Mike Karypidis is a textile engineer, active both academically and in the textile industry for almost two decades. His orientation towards textiles emanates from his family textile business.His background is multicultural, having graduated from a public high school in Minnesota, USA. He pursued his undergraduate studies at UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UK) to receive a B.Sc. degree in Textile Science and Technology/Chemistry and a PhD in Textile Technology in 2001, sponsored by the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Centre) and as a member of the University of Manchester's Total Technology Group. A subsequent M.B.A. (Executive) degree enhanced his interdisciplinary knowledge and enabled him to advance his professional career in the textile business of the medical and workwear sector for 19 years. He lectures since 2004, at the Faculty of Design and Production of Clothing of the Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, taken over by the Technological University of Central Macedonia, Greece. In 2019 the institution merged with the International Hellenic University and the Faculty integrated in the Creative Design and Clothing of the School of Design Sciences, where he presently works as an Assistant Professor. His work has been presented at international scientific conferences and published in academic periodicals.