Chris has worked in the University sector for 20+ years, and for the past five overseeing research project development at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. There he has supported a multidisciplinary group of researchers with diverse expertise to engage with national and EU consortia and contribute to proposals across topics allied to Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Systems/Process Engineering, including Agri-Tech. Via expertise from Social Sciences and Humanities researchers within his department – for example ethics, business modelling, open innovation and stakeholder engagement – Chris aims to bring demonstrable impact at the technical, economic and societal levels into research projects.