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Adamantios Koumpis is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of assistive robotics, artificial intelligence, and healthcare technology, with a particular focus on improving quality of life for older adults and people living with dementia. He is best known for his sustained contributions to the MARIO project — a pioneering initiative developing socially intelligent companion robots designed to combat the loneliness, isolation, and cognitive decline experienced by dementia patients. His research spans the full arc of this work, from understanding user needs and ethical design principles (2015–2016) to evaluating real-world impact across multiple stakeholder groups, with his 2020 paper on MARIO's perceptions and outcomes accumulating 64 citations, making it his most influential contribution to date. Beyond MARIO, Koumpis has explored broader questions in human-robot interaction, including biologically inspired robot architectures through the RoboBrain project and emotion-aware AI systems through the CASIE initiative. He has also engaged provocatively with emerging ethical debates around robot companionship and intimacy for disabled and older populations. Across his career, Koumpis demonstrates a consistent commitment to human-centred, ethically grounded technology design that genuinely serves vulnerable communities.