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Dr. Alexandros .に依頼

Italy

Senior Neuroscientist | Neuroaesthetics, Biometrics, Eye Tracking, Environmental Psychology AI & Human-Centered Design

プロフィール概要

Senior neuroscientist with over 25 years of international research experience spanning neuroscience, psychology, brain imaging, neuroaesthetics, eye tracking, biometrics, and human perception. I hold a PhD in Neuroscience from University College London and am currently Senior Researcher at Eurac Research (Italy), Head of Psychology at Webster University Athens, and Board Member of the Human Architecture & Planning Institute. My work combines experimental neuroscience with AI-assisted analysis, behavioral science, and biometric technologies to understand how people perceive, attend to, and interact with visual environments. I have led and contributed to research on eye tracking, facial expression analysis, environmental psychology, neuroarchitecture, architectural cognition, and evidence-based design, publishing extensively in peer-reviewed journals. I collaborate with academic institutions, healthcare organizations, architects, designers, technology companies, and public-sector organizations on projects involving: • Eye tracking studies and analysis • Experimental design • Neuroscience consulting • Biometrics and human behavior • Neuroaesthetics • Environmental psychology • AI applications in perception research • Research strategy and scientific writing • Grant development and peer review • Statistical interpretation and scientific communication I also advise organizations seeking evidence-based approaches to human-centered design, user experience, healthcare environments, and digital or virtual environments.

専門分野

• ★ Neuroscience
• ☆ Visual Neuroscience
• ☆ Behavioral Neuroscience
• ☆ Cognitive Neuroscience
• ☆ Neuroanatomy
• ☆ Neuropsychology
• ☆ Developmental Neuroscience
• ☆ Neurobiology
• ☆ Environmental Science
• ☆ Environmental Health
• ☆ Cognitive Science
• ☆ Visual Perception
• ☆ Visual Arts
• ☆ Aesthetics
• ☆ Science Outreach
• ☆ Science Education
• ☆ Parapsychology

サービス

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Research Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Image Processing, Image Analysis

職務経験

Member of the Board of Directors

The Human Architecture and Planning Institute

2月 2021 - 現在

Head of Psychology

Webster University, Athens Campus

2月 2021 - 現在

Senior Researcher, Neuroscience/Imaging

Eurac Research

4月 2013 - 現在

学歴

PhD in Neuroscience (Anatomy and Developmental Biology)

University College London

9月 1994 - 9月 1997

MSc in Neuroendocrine Cell Biology (Anatomy and Developmental Biology)

University College London

9月 1992 - 9月 1993

4-year BSc (Biology)

National and Capodistrian University of Athens

9月 1987 - 9月 1991

認定資格

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  1月 2026 - 1月 2026

出版物

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Alexandros A. Lavdas, Ann Sussman (2026). Quantifying Emotional Responses to Traditional and Modern Architecture: The Case of US Federal Buildings . Applied Sciences.

Alexandros A. Lavdas, Ann Sussman (2026). Quantifying Emotional Responses to Traditional and Modern Architecture: The Case of US Federal Buildings . Applied Sciences.

Alexandros A. Lavdas (2026). Current Understanding of Health and Urban Environment: Focus on Neuroaesthetics . Encyclopedia.

Alexandros A. Lavdas (2026). Current Understanding of Health and Urban Environment: Focus on Neuroaesthetics . Encyclopedia.

Alexandros A. Lavdas (2024). Eye-Tracking Applications in Architecture and Design . Encyclopedia.

Alexandros A. Lavdas (2024). Eye-Tracking Applications in Architecture and Design . Encyclopedia.

Michael W. Mehaffy, Nikos A. Salingaros, Alexandros A. Lavdas (2023). The “Modern” Campus: Case Study in (Un)Sustainable Urbanism . Sustainability.

Hernan J. Rosas, Ann Sussman, Abigail C. Sekely, Alexandros A. Lavdas (2023). Using Eye Tracking to Reveal Responses to the Built Environment and Its Constituents . Applied Sciences.

