Dr Rafaela Agathokleous is a Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Cyprus, with expertise in thermal analysis of energy systems. Rafaela Agathokleous holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, an MSc degree in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Management and a PhD in the area of thermal analysis of solar energy systems. Her research interests and activities lie in the areas of energy modeling and experimentation of solar energy systems, waste heat recovery systems, and thermal energy storage systems. Since 2017 Rafaela Agathokleous is an editorial board member of Energy the International Journal.