and several high-tech companies. Yiannis is or was a national coordinator and/or representative in many European and International bodies, including the Institute for 21st Century Agoras, COST Actions, Insafe, Inhope, EU Kids Online, ECSO, Cybercrime Centre of Excellence, ECTEG – Europol, etc. His current focus is on designing and developing systems to scale up participatory dialogic processes capable of engaging thousands of participants in meaningful, authentic dialogues, thus accelerating positive societal change asynchronously. His team has implemented more than 100 global initiatives, engaging thousands in projects aiming to Re-inventing Democracy and Education in the Digital Era and promote just, ethical, and sustainable futures.

Representing the authors of the ONLIFE Manifesto, Yiannis advocated the necessity of democratic dialogical processes in modern governance at the European parliament.

Yiannis also has an MS (USA) and a PhD (UK) in Systems Engineering. His work has been published in several books and over 100 scientific papers, and he has been honored with more than a dozen distinguished awards.

* https://wiki.isss.org/index.php/Yiannis_Laouris

* www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Vitae/Yiannis_Laouris/Newspaper_coverage_of_the_Doctorate

* www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/CYBER_KIDS

* https://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Future_Worlds_Center

* https://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Cyprus_Neuroscience_and_Technology_Institute

* https://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Cyberethics:_Cyprus_Safer_Internet_Center

* https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04093-6

* https://youtu.be/lWRW2sSqVGU?si=J0OXlCj9e-ft_IbA

* ORCID number: 0000-0002-9081-5849.

* https://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Vitae/Yiannis_Laouris/Honors_and_Awards

=MDPI=

Social and business entrepreneur; neuroscientist and systems engineer. Laouris promotes the application of digital technologies and structured democratic dialogue as tools to harness the collective intelligence and collective wisdom of people. His team develops systems to scale up participatory processes to engage asynchronously thousands of participants in meaningful authentic dialogues, thus accelerating positive societal change. They implemented 100+ global projects, in peace and conflict resolution, local reforms, re-inventing democracy and education in the digital era, etc. In the 90’s he founded CYBER Kids (futureworlds.eu/wiki/CYBER_KIDS); chain of franchised computer learning centers, grounded on cybernetics, which introduced IT in the lives of thousands of children in Cyprus and 7 other countries. Founder of CYBERETHICS: Cyprus Safer Internet Center, served as national representative in European and International bodies, including the Institute for 21st Century Agoras, COST Actions, Insafe, Inhope, EU Kids online, ECSO, Cybercrime Centre of Excellence, ECTEG – Europol, etc. He is one of the 12 authors of the European Commission’s ONLIFE Manifesto. Has published in neuroscience, applied systems science and peace, and in neuroscience of learning; Medical degree and PhD in Neurophysiology, Germany; MS in Systems & Industrial Engineering, US; PhD in Systems Engineering, UK. Published several books, 100+ scientific papers; honored with 12 distinguished awards.

=UCY SDD Training=

Yiannis Laouris is Lead Scientist at the Future Worlds Center and President-Elect of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS).

Yiannis is a renowned peace activist recognized for his pioneering work in applying virtual technologies and innovative systemic methodologies to foster collaboration among stakeholders with diverse and conflicting perspectives. His efforts are focused on helping these groups create shared visions for ideal futures, identify obstacles to achieving these visions, and explore solutions to overcome these challenges. Utilizing digital technologies and Structured Democratic Dialogue, Laouris harnesses collective intelligence and wisdom to reimagine and redesign humanity’s future based on principles of freedom, equality, and justice. His approach integrates complexity and systems science with the advantages of the digital era.

Laouris and his team are at the forefront of developing systems that scale participatory dialogue processes. These systems engage thousands of participants asynchronously in meaningful, authentic conversations, thereby accelerating positive societal change. The Future Worlds Center has successfully implemented over 120 global projects focused on ideal futures, peace, and human rights. He is one of the twelve authors of the ONLIFE Manifesto, which explores how the deployment of ICTs profoundly affects the human condition by altering our relationships with ourselves, others, and the world. In the 1990s, Laouris founded CYBER Kids, a network of computer learning centers that introduced advanced technology into the lives of young children through an educationally relevant and socially responsible curriculum. This initiative aimed to foster creativity, innovation, imagination, and problem-solving skills, thereby advancing the educational and political landscape of Cyprus and seven other countries. The curriculum, grounded in cybernetics, impacted thousands of children and emphasized the integration of IT with positive social change to enhance the educational experience.

