Dr. Christos Cavalaris is Assistant Professor of Farm Mechanization at the Laboratory of Agricultural Engineering of University of Thessaly - UTH, specializing in sustainable agricultural mechanization, precision agriculture, UAV applications in agriculture, and bioenergy production. He holds a BSc in Agriculture (1994) and a PhD in Agricultural Engineering (2004) from UTH, supported by a 3.5-year Hellenic State Scholarships Foundation fellowship. He has extensive teaching experience in Agricultural Engineering, Farm Machinery, Agricultural Equipment Management, Energy Technologies in Agriculture, Precision Agriculture, and Sustainable Agricultural Systems, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has participated in more than 30 research projects as Principal Investigator or team member, and has published more than 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, over 70 conference papers, one book on Farm Mechanization and two book chapters on UAV applications in agriculture. He is the President of the Hellenic Association for the promotion of Conservation Agriculture (HACA) and has served as Board Member of the European Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF) as well on the Hellenic Association of Agricultural Engineers (HelAgeng). He is also a member of the international SPISE working group.