Prof. Markos Petousis holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Patras, Greece, a Master of Science in Production Systems from Technical University of Crete, Greece, and a PhD from Technical University of Crete, Greece. His PhD is in the area of virtual reality and machining process simulation. He has been a member of the Greek Technical Chamber since 1997. Since 1994 (first as an undergraduate student and then as a Mechanical Engineer), he has been working on several successfully completed international and national research projects funded by European and National resources in the area of industrial design, CAD/CAM/CAE/CNC, machining processes, virtual reality, additive manufacturing, and biomechanics. Since 1999, he has been working at the Technological Education Institute of TEI (now Hellenic Mediterranean University), where he teaches CAD/CAM/CNC/CAE and machining processes. In 2017, he was elected Assistant Professor at the University and in 2023 Associate Professor. He also has educational experience with similar courses at the University of Crete and the Technical University of Crete. In 2018, he was acclaimed as a Professor Honoris at the Dennis Gabor University of Hungary.