**About the Editors**

**Charisios Achillas** is Assistant Professor at the International Hellenic University, Department of Supply Chain Management. He graduated in 1999 from the Department of Engineering (Aristotle University Thessaloniki) with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He continued his studies with an MSc in Engineering Project Management in 2001 (UMIST, Manchester, UK). In 2009, he received his PhD Doctorate in the field of reverse logistics. Dr. Achillas is a senior researcher at the Institute of Bio-Economy and Agri-Technology, Centre for Research and Technology, Hellas (CERTH) and the Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Dr. Achillas is the author of more than 180 scientific publications. His research interests span the fields of environmental management, sustainable development, and circular economy with a primary focus on reverse logistics and agri-chains.

**Dionysis Bochtis** works in the area of systems engineering focused on bioproduction and related provision systems with enhanced ICT and automation technologies up to fully robotized production systems. Throughout his career, he has held various positions, including Professor in Agri-Robotics at the Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food technologies, University of Lincoln, UK, and Senior Scientist in Operations Management at the Department of Engineering of Aarhus University, Denmark. Currently, he is the Director of the Institute for Bio-economy and Agri-technology (IBO), Centre for Research and Technology, Hellas (CERTH). He runs numerous research projects on ICT and robotics in agricultural production. He is author of more than 300 articles (more than 100 in peer-reviewed journals) and has been invited for more than 30 keynote speeches around the globe. He is involved in the board of a number of international scientific organizations, holding positions including the following:

