Ioannis Vlachos is an electrical engineer specializing in the design, simulation and implementation of electronic systems and circuits. He has been using open source software, such as EDA tools for simulation of analog and digital circuits, as well as open source applications for PCB design and implementation, for the last 30 years. He is a member of the CMODLab at Ionian University, where he continues his research work from his PhD. He is also a member and co-founder of SmartSension which is a technoblast of Ionian University together with Professor Markos Avlonitis and Professor Ioannis Karydis.