Manuel Pérez-Ruiz is a full-time Professor of Agroforestry Engineering at the University of Seville (Spain). In 2007, he obtained a PhD in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Cordoba. He maintains in close collaboration with the University of California at Davis (USA), where he carried out a fellowship lasting a duration of two years between 2008 and 2014. He has extensive teaching experience, having taught more than 2800 hours (favorably evaluated) in subjects corresponding to the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in agricultural engineering. He has coordinated three teaching innovation projects and participated in several commissions at the School of Agricultural Engineering, tutored students in company internships, and directed a total of 25 final degree projects. He was awarded the V Manuel Losada Villasante Award for excellence in agri-food research. ORCID: 0000-0002-3681-1572.