I am an Associate Researcher and member of the teaching staff at the Department of Forestry, Wood Sciences & Design, School of Technology, University of Thessaly, Greece. I hold a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, an MSc in Energy Potentials from Waste, and a PhD in Renewable Heat Energy from Waste from Glasgow Caledonian University, UK. I have over ten years of professional experience as a self-employed engineer specialising in materials and energy. My academic career spans 2009 to 2019 at the University of Applied Sciences (TEI) of Thessaly and 2019 to the present at the University of Thessaly. I have also collaborated with Glasgow Caledonian University as an Associate Researcher on a two-year project investigating the feasibility of generating heat energy from waste within the SPT Glasgow subway tunnels. I have received further training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Energy, Sustainability and Product Life Cycle, and at Harvard University in Strategy and Innovation. Currently, I teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses in timber-related subjects at the UTH and serve as an occasional lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University, delivering MSc-level courses. My research and teaching activities involve interdisciplinary collaboration on projects related to materials and energy from wood waste, sustainable design, and upcycling. I also contribute to international education through joint China–UK undergraduate programmes.