Pericles Panagiotou is a Dr. Mechanical Engineer and an Assistant Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh). He is a member of LFMT and the coordinator of the LFMT aircraft and fixed-wing UAV design team (UAV-iRC). He coordinated (PI) two research projects related to the investigation of novel technology synergies on Blended-Wing-Body UAV platforms and the development of AI-aided wing design framework. He has also participated in several national and European projects, in collaboration with European and International industry and research institutes. His specializes in novel layout configurations (BWBs), layout design and synthesis, shape optimization, presizing tools development, CFD, windtunnel testing, airworthiness, and flight testing of fixed-wing UAV prototypes (GTOW ranging between 10 and 700 kg). He has published 18 journals and 23 conference papers (Scopus h-index: 12) and holds EU top secret clearance.