Dr. Georgios Remoundos is a naval architect and marine engineer (MEng), holding an MSc in quality assurance and a PhD in maritime transport from the University of the Aegean (Greece), where he also conducted postdoctoral research on greenhouse gas emissions in shipping. His professional experience spans ship design and construction, ship inspection and certification, safety and quality management, environmental protection, and policy development for maritime transport and insular development. He teaches at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels at the University of the Aegean and the University of West Attica. His research interests include maritime policy, island connectivity, decarbonization and sustainable shipping, and maritime heritage, and he has contributed to several national and EU-funded research projects.