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==Current and Previous Notable Posts== | ==Current and Previous Notable Posts== | ||
Laouris was one of the Founding Members of Future Worlds Center, where he now serves as CEO and Lead Scientist. He is also the Founder and CEO of two startup companies, [[GNOUS Labs Ltd.]] and [[Concertina Enterprises]]. He has previously founded [[CYBER KIDS]] and [[Ekkotek Ltd.]]. Laouris is also founding member of the Cyprus Society for Systemic Studies; member of Board of Institute for 21st Century Agoras; national representative in several COST Actions, Insafe, Inhope, EU Kids online, ECSO, Cybercrime Centre of Excellence, ECTEG – Europol, and member of Boards and/or partner in several high-tech companies. | Laouris was one of the Founding Members of Future Worlds Center, where he now serves as CEO and Lead Scientist. He is also the Founder and CEO of two startup companies, [[GNOUS Labs Ltd.]] and [[Concertina Enterprises]]. He has previously founded [[CYBER KIDS]] and [[Ekkotek Ltd.]]. Laouris is also founding member of the Cyprus Society for Systemic Studies; member of Board of Institute for 21st Century Agoras; national representative in several COST Actions, Insafe, Inhope, EU Kids online, ECSO, Cybercrime Centre of Excellence, ECTEG – Europol, and member of Boards and/or partner in several high-tech companies. | ||
==Contributions in Peace and Conflict Resolution== | |||
In the nineties, Laouris was a founding member of the Cyprus Conflict Resolution Trainers Group and the Technology for peace project<ref>Laouris, Y. (2004). Information technology in the service of peace building. The case of Cyprus. World Futures, 60, 67–79.</ref> <ref>Laouris, Y. and Laouri, R. (2008). Can Information and mobile technologies serve close the economic, educational, digital and social gaps and accelerate development? World Futures, 64(4), 254-275.</ref> <ref>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.</ref>initiative. His team envisioned, designed and implemented almost a dozen of peace projects in Cyprus with the most recent [[Civil Society Dialogue project in Cyprus|civil society dialogue]] project aiming to re-engage peace builders from both communities following the negative outcome of the [[Annan Plan]]<ref>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.</ref> <ref>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. </ref>.Students from universities across the world conduct internships and complete Masters and PhD theses with his group in order to learn about the combined application of conflict resolution, structured dialogic design, and information technologies in the service of peace and positive social transformation. The work has been recognized in 2008 with the awarding of the first prize for social cohesion of the Cyprus civil society awards. | |||
==Notable Awards== | ==Notable Awards== | ||