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Kyriacos Koupparis

Head of Frontier Innovations - Innovation Accelerator - United Nations World Food Programme

Kyriacos Koupparis, PhD, is currently the Head of the Hunger Monitoring Unit at the United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP).1 In this role, he leads a team that utilizes data and emerging technologies to track global food security.1

Previously, Koupparis served as the Head of Frontier Innovations at the UNWFP's Innovation Accelerator.13 In this position, he led a team exploring how emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and robotics could be harnessed to catalyze impact in humanitarian assistance and food security.1

Koupparis has an extensive background in international development and innovation:

  1. He worked for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as a Senior Innovation Advisor.12
  2. He has experience with the U.S. Department of State.1
  3. He has worked in over 20 countries across Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa, and Asia.12

Academically, Koupparis holds:

  • A Ph.D. and a Masters in Biomedical Sciences from the University of California, San Francisco.2
  • A graduate degree from the Management of Technology program at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.2
  • A Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Chemistry from Wayne State University.2

His work focuses on the intersection of innovation, technology, and international development, particularly in areas related to food security and humanitarian assistance.13

Highlights

Dr. Kyriacos Koupparis - 2017 ICT4D Conference - Sched
Apr 27 · imdb.com
"Progress, Potential, and Possibilities" Dr. Kyriacos Koupparis, PhD ...
Kyriacos Koupparis – Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program
Kyriacos Koupparis – Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program
May 31 · odihpn.org
5 steps to building an open-AI approach in the humanitarian sector
Dec 21 · innovation.wfp.org
WFP-X - WFP Innovation Accelerator

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Location

Munich, Bavaria, Germany