Curriculum Vitae
- Name: Isak Barbopoulos
- Title: Data scientist
- Degree: PhD
- Personal website: www.xaros.org
- Email: isak@rsquare.se
- Phone: (+46)732-635463
About me
I am a data scientist, data analyst and market research consultant with a PhD in consumer psychology.
Skills
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Analysis of variance
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Linear regression
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Cluster / Component analysis
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Advanced regression techniques (e.g., mediation analysis, structural equation modeling)
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Reliability and validity testing
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Non-paremetric statistics (chi2, logistic regression, etc.)
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Python, R
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SQL
Expertise
What to measure and how to measure it to get the insight you want
Experiments, A/B, cross-sectional, time series
Surveys, observations, focus groups
Significance testing, regression, classification, reliability and validity
Develop, train, validate and implement consumer models
Categorize and group consumers, products and consumer contexts
Resume
Data scientist - Insert Coin AB
2021-presentI'm currently working as a data scientist at Insert Coin AB, developing adaptive gamification systems.
PhD researcher - University of Gothenburg, Department of Psychology
2016-2019I worked as a PhD researcher in projects about sustainable consumption and effects of economic scarcity. My tasks included designing studies, overseeing data collection and data analysis, as well as reporting and publishing results in international peer reviewed journals.
Data analyst/Market researcher (part-time) - Freelance
2012-2019I have worked as a data analyst and market research consultant, designing, implementing and analyzing questionnaires targeted at citizens (for Västra Götaland County), service users (for the City of Gothenburg) and employees (for Dalarna County and Volvo), and more.
Data analyst (stand in) - TNS Sifo (now Kantar Sifo), automotive
2015-2016My main tasks at TNS Sifo were to conduct statistical analyses, identify anomalies in data, and compile and report results from a yearly international study on customer satisfaction with car ownership and choice of workshop. The reports were delivered to several major car manufacturers.
PhD candidate - University of Gothenburg, Department of Psychology
2009-2015As a PhD candidate, I developed and validated a new consumer scale referred to as the Consumer Motivation Scale (CMS). The scale can be used in customer/product segmentation, in development and testing of different market interventions and strategies, and in predicting a variety of important consumer variables, such as price sensitivity, variety-seeking and willingness to pay a premium for high-quality or sustainable products.
Research assistant - University of Gothenburg, Department of Psychology
2008-2011My main tasks as an assistant were to administer the department wide pool of voluntary research participants, as well as to act as an experiment leader for the research groups Cognition, Motivation and Social Psychology (KMS), Criminal, Legal and Investigative Psychology Unit (CLIP) and the Environmental Psychology Unit (EPU).
Education
Data scientist, Advanced Higher Vocational Education (SeQF 6) - EC Utbildning
2020-present (expected graduation 2022)I am currently studying data science, learning about big data, data mining, predictive analysis, business analytics and data visualization. The 2-year programme includes a total of 6 months’ worth of internships.
Consumer psychologist, Doctor of Philosophy (SeQF 8) - University of Gothenburg
2009-2015I have completed a PhD in consumer psychology, which consist of a PhD thesis, three research articles in addition to 1.5 years’ worth of course credits in research methodology, statistical analysis, and consumer and environmental psychology.
Behavior scientist, Master of Philosophy (SeQF 7), University of Gothenburg
2005-2008I have completed a Master’s degree in behavior science, which consists of 3 years’ worth of course credits in psychology (including multiple courses in research methodology and statistical data analysis), and 1 years’ worth of credits in political science, law and philosophy.
Selected publications
Johansson, L.-O., Barbopoulos, I. and Olsson, L. (2020). Deactivating economic motives in green consumption through social and moral salience. Journal of Consumer Marketing, Vol. 37 No. 3, pp. 247-258.
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Barbopoulos, I. (2017). Seven dimensions of consumption (Doctoral Dissertation). Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Barbopoulos, I., & Johansson, L.-O. (2017). The Consumer Motivation Scale: Development of a multi-dimensional and context-sensitive measure of consumption goals. Journal of Business Research, 76, 118-126.
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Barbopoulos, I., & Johansson, L.-O. (2016). A multi-dimensional approach to consumer motivation: Exploring economic, hedonic, and normative consumption goals. Journal of Consumer Marketing, 33(1), 75–84.
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More of my research is available at ResearchGate.
Contact
Contact Info
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- Address:
Isak Barbopoulos
Hjorthagsgatan 8A
413 17, Göteborg, Sweden - Phone: +46732-635463
- Website: www.rsquare.se
- Email: isak@rsquare.se