Christos Emmanouilidis carries over 20 years of experience from positions in Industry, Academia, Research, and Innovation supporting organisations. He has had multiple PI and Co-I roles for projects related to Industrial Informatics, Context-Aware Computing, AI & Cognitive Systems, Robotics & Automation, Data Analytics, as well as Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet of Things Technologies, resulting in over 100 publications in refereed journals and proceedings. His teaching portfolio includes Internet of Things & Industry 4.0, Data Analytics, Technology-Enabled Innovation, Information Management, and Asset Management. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Groningen, a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Senior IEEE Member, Founding Fellow of the International Society of Engineering Asset Management (ISEAM), member of IFIP WG5.7 ‘Advances in Production Management Systems’, and member of CEN TC319 standardisation committee on Maintenance. He Chairs the IFAC TC5.1 WG A-MEST on Advanced Maintenance Engineering Services and Technologies and is Vice Chair of IFAC TC5.1 on Manufacturing Plant Control. He has had past appointments in Industry (Zenon SA Automation Technologies), and Public Research Organisations (ATHENA Research & Innovation Centre). He has served as Innovation expert for Regional Government and the EC/JRC regarding the introduction of ICT solutions in support of Smart Specialisation Strategies, and Industrial Transitions.