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===Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany===
===Department of Neurophysiology, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany===


====Doctoral Students (Supervisor: Prof. Windhorst)====
====Doctoral Students====


Serving as mentor for doctoral students of Prof. [[Uwe Windhorst]].
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! scope="col" width="350pt" style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Name
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Uli Kuipers
|Uli Kuipers
|Dipl. Biol.
|Dipl. Biol. in PhD program
|1986-1988
|1986-1988
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|Theodoros Kokkoroyiannis
|Theodoros Kokkoroyiannis
|Dipl. Biol.
|Dipl. Biol. in PhD program
|1986-1988
|1986-1988
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===University of Arizona, Tucson===
===University of Arizona, Tucson, USA===
 
====Undergraduate and Masters Students; Across campus====
 
The following Undergraduate and Masters students collaborated for the development of Hypercard-based courses in neuroscience, which were eventually honored with the [[Provost's Teaching Award]] and the [[Medical Innovation Award]].
 


====Undergraduate Students====
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! scope="col" width="350pt" style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Name
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! scope="col" width="50pt"style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Period
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|Elisa M. Chernov
|Elisa M. Chernov
|At Systems & Industrial Engineering Department
|Undergraduate at Systems and Industrial Engineering, Research Assistant
|1990-1991
|1990-1991
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|Beili Wing
|Beili Wing
|Computer Science Department
|Undergraduate at Computer Science, Research Assistant
|1990
|1990
|-
|[[Nicos Stylianou]]
|M.S. Electrical Engineering, Research Assistant
|1990-1992
|-
|[[Xenon Xenophontos]]
|M.S. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Research Assistant
|1990-1992
|-
|Amit Vyas
|M.S. MIS Engineering, Research Assistant
|1990-1991


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|}


====Doctoral Students (Supervisor: Prof. Stuart)====
====Doctoral Students; Department of Neurophysiology====
John M. Spielmann, B.S., M.S., Research Associate in Neuroscience, School of Medicine,
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 1986-1990


Leslie Bevan, B.A., M.S.,Staff Neuroscientist, Neurological Sciences Institute,
Serving as mentor for doctoral students of Prof. [[Douglas G. Stuart]].
Portland, OR 1986-1990


Katalin M. Gothard, M.D., Research Assistant, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1990-1991
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|John M. Spielmann
|B.S., M.S.; PhD student in Neuroscience
|1986-1990
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|Leslie Bevan
|B.A., M.S.; PhD student in Neuroscience
|1986-1990
|-
|Katalin M. Gothard
|M.D.; PhD student in neuroscience
|1990-1991
|-
|}


====Postdoctoral Fellows; Department of Neurophysiology====


====Predoctoral Students====
Collaborative experimental work with post-doctoral students in the context of the [[Robotics/Prosthetics/Motor Control Group]].
Nicos Stylianou, M.S., Research Assistant, Electrical Engineering, University of Arizona,
Tucson, AZ 1990-1992


Xenon Xenophontos, M.S., Research Assistant, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1990-1992


Amit Vyas, M.S., Research Assistant, MIS Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1990-1991
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! scope="col" width="50pt"style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Period
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|Grant A. Robinson
|Ph.D., Post-doc, Research Associate in Physiology/School of Medicine
|1986-1989
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|Michael A. Nordstrom
|DDS, Ph.D., Research Associate in Physiology, College of Medicine
|1989-1992
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|Robert J. Callister
|Ph.D., Research Associate in Physiology, College of Medicine
|1990-1992
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|Jane Garland
|Ph.D., Research Associate in Physiology, College of Medicine
|1990-1991


====Postdoctoral Fellows====
|}
Grant A. Robinson, Ph.D., Research Associate in Neuroscience, School of Medicine,
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1986-1989


Michael A. Nordstrom, DDS, Ph.D., Research Associate in Physiology, College of Medicine,
====Visiting Scholars; [[Robotics/Prosthetics/Motor Control Group]]====
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1989-1992


Robert J. Callister, Ph.D., Research Associate in Physiology, College of Medicine,
Collaborative experimental work with international visiting scientists in the context of the [[Robotics/Prosthetics/Motor Control Group]].
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1990-1992
Jane Garland Ph.D., Research Associate in Physiology, College of Medicine,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1990-1991


