Professor Fotios Petropoulos is an internationally recognized scholar in forecasting, operations research, and supply chain management. His research has produced more than 70 publications, including papers in Management Science, Journal of Operations Management, European Journal of Operational Research, and the International Journal of Forecasting, attracting over 7,000 citations. He has co-led large-scale collaborative projects, including encyclopedic reviews with 80+ co-authors, and contributed to widely used statistical software such as the R packages forecast, MAPA, and tsintermittent. His work spans methodological advances, judgmental forecasting, and real-world applications, supported by research grants from organizations such as the National Research Council of Canada.

Beyond his research, Professor Petropoulos plays a leading role in shaping academic and professional communities. He serves as Editor of the International Journal of Forecasting and Associate Editor of Foresight, while also holding leadership positions such as REF Director at the University of Bath. He has organized major international conferences, delivered invited seminars across Europe, Asia, and North America, and contributed extensively to teaching at undergraduate, postgraduate, and MBA levels in four countries. His commitment to mentoring is evident in his supervision of PhD, MSc, and BSc students, many of whom have gone on to publish in high-impact journals.