Fotios Konstantinidis
Coordinator, Olivestone Living Lab
Dr Fotios K. Konstantinidis works at the intersection of advanced technology, rural regeneration and real-world experimentation. He holds a PhD in Smart Manufacturing, an MSc in Mechatronics and Systems Automation, and an MEng in Electrical and Computer Engineering. As Coordinator of Olivestone Living Lab in Central Tzoumerka, Greece, he is shaping a 7+1 model connecting agritourism, stone buildings, olive cultivation, river ecology, heritage landscapes, walking routes and forest resilience. Its shared backbone supports co-creation, data stewardship, safety, learning and evaluation.
Fotios is also Division Leader for Intelligent Industrial Manufacturing Systems at the I-SENSE Group of ICCS. He directs more than 20 researchers, engineers and project managers across various European projects, driving the journey from idea to product through design, prototyping, validation, demonstration and launch. At CogniSensus, he leads selected technologies towards commercial application. His experience brings scientific rigour, product thinking and ecosystem leadership to the rural setting. Expertise in artificial intelligence, sensing, robotics, immersive environments and data systems supports practical pilots grounded in local priorities. His participation in the European Commission’s Industry 5.0 Community of Practice and alignment with the New European Bauhaus reinforce a human-centred, resilient and inclusive approach.
With more than 1,000 research citations, Fotios brings recognised academic expertise and real-world delivery experience to OLLD26, where he presents a practical pathway for regenerative rural transformation.