Byron Ioannou is a Professor of Urban Planning, Head of the Department of Architecture, and Director of the Urban Planning and Development Unit (UPDU) at the School of Engineering of Frederick University. He studied Architecture (Dip. Eng.) and Urban & Regional Planning (MSc and Ph.D.) at the National Technical University of Athens. He has also studied Planning Law (PG Cert) at Leeds Beckett University. He has worked as research and teaching staff in several institutions in the Mediterranean Region. He has extended professional and research experience in spatial planning, built environment assessment, design, and urban development issues. He is a member of ETEK (CY), TEE (GR), and the Royal Institute of Town Planners (UK), and has served as a member of the Planning Board and of the Committee for the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Projects of the Republic of Cyprus. His current research focuses on urban design and urban development plans, environmental and sustainable mobility aspects of planning, built environment risk assessment, and renewable building energy systems. He is also an award-winning professional in several international planning and urban design competitions. He is a reviewer and an editorial board member at several scientific journals, TandF, MDPI, etc. He is an external expert/evaluator at the European Commission Research Agency, the European Parliament, COST Research Organisation, and AIKA Latvia.