Dr. Philip Azariadis is Professor in the Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering at the University of the Aegean. He holds a degree in Mathematics (1994) and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics (1999), both from the University of Patras. He joined the Department as an adjunct lecturer in 2002 and became a faculty member in 2005. From 2001 to 2010, he worked at ELKEDE – Technology and Design Centre as R&D Coordinator and external collaborator, developing projects for the footwear, textile, clothing, and jewellery industries. He also taught at the Hellenic Open University in 2011–2012 and 2014. His research focuses on computer-aided product design, geometric and 3D modelling, reverse engineering, Industry 4.0, autonomous-vehicle routing and scheduling, and computer graphics. His work has supported industrial applications and appeared in leading journals and conferences, including Computer-Aided Design, Computers in Industry, The Visual Computer, Computers & Graphics, the International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Eurographics, and the CAD Conference. He has participated in numerous European and national R&D projects as a researcher or scientific coordinator. He has reviewed for 61 journals, over 140 conferences, and several funding organisations, served on the programme committees of more than 100 conferences, and joined the editorial boards of six international journals.