Yiannis Koumpouros

Yiannis Koumpouros (BSc, MSc, MBA, PhD) is Ass. Professor in the University of West Attica, Department of Public and Community Health. Specialized in health informatics, e-health, m-health, telemedicine, assistive technologies, rehabilitation, users satisfaction assessment, and strategic management. Expert for the European Commission in the e-health and m-health sectors, and evaluator of numerous R&D projects. Responsible for the WHODAS 2.0 scale cultural adaptation for the World Health Organization in Greece. Top-level managerial experience in the private and public healthcare sector (chairman of hospitals, member of the board of directors, business development and strategic management director, etc.). Chairman of several committees in the Ministry of Development. Regular member of the Consultative Technical Council (Ministry of Internal Public Administration and Decentralisation), etc. He has published more than 70 papers in reputed journals and conferences and has been serving as an editorial board member of repute. He has participated in more than 50 R&D funded projects in the field of healthcare and ICTs.

Publications

Transcending Humanitarian Engineering Strategies for Sustainable Futures
Transcending Humanitarian Engineering Strategies for Sustainable Futures
Yiannis Koumpouros, Angelos Georgoulas, Georgia Kremmyda. © 2023. 338 pages.
Engineering disciplines have a pivotal role to play in the solution of global humanitarian challenges, enabling our society to take steps towards sustainable human development....
Aligning Humanitarian Attributes and Needs Between Academia, Industry, and Quality Assurance in Graduate Engineering Programmes: An EU-ASIA Survey
Aligning Humanitarian Attributes and Needs Between Academia, Industry, and Quality Assurance in Graduate Engineering Programmes: An EU-ASIA Survey
Georgia Kremmyda, Angelos Georgoulas, Yiannis Koumpouros. © 2023. 26 pages.
There is growing interest in enabling competences such as creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving to engineering students by expanding their engagement to complex...
What Vietnamese Employers and Educators Want in Impactful Engineering Degree Programmes
What Vietnamese Employers and Educators Want in Impactful Engineering Degree Programmes
Thuy Tien Nguyen, Anh Pham Thi, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Luu Mai, J. Toby Mottram, Georgia Kremmyda, Yiannis Koumpouros, Angelos Georgoulas, Dong Doan Van. © 2023. 20 pages.
This chapter presents results and analysis from the ENHANCE project survey for the views of employers and educators towards the impactful improvement of engineering degree...
The Engineering Curriculum of Higher Education in Indonesia Revisited: The Perspective of Higher Education Providers, Quality Assurance Agencies, and Industry
The Engineering Curriculum of Higher Education in Indonesia Revisited: The Perspective of Higher Education Providers, Quality Assurance Agencies, and Industry
Intan Supraba, Surjono, Budi Hasiholan, Indra Perdana, Irwanda Laory, Angelos Georgoulas, Yiannis Koumpouros, Georgia Kremmyda. © 2023. 22 pages.
Over the years humanitarian issues have increased in many parts of the world including Indonesia. Such issues drive the need to evaluate Indonesia's engineering higher...
Examining the Quality Assurance in Engineering Education in Bangladesh
Examining the Quality Assurance in Engineering Education in Bangladesh
G. M. Tarekul Islam, Georgia Kremmyda, Angelos Georgoulas, Yiannis Koumpouros, Syed Labib Ul Islam, A. K. M. Saiful Islam, Sujit Kumar Bala, Mohammad Shoeb. © 2023. 13 pages.
Quality assurance in higher education is a global practice. However, the quality assurance aspect in the engineering educational institutions of Bangladesh is still at the...
Modern Challenges and Approaches to Humanitarian Engineering
Modern Challenges and Approaches to Humanitarian Engineering
Yiannis Koumpouros, Angelos Georgoulas, Georgia Kremmyda. © 2022. 321 pages.
The 21st century is associated with a number of environmental, social, and economic challenges spanning from globalization and migration to climate change, global health...
Interactive Computer Play in the Pursuit of Gait Optimization for Children With Cerebral Palsy: Home, Video Games, and Motivation
Interactive Computer Play in the Pursuit of Gait Optimization for Children With Cerebral Palsy: Home, Video Games, and Motivation
Manon Maitland Schladen, Yiannis Koumpouros, Elena America Choong, Justine Lee Belschner. © 2022. 26 pages.
Exercise therapy delivered through interactive computer play (ICP) has been shown to be effective for improving gross motor skills, and ultimately gait, in children with cerebral...
