Dr Georges Zissis is a Full Professor at the LAPLACE laboratory, University of Toulouse, France. He completed his PhD studies in Plasma Physics at the Toulouse III University, France, and has been awarded the 1st prize of the IEC Centenary Challenge and the Alfred Monnier Medal from AFE. He recently led the Tr@nsNet EU INTERREG project. He has published more than 200 papers in various journals, and serves as IEEE Smart Cities Technical Community Chair, as well as for Research Projects. His teaching disciplines are lighting and illumination, and his interests include the science and technology of smart lighting systems.