Anthi C. Karnaouri is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Crop Science of Agricultural University of Athens (AUA). She is author or co-author of 44 research publications in Peer Reviewed International Journals (>1100 citations in Scopus, Hirsch (h)-index= 20) and >60 presentations in international and national conference proceedings. Her research interests are focused on the fields of:

• Cloning, heterologous expression, production and biochemical characterization of novel biocatalysts that are involved in lignocellulose degradation.
• Development of enzyme-mediated biocatalytic processes for the bioconversion of by-products from biorefineries, as well as different pollutants to high-added value compounds including, among others, different streams from biomass pretreatment, lignocellulose-derived furans, synthetic polymers - plastics and other xenobiotic compounds.
• Microbial fermentation processes both in small-scale cultures and bioreactors for the production of useful products including, among others, proteins, mycelial biomass, lactic acid, ω-3 fatty acids and nanocellulose.

Georgios I. Zervakis is a Professor of the Faculty of Crop Science of Agricultural University of Athens (AUA). He is author or co-author of >250 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals (117 in SCI journals, >2800 citations, Hirsch (h)-index= 33; Scopus database), in proceedings of international congresses and as book chapters. His research interests are focused on the fields of:

• Ecology, diversity and molecular phylogeny of fungi with emphasis on basidiomycetes.
• Mushroom breeding and cultivation, evaluation of nutritional/dietetic/functional properties of fungal biomass.
• Bioconversion of agroindustrial wastes and other environmental pollutants.
• Biodegradation of lignocellulosic residues through the use of selected microbes.
• Developing of composting/fermentation technologies and evaluation of composts properties/products.

Dr. Koar Chorozian is a Biologist (BSc, MSc), holding a PhD on Industrial Biotechnology. Her research interests focus on the employment of molecular biology techniques for the production of microbial enzymes in heterologous hosts, together with microbiology methods for their large – scale production. She has worked mainly with fungal oxidoreductases, as well as the development of strategies for the enzyme-mediated isolation of nanocellulose from lignocellulosic biomass. Her work is documented in 6 papers in peer-reviewed journals: (>40 citations, Hirsch (h)-index= 4; Scopus database) and >15 presentations in international and national conference proceedings.

Dr. Georgios Bekiaris is an Agricultural Scientist (BSc, MSc), holding a PhD in Soil science and Quality. His research interests are related to the valorisation of agroindustrial wastes for the production high-value products, the application of analytical and spectroscopic techniques for the identification of fungal species and the characterisation of lignocellulosic substrates, as well as the use of multivariate statistical analysis for the calibration of models predicting significant properties of a wide range of materials. His work is documented in 22 papers in peer-reviewed journals: (>600 citations, Hirsch (h)-index= 15; Scopus database) and >20 presentations in international and national conference proceedings.