Dimitrios Koutsianitis is a Research Associate at the Department of Forestry, Wood Science and Design, University of Thessaly, Greece. He is also working as teaching staff (non-permanent) at the same Department. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry and Natural Environment in 2006 and his Master’s Degree in Harvesting of Forest Products in 2010, from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, respectively. In 2015 he was awarded a PhD by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in the field of Wood Structure and Properties. In the period 2016-2017 he conducted postdoctoral research, with a scholarship of excellence of the Research Committee of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the topic "Use of high frequency electromagnetic waves for analysis of growth rings width and density of coniferous and broadleaf species". In the period 2013-2014 he worked as a researcher at the Institute of Wood and Paper Technology, at the University of Western Hungary. He has also gained knowledge and experience from the manufacturing process of wood products and wooden constructions, as he has worked (period 2015-2018) as a production manager in a Greek wood manufacturing company. He has participated in several national and European research projects related to the improvement of wood and wooden products properties, the production of alternative composite wood products, the quality control of wood and the utilization of biomass residues.