Andreas Psaltis holds a Ph.D., MSc & B.Eng. in Chemical engineering from the University of Patras, Greece with specialization on Process design, control and optimization based on economics. He obtained his MBA from CIIM and he became certified Digital Marketing Professional from DMI Ireland. Andreas has extensive experience in both academic research and corporate environments and has been a member of multidisciplinary teams in Business consulting and commercialization of innovative products and services in many sectors, including Oil &Gas, Shipping & waste management, and Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies. Andreas joined KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence in July 2023 as Innovation Hub Manager.