Mr. Gialos is currently a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of the Aegean and a senior consultant in Supply Chain & Logistics management and optimization. During the last ten years, he has participated in more than ten research projects and over 100 industrial projects. Furthermore, Anastasios has published more than 20 papers in academic journals, edited volumes, and conferences. Anastasios holds a Dipl. Ing. in Financial and Management Engineering (with a major in Project and Operations Management) from the School of Engineering of the University of the Aegean, an MRes in System Engineering from the same University, and an MSc in Industrial Management and Technology (with a major in Supply Chain and Logistics Management) from the University of Piraeus. He is a member of the Design, Operations, & Production Systems (DeOPSys) Lab of the Technical Chamber of Greece and the Hellenic Logistics Association.