Christos Athanassiou is a Professor at the University of Thessaly, Greece since 2010, His research is focused on insect biology and detection, pest management, chemical and non-chemical control in insect and mite pests in different ecosystems, with emphasis in the stored-product environment, but also at the utilization of insects as food, feed and waste management. He is a co-author in >500 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals, and has co-edited two books, while he serves as a consultant/expert in different national and international organizations, such as the United Nations/FAO, USAID/CNFA, Plant Health Australia etc. He has received several awards from different bodies, such as the Fulbright Foundation, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Institute for International Education (IIE/OLF) etc. Since 2015, he serves as the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Stored Products Research, while he is Subject Editor in seven other international journals. Between 2007 and 2013, he was the Convenor of the stored product group or the International Organization for Biological Control (IOBC/WPRS). Since 2005, he has been the coordinator, PI, co-PI etc. in >120 National and International research projects, funded by different organizations (Horizon Europe, LIFE, PRIMA, ERA-NET, FAO, NIFA etc.) and the industry.