====Visiting Scholars===
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Nicolina I. Radicheva, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biophysics, Central  
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Laboratory of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 1988-1989
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! scope="col" width="450pt" style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Status during collaboration
! scope="col" width="50pt"style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Period
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|Nicolina I. Radicheva
|M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biophysics<br> Visiting from Central  Laboratory of Biophysics<br>Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
|1988-1989
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|Lubomir V. Gerilovsky
|M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physiology, <br>visiting from Central Laboratory of Biophysics <br>Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
|1988-1989
|-
|Konstantin G. Kostov
|Research Associate, visiting from Central Laboratory of Biophysics<br>Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
|1988-1989


Lubomir V. Gerilovsky, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physiology, Central
|}
Laboratory of Biophysics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 1988-1989


Konstantin G. Kostov, Research Associate, Central Laboratory of Biophysics,
===[[Higher Technical Institute]], Cyprus, 1991-1994===
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 1988-1989


===Higher Technological Institute===
Mentoring students while teaching a number of classes at the [[Higher Technical Institute]].


====Undergraduate Students====
* Supervisor for approximately 20 HTI students
Supervisor for approximately 20 HTI students; more than 30 worked at CNTI 1991-1994
* More than 30 worked at the [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute|CNTI]] between 1991-1994.


===[[Philips College]], Cyprus, 1992-1994===


Mentoring and supervising students while teaching at [[Philips College]].


===Philips College===
====Supervisor for the theses of three BS in Psychology students===
Demetra Kalopedi, Psychology Student, Philips College, Thesis Student 1993
Costas Constanti, Psychology Student, Philips College, Thesis Student 1993
Christiane El-Haddad, Psychology Student, Philips College, Thesis Student 1993


===CYBER KIDS, CYBER SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTORS===
====Supervising theses of three BS in Psychology students====
====Full-time Instructors====
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More than 50 instructors attended the practical training of the School of Instructors (ca. 40h). 1993-2001
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! scope="col" width="350pt" style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Name
! scope="col" width="450pt" style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Status during training
! scope="col" width="50pt"style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Period
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|Demetra Kalopedi
|Psychology Student working on her Thesis
|1993
|-
|Costas Constanti
|Psychology Student working on his Thesis
|1993
|-
|[[Christiane El-Haddad]]
|Psychology Student working on her Thesis
|1993
 
|}
 
===[[CYBER School of Instructors]]===
 
====Full-time [[CYBER KIDS Instructor|CYBER KIDS Instructors]], Cyprus, 1992-2001====
* More than 50 instructors attended the practical training of the [[CYBER School of Instructors]] (ca. 40h) between 1993-2001.


====Part-time Instructors====
====Part-time Instructors====
186  instructors attended my practical training classes at the School of Instructors (ca. 40h each) 1993-2001
* A total of 186  [[CYBER KIDS Instructor|CYBER KIDS Instructors]] attended my practical training classes at the [[CYBER School of Instructors]] (ca. 40h each) between 1993-2001.
 
====Full-time Senior Scientists====
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! scope="col" width="350pt" style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Name
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! scope="col" width="50pt"style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Period
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|[[Harry Anastasiou]]
|Head of [[Cyberkids Curriculum Development Unit]]
|1006-2001
|-
|[[Philip Snyder]]
|Professor of Conflict Resolution
|9/1998-9/1999
|-
 
|}
 
===Bicommunal Peace Movement, Cyprus, 1994-present===
 
Collaborations with a number of international scholars the context of activities related to the Bicommunal Peace Movement.


===Bicommunal Peace Movement===
====Visiting Scholars====
====Visiting Scholars====
Ben Broom, Professor of Conflict Resolution, Fulbright Scholar 1994-96
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Philip Snyder, Professor of Conflict Resolution, Fulbright Scholar 1996-98
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John Ungerleider, Professor of Conflict Resolution, Fulbright Scholar 1997-98
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Gary Gumpert periodically between 1997- present
! scope="col" width="450pt" style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Status during training
Suzan Drucker periodically between 1997- present
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|[[Benjamin Broome]]
|Professor of Conflict Resolution, Fulbright Scholar
|1994-96
|-
|[[Philip Snyder]]
|Professor of Conflict Resolution, Fulbright Scholar
|1996-98; (Since 2000, visiting every year)
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|[[John Ungerleider]]
|Professor of Conflict Resolution, Fulbright Scholar
|1997-98
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|[[Gary Gumpert]]
|Professor of Communication<br>Visiting periodically to collaborate in technology related issues
|1997- 2005 (visiting every year)
|-
|[[Suzan Drucker]]
|Professor of Communication<br>Visiting periodically to collaborate in technology related issues
|1997- 2005 (visiting every year)
|-
|[[Hrach Gregorian]]
|Professor of Peace Studies<br>Visiting periodically to collaborate in technology related issues
|1997- present (visiting almost every year)
|-
|}
 