Hernan J. Rosas, Ann Sussman, Abigail C. Sekely, Alexandros A. Lavdas (2023). Using Eye Tracking to Reveal Responses to the Built Environment and Its Constituents . Applied Sciences.

Michael W. Mehaffy, Nikos A. Salingaros, Alexandros A. Lavdas (2023). The “Modern” Campus: Case Study in (Un)Sustainable Urbanism . Sustainability.

Tim Gorichanaz, Alexandros A. Lavdas, Michael W. Mehaffy, Nikos A. Salingaros (2023). The Impacts of Online Experience on Health and Well-Being: The Overlooked Aesthetic Dimension . Virtual Worlds.

Tim Gorichanaz, Alexandros A. Lavdas, Michael W. Mehaffy, Nikos A. Salingaros (2023). The Impacts of Online Experience on Health and Well-Being: The Overlooked Aesthetic Dimension . Virtual Worlds.

Erich Tasser, Chaohai Shen, Alexandros A. Lavdas, Uta Schirpke (2023). Assessing landscape aesthetic values: Do clouds in photographs influence people’s preferences? . PLOS ONE.

Maria Paulina Castelo Rueda, Alessandra Zanon, Valentina Gilmozzi, Alexandros A. Lavdas, Athina Raftopoulou, Sylvie Delcambre, Fabiola Del Greco M, Christine Klein, Anne Grünewald, Peter P. Pramstaller, et al. (2023). Molecular phenotypes of mitochondrial dysfunction in clinically non-manifesting heterozygous PRKN variant carriers . npj Parkinson's Disease.

Alexandros A. Lavdas, Michael W. Mehaffy, Nikos A. Salingaros (2023). AI, the beauty of places, and the metaverse: beyond “geometrical fundamentalism” . Architectural Intelligence.

Francesca Di Leva, Michele Filosi, Lisa Oyston, Erica Silvestri, Anne Picard, Alexandros A. Lavdas, Evy Lobbestael, Veerle Baekelandt, G. Gregory Neely, Peter P. Pramstaller, et al. (2023). Increased Levels of the Parkinson’s Disease-Associated Gene ITPKB Correlate with Higher Expression Levels of α-Synuclein, Independent of Mutation Status . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Francesca Di Leva, Michele Filosi, Lisa Oyston, Erica Silvestri, Anne Picard, Alexandros A. Lavdas, Evy Lobbestael, Veerle Baekelandt, G. Gregory Neely, Peter P. Pramstaller, et al. (2023). Increased Levels of the Parkinson’s Disease-Associated Gene ITPKB Correlate with Higher Expression Levels of α-Synuclein, Independent of Mutation Status . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Alexandros Lavdas, Nikos Salingaros (2022). Architectural Beauty: Developing a Measurable and Objective Scale . Challenges.

Potential of eye-tracking simulation software for analyzing landscape preferences <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . PLOS ONE.

Alexandros A. Lavdas, Nikos A. Salingaros (2022). Architectural Beauty: Developing a Measurable and Objective Scale . Challenges.

Alexandros Lavdas, Nikos Salingaros (2021). Can Suboptimal Visual Environments Negatively Affect Children’s Cognitive Development? . Challenges.

Alexandros A. Lavdas, Nikos A. Salingaros (2021). Can Suboptimal Visual Environments Negatively Affect Children’s Cognitive Development? . Challenges.

Alexandros Lavdas, Nikos Salingaros, Ann Sussman(2021). Visual Attention Software: A New Tool for Understanding the “Subliminal” Experience of the Built Environment . Applied Sciences. 11. (13). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 6197. {MDPI} {AG}

Alexandros A. Lavdas, Nikos A. Salingaros, Ann Sussman (2021). Visual Attention Software: A New Tool for Understanding the “Subliminal” Experience of the Built Environment . Applied Sciences.

Alexandros A. Lavdas, Lu&#237;s A. Nunes Amaral, Uta Schirpke (2020). Aesthetic preference is related to organized complexity . PLOS ONE.

