Ioannis Tarnanas

Ioannis Tarnanas is a Senior Researcher at the University of Bern, Switzerland, Gerontechnology and Rehabilitation group at the ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research. He has been researching and developing 3D virtual and augmented reality innovations with focus on dementia and Virtual Reality rehabilitation since 2001. He is an author of 16 peer reviewed publications, 10 books and more than 40 conference papers in the field of Applied Neuroscience. He is member of the editorial board of: Neurobiology of Aging, ELSEVIER, 5-Year Impact Factor: 5.127, Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, JCR Social Sciences Edition, IEEE communications 2006-2008 Infovis expert reviewer, VIS, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, Presence 2006-2007and member of the Biomedical Engineering Society Bern, SSN (Swiss Society for Neuroscience), AAATE (Association for the advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe), International Ergonomics Association, International Association for Psychophysiology in Ergonomics and International Society for Gerontechnology.

Publications

Handbook of Research on Innovations in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia
Handbook of Research on Innovations in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia
Panagiotis D. Bamidis, Ioannis Tarnanas, Leontios Hadjileontiadis, Magda Tsolaki. © 2015. 511 pages.
Technology is playing an increasing role in the lives of the elderly. One of the most prevalent developments for the aging population is the use of technological innovations for...
Digital Knowledge Management Artifacts and the Growing Digital Divide: A New Research Agenda
Digital Knowledge Management Artifacts and the Growing Digital Divide: A New Research Agenda
Ioannis Tarnanas, Vassilios Kikis. © 2009. 9 pages.
That portion of the Internet known as the World Wide Web has been riding an exponential growth curve since 1994 (Network Wizards, 1999; Rutkowski, 1998), coinciding with the...
Bridging the Growing Digital Divide
Bridging the Growing Digital Divide
Ioannis Tarnanas, Vassilios Kikis. © 2008. 11 pages.
That portion of the Internet known as the World Wide Web has been riding an exponential growth curve since 1994 (Network Wizards, 1999; Rutkowski, 1998), coinciding with the...
An Expert-Based Evaluation Concerning Human Factors in ODL Programs: A Preliminary Investigation
An Expert-Based Evaluation Concerning Human Factors in ODL Programs: A Preliminary Investigation
Athanasis Karoulis, Ioannis Tarnanas, Andreas Pombortsis. © 2008. 12 pages.
In this chapter we describe the expert-based approach in evaluating Open and Distance Learning (ODL) environments. Our study is mainly concerned with the domains of...
Patients, Caregivers, and Telehome-Based Care Systems: A Case Study
Patients, Caregivers, and Telehome-Based Care Systems: A Case Study
Katerina G. Tsigrogianni, Ioannis A. Tarnanas. © 2007. 20 pages.
The Personal Health Assistant Project (PHA) is a pilot system implementation sponsored by the Kozani Region Governors’ Association (KRGA) and installed in one of the two major...
Bridging the Growing Digital Divide
Bridging the Growing Digital Divide
Ioannis Tarnanas, Vassilios Kikis. © 2005. 8 pages.
That portion of the Internet known as the World Wide Web has been riding an exponential growth curve since 1994 (Network Wizards, 1999; Rutkowski, 1998), coinciding with the...
An Expert-Based Evaluation Concerning Human Factors in ODL Programs: A Preliminary Investigation
An Expert-Based Evaluation Concerning Human Factors in ODL Programs: A Preliminary Investigation
Athanasis Karoulis, Ioannis Tarnanas, Andreas Pombortsis. © 2004. 13 pages.
In this chapter we describe the expert-based approach in evaluating Open and Distance Learning (ODL) environments. Our study is mainly concerned with the domains of...