Harmonizing Living Lab Services and Terminology to Promote Coherence within the LL Network
TIME
11:00 – 12:45
TRACKS
TRACK 5: Living Labs Operations, Methods, Tools, and Impact
ORGANISER
LL Harmonization WG, Despoina Petsani, Teemu Santonen
DESCRIPTION
Join us for a workshop dedicated to exploring Living Lab (LL) services and terminology across various ENoLL Working Group (WG) topics, using the VITALISE project outcomes as a starting point. Participants will gain a deep understanding of the Harmonization WG’s mission, framework, and processes, as well as insights into how to engage in WG activities. You’ll get acquainted with the current LL service portfolio, featuring over 50 different services categorized into R&D, support, and auxiliary services, and discover how these services vary between different LL types through a co-creation setting. The workshop will also involve discussions on commonly used LL terms and definitions, aiming to establish a universal LL lexicon. By documenting tools and strategies to improve the Harmonization framework, participants will reflect on their own service portfolios, uncovering new opportunities and developmental needs. The exchange of perspectives and practices will contribute to creating robust LL standards and enhancing future collaborations. Additionally, the workshop will highlight the role of the Harmonization WG within the ENoLL community, emphasizing the need for LL harmonization to enhance coherence across Living Labs.
Agenda
- Presentation of Harmonization WG and its mission (5 min)
- The existing Harmonization framework (10 min)
- How the harmonization process works (5 min)
- Split into thematic tables such as but not limited Health and Wellbeing, Urban LL, Arts & Culture, Mobility, and Energy & environment (60 min total)
a. Discuss the existing list of provided services and how they can be adapted for the specific domain (40 min)
b. Discuss the existing Living Lab terms in the LL lexicon and how it can be expanded on the specific field (20 min) - Wrap-up and closing (10 min)
SPEAKER BIOS
Teemu Santonen, DSc
Principal Lecturer Laurea University of Applied Sciences
Teemu Santonen, DSc
Principal Lecturer Laurea University of Applied SciencesTeemu Santonen DSc (Econ.) (teemu.santonen@laurea.fi) an ENoLL council member is co-leading harmonization WG. He has published 20 research papers on various LL thematic and participated in two major projects (VITALISE and ProVaHealth) aiming to harmonize LL practices.
Despoina Petsani
Research associate, Medical Physics and Digital Innovation Lab
Despoina Petsani
Research associate, Medical Physics and Digital Innovation LabDespoina Petsani (dpetsani@auth.gr) is co-leading the LL Harmonization WG. She was the Harmonization Body Coordinator of the VITALISE H2020 project. She is a Living Lab researcher working in the Health & Wellbeing domain and has organized more than 40 workshops and co-creation sessions.
Dr. Evdokimos I. Konstantinidis
ENoLL Chairperson
Dr. Evdokimos I. Konstantinidis
ENoLL ChairpersonDr. Evdokimos I. Konstantinidis (evdokimosk@gmail.com) is the Chairperson of the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) with more than 170 members worldwide, coordinator of the Health and Wellbeing Living Labs Working Group and postdoc researcher at the Medical Physics and Digital Innovation Lab, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He coordinated the Research Infrastructure H2020 project, VITALISE – aiming to harmonize the procedures of Health Living Labs. He is currently the coordinator of the RAISE Horizon Europe funded project on services for the European Open Science Cloud and the Horizon Europe project Engaging the Value Of Living Labs to Innovate Care And Regulatory Environments as a response to the call for experimentation frameworks.
Panagiotis Bamidis
Thessaloniki Action for Health & Wellbeing LL Founder, AUTH Lab of Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Director, LifeChamps H2020 Coordinato
Panagiotis Bamidis
Thessaloniki Action for Health & Wellbeing LL Founder, AUTH Lab of Medical Physics & Digital Innovation Director, LifeChamps H2020 CoordinatoPanagiotis Bamidis is a Professor of Medical Physics, Informatics and Medical Education and Director of the Lab of Medical Physics and Digital Innovation in the School of Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Greece. He is the co-ordinator of ten large European projects, and the principal investigator for many national and international funded projects. He is the President of the Hellenic Biomedical Technology Society, HL7 Hellas, the international Society of Applied Neuroscience, a member of the Administration Boards of other societies and patient associations, the Chairman/Organiser of some 20 international conferences and several national Biomedical Technology conferences. In 2013 he established the Thessaloniki Action for HeAlth & Wellbeing Living Lab (ThessAHALL) which in 2018 became a full member of the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL).
Rosa Almeida
RDi Researcher and Gerontologist Fundación INTRAS
Rosa Almeida
RDi Researcher and Gerontologist Fundación INTRASGerontologist with a Master’s in Projects, Human Resources, and Social Facilities, and a postgraduate in Third Generation Therapies. She has over twelve years of experience managing European RDI projects focused on health, wellbeing, and integrated care through participatory and co-creation methods at Living Lab MINDLab since 2012. Responsible for over 15 national and EU projects, she addresses aging challenges and promotes integrated interventions, along with developing ICT solutions for rehabilitation and independent living Her role includes coordinating participatory approaches within RDI cycles and Living Lab services to foster research that actively involves the community, pushing the boundaries of development in health and technology.