Marianna Guida, Alessandra Zanon, Luigi Montibeller, Alexandros A. Lavdas, Judith Ladurner, Francesca Pischedda, Aleksandar Rakovic, Francisco S. Domingues, Giovanni Piccoli, Christine Klein, et al. (2019). Parkin Interacts with Apoptosis-Inducing Factor and Interferes with Its Translocation to the Nucleus in Neuronal Cells . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Marianna Guida, Alessandra Zanon, Luigi Montibeller, Alexandros A. Lavdas, Judith Ladurner, Francesca Pischedda, Aleksandar Rakovic, Francisco S. Domingues, Giovanni Piccoli, Christine Klein, et al. (2019). Parkin Interacts with Apoptosis-Inducing Factor and Interferes with Its Translocation to the Nucleus in Neuronal Cells . International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

(2018). Increased Anxiety-Related Behavior, Impaired Cognitive Function and Cellular Alterations in the Brain of Cend1-deficient Mice . Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience.

P. Peronio, I. Labanca, G. Acconcia, A. Ruggeri, A. A. Lavdas, A. A. Hicks, P. P. Pramstaller, M. Ghioni, I. Rech(2017). 32-channel time-correlated-single-photon-counting system for high-throughput lifetime imaging . Review of Scientific Instruments. 88. (8). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 083704. {AIP} Publishing

Peronio, P., Labanca, I., Acconcia, G., Ruggeri, A., Lavdas, A.A., Hicks, A.A., Pramstaller, P.P., Ghioni, M., Rech, I.(2017). 32-channel time-correlated-single-photon-counting system for high-throughput lifetime imaging . Review of Scientific Instruments. 88. (8).

Chiara Volani, Carolina Doerrier, Egon Demetz, David Haschka, Giuseppe Paglia, Alexandros A. Lavdas, Erich Gnaiger, Guenter Weiss (2017). Dietary iron loading negatively affects liver mitochondrial function . Metallomics.

Volta, M., Lavdas, A.A., Obergasteiger, J., &#220;berbacher, C., Picard, A., Pramstaller, P.P., Hicks, A.A., Corti, C.(2017). Elevated levels of alpha-synuclein blunt cellular signal transduction downstream of Gq protein-coupled receptors . Cellular Signalling. 30. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 82-91.

Zanon, A., Kalvakuri, S., Rakovic, A., Foco, L., Guida, M., Schwienbacher, C., Serafin, A., Rudolph, F., Trilck, M., Gr&#252;newald, A., et al.(2017). SLP-2 interacts with Parkin in mitochondria and prevents mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkin-deficient human iPSC-derived neurons and Drosophila . Human Molecular Genetics. 26. (13). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2412-2425.

Giotakos, O., Tsouvelas, G., Nisianakis, P., Giakalou, V., Lavdas, A., Tsiamitas, C., Panagiotis, K., Kontaxakis, V.(2015). A Negative Association Between Lithium in Drinking Water and the Incidences of Homicides, in Greece . Biological Trace Element Research. 164. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 165-168.

Meraviglia, V., Zanon, A., Lavdas, A.A., Schwienbacher, C., Silipigni, R., Di Segni, M., Chen, H.-S.V., Pramstaller, P.P., Hicks, A.A., Rossini, A.(2015). Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells from frozen buffy coats using non-integrating episomal plasmids . Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2015. (100).

Lavdas, AA : Of architecture, music and brains: Do we live in atonal cities? JBU III (2013) 1&2, 11-27 .

Lavdas, A.A., Papastefanaki, F., Thomaidou, D., Matsas, R.(2011). Cell adhesion molecules in gene and cell therapy approaches for nervous system repair . Current Gene Therapy. 11. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 90-100.

Katsarou, K., Lavdas, A.A., Tsitoura, P., Serti, E., Markoulatos, P., Mavromara, P., Georgopoulou, U.(2010). Endocytosis of hepatitis C virus non-enveloped capsid-like particles induces MAPK-ERK1/2 signaling events . Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 67. (14). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2491-2506.

