Membership in Associations
Membership in Professional Societies and Associations
| Organization | Years |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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
Organization of international meetings and symposia
Laouris has been chair and/or key organizer of the following conferences:
| 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 |
| Year | Event | # | Role/Co-organizers | Organizations | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Perspectives in Motor Control: Brainstorming on the State of Affairs and Future Developments |
25 | Co-Chair Chairs: H.-D. Henatsch Uwe Windhorst |
Georg-August University Goettingen |
Paphos, Cyprus |
| 1992 | Innovation-Technology Social Progress 92 | 120 | Chair: Yiannis Laouris Co-Chair: George Christodoulides |
CNTI Institute of Technology Cyprus Development Bank CYBER KIDS |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 1993 | Innovation-Technology Social Progress 93 | 135 | Chair: Yiannis Laouris Co-Chair: George Christodoulides |
CNTI Institute of Technology Cyprus Development Bank CYBER KIDS |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 1995 | Computers and Dyslexia 1995 Seminar | 90 | Chair Co-Chair: Pantelis Makris and the Dyslexia Group |
CNTI Cyprus Dyslexia Association CYBER KIDS |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 1996 | Computers and Dyslexia 1996 Conference | 120 | Chair Co-Chair: Despo Minaidou and the Dyslexia Group |
CNTI Cyprus Dyslexia Association CYBER KIDS |
Lefkosia, Cyprus |
| 1997 | Computers and Dyslexia 1997 Conference | 105 | Chair Co-Chair: Christiane El-Haddad and the Dyslexia Group |
CNTI Cyprus Dyslexia Association CYBER KIDS |
Lefkosia, Cyprus |
| 1998 | Computers and Dyslexia 1998 Conference | 133 | Chair Co-Chair: Petroula Petrou and the Dyslexia Group |
CNTI Cyprus Dyslexia Association CYBER KIDS |
Lefkosia, Cyprus |
| 2001 | Computers and Dyslexia 2001 Conference | 145 | Chair Co-Chair: Mira Ioannou and the Dyslexia Group |
CNTI Cyprus Dyslexia Association CYBER KIDS |
Lefkosia, Cyprus |
| 2002 | Building an innovation based Economy | 34 | Chair Co-Chair: Panikos Michael |
Commonwealth Science Council WAITRO |
Pafos, Cyprus |
| 2002 | Computers and Dyslexia 2002 Conference | 220 | Chair Co-Chair: Stella Ioannides and the Dyslexia Group |
CNTI Cyprus Dyslexia Association CYBER KIDS |
Lefkosia, Cyprus |
| 2003 | International Conference on Innovation Grand Bay, 24 – 28 February 2003 |
85 | Chair | Commonwealth Science Council WAITRO |
Mauritius |
| 2005 | Multilingual and Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Dyslexia; 3rd International Multilingualism and Dyslexia Conference |
223 | Vice President of Local Organizing Committee |
IDA EDA CDA |
Limassol, Cyprus |
| 2005 | Accessibility for All to Services and Terminals for Next Generation Networks - The Ambient Intelligence Perspective |
44 | Vice President of Local Organizing Committee |
CNTI Cost219ter secretariat |
Ayia Napa, Cyprus |
| 2005 | IADIS International Conference Mobile Learning | 155 | Member of Review- & Organizing Committees |
Qawra, Malta | |
| 2007 | Insafe Meeting | 56 | Chairs; Yiannis Laouris and Janice Richardson |
Insafe CNTI |
Limassol, Cyprus |
| 2008 | Safer Internet Day Conference 2008 | >600 | Organizing Committee | CYTA CNTI Cyprus Pedagogical Institute Cyber Crime |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 2009 | Safer Internet Day Conference 2009 | >600 | Organizing Committee | CYTA CNTI Cyprus Pedagogical Institute Cyber Crime |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 2010 | Safer Internet Day Conference 2010 | >600 | Organizing Committee | CYTA CNTI Cyprus Pedagogical Institute Cyber Crime |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 2010 | Cyprus Peace Makers Act Beyond Borders Conference |
>200 | Organizing Committee | FWC | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 2011 | Connecting Generations - Discover the digital world together…safely! |
>100 | Chair | CNTI Frederick University |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 2011 | Safer Internet Day Conference 2011 | >650 | Organizing Committee | CYTA CNTI Cyprus Pedagogical Institute Cyber Crime |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 2011 | Mobile Learning as the future of education | >60 | Organizing Committee | CYTA CNTI |
San Sebastian, Spain |
| 2012 | Safer Internet Day Conference 2012 | >750 | Organizing Committee | CYTA CNTI Cyprus Pedagogical Institute Cyber Crime |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
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
- More than 50 instructors attended the practical training of the CYBER School of Instructors (ca. 40h) between 1993-2001.
Part-time Instructors
- A total of 186 CYBER KIDS Instructors attended my practical training classes at the CYBER School of Instructors (ca. 40h each) between 1993-2001.
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
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 |