Professor Dimitris Drikakis is the Vice President for Global Partnerships and the Executive Director of Research and Innovation at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus. He has a joint professor’s appointment in the School of Sciences and Engineering and the Medical School. Before that, he held academic and executive posts as professor, executive dean, and department head at various U.K. universities. His multidisciplinary research covers engineering science and emerging technologies, including computational science, artificial intelligence, fluid mechanics, and acoustics with applications to the transport, defense, environment, energy, and medical sectors. His work has also received broad media coverage and has been extensively funded by industry and national and international research bodies. According to a recent publication by Stanford University, he was classified in the top 2% of international scientists.