Dimitrios Petridis graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and completed his PhD thesis on "Population Dynamics in Aquatic Ecosystems" in the Department of Zoology, University of Liverpool. Since 1994, he has been a Professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology of International Hellenic University of Thessaloniki, and his research and teaching activities mainly include applied statistics adapted to food and nutrition science, multivariate technique analysis, product design and optimization, statistical process control, quality reliability, and the sensory life cycle of products. He has significant research work with 133 publications in reputable international journals and 37 scientific papers in Greek and international conferences. He has also supervised a great number of undergraduate and postgraduate theses. He has authored an academic book entitled “Applied Statistics on Food Science and Nutrition” and an electronic textbook entitled "Analysis of Multivariate Techniques: Case Applications" addressed mainly to people with research interests. Currently, he is lecturing as an Emeritus Professor in the courses “Basic Statistics”, “Statistical Process Control”, “Analysis of Multivariate Techniques” and “Product Development and Optimization” and continues his research in the areas of Drug / Nutrient Delivery and Nanotechnology using biomaterials from food sources.