Kouroupi, G., Lavdas, A.A., Gaitanou, M., Thomaidou, D., Stylianopoulou, F., Matsas, R.(2010). Lentivirus-mediated expression of insulin-like growth factor-I promotes neural stem/precursor cell proliferation and enhances their potential to generate neurons . Journal of Neurochemistry. 115. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 460-474.

Lavdas, A.A., Chen, J., Papastefanaki, F., Chen, S., Schachner, M., Matsas, R., Thomaidou, D.(2010). Schwann cells engineered to express the cell adhesion molecule L1 accelerate myelination and motor recovery after spinal cord injury . Experimental Neurology. 221. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 206-216.

Lavdas, A.A., Efrose, R., Douris, V., Gaitanou, M., Papastefanaki, F., Swevers, L., Thomaidou, D., Iatrou, K., Matsas, R.(2010). Soluble forms of the cell adhesion molecule L1 produced by insect and baculovirus-transduced mammalian cells enhance Schwann cell motility . Journal of Neurochemistry. 115. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1137-1149.

Makri, G., Lavdas, A.A., Katsimpardi, L., Charneau, P., Thomaidou, D., Matsas, R.(2010). Transplantation of embryonic neural stem/precursor cells overexpressing BM88/Cend1 enhances the generation of neuronal cells in the injured mouse cortex . Stem Cells. 28. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 127-139.

Katsarou, K., Serti, E., Tsitoura, P., Lavdas, A.A., Varaklioti, A., Pickl-Herk, A.-M., Blaas, D., Oz-Arslan, D., Zhu, R., Hinterdorfer, P., et al.(2009). Green fluorescent protein - Tagged HCV non-enveloped capsid like particles: Development of a new tool for tracking HCV core uptake . Biochimie. 91. (7). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 903-915.

Lavdas, A.A., Matsas, R.(2009). Towards personalized cell-replacement therapies for brain repair . Personalized Medicine. 6. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 293-313.

Stefanidis, K., Loutradis, D., Koumbi, L., Anastasiadou, V., Dinopoulou, V., Kiapekou, E., Lavdas, A.A., Mesogitis, S., Antsaklis, A.(2008). Deleted in Azoospermia-Like (DAZL) gene-expressing cells in human amniotic fluid: a new source for germ cells research? . Fertility and Sterility. 90. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 798-804.

Lavdas, A.A., Papastefanaki, F., Thomaidou, D., Matsas, R.(2008). Schwann cell transplantation for CNS repair . Current Medicinal Chemistry. 15. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 151-160.

Matsas, R., Lavdas, A., Papastefanaki, F., Thomaidou, D. (2008). Schwann Cell Transplantation for CNS Repair .

Papastefanaki, F., Chen, J., Lavdas, A.A., Thomaidou, D., Schachner, M., Matsas, R.(2007). Grafts of Schwann cells engineered to express PSA-NCAM promote functional recovery after spinal cord injury . Brain. 130. (8). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2159-2174.

Gravvanis, A.I., Lavdas, A.A., Papalois, A., Tsoutsos, D.A., Matsas, R.(2007). The beneficial effect of genetically engineered Schwann cells with enhanced motility in peripheral nerve regeneration: review . Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement. 100. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 51-56.

Kenoutis, C., Efrose, R.C., Swevers, L., Lavdas, A.A., Gaitanou, M., Matsas, R., Iatrou, K.(2006). Baculovirus-mediated gene delivery into mammalian cells does not alter their transcriptional and differentiating potential but is accompanied by early viral gene expression . Journal of Virology. 80. (8). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 4135-4146.

Lavdas, A.A., Franceschini, I., Dubois-Dalcq, M., Matsas, R.(2006). Schwann cells genetically engineered to express PSA show enhanced migratory potential without impairment of their myelinating ability in vitro . GLIA. 53. (8). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 868-878.

