Andrei A. Fotiadi received a Diploma in physics from Leningrad State University, Russia, in 1985, and a Ph.D. degree in physics and mathematics from the Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, St.Petersburg, Russia, in 1999. Since 1985, he has been a Senior Scientist at Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, Russia, and since 2009, he has been a Leading Scientist at Ulyanovsk State University, Russia. In 2000, he joined the University of Mons, Belgium, as a Senior Scientific Staff Member of the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Program (IAP), the largest photonic network in Belgium. His current research interests include exploring and pushing the frontiers in laser science and photonics technology with a focus on fiber optics, nonlinear fiber optics, lasers, sensors, biophotonics, and microwave photonics. In these fields, he holds more than 300 original articles and 7 book chapters. He has led a number of projects at a national level in Russia and Belgium and has served as a national coordinator of European projects. He was a Member of program committees for several international conferences (CLEO Europe, Optical Fiber Sensors) and advised present and past project evaluations for European and national research programs.