===[[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]], Cyprus, Years:1991-2001===
 
====Full-time Research Associates====
 
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! scope="col" width="350pt" style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Name
! scope="col" width="450pt" style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Status during training
! scope="col" width="50pt"style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Period
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|[[George Vakanas]]
|Research Associate, Depts. of Neural Control, CNTI
|1991-1995
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|[[Stelios Stylianou]]
|Research Associate, Depts. of Neural Control, CNTI
|9/1992-7/1994
|-
|Jack Kyriakou
|Research Assistant, Dept. of Neural Control
|9/1992-3/1993
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|Irina Nicolaou
|Research Assistant, Dept. Dept. of Neural Control
|10/1992-4/1993
|-
|Yiannos Constantinou
|Programmer for [[Mental Attributes Profiling System|MAPS]] and Technician
|1998-2001
|-
|}
 
====Undergraduate Students====
8 HTI- and 3 Philips College students completed their practical training with me at the Institute.
1991-94
 
====Masters students working on their theses====
 
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! scope="col" width="350pt" style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Name
! scope="col" width="450pt" style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Status during training
! scope="col" width="50pt"style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Period
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|Eleni Vakanas
|Masters Student, [[CYBER Kids R&D Unit]]
|1993-94
|-
|[[Christiane El-Haddad]]
|Research Associate, [[Special Education Unit]]
|1993-1997
 
|}
 
===[[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]], Cyprus, Years: 2001-present===


===Cyprus Neuroscience & Technology Institute (early years)===
George Vakanas, Research Associate, Depts. of Neural Control, CNTI 1991-95
Stelios Stylianou, Research Associate, Depts. of Neural Control, CNTI 9/92-7/94
Eleni Vakanas, Masters Student, CYBER Kids R&D Unit 1993-94
Jack Kyriakou, Research Assistant, Dept. of Neural Control 9/92-3/93
Irina Nicolaou, Research Assistant, Dept. Dept. of Neural Control 10/92-4/93


====Full-time Associates funded through international grants====
Philip Snyder, Professor of Conflict Resolution 9/1998-9/1999
George Tziapouras, MS in Political Science, Coordinator of tech4peace 3/2001-7/2004
Nikoletta Koutsakou, MS in Political Science, Coordinator of Y2P 2001-2002
Xenia Constantinou MS in Political Science, Coordinator of Y2P 9/2002-3/2005
Natasa Xenophontos, MS in International Studies, Coordinator of HasNa-funded projects 9/2002-12/02
Synthia Pavlou, BS in Journalism, Coordinator of HasNa-funded projects 2/2003- 9/2003
Elia Petridou BS in Economics, Coordinator of HasNa-funded projects 11/2003-12/2004
Elia Petridou MS in International Studies, Coordinator of EU Citizenship project 9/2005-8/2008
Kerstin Wittig, MA in Political Science 10/2005-present
Tonia Loizidou, MS in Cognitive Psychology 5/2006-2/2008
Vipar Uthenpong, MS in Computer science 5/2006-8/2007
Christos Xenophontos, MA in European Studies 5/2006-10/2006
Yiannos Constantinou, Programmer and Technician 1998-2001
Reinhard Eckert, pre-doctoral Student May 2006-May 2008
Tatjana Taraszow, MS Psychology 9/2006-present
Nikolas Kasparis, MS Artificial Intelligence 10/2007-9/2008
Elena Aristodemou, MA (pending) Psychology 2/2008-present
Georgina Shitta, BS Psychology 2/2008-present


====Full-time Associates funded through EU or international grants====


Undergraduate Students
8 HTI- and 3 Philips College students completed their practical training with me at the Institute. 1991-94


