Pier-Luigi Emiliani is currently Associated Research Director in the Institute of Applied Physics "Nello Carrara" (IFAC) of the National Research Council (CNR) of Italy. Previously he was Director of the CNR Research Institute "Electromagnetic Waves (IROE)" (1997-2002); Director of the CNR Research Institute "Applied Physics - Nello Carrara (IFAC)" (2002-2008); President of the Florence CNR Area (2002-2008).
He has experience in the theory and applications of digital signal processing and information technology, with main emphasis o applications of ICT in eInclusion and on ambient intelligence.
He is co-author of over 180 scientific and technical papers.
Pier-Luigi Emiliani currently serves as a member of the N.E.T.S Board of Trustees.
University Education
| Institution | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Princeton University, United States | BSc (Theoretical Physics) | 1956-1959 |
| Yale University, United States | PhD (Theoretical nuclear physics) | 1959-1964 |
Honors and Awards
| Name and description of the award | Year |
| Creative Programming Award from the National University Continuing Education Association |
1983 |
| DEMOSOPHIA Award |
1993 |
| The Hellenic Society for Systemic Studies Medal |
2007 |
Membership in Associations
Membership in Professional Societies and Associations
| Organization | Years |
|---|---|
| Senior Associate of Doxiades Associates, Greece | 1981-83 |
| President of International Society for the Systems Sciences | 2002-2003 |
| Member of the Board of Americans for Indian Opportunity www.AIO.org, United States | 2006-2013 |
| CEO of CWA Ltd. | 1989-present |
| Board Member of Future Worlds Center | 2006-present |
Collaborations
Collaborators
| Name | Status during training | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Broome | Researcher | XXXX |
| Kevin Dye | Scientist | XXXX |
| Yiannis Laouris | Scientist | XXXX |
| Marios Michaelides | Scientist | XXXX |
| Maria Kakoullaki | Scientist | XXXX |
| Jeff Dietrich | Scientist | XXXX |
Teaching Experience
Georgetown University, United States
| Year | Course | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1965-1967 | Structured Democratic Dialogue | 2 years |
Yale University, United States
| Year | Course | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1970-1972 | Structured Democratic Dialogue | 2 years |
University of Virginia, United States
| Year | Course | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1979-1984 | Structured Democratic Dialogue | 5 years |
George Mason University, United States
| Year | Course | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1984-1989 | Structured Democratic Dialogue | 5 years |
Publications
Books
- Christakis, A.N. (2009). The Talking Point: Creating an Environment for Exploring Complex Meaning. With T.R. Flanangan. Boston, MA: Information Age Publishing.
- Christakis, A.N. (2006). Co-laboratories of democracy: how people harness their collective wisdom to create the future. With Kenneth C. Bausch. Boston, MA: Information Age Publishing.
- Christakis, A.N. (2005). Pragmatic Design Dialogue.
Selected Publications in referred journals
- Christakis, A.N. (1973). A new policy science paradigm. Futures 5 (6)
- Christakis, A.N. & Jessen, P.J. (1974). ”Policy planning for humankind“. Fields within Fields, nr. 11
- Christakis, A.N. et al. (1988). ”Synthesis in a new age: A role for systems scientists in the age of design“. Syst. Research, 5 (2)
- Christakis, A.N. (1993). ”The inevitability of demosophia“ – in Tsivacou, I.(ed.): A challenge for systems thinking. Univ. of the Aegean Press, Athens, Greece
- Christakis, A.N. (2002). ”Cogniscope conversation:some lessons learned in the Arena“- Plenum Press, New York
- Christakis, A.& Brahms, S. (2003). ”Boundary spanning dialogue for the 21 st Century Agora“- SRBVS, 20(4)
- Laouris Y., Underwood, G., Laouri, R., Christakis A. (2010). Structured dialogue embedded within a hybrid WiKi - synchronous communication technologies environment in the service of distance learning In: Using Emerging Technologies in Distance Education, Veletsianos G. (Ed), Distance Education series, Athabasca University, Canada Chapter 8: 153-173.
- Laouris, Y., Siita, G, Roe, P., Emiliani, P-L., Christakis, A. (2011). Virtual Structured Dialogic Design as Tool for Analysis of Threats before Implementing European Dialogues Aiming to Identify R&D Gaps in Assistive ICT. In C. Stephanidis (Ed.): Universal Access in HCI, Part I, HCII 2011, LNCS 6765, pp. 492–497, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
- Damdelen, M., Laouris, Y., Dagli, I., Taraszow, T. & Christakis, A. (2009). Addressing Economic Integration and Free Movement of Goods and Services within Cyprus and the EU using the Structured Dialogic Design Process. Systemic Practice and Action Research (submitted).
- Laouris, Y., Michaelides, M. Damdelen, M., Laouri, R., Beyatli, D., and Christakis, A. (2009). A systemic evaluation of the state of affairs following the negative outcome of the referendum in Cyprus using a structured design process. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 22, 45-75.
- Laouris, Y., Erel, A., Michaelides, M,. Damdelen, M., Taraszow, T., Dagli, I., Laouri, R. and Christakis, A. (2009). Exploring options for enhancement of social dialogue between the Turkish and Greek communities in Cyprus using the Structured Dialogic Design Process. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 22, 361–381.
- Laouris, Y. and Christakis, A. (2007). Harnessing collective wisdom at a fraction of the time using Structured Dialogic Design Process in a virtual communication context Int. J. Applied Systemic Studies, 1(2), 131–153.
- Laouris, Y., Laouri, R. and Christakis, A. (2008). Communication praxis for ethical accountability; The ethics of the tree of action. Syst Res Behav Sci 25(2), 331–348.