**Meet the editor**

Prof. George Dekoulis received his PhD in Space Engineering and Communications from Lancaster University, UK, in 2007. He was awarded a 1st Class BEng (Hons) degree in Communications Engineering from De Montfort University, UK, in 2001. He has received several awards from STFC, UK and EPSRC, UK, and the "IET Hudswell International Research Scholarship".

He is currently a professor at the Aerospace Engineering Institute (AEI), Cyprus. He is founder of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS) – Cyprus and was the General Chair of IEEE Aerospace Engineering Innovations 2019 (IEEE AEI 2019) Symposium, 20-23 April 2019, Limassol, Cyprus. He has previously worked as a professor in aerospace engineering at various departments, such as space and planetary physics, aeronautical and space engineering, professional flight, robotics/mechatronics and mechanical engineering, computer science and engineering and electrical and electronics engineering. His research is focused on the design of reconfigurable aerospace engineering systems.