====Masters & Predoctoral working on their theses=====
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Christiane Haddad, Research Associate, Dept. of Special Education 1993-1997
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Isaac Kastellano, Masters Student from Portland State University Second Summer Semester, 2003
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Alexander Kuhnd, PhD student from Portland State University Fall Semester, 2003
! scope="col" width="450pt" style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Status during training
Robin Porter, Masters Student from Portland State University Two weeks; Summer Semester 2005
! scope="col" width="50pt"style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Period
Pelin Aksoy, Masters Student, from Turkey Spring Semester 2005
|-
Larry Fergeson, Masters Student from Portland State University Summer/Fall Semester 2005
|[[George Tziapouras]]
Jenine Alexander, Masters Student from Portland State University Jan-Jul 2006
|MS in Political Science, Coordinator of [[Technology for Peace]]
Brook Galloway, Masters Student from Portland State University Sep 2008-present
|3/2001-7/2004
Lucia Fetzer, Masters Student from University of Hannover, Germany Sep 2008-present
|-
|[[Nikoletta Koutsakou]]
|MS in Political Science, Coordinator of [[Youth Promoting Peace]]
|2001-2002
|-
|[[Xenia Constantinou]]
|MS in Political Science, Coordinator of [[Youth Promoting Peace]]
|9/2002-3/2005
|-
|Natasa Xenophontos
|MS in International Studies, Coordinator of HasNa-funded projects
|9/2002-12/02
|-
|[[Synthia Pavlou]]
|BS in Journalism, Coordinator of HasNa-funded projects
|2/2003- 9/2003
|-
|[[Elia Petridou]]
|BS in Economics, Coordinator of HasNa-funded projects
|11/2003-12/2004
|-
|[[Elia Petridou]]
|MS in International Studies, Coordinator of EU Citizenship project
|9/2005-8/2008
|-
|[[Kerstin Wittig]]
|MA in Political Science
|10/2005-present
|-
|[[Tonia Loizidou]]
|MS in Cognitive Psychology
|5/2006-2/2008
|-
|[[Vipar Uthenpong]]
|MS in Computer science
|5/2006-8/2007
|-
|[[Christos Xenophontos]]
|MA in European Studies
|5/2006-10/2006
|-
|[[Reinhard Eckert]]
|Coordinator of [[Everybody’s Song – Music as a tool to promote diversity and intercultural understanding|Everybody's Song]]
|5/2006-5/2008
|-
|[[Tatjana Taraszow]]
|MS Psychology
|9/2006-present
|-
|[[Nikolas Kasparis]]
|MS Artificial Intelligence
|10/2007-9/2008
|-
|[[Elena Aristodemou]]
|MA Psychological Research Methods
|2/2008-present
|-
|[[Georgina Siitta Achilleos]]
|BS Psychology
|2/2008-4/2012
|-
 
|}
 
====Visiting Senior Scientists====
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! scope="col" width="350pt" style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Name
! scope="col" width="450pt" style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Status during training
! scope="col" width="50pt"style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Period
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|[[Peter Gerjets]]
|Assistant Professor of Psychology, Germany
|1 week in 1992 &1993
|-
|[[Peter Schwartze]]
|Professor of Physiology Germany
|Short visits in 1993 & 2000
|-
|[[Douglas G. Stuart]]
|Professor of Physiology, USA
|Short visits in 1994 & 1995
|-
|[[Rasim Arikan]]
|PhD Candidate of Physiology, Turkey
|1 month in 1993
 
|}
 
===Future Worlds Center===
====Interns visiting from [[Portland State University]]====
 
