Thanos Balafoutis is a Senior Researcher (Grade B) at IBO/CERTH and his research interests focus on the following: (a) Precision Agriculture with emphasis on the application of variable rate input techniques to high-value crops and livestock species for the purpose of qualitative and quantitative improvement of production; (b) production and use of biomass and other RES for energy production to meet energy needs at farm or remote settlement level. He works at IBO/CERTH as a Researcher since September 2017, and for the last 17 years, he has participated in over 35 research projects as a principal researcher in Universities and Research Centers. He has published 30 peer-reviewed scientific articles and book chapters and more than 50 articles in international and national conferences. He is a member of the European Society of Agricultural Engineers (EurAgEng), the International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA), the Institute of Agricultural Engineers (IagrE), the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE), the Society of Agricultural Engineers of Greece (HelAgEng), and the Geotechnical Chamber of Greece (GEOTEE).