Vicky Van der Auwera
Research manager and co-founder of LiCaLab, Thomas More University of Applied Sciences
Vicky Van der Auwera
Research manager and co-founder of LiCaLab, Thomas More University of Applied SciencesVicky holds a Master’s degree in Engineering Sciences from Brussels University Belgium, where she graduated as civil mechanical-electrical engineer. She worked for 14 years in private sector in the area of mechanical engineering as Research Manager and Project manager, where she built up experience and knowledge of machine construction, mechatronics, opto-mechanical measurements, semiconductor measurements. Since 2010 she works for Thomas More University of Applied Sciences in the unit Research. She is one of the team members that started up LiCalab in 2012 (www.licalab.be/en ), in close collaboration with the City of Turnhout. At LiCalab she is responsible for the operational management of the team and she leads EU-projects as well as private assignments.
Ömer Onur
MANAGING DIRECTOR BAÅžAKÅžEHÄ°R LIVING LAB
Ömer Onur
MANAGING DIRECTOR BAŞAKŞEHİR LIVING LABÖmer is currently the MD of Başakşehir Living Lab and has been running Başakşehir Innovation & Technology Center (Basaksehir Living-Lab) focused in development of innovative producsts and services as well as supporting enterprenuers and startupssince 2012. He is also the Project Coordinator of Başakşehir Municipality for H2020 and Horizon Europe projects. Ömer has also been a trainer in ENoLL Learning Lab sessions on various topics since 2020. Other than Başakşehir Living Lab, Ömer is an Angel Investor and as of February 2024 he is the Chairperson of the Angel Effect Pty Co which is an Angel Investment Fund based in İstanbul with 25 shareholders. He is an expert in Project Management and Organizational Development. Ömer has more than 30 years of corporate experience from Ford Motor Company, Ericsson and Turkcell Communications at various management roles in the areas of Organizational Development, Quality, IT, Strategy and Project Management. Ömer has a B.Sc in Production/Industrial Engineering from Aston University, UK and an MBA degree from Graduate School of Management, Melbourne University. Since 2020. Ömer is advisory board member of Bodrum Living Lab.
Nancy Azevedo
Research Associate Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal (CRIR)
Nancy Azevedo
Research Associate Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal (CRIR)Nancy Azevedo is the coordinator of the Feil & Oberfeld JRH-CRIR research center and was the research coordinator for the Montreal branch of the VITALISE project. She completed a BA in Psychology with a minor in Linguistics followed by a PhD in Rehabilitation Science at McGill University. Since obtaining her diploma, her interest in the Living Lab approach has grown and her research programme has been guided by the desire to transfer research techniques from the laboratory to the real world and to bring real-world problems to the laboratory. Nancy’s research interests mainly focus on 1) lexical access and representation across the adult lifespan and in individuals with post-stroke aphasia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), 2) on better understanding the experiences and attitudes of people living with aphasia and their family regarding communication aids, and 3) developing a Living Lab Lexicon (LLL) that will facilitate and increase understanding and communication between the different ‘players’ within the LL communities and all those who come in contact with LLs. Dr Azevedo's research interests focus on lexical access and representation across the adult lifespan and in individuals with post-stroke aphasia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), on better understanding the experiences and attitudes of people living with aphasia and their family regarding communication aids, and developing a Living Lab Lexicon (LLL) that will facilitate and increase understanding and communication between the different ‘players’ within the LL communities and all those who come in contact with LLs.
Josep Maria Salanova Grau
Researcher CERTH/HIT
Josep Maria Salanova Grau
Researcher CERTH/HITJosep Maria Salanova Grau (jose@certh.gr) is a researcher at CERTH/HIT and holds a Civil engineering diploma and PhD in transport modelling from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia in Barcelona and a MSc in civil and transportation engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He is leading the “Data analysis and modelling†laboratory and he is in the core team of Thessaloniki Smart Mobility Living Lab, which is an efficient member of ENoLL. His scientific interests concern research and developments in transport and mostly in algorithm and model development, mobility, intermodal transport and logistics as well as Data Science and Big Data at the transport domain. Additionally, he co leads with AustriaTech and JRC the ENoll Working Group on mobility.
Anton Sentic
Senior Research Associate ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences 
Anton Sentic
Senior Research Associate ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences Anton Sentic (sent@zhaw.ch) is a Living Lab and Transitions researcher working at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. Currently leading/co-leading LL methodology work packages in the SWEET SWICE and SWEET Lantern energy research consortia, he is also acting as scientific co-lead of the WinLab LL in Winterthur and advisor to several Swiss Living Labs. In parallel with his current work with Living Labs, Anton is also an active member of the Sustainable Transitions Research community, having co-founded the NEST early career Transitons Researcher Network and serving as a member of the STRN Steering Group since 2019. Holding a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Environmental System Sciences with a focus on sustainable business management, as well as a PhD in Innovation Studies from the University of Greenwich, Anton’s main research interests lie in the intersection between Living Lab research and (sustainable) system transition processes, focusing on the role of LL in large-scale transitions and, on the practical side, the development and utilization of management tools and concepts in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of innovation processes in LL.