 
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! scope="col" width="350pt" style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Name
! scope="col" width="450pt" style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Status during training
! scope="col" width="50pt"style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Period
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|[[Isaac Kastellano]]
|Masters Student in the [[FWC - PSU Exchange Program]]
|Second Summer Semester, 2003
|-
|[[Alexander Kuhnd]]
|Doctoral student in the [[FWC - PSU Exchange Program]]
|Fall Semester, 2003
|-
|[[Robin Porter]]
|Masters Student in the [[FWC - PSU Exchange Program]]
|Two weeks; Summer Semester 2005
|-
|[[Larry Fergeson]]
|Masters Student in the [[FWC - PSU Exchange Program]]
|Summer/Fall Semester 2005
|-
|[[Jenine Alexander]]
|Masters Student in the [[FWC - PSU Exchange Program]]
|Jan-Jul 2006
|-
|[[Brooke Galloway]]
|Masters Student in the [[FWC - PSU Exchange Program]]
|Sep 2008-present
|-
|[[Mary Olin]]
|Masters Student in the [[FWC - PSU Exchange Program]]
|Oct 2006 – Nov. 2006.
|-
|[[Matthew Pfeiffer]]
|Masters Student in the [[FWC - PSU Exchange Program]]
|
|-
|[[Demetris Desylas]]
|Masters Student in the [[FWC - PSU Exchange Program]]
|
|-
|[[Adira Zwelling]]
|Masters Student in the [[FWC - PSU Exchange Program]]
|Sep 2010-May 2011
|-
|[[Elicia Reed]]
|Masters Student in the [[FWC - PSU Exchange Program]]
|
|-
|[[Randolph Dilday]]
|Masters Student in the [[FWC - PSU Exchange Program]]
|
|-
|[[Vasiliki Katrivanou]]
|Masters Student in the [[FWC - PSU Exchange Program]]
|
|-
|[[Rachel Joy]]
|Masters Student in the [[FWC - PSU Exchange Program]]
|
|-
|[[Randolph Dilday]]
|Masters Student in the [[FWC - PSU Exchange Program]]
|
|-
 
 
|}
 
====Short term research fellowships and international interns====
 
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! scope="col" width="350pt" style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Name
! scope="col" width="450pt" style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Status during training
! scope="col" width="50pt"style="background:#efefef;" align="left" valign="top"| Period
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|[[Björn Rohde-Liebenau]]
|Masters Student from Germany visiting [[Technology for Peace]]
|Spring Semester 2003
|-
|[[Christina Simokat]]
|Masters Student, USA
|Fall Semester, 2003
|-
|[[Demetris Desylas]]
|Masters Student
|Spring Semester 2004
|-
|[[Vasiliki Katrivanou]]
|Masters Student
|Spring Semester 2004
|-
|[[Melaina Spitzer]]
|BSc Student, USA
|Summer Semester 2004
|-
|[[Astrid Blümlein]]
|Masters Student, Greece
|Spring & Summer Semester 2005
|-
|[[Eleni Messiou]]
|Masters Student, Cyprus
|Oct 2008-Dec 2008
|-
|[[Christina Montanios]]
|Masters, Cyprus
|Oct 2008--Dec 2008
|-
|[[Pelin Aksoy]]
|Masters Student, from Turkey
|Spring Semester 2005
|-
|[[Lucia Fetzer]]
|Masters Student from University of Hannover, Germany
|Sep 2008-present
|-
 
|}




====Visiting Scientists, interns  & Short term research fellowships====
[[Category:Vitae/Yiannis Laouris]]
Peter Gerjets, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Germany 1 week in 1992 &1993
Peter Schwartze, Professor of Physiology Germany   short visits in 1993 & 2000
Douglas Stuart, Professor of Physiology, USA short visits in 1994 & 1995
Rasim Arikan, PhD Candidate of Physiology, Turkey 1 month in 1993
Björn Rohde-Liebenau, Masters Student Spring Semester 2003
Christina Simokat, Masters Student Fall Semester, 2003
Demetris Desylas, Masters Student Spring Semester 2004
Vasiliki Katrivanou, Masters Student Spring Semester 2004
Melaina Spitzer, BSc Student Summer Semester 2004
Astrid Bluemlein, pre-doctoral Student Spring & Summer Semester 2005
Eleni Mesiou, MS Oct 2008-Dec 2008
Christiana Montanios, MS Oct 2008--Dec 2008

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Collaborative research and visiting scientists

Department of Neurophysiology, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany

Doctoral Students

Serving as mentor for doctoral students of Prof. Uwe Windhorst.

Name Status during training Period
Uli Kuipers Dipl. Biol. in PhD program 1986-1988
Theodoros Kokkoroyiannis Dipl. Biol. in PhD program 1986-1988

University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

Undergraduate and Masters Students; Across campus

The following Undergraduate and Masters students collaborated for the development of Hypercard-based courses in neuroscience, which were eventually honored with the Provost's Teaching Award and the Medical Innovation Award.