Laouris’s research spans multiple disciplines, including neuroscience, applied systems science, peace studies, action research, operations research, neuropsychology, and the neuroscience of learning. He holds a medical degree, a PhD in Neurophysiology (summa cum laude) from Germany, an MS in Systems & Industrial Engineering from the US (GPA 4.0), and a PhD in Systems Engineering (by publications) from Portsmouth University, UK.

https://futureworlds.eu/wiki/Yiannis_Laouris<br>

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laouris<br>

https://futureworlds.eu/wiki/Reinventing_Democracy<br>

https://futureworlds.eu/wiki/List_of_Future_Worlds_Center_Contracts <br>

=Rotary Carter Peace Project 2024=

Yiannis Laouris is a renowned peace activist recognized for his pioneering work in applying virtual technologies and innovative systemic methodologies to foster collaboration among stakeholders with diverse and conflicting perspectives. His efforts are focused on helping these groups create shared visions for ideal futures, identify obstacles to achieving these visions, and explore solutions to overcome these challenges. Utilizing digital technologies and Structured Democratic Dialogue, Laouris harnesses collective intelligence and wisdom to reimagine and redesign humanity’s future based on principles of freedom, equality, and justice. His approach integrates complexity and systems science with the advantages of the digital era.

As the Lead Scientist at the Future Worlds Center and President-Elect of the International Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS), Laouris and his team are at the forefront of developing systems that scale participatory dialogue processes. These systems engage thousands of participants asynchronously in meaningful, authentic conversations, thereby accelerating positive societal change. The Future Worlds Center has successfully implemented over 120 global projects focused on ideal futures, peace, and human rights. Notable projects include "Re-inventing Democracy" and "Education in the Digital Era," which have involved thousands of participants worldwide.

Laouris is also the founder of CYBERETHICS: Cyprus Safer Internet Center, and has served as a national coordinator and representative in various European and international bodies, such as the Institute for 21st Century Agoras, COST Actions, Insafe, Inhope, EU Kids Online, ECSO, the Cybercrime Centre of Excellence, and ECTEG – Europol.

He is one of the twelve authors of the ONLIFE Manifesto, which explores how the deployment of ICTs profoundly affects the human condition by altering our relationships with ourselves, others, and the world.

In the 1990s, Laouris founded CYBER Kids, a network of computer learning centers that introduced advanced technology into the lives of young children through an educationally relevant and socially responsible curriculum. This initiative aimed to foster creativity, innovation, imagination, and problem-solving skills, thereby advancing the educational and political landscape of Cyprus and seven other countries. The curriculum, grounded in cybernetics, impacted thousands of children and emphasized the integration of IT with positive social change to enhance the educational experience.

Laouris’s research spans multiple disciplines, including neuroscience, applied systems science, peace studies, action research, operations research, neuropsychology, and the neuroscience of learning. He holds a medical degree, a PhD in Neurophysiology (summa cum laude) from Germany, an MS in Systems & Industrial Engineering from the US (GPA 4.0), and a PhD in Systems Engineering (by publications) from Portsmouth University, UK. His extensive body of work includes numerous scientific publications and has been recognized with over twelve distinguished awards.

https://futureworlds.eu/wiki/Yiannis_Laouris

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laouris

https://futureworlds.eu/wiki/Reinventing_Democracy

https://futureworlds.eu/wiki/List_of_Future_Worlds_Center_Contracts

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Society_for_the_Systems_Sciences

https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319040929

https://futureworlds.eu/wiki/CYBER_KIDS

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9081-5849

=American Society for Cybernetics Jun 2024=

Yiannis Laouris is a social, science and business entrepreneur, a neuroscientist and systems engineer. He promotes the application of digital technologies and structured democratic dialogue as tools to harness the collective intelligence and collective wisdom of people. His team develops systems to scale up participatory dialogic processes to engage asynchronously thousands of participants in meaningful authentic dialogues, thus accelerating positive societal change. They have implemented more than 100 global projects, engaging thousands, to Re-inventing Democracy and Education in the Digital Era. Yiannis founded Future Worlds Center, the Cyprus Neuroscience & Technology institute, the Cyprus Society for Systemic Studies, and several high-tech companies. In the 90’s he founded CYBER Kids (futureworlds.eu/wiki/CYBER_KIDS), a chain of franchised computer learning centers, which introduced IT in the lives of thousands of children in Cyprus and in the 7 countries where it was also launched. The curriculum was grounded on cybernetics. He is also Founder of CYBERETHICS: Cyprus Safer Internet Center. Yiannis is or was national coordinator and/or representative in many European and International bodies, including the Institute for 21st Century Agoras, COST Actions, Insafe, Inhope, EU Kids online, ECSO, Cybercrime Centre of Excellence, ECTEG – Europol, etc. He is one of the 12 authors of the ONLIFE Manifesto. He has published in neuroscience, applied systems science and peace, and in the neuroscience of learning, has a medical degree and a PhD in Neurophysiology from Germany, an MS in Systems & Industrial Engineering from the US, and a PhD in Systems Engineering from Portsmouth University, UK. His work is published in several books, over 100 scientific papers and honored with more than 12 distinguished awards. ORCID number: 0000-0002-9081-5849.

