Apostolos Loufopoulos, PhD, is a composer, sound designer and producer, Associate Professor at the Department of AudioVisual Arts. He studied at City University, London (PhD) and at the Ionian University, Greece (BA). He writes electroacoustic music, music for theatre and audiovisual arts. His creative contribution includes 19 international awards (Αrs Electronica, Bourges, Noroit, Metamorphoses, Space of Sound, Franco Evangelisti, Musica Nova, SCRIME, I. Xenakis, D. Dragatakis. etc), 15 discography publications (INA-GRM, Musiques & Recherches, Ionian University, CyberArts, Touch Records) and numerous appearances at important events worldwide. His research profile mainly focuses on the sonic study of nature and its transformation to sound art, including postdoctoral soundscape research and involvement in numerous research programmes, through which a number of academic studies and papers have been published in journals and renown conferences. He is a founding member of HELMCA and the Greek Society for Acoustic Ecology.