Name Status during training Period
Elisa M. Chernov Undergraduate at Systems and Industrial Engineering, Research Assistant 1990-1991
Beili Wing Undergraduate at Computer Science, Research Assistant 1990
Nicos Stylianou M.S. Electrical Engineering, Research Assistant 1990-1992
Xenon Xenophontos M.S. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Research Assistant 1990-1992
Amit Vyas M.S. MIS Engineering, Research Assistant 1990-1991

Doctoral Students; Department of Neurophysiology

Serving as mentor for doctoral students of Prof. Douglas G. Stuart.

Name Status during training Period
John M. Spielmann B.S., M.S.; PhD student in Neuroscience 1986-1990
Leslie Bevan B.A., M.S.; PhD student in Neuroscience 1986-1990
Katalin M. Gothard M.D.; PhD student in neuroscience 1990-1991

Postdoctoral Fellows; Department of Neurophysiology

Collaborative experimental work with post-doctoral students in the context of the Robotics/Prosthetics/Motor Control Group.


Name Status during collaboration Period
Grant A. Robinson Ph.D., Post-doc, Research Associate in Physiology/School of Medicine 1986-1989
Michael A. Nordstrom DDS, Ph.D., Research Associate in Physiology, College of Medicine 1989-1992
Robert J. Callister Ph.D., Research Associate in Physiology, College of Medicine 1990-1992
Jane Garland Ph.D., Research Associate in Physiology, College of Medicine 1990-1991

Visiting Scholars; Robotics/Prosthetics/Motor Control Group

Collaborative experimental work with international visiting scientists in the context of the Robotics/Prosthetics/Motor Control Group.

Name Status during collaboration Period
Nicolina I. Radicheva M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biophysics
Visiting from Central Laboratory of Biophysics
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 		1988-1989
Lubomir V. Gerilovsky M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physiology,
visiting from Central Laboratory of Biophysics
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 		1988-1989
Konstantin G. Kostov Research Associate, visiting from Central Laboratory of Biophysics
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 		1988-1989

Higher Technical Institute, Cyprus, 1991-1994

Mentoring students while teaching a number of classes at the Higher Technical Institute.

  • Supervisor for approximately 20 HTI students
  • More than 30 worked at the CNTI between 1991-1994.

Philips College, Cyprus, 1992-1994

Mentoring and supervising students while teaching at Philips College.


Supervising theses of three BS in Psychology students

Name Status during training Period
Demetra Kalopedi Psychology Student working on her Thesis 1993
Costas Constanti Psychology Student working on his Thesis 1993
Christiane El-Haddad Psychology Student working on her Thesis 1993

CYBER School of Instructors

Full-time CYBER KIDS Instructors, Cyprus, 1992-2001

Part-time Instructors

Full-time Senior Scientists

Name Status during collaboration Period
Harry Anastasiou Head of Cyberkids Curriculum Development Unit 1006-2001
Philip Snyder Professor of Conflict Resolution 9/1998-9/1999

Bicommunal Peace Movement, Cyprus, 1994-present

Collaborations with a number of international scholars the context of activities related to the Bicommunal Peace Movement.

Visiting Scholars

Name Status during training Period
Benjamin Broome Professor of Conflict Resolution, Fulbright Scholar 1994-96
Philip Snyder Professor of Conflict Resolution, Fulbright Scholar 1996-98; (Since 2000, visiting every year)
John Ungerleider Professor of Conflict Resolution, Fulbright Scholar 1997-98
Gary Gumpert Professor of Communication
Visiting periodically to collaborate in technology related issues 		1997- 2005 (visiting every year)
Suzan Drucker Professor of Communication
Visiting periodically to collaborate in technology related issues 		1997- 2005 (visiting every year)
Hrach Gregorian Professor of Peace Studies
Visiting periodically to collaborate in technology related issues 		1997- present (visiting almost every year)

Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute, Cyprus, Years:1991-2001

Full-time Research Associates

Name Status during training Period
George Vakanas Research Associate, Depts. of Neural Control, CNTI 1991-1995
Stelios Stylianou Research Associate, Depts. of Neural Control, CNTI 9/1992-7/1994
Jack Kyriakou Research Assistant, Dept. of Neural Control 9/1992-3/1993
Irina Nicolaou Research Assistant, Dept. Dept. of Neural Control 10/1992-4/1993
Yiannos Constantinou Programmer for MAPS and Technician 1998-2001