Gravvanis, A.I., Lavdas, A., Papalois, A.E., Tsoutsos, D.A., Panayotou, P.N., Chuang, D.C.-C., Franceschini, I., Dubois-Dalcq, M., Matsas, R.(2005). Collagen tube lined with genetically modified Schwann cells with increased motility: A new promising bioartificial nerve graft . European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca. 37. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 204-212.

Gravvanis, A.I., Lavdas, A., Papalois, A.E., Franceschini, I., Tsoutsos, D.A., Dubois-Dalcq, M., Matsas, R., Ioannovich, J.D.(2005). Effect of genetically modified Schwann cells with increased motility in end-to-side nerve grafting . Microsurgery. 25. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 423-432.

Gravvanis, A., Karvelas, M., Lykoudis, E., Lavdas, A., Papalois, A., Patralexis, C., Matsas, R., Stamatopoulos, C., Ioannovich, J.(2003). The use of silicone tubes in end-to-side nerve grafting: An experimental study . European Journal of Plastic Surgery. 26. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 111-115.

Lavdas, A.A., Grigoriou, M., Pachnis, V., Parnavelas, J.G.(1999). The medial ganglionic eminence gives rise to a population of early neurons in the developing cerebral cortex . Journal of Neuroscience. 19. (18). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 7881-7888.

Lavdas, A.A., Blue, M.E., Lincoln, J., Parnavelas, J.G.(1997). Serotonin promotes the differentiation of glutamate neurons in organotypic slice cultures of the developing cerebral cortex . Journal of Neuroscience. 17. (20). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 7872-7880.

Lavdas, A.A., Mione, M.C., Parnavelas, J.G.(1996). Neuronal clones in the cerebral cortex show morphological and neurotransmitter heterogeneity during development . Cerebral Cortex. 6. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 490-497.

Parnavelas, J.G., Mione, M.C., Lavdas, A.(1995). The cell lineage of neuronal subtypes in the mammalian cerebral cortex . Ciba Foundation symposium. 193.

BOOK CHAPTER

Alexandros A. Lavdas (2025). Neuroaesthetics and Evolution .

Gravvanis, A. I., Lavdas, A. A., Papalois, A., Tsoutsos, D. A., Matsas, R. (2011). The beneficial effect of genetically engineered Schwann cells with enhanced motility in peripheral nerve regeneration: review .

Lavdas, A.A., Matsas, R. (2009). Schwann Cell Morphology .

Parnavelas, J. G., Mione, M. C., Lavdas, A. (2007). The Cel Lineage of Neuronal Subtypes in the Mammalian Cerebral Cortex .

BOOK

Alexandros A. Lavdas, Ann Sussman, A. Vernon Woodworth (2025). Routledge Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment .

Lavdas, A.A., Matsas, R.(2010). Schwann Cell Morphology . Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 475-484.

Parnavelas, J.G., Anderson, S.A., Lavdas, A.A., Grigoriou, M., Pachnis, V., Rubenstein, J.L.R.(2000). The contribution of the ganglionic eminence to the neuronal cell types of the cerebral cortex . Novartis Foundation Symposium. 228. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 129-147.

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et al., Cyril Bolduc, Maria Paulina Castelo Rueda, Marina Lorente Pic&#243;n, Giovanna Gentile, Sreehari Kalvakuri, Victoria Soto Linan, Alessandra Zanon, Sofien Laouafa, Martin Lang, Alexandros A. Lavdas (2025). Modulation of SLP-2 expression protects against alpha-synuclein neuropathology by mitigating mitochondrial dysfunction .

Michael W. Mehaffy, Nikos A. Salingaros, Alexandros A. Lavdas (2023). The Modern Campus Fails as Pedestrian Space .

OTHER

Violetta Zujovic, Alexandros A. Lavdas(2012). Schwann Cells and Injury . Neuroglia. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 687--697. Oxford University Press

A.A. Lavdas, R. Matsas (2009). Schwann Cell Morphology . Encyclopedia of Neuroscience.

Lavda, A. (1997). The role of monoamines in the development of rat cortical neuronal types An in vitro study .

WORKING PAPER

The Modern Campus Fails as Pedestrian Space .