Dr. Andreas N. Angelakis holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Science from the Agricultural Univ. of Athens, Master of Soil Sciences from Univ. ofCalifornia, Riverside, USA, and Bachelor of Science, Master of Water Sciences, and Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering from the Univ. of California, Davis, USA. He is honorary member, Fellow, and Distinguished Fellow of IWA, since 2010, 2012, and 2015, respectively. He was Chairperson of IWA-SG on Water history since September 2023. In addition he is Member of European Academy of Sciences & Art and the France Water Academy. Also he is Senior Chair and Honorary Prof. of Hubei Univ., Wuhan, China and Honorary Doctor of the Agricultural Univ. of Athens, Greece (2021). In addition he was awarded with honorary distinction by the Hellenic Hydro-technical Association of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in 2022. His research interests include among others small and decentralized water management systems, wastewater treatment and water reuse, desalinated water, and water resources technologies in ancient civilizations. He has authored or co-authored more than 550 publications, including articles in reputable international peer-reviewed journals, Greek and English books, book chapters and more, with more than 11,000 Google citations and i10-index 147. More in the https://www.a-angelakis.gr/index.php