Dr. Vassilios Kappatos is the head of the Hellenic Institute of Transport at CERTH; he is a visiting fellow at the School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, UK, and a member of the oN DuTy program supported by the Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) of the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and industrial partners. He is currently a Fellow of The Welding Institute (FWeld) and a Member of the Engineering Council of the United Kingdom (CEng), Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE-TCG)/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (MIEEE)/International Society for Condition Monitoring (ISCM)/Hellenic Society for Non-Destructive Testing (H.S.N.T)/ Hellenic Institute of Acoustics (HELINA)/Danish Center for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (DCAMM)/ Society for Machinery Failure Prevention Technology (MFPT)/Greek-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He obtained his PhD in the area of Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) and also holds the Diploma of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering (MEng) since 2002. His research areas are NDE, structural health monitoring, condition monitoring, structural integrity, pattern recognition, and signal processing. His research has been supported by the European Commission and other organizations. He has managed more than 100 research fellows, associates, assistants, technicians, PhD students, and project technical assistants (placement students) over his career.