Dr. Konstantinos Katsikopoulos

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Biography

Konstantinos Katsikopoulos studies applied mathematics and cognitive psychology, focusing on human decision-making and behavioral science. He obtained a PhD in operations research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, after studying at the Universities of Athens and Freiburg. Before joining the University of Southampton, he served as a lecturer at UMass for nearly three years and held positions as a visiting assistant professor at the Naval Postgraduate School and in MIT's Engineering Systems Division. Konstantinos was also a research fellow and deputy director at the Centre for Adaptive Behaviour and Cognition at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development for 13 years. His research work has received funding from organizations such as NASA Ames Research Centre and the German Science Foundation, and he has published in numerous prestigious journals including Psychological Review and AI Magazine. He is an active contributor to various academic societies and journals, serving roles from associate editor to editorial board member. His current research integrates decision theory with simple rules people use, aiming to enhance decision-making processes under uncertainty.

Research Interests

Experience

Lecturer

2022-01-01 — Present

University of Southampton • Southampton, England

Teaching and conducting research in the field of behavioral science and decision making.

Lecturer

2019-01-01 — 2022-09-01

University of Massachusetts Amherst • Amherst, Massachusetts

Taught courses in engineering and operations research.

Visiting Assistant Professor

2019-01-01 — 2019-04-01

Naval Postgraduate School • Monterey, California

Conducted research and taught courses in operations research.

Research Fellow/Scientist, Deputy Director

2006-01-01 — 2019-01-01

Max Planck Institute for Human Development • Berlin, Germany

Led projects on behavioral cognition and adaptive decision-making.

Awards

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Co-Author, Paper Award

2014-01-01
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German Science Foundation Scholarship

2007-01-01
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Co-Author, Paper Award

2008-01-01
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Fellow

2016-01-01