Prof. Antonis Peppas is an Assistant Professor at the School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, in the field of energy and environmental optimization technologies applied to metallurgical industries. He has research experience in process design and development, energy optimization of industrial processes, and assessment of the environmental impact of products and production processes through LCA analysis. He has partcipated as a senior researcher in more than 20 EC-funded projects. In the last five years, his research activities have focused on the development, application, and evaluation of innovative technologies for optimizing energy and carbon footprint. He is a member of the European Commission STF group on alternative transport fuels. He is a member of the Sustainable Transport Forum on a common data approach for electromobility and other alternative fuels, appointed by the European Commission's Director-General for Mobility and Transport (MOVE).