Dr Youssef Habibi received his PhD in organic chemistry from Joseph Fourier University (Grenoble, France) jointly with CERMAV (Centre de Recherche sur les Macromolecules Végétales). He recently joined the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) as Senior Scientist. Before joining LIST, he worked at ‘Service des Matériaux Polymères et Composites’ at the University of Mons (Belgium) and as research assistant professor at North Carolina State University (NCSU, Raleigh, USA).  His research interests include the design of new bio-derived polymers, development of high performance nanocomposites from lignocellulosic materials including natural nano-sized fillers, biomass conversion technologies, and the application of novel analytical tools to biomass. He published over 130 research articles or invited reviews in high standard peer review journals, (co)edited and/or (co)authored several books and book chapters.