Dimitra Simeonidou (FREng, FIEEE) is a Full Professor at the University of Bristol, the Co-Director of the Bristol Digital Futures Institute, and the Director of the Smart Internet Lab. Her research focuses in the fields of high performance networks, programmable networks, wireless-optical convergence, 5G/B5G and smart city infrastructures. She is increasingly working with Social Sciences on topics of digital transformation for society and businesses. Dimitra has also been the Technical Architect and the CTO of the Smart City project Bristol Is Open. She is currently leading the Bristol City/Region 5G urban pilots. She is the author and co-author of over 500 publications, numerous patents and several major contributions to standards. Dimitra is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, and a Royal Society Wolfson Scholar