=Mar 2024 ISSS Nomination=

Active in ISSS periodically since 2003, co-organized mini-Symposia in 2022/23 and pioneered creation of https://wiki.isss.org. Social-, business-, and science entrepreneur, holding an MD (distinction; Germany), a PhD Neurophysiology (summa cum laude; Germany), an MSc Eng (GPA 4.0: USA), and a PhD Systems Engineering (UK). Lead scientist and Chair of Future Worlds Center (www.futureworlds.eu). Founding member of Cyprus Society for Systemic Studies; member of Board of Institute for 21st Century Agoras; national representative in several COST Actions, Insafe, Inhope, EU Kids online, ECSO, Cybercrime Centre of Excellence, ECTEG – Europol, and member of Boards and/or partner in several high-tech companies. One of the 12 authors of the ONLIFE Manifesto, and lead author of Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era Manifesto. Leads internationally the development of theory, tools, and applications of structured dialogic design. Yiannis conducts research to scale up participatory dialogic processes engaging asynchronously thousands of people in meaningful authentic dialogues, thus accelerating institutional and societal change. 100+ papers/book chapters; 160+ conference papers. ORCID number: 0000-0002-9081-5849.

=Dec 2023 Portsmouth Seminar=

Yiannis Laouris is a social, science and business entrepreneur, a neuroscientist and systems engineer. He promotes the application of digital technologies and structured democratic dialogue as tools to harness the collective intelligence and collective wisdom of people. They develop systems to scale up participatory dialogic processes to engage asynchronously thousands of participants in meaningful authentic dialogues, thus accelerating positive societal change. They have implemented more than 100 global projects, engaging thousands, to Re-inventing Democracy and Education in the Digital Era. Yiannis founded Future Worlds Center, the Cyprus Neuroscience & Technology institute, the Cyprus Society for Systemic Studies, and several high-tech companies. He is member of board, national coordinator and/or representative in many European and International bodies, including the Institute for 21st Century Agoras, COST Actions, Insafe, Inhope, EU Kids online, ECSO, Cybercrime Centre of Excellence, ECTEG – Europol, etc. He is one of the 12 authors of the ONLIFE Manifesto. He has published in neuroscience, applied systems science and peace, and in the neuroscience of learning; several books, ov Laouris has a medical degree and a PhD in Neurophysiology from Germany, and an MS in Systems & Industrial Engineering from the US, and a PhD in Systems Engineering (pending) from Portsmouth. His work is published in several books, over 100 scientific papers and honored with more than 12 distinguished awards. ORCID number: 0000-0002-9081-5849.

=Jan 2023 Springer Janet Book=

Yiannis Laouris is CEO of Future Worlds Center, a Cyprus-based CSO whose vision is to consciously re-design humanity's futures to construct a world based on values of freedom, equality and justice, using complexity and systems science and harnessing the positives of the digital era. Laouris is also leading several high-tech companies and is Founding and/or Member of many Boards in domains that involve positive social change, especially in the context of the socio-technical revolution in which we are immersed. He is one of the 12 authors of the ONLIFE Manifesto, and he promotes the application of digital technologies and Structured Democratic Dialogue (SDD) as tools to harness the collective intelligence and collective wisdom of people. His team develops systems to scale up participatory dialogic processes to engage thousands of participants asynchronously in meaningful, authentic dialogues, thus accelerating institutional and societal change. He leads global projects, engaging thousands to Re-inventing Democracy and Education in the Digital Era. He has published in neuroscience, applied systems science and peace, and in the neuroscience of learning; several books and over 100 scientific papers have been honoured with more than 12 distinguished awards. ORCID number: 0000-0002-9081-5849.

=Feb 2022 ISSS=

Social-, business-, and science entrepreneur; medical doctor, neuroscientist, educator, systems engineer, and IT expert. Lead scientist and Chair of Future Worlds Center. Founding member of Cyprus Society for Systemic Studies; member of Board of Institute for 21st Century Agoras; national representative in several COST Actions, Insafe, Inhope, EU Kids online, ECSO, Cybercrime Centre of Excellence, ECTEG – Europol, and member of Boards and/or partner in several high-tech companies. One of the 12 authors of the ONLIFE Manifesto, and key author of Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era Manifesto. Leads internationally the theory and application of the science of structured dialogic design and conducts research towards developing systems to enable scaling up participatory dialogic processes to engage asynchronously thousands of people in meaningful authentic dialogues, thus accelerating institutional and societal change. Promotes the application of broadband technologies and structured democratic dialogue as tools to bridge the digital-, economic-, educational- and inter-personal divides in our planet. Holds MD (distinction), PhD Neurophysiology (summa cum laude), MSc Eng (GPA 4.0), PhD Systems Engineering (pending). 80+ papers/book chapters; 160+ conference papers.

=2021 SAAS Chapter=

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Laouris has published over 50 papers in peered reviewed journals, half of which in neuroscience, a quarter in applied systems science and peace, and the rest in IT-children and neuroscience of learning. He contributed chapters in about 20 books and made over 150 conference papers and presentations.