Dr Lampros Litos is a Lecturer in Sustainable Manufacturing, supervising more than 10 doctoral researchers, and designing/teaching postgraduate and executive education courses in sustainability, circular economy, innovation and operations management.

He holds a PhD in Industrial Management (Circular Economy) from the University of Cambridge, an MBA from the University of Ioannina, an MSc in Biotechnology from Ulster University, and a Chemical Engineering diploma from the University of Patras. His doctoral research at Cambridge's Institute for Manufacturing examined how manufacturing practices improve environmental and economic performance, working with major international manufacturers.

Before academia, Lampros built over 15 years of industry experience spanning R&D, sustainability and quality management roles, as well as senior roles in research commercialisation and knowledge exchange connecting universities with industry across the chemical and manufacturing sectors.

At Cranfield, he was Co-Investigator and workstream lead on the £5m TransFIRe Hub and continues to lead research bids for EPSRC and Horizon Europe. He is a Fellow of Advance Higher Education (FHEA), a member of the EPSRC Early Career Forum in Manufacturing and the Circular Economy, and mentors innovators through the Future Frontiers Fund, Cambridge Climate Society, and Crete's Innovation Business Observatory. Lampros is fluent in Greek and English, with professional Spanish and working German languages.