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Yiannis received numerous honors and awards throughout the years<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Vitae/Yiannis_Laouris/Honors_and_Awards Detailed list of Laouris Honors and Awards]</ref>, the most notable being: | Yiannis received numerous honors and awards throughout the years<ref>[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/Vitae/Yiannis_Laouris/Honors_and_Awards Detailed list of Laouris Honors and Awards]</ref>, the most notable being: | ||
* Summa cum laude for his PhD (1985) | * Summa cum laude for his PhD (1985) | ||
* Provost Teaching and Medical | * [[Provost's Teaching Award]] and [[Medical Innovation Award] for innovation in university teaching (1991/92) | ||
* First Award for Innovation and Creativity by the Employers and Industrialists Federation for [[CYBER KIDS]] curriculum (1998) | * [[Creativity Award to Cyber Kids Curriculum|First Award for Innovation and Creativity]] by the Employers and Industrialists Federation for [[CYBER KIDS]] curriculum (1998) | ||
* The [[Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies Award]] for contributions in systems science (2008) | * The [[Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies Award]] for contributions in systems science<ref>[Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies Award Press about the Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies Award]</ref> (2008) | ||
* Honorable Mention of the [[Anna Lindh Award to Future Worlds Center]] for promoting intercultural dialogue freedom and citizenship (2011) | * Honorable Mention of the [[Anna Lindh Award to Future Worlds Center]] for promoting intercultural dialogue freedom and citizenship (2011) | ||
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Yiannis Laouris was the key founder of the organization and serves as Chair of the Board. He is currently the head of the New Media Lab and the Neuroscience Lab.
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Role in Tech4Peace project
Founding member, together with Harry Anastasiou, Dervis Besimler, Bekir Azgin and Hrach Gregorian.
A business entrepreneur
Yiannis has
CYBER KIDS
The Multimedia Factory
The Multimedia Factory was founded by Laouris, George Vakanas, the Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute and [MISnTED Ltd.]] in 1993 as a software producing company.
Ekkotek
Ekkotek-High-tech business incubator was founded by Laouris and [MISnTED Ltd.]] in 1999 following the successful outcome of their application to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism to set up one of the first four business incubators in Cyprus.
Books
Yiannis authored Masks of Demons, a book that exposes stereotypes between so-called "'lifelong"' enemies.
Awards
Yiannis received numerous honors and awards throughout the years[1], the most notable being:
- Summa cum laude for his PhD (1985)
- Provost's Teaching Award and [[Medical Innovation Award] for innovation in university teaching (1991/92)
- First Award for Innovation and Creativity by the Employers and Industrialists Federation for CYBER KIDS curriculum (1998)
- The Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies Award for contributions in systems science[2] (2008)
- Honorable Mention of the Anna Lindh Award to Future Worlds Center for promoting intercultural dialogue freedom and citizenship (2011)
Key neuroscience publications
Yiannis has over 25 peered reviewed papers in neuroscience and over 65 conference presentations. The full list is available here.
Key publications in the science of dialogic design
Citations
- ↑ Detailed list of Laouris Honors and Awards
- ↑ [Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies Award Press about the Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies Award]
