He is an Assistant Professor at Aristotle University, Greece. He studied Agriculture at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2000), and holds a Doctorate in Entomology from the University of California, Riverside (2006). Dr. Kapranas has held numerous academic research and teaching positions, including a ‘Marie Curie Fellowship’ at the University of Nottingham, UK (2011-2013), and postdoc appointments at the University of California, Riverside (2007); the National University of Ireland, Maynooth (2014-2016); and the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland (2016-2017). Before assuming his current position, he was a researcher at Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Greece (2017-2021). Dr. Kapranas's applied research interests are agricultural entomology, Integrated Pest Management, agroecology and biological pest control, whereas fundamental research addresses questions on behavioral and evolutionary ecology using beneficial organisms (insects and nematodes). He has participated in 9 competitively funded international research projects, including EU-funded consortia (FP7, Horizon, PRIMA), and led a national project (Agriculture and Rural Development fund EU 16.1 2020). He has published 42 papers (h-index =16). He is on the editorial board of ‘Bulletin of Entomological Research’, ‘Frontiers in Microbiology and Plant Science’ and ‘Frontiers in Forests and Global Change’ and frequently serves as an ad hoc reviewer for entomological and broader biology/ecology journal papers.