Wael Yakti is a biotechnologist and engineer with an MSc in entomology and a PhD in the area of plant-fungus interactions awarded in 2018 from the Humboldt University of Berlin. He worked and gained hands-on experience at different biotechnology companies before joining Humboldt University as a PhD student and later as a Postdoc. His current work focuses on optimizing black soldier fly production systems with an emphasis on integrating insect farming into circular agricultural production systems.