Dr Konstantinos (Kostas) Nikolopoulos is the founder and director of the IHRR Forecasting Lab. He is the Professor in Business Information Systems and Analytics in Durham University Business School. Dr Nikolopoulos studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (ΕΜΠ) in Greece, (DEng 2002, BEng 1997) and completed the International Teachers Programme (ITP) at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (2011). His research interests are Forecasting, Analytics and Information Systems. Dr Nikolopoulos was Professor of Business Analytics/Decision Sciences at Bangor University (2010-2020), and the College Director of Research for the College of Business, Law, Education, and Social Sciences (2011-2018). Before that he was Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Decision Sciences at the University of Manchester, and Senior Research Associate at Lancaster University (2004-05) and the National Technical University of Athens (1996-2004).
Dr. Vasileios (Vassilis) Bougioukos is the lab manager, working as a research associate at IHRR Forecasting lab. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Bangor University (Wales, UK). His research focuses mainly on social investments, labour market reforms and judgmental forecasting. Moreover, he holds an MSc in European Political Economy from the London School of Economics and earned a bachelor's degree from the Athens University of Economics and Business in the field of International and European Economic Studies. Vasileios has offered teaching and research support in various institutes around the UK, such as Bangor University, SOAS, the London Business School and the London School of Economics. He is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor at Notre Dame University, London Campus. Vasileios also has international experience, as he has spent time working in China in various academic positions.
Alexandros Kalantzopoulos has lived and worked in London since 2014. He has two MSc degrees from Bayes Business School and Athens University of Business and recently has been accepted into the Durham PhD Program. Alexandros has been working in the banking industry from 2015 and has worked in various positions as a quantitative researcher/developer. For the last four years, he has worked as a VP - Model Validator for Barclays Bank.
Amine Salame is a postgraduate researcher in the Durham DBA programme, where his research focuses on improving bidding processes and workflows in consulting companies and contributing to professional and academic knowledge in this field.
He is an experienced bidding professional and water-sector technical leader, with more than 25 years of civil engineering experience. He is a Chartered Engineer registered with the UK Engineering Council and the Institute of Water.
Amine is also committed to giving back to the industry through research and professional service. As a volunteer with the American Water Works Association, he contributes to manuals of practice, reviews conference submissions and water strategies.
Mohammed Alzuhair is a researcher and DBA candidate in the Durham-emlyon Global Doctor of Business Administration (GDBA) programme. His research focuses on food security from a business and organisational perspective, with particular focus on how organisations and governments forecast supply chain disruptions and how artificial intelligence is reshaping decision-making processes. With more than 20 years of professional experience across the GCC and Europe, he has worked with governments, corporates, and institutions on strategy, capability building, and organisational performance. He also runs his own consultancy, working with clients across the MENA region.
With over 20 years of experience in project management and a proven track record of successful project delivery, Chris is a Project Director aspiring towards a future C-suite role. His extensive expertise spans various industries both in public and private sectors.
Chris is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration (Global DBA) at Durham University Business School. His research topic is in Artificial Intelligence (Bias Mitigation in AI Algorithms for Fair Decision-Making )Past qualifications include a BSc (Hons) and an MSc, further solidifying my foundation in business administration and management.
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