Vitae: Yiannis Laouris
Membership in Associations
Membership in Professional Societies and Associations
Organization | Years |
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Cypriot Students Association, President '78, GDR | 1981-83 |
Pre-registration Doctors’ Association, President, '86, Limassol, Cyprus | 1985-86 |
Physiology Seminar Committee, UA | 1988-89 |
Co-Coordinator, "PSIO 818: Neurophysiology for Neurologists", UA | 1988-89 2007-present |
German Physiological Society | 1988-1992 |
International Society of Biomechanics | 1989 |
Society for Neuroscience | 1990-1994 2007-present |
American Physiological Society | 1990-1995 |
Cyprus Designers and Inventors Association, Secretary '94), Cyprus | 1992-93 |
Cyprus Neuroscience Association, Appointed President, '91, Cyprus | 1991-96 |
Cyprus MacUsers Group, Founding Member and President, '92, Cyprus | 1991-94 |
Cyprus Society of Medical Informatics, Cyprus | 1997-2005 |
Peace Center, Cyprus | 1994-present |
Center for Systemic Studies, Founding Member, Cyprus | 1994-96 |
Technology For Peace, Founding Member and Project Leader | 1997-present |
IDA: International Dyslexia Association | 2002-present |
ISSS: International Society for the Systems Sciences | 2003-present |
ISTE: International Society Technology in Education | 1993-1997 2004-present |
IADIS: International Association for Development of the Information Society | 2005-present |
EARLI: European association for Research on Learning & Instruction | 2005-present |
AERA: American Educational Research Association | 2006-present |
HSSS: Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies | 2008-present |
American Society for Cybernetics | 2014-present |
Membership in Bi-communal Peace Initiatives in Cyprus
Group | Years |
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Executive Committee of the Westminster Group | 1995-2000 |
Member of the Core Trainers Group | 1994-1997 |
Member and Facilitator of the Young Business Leaders Bicommunal Group | 1997-1999 |
Facilitator of the Technology for Peace Group (Greek Cypriot Side) | 1997-2003 |
Facilitator for the Bicommunal Investment Company Group | 1997-2000 |
Member of the Secretariat of the Coordinating Initiative | 1998-2000 |
Member of the Communication Initiative | 1998-2000 |
Facilitator of the Y2P (Youth Promoting Peace) Group | 1999-2003 |
Founding Member and Board Member of Cyprus Community Media Centre | 2010-present |
Founding member of CINDEP | 2010 |
Honors and Awards
During the ceremony Dr Erato Kozakou-Markoullis was honoured and appointed “Honorary Fellow” in the Law School of UCLan Cyprus while Dr Yiannis Laouris was honoured and appointed “Honorary Fellow” in the School of Sciences.Name and description of the award | Year |
Leistungstippendien, Leipzig, Germany Financial award given to students with very high grades |
1979-1984 |
Salvador Allende Stippendium, Leipzig, Germany Prize given to two best students of each university in the country |
1985 |
Leistungshau, Leipzig, GDR Competition for selection of research achievements by young scientists |
1984 & 1985 |
Summa cum laude, Leipzig, Germany PhD received the most unusual distinction having being graded with 5 A’s |
1985 |
Υποτροφία Παγκύπριας Πορείας Αγάπης Αρχιεπισκόπου Μακαρίου Γ, Nicosia, Cyprus Scholarship given by Makarios Foundation exempting rules to support a young scientist's dream to follow a humanistic research career |
1986 |
Provost's Teaching Award, Arizona, USA For development of computer-based undergraduate instruction in neuroscience |
1990 |
Medical Innovation Award, Arizona, USA For development of computer-based undergraduate instruction in neuroscience |
1992 |
IPDF, Arizona, USA1992
For activities in International Program Development |
1992 |
ISO 9001/2, London, UK Among the first few companies in Cyprus to get this award from a UK Board |
1996 |
Silver Award, INPEX 95, Pittsburgh, USA Innovation Competition Fair with thousands of participants from all over the world |
1995 |
The Elected of the Year '96, Jerusalem, Israel The CYBER Kids company in Israel chosen as the most promising new company of the Year |
1996 |
Qualidat, Geneva, Switzerland Distinction given to companies that demonstrate high standards of quality |
1996 |
CYBER KIDS Award for Creativity by the Employers and Industrialists Federation (1998) | 1998 |
Civil Society Award
First Award to NGOs pioneering in social transformation |
2008 |
Silver Award Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies Award to distinguished scientists |
2008 |
Anna Lindh Award Honourable Mention, to Future Words Center for the highly-esteemed work on intercultural dialogue for the promotion of freedom and citizenship | 2011 |
Digital Champion Cyprus Award 2015 for his role and support in establishing an award process for innovations in digital economy | 2015 |
UCLAN Award 2015 honoured and appointed “Honorary Fellow” in the School of Sciences for his societal contributions | 2015 |
Global Education Innovation Award 2017 One of 12 awarded by GENE – Global Education Network Europe to Future Worlds Center for its innovative Map Your Meal project. | 2017 |
Digital Champion Award: 2nd Prize; awarded to GNOUS Labs Ltd. as start-up. | 2017 |
Industry Disruptors-Game Changers Award by Disrupt Cyprus awarded to GNOUS Labs Ltd., for MAPS' disruptive ability; 3rd Prize | 2017 |
Get In The Ring awarded to GNOUS Labs Ltd. as start-up. 1st Prize | 2018 |