I am an agricultural entomologist and zoologist. I obtained my scientific background and expertise in the field of insect biodemography, as a visiting scientist at the laboratory of Dr. James R. Carey at the University of California Davis. As a lecturer and as proof of my excellence in the field of entomology and pest management, I was invited to serve as an expert scientist by FAO and the International Atomic Energy Agency, engaging with other experts in various research areas, in addition to policymakers. I am a long-time member of Hellenic Entomological Society, the Entomological Society of America, and the TEAM scientific group. In 2006, I was elected an ordinary member to represent Greece on the International Fruit Fly Board. Between 2009-2010, as an associate professor, I was honored as a Fulbright Scholar and performed my sabbatical at the laboratory of my close collaborator, Dr. James R. Carey, at the University of California Davis, where I engaged in research on the demographics and the biology of aging, and refreshed and further expanded my knowledge in those fields. In 2018 I was invited by the Rudn University in Moscow to give lectures on issues related to my expertise in addition to the effect of global warming on insects. In 2019 I was invited by the Charles Darwin Foundation in the Galapagos islands to give a talk and contribute my expertise towards the management of the invasive fly Philornis downsi that threatens the existence of the iconic Darwin finches.