Dr. Laurencas Raslavičius is the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design at Kaunas University of Technology (FMED KTU). He holds a PhD in Technological Sciences (Transportation Engineering) from KTU and his work has been focused on sectoral studies and R&D-related activities as well as interactions between scientific development, technological change, and private-sector activities in the renewable energy and transport sectors. Laurencas participated in national and international research projects, including collaboration on large research and business proposals such as with the World Bank. Since 2015, Laurencas has been a Senior researcher and Professor at FMED KTU, Lithuanian expert to the HORIZON 2020 Programme Committee at Brussels (2015–2021), and Applied Vehicle Technology Panel Member of the NATO STO (2017–2020). Laurencas is an approachable, honest, and positive person with excellent communication, influential leadership, and organizational skills. He is very diplomatic and comes across as an excellent coordinator, supervisor, and senior academic. He has a good attention to detail and has proven a string and dynamic collaborative management style. Also, Laurencas is a respected scholar with a merited international reputation in the areas of energy and transport, where he published extensively. His work is acclaimed by top leaders in the field of research and is highly cited. He is a co-author of 50 publications (CA WoS), and has an h-index of 15.