Innovative Learning Technologies for Children With Autism and Special Educational Needs During COVID-19
Innovative Learning Technologies for Children With Autism and Special Educational Needs During COVID-19
Yiannis Koumpouros. © 2022. 17 pages.
The internet and the latest technological developments promise new and innovative work and learning environments and capabilities. The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the...
Game-Based Learning to Enhance the Reading Ability of Children With Autism or Other Learning Difficulties
Game-Based Learning to Enhance the Reading Ability of Children With Autism or Other Learning Difficulties
Yiannis Koumpouros. © 2022. 7 pages.
The paper presents the design of a highly customizable game for children with autism spectrum disorder facing learning difficulties. The same solution can be used for children...
Proposed Design and Assessment Methodology of a Wearable Device for Prevention and Performance Evaluation of Athletes
Proposed Design and Assessment Methodology of a Wearable Device for Prevention and Performance Evaluation of Athletes
Athanasios Anastasiou, Angeliki Nikaki, Stavros Pitoglou, Yiannis Koumpouros. © 2022. 13 pages.
The paper presents the design approach of a low power stretchable wearable epidermal electronic device as part of an advanced athlete performance management framework to perform...
Humanitarian Needs and Challenges Related to the Disabled Population: A Socio-Epidemiological Study
Humanitarian Needs and Challenges Related to the Disabled Population: A Socio-Epidemiological Study
Anastasia Kadda, Yiannis Koumpouros, Theodora Psaltopoulou, Thomas Toulias. © 2022. 43 pages.
People with disabilities raise important and special humanitarian approaches. There is a strong necessity for an epidemiological and sociological study of disabled population...
Major Metrics, Concerns, and Assessment Strategy for Mobility Assistive Devices
Major Metrics, Concerns, and Assessment Strategy for Mobility Assistive Devices
Yiannis Koumpouros. © 2022. 27 pages.
The ageing of the population is one of the major societal and financial problems. The prevalence of disability increases dramatically by age. The loss of mobility can be...
User Needs and Limitations of Existing Mobility Devices: A User Perspective
User Needs and Limitations of Existing Mobility Devices: A User Perspective
Yiannis Koumpouros. © 2021. 20 pages.
The use of gait assistive devices, although can provide precious help can also have limitations or adverse consequences. The performance of daily activities is partially...
Major Metrics, Concerns, and Assessment Strategy for Mobility Assistive Devices
Major Metrics, Concerns, and Assessment Strategy for Mobility Assistive Devices
Yiannis Koumpouros. © 2020. 33 pages.
The ageing of the population is one of the major societal and financial problems. The prevalence of disability increases dramatically by age. The loss of mobility can be...
Game-Based Learning to Enhance the Reading Ability of Children With Autism or Other Learning Difficulties
Game-Based Learning to Enhance the Reading Ability of Children With Autism or Other Learning Difficulties
Yiannis Koumpouros. © 2020. 6 pages.
The paper presents the design of a highly customizable game for children with autism spectrum disorder facing learning difficulties. The same solution can be used for children...
The Rise of mHealth Research in Europe: A Macroscopic Analysis of EC-Funded Projects of the Last Decade
The Rise of mHealth Research in Europe: A Macroscopic Analysis of EC-Funded Projects of the Last Decade
Yiannis Koumpouros, Angelos Georgoulas. © 2019. 29 pages.
The proliferation of mhealth holds great promise for improving human health. The mhealth industry has developed into a vivid ecosystem, growing steadily over the last years with...
User Needs and Limitations of Existing Mobility Devices: A User Perspective
User Needs and Limitations of Existing Mobility Devices: A User Perspective
Yiannis Koumpouros. © 2018. 19 pages.
The use of gait assistive devices, although can provide precious help can also have limitations or adverse consequences. The performance of daily activities is partially...
Counterobe: A Mobile and Web Platform for Weight Management Incorporating Unique Behavioral-Strategy Features
Counterobe: A Mobile and Web Platform for Weight Management Incorporating Unique Behavioral-Strategy Features
Yiannis Koumpouros. © 2017. 12 pages.
The paper presents the design of an adaptive web/mobile platform, called Counterobe, targeting the problem of obesity and weight management. The platform incorporates several...