Prof. Stefanos Koundouras graduated from the School of Agriculture of AUTh and also holds an Oenologist Diploma (DNO), MSc, and PhD in Viticulture from the University of Bordeaux (France). He has published over 90 articles in scientific journals and international congress proceedings. He has been a scientific coordinator or partner in many research projects funded by the EU or the private sector. He is currently leading the “Vineyard Routes” research network of 12 academic institutions in Greece. He was the Scientific Secretary of the Expert Group "Management and Innovations of Viticultural Techniques" of the Commission "Viticulture" of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV, Paris). He is a member of the editorial board of the scientific journal OENO-One and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Viticulture and Enology Society (IVES). His research interests include vine terroir and ecophysiology, vineyard management techniques and impact on grape metabolites, climate change, and precision viticulture. He is also a regular speaker at seminars and industry conferences and a viticulture consultant for many wineries in Greece and Cyprus.