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Professor Emeritus Yannis A. Phillis keynote speaker at LISS2024
07/30/2024 Source: Public & International Relations Social Slider https://www.tuc.gr/en/university/in-the-spotlight/item/professor-emeritus-yannis-a-phillis-keynote-speaker-at-liss2024
Professor Emeritus and former Rector of the Technical University of Crete, Yannis A. Phillis was a keynote speaker at the 14th International Conference on Logistics, Informatics and Service Sciences (LISS2024), which took place at the Henley Business School Africa in Cape Town, 26-29 July, 2024. The title of his talk was "A national healthcare model under climate change", which created a lot of interest and a lively discussion.
The talk was part of a project the speaker completed with Professor Vassilis Kouikoglou. In it quantitative measures are examined regarding new investments in medical personnel and equipment to keep life expectancy at a desired level against disasters and new diseases caused by the climate crisis. Specific actions are designed for 190 countries. As an example, Greece must double its medical budget by 2050, in today's prices, to compensate for life expectancy reductions from climate warming. Poor countries are affected the most since they lack the necessary resources and financial capabilities.
Within the framework of his scientific and research interests, Yannis Phillis is:
Member of the organizations:
Fellow
Senior Member
Member
Member
Member of Academic Committee, European Business Ethics Network, Greece (EBENGr).
Editor in:
International Journal of Engineering and Management, Associate Editor, 2007 – to this day.
IEEE Systems Journal, Associate Editor, 2007 – to this day.
Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, Editor, 2006 – to this day.
Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, member of the Editorial Advisory Board, 2002 – to this day.
IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, Editor, 1998 – 2001.
Editor-in-Chief of a volume on the state of the environment in Greece, published by the Rectors Conference of Greek Universities, Savvalas Editions, 1996.
Honorary Editorial Advisory Board Member for the Encyclopaedia of Life Support Systems sponsored by the International Foundation for Water Science and Technology.
Referee in numerous journals among which:
a. Mathematical Reviews
b. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
c. IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation
d. SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization
e. International Journal of Production Research
f. European Journal of Operational Research
g. Ecological Economics
h. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation
Trustee
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Venizelos Research Foundation, during his university presidency.
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Center of Mediterranean Architecture, during his university presidency.