Dr. Dimitrios-Rafail Kalompatsios received a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry (University of Ioannina) and a Master's degree in Toxicology (University of Thessaly, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology). He pursued his PhD studies at the latter university in the Department of Food Science & Nutrition in the field of "Valorization of By-Products in the Food Industry". He has participated in several research projects involving food chemistry and is currently an adjunct lecturer.