Undergraduate Students

8 HTI- and 3 Philips College students completed their practical training with me at the Institute. 1991-94

Masters students working on their theses

Name Status during training Period
Eleni Vakanas Masters Student, CYBER Kids R&D Unit 1993-94
Christiane El-Haddad Research Associate, Special Education Unit 1993-1997

Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute, Cyprus, Years: 2001-present

Full-time Associates funded through EU or international grants

Name Status during training Period
George Tziapouras MS in Political Science, Coordinator of Technology for Peace 3/2001-7/2004
Nikoletta Koutsakou MS in Political Science, Coordinator of Youth Promoting Peace 2001-2002
Xenia Constantinou MS in Political Science, Coordinator of Youth Promoting Peace 9/2002-3/2005
Natasa Xenophontos MS in International Studies, Coordinator of HasNa-funded projects 9/2002-12/02
Synthia Pavlou BS in Journalism, Coordinator of HasNa-funded projects 2/2003- 9/2003
Elia Petridou BS in Economics, Coordinator of HasNa-funded projects 11/2003-12/2004
Elia Petridou MS in International Studies, Coordinator of EU Citizenship project 9/2005-8/2008
Kerstin Wittig MA in Political Science 10/2005-present
Tonia Loizidou MS in Cognitive Psychology 5/2006-2/2008
Vipar Uthenpong MS in Computer science 5/2006-8/2007
Christos Xenophontos MA in European Studies 5/2006-10/2006
Reinhard Eckert Coordinator of Everybody's Song 5/2006-5/2008
Tatjana Taraszow MS Psychology 9/2006-present
Nikolas Kasparis MS Artificial Intelligence 10/2007-9/2008
Elena Aristodemou MA Psychological Research Methods 2/2008-present
Georgina Siitta Achilleos BS Psychology 2/2008-4/2012

Visiting Senior Scientists

Name Status during training Period
Peter Gerjets Assistant Professor of Psychology, Germany 1 week in 1992 &1993
Peter Schwartze Professor of Physiology Germany Short visits in 1993 & 2000
Douglas G. Stuart Professor of Physiology, USA Short visits in 1994 & 1995
Rasim Arikan PhD Candidate of Physiology, Turkey 1 month in 1993

Future Worlds Center

Interns visiting from Portland State University

Name Status during training Period
Isaac Kastellano Masters Student in the FWC - PSU Exchange Program Second Summer Semester, 2003
Alexander Kuhnd Doctoral student in the FWC - PSU Exchange Program Fall Semester, 2003
Robin Porter Masters Student in the FWC - PSU Exchange Program Two weeks; Summer Semester 2005
Larry Fergeson Masters Student in the FWC - PSU Exchange Program Summer/Fall Semester 2005
Jenine Alexander Masters Student in the FWC - PSU Exchange Program Jan-Jul 2006
Brooke Galloway Masters Student in the FWC - PSU Exchange Program Sep 2008-present
Mary Olin Masters Student in the FWC - PSU Exchange Program Oct 2006 – Nov. 2006.
Matthew Pfeiffer Masters Student in the FWC - PSU Exchange Program
Demetris Desylas Masters Student in the FWC - PSU Exchange Program
Adira Zwelling Masters Student in the FWC - PSU Exchange Program Sep 2010-May 2011
Elicia Reed Masters Student in the FWC - PSU Exchange Program
Randolph Dilday Masters Student in the FWC - PSU Exchange Program
Vasiliki Katrivanou Masters Student in the FWC - PSU Exchange Program
Rachel Joy Masters Student in the FWC - PSU Exchange Program
Randolph Dilday Masters Student in the FWC - PSU Exchange Program

Short term research fellowships and international interns

Name Status during training Period
Björn Rohde-Liebenau Masters Student from Germany visiting Technology for Peace Spring Semester 2003
Christina Simokat Masters Student, USA Fall Semester, 2003
Demetris Desylas Masters Student Spring Semester 2004
Vasiliki Katrivanou Masters Student Spring Semester 2004
Melaina Spitzer BSc Student, USA Summer Semester 2004
Astrid Blümlein Masters Student, Greece Spring & Summer Semester 2005
Eleni Messiou Masters Student, Cyprus Oct 2008-Dec 2008
Christina Montanios Masters, Cyprus Oct 2008--Dec 2008
Pelin Aksoy Masters Student, from Turkey Spring Semester 2005
Lucia Fetzer Masters Student from University of Hannover, Germany Sep 2008-present
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