Dr.Ozlem Tokusoglu has completed her PhD at Ege University Engineering Faculty, Dept. of Food Engineering 2001. She is currently working as Associate Professor Dr faculty member in Celal Bayar University Engineering Faculty Department of Food Engineering. Tokuşoğlu performed a visiting scholar at the Food Science and Nutrition Department /University of Florida, Gainesville-Florida-USA during 1999-2000 and as visiting a professor at the School of Food Science, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA during April-May 2010. She has published many papers in peer-reviewed journals and serving as an editorial board member of selected journals. Tokuşoğlu published the scientific edited three international books entitled Fruit and Cereal Bioactives: Chemistry, Sources and Applications and entitled Improved Food Quality with Novel Food Processing by CRC Press, TAYLOR & FRANCIS,USA Publisher,as third book Food By-Product Based Functional Food Powders by CRC Press,too; Dr Tokusoglu also published three national books entitled Cacao and Chocolate Science and Technology , Special Fruit Olive: Chemistry, Quality and Technology and third one as Frying Oils Science and Technology. She is Associate Editor of WILEY Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. She organized and/or administered as Conference Chair and Group Chair of Food and Nutrition at many conferences and Congress in different continental countries as majorly in the USA, Canada, Europe and the Asia Pacific in CONFERENCESERIES LLC, USA &UK.

Food Science and Nutrition, Food Engineering, Novel Food Processing

Dr.El-Samragy has over four decades of a professional career bridged between academia and industry. He is a Professor Emeritus of Food Science at Ain Sham University, Cairo, Egypt, and visiting professor at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY and Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA. He worked as an expert at some national and international organisations including JECFA, FAO, UNIDO and ISO, in different projects of technology transfer, food standards, food product development, waste utilisation, cleaner production, implementation of integrated quality, environmental and food safety management systems. Dr El-Samragy is a Lead Instructor (certificate # d16e213f) for the FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food Course. He is an IRCA Certified Lead Tutor and Lead Auditor of Quality Management Systems, ISO 9001:2015 (QMS) and Food Safety Management Systems, ISO 22000:2005 (HACCP, FSMS & FSSC) (IRCA Certificate # 01182132). He has extensive experience in auditing and delivering training courses on ToT, QMS, EMS, OHSAS, SR, GMP, GHP, HACCP, BRC, FSMS and FSSC in Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Zambia, Tanzania, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Gambia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Jordan, Dubai, Sharjah, Syria, Bahrain, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Russia, USA and Canada.

Food Safety & Quality, Food Standards, Food product development, waste utilisation, cleaner production

Dr.Yasin Özdemir has been a researcher from 2007 to present in the Department of Food Technologies, Ataturk Central Horticultural Research Institute Yalova/Turkey. He was also an auditor of 'Food Safety and Standards’ between 2004−2007 in the Yalova Agriculture Ministry Office. He has 1.st National Olive Oscar Award for his innovative olive technology research project at 2015 and 3 times worthy to be exhibition awards (2015/2016/2017) at International Food R&D Project Market.

His research program involves: eco-friendly food technology, table olive technology, new fruit and vegetable selection works for the final step of a breeding project, new food technologies, olive oil, food safety, functional foods and probiotic foods.

After post graduation from IARI, New Delhi, he joined as Scientist there in 1997. At present, he is working as Principal Scientist at the Division of Food Science & Post harvest Technology, IARI, New Delhi. He is associated with release of mango hybrids like Pusa Arunima, Pusa Surya, Pusa Lalima, Pusa Shresth, Pusa Pitamber etc. and standardization of several fruit production and postharvest management technologies. He has published 50 research articles in International journals, 75 in National journals, and authored 12 books. He is recipient of Rajiv Gandhi award of Ministry of Home Affiars, Govt of India, Education award, MHRD, Govt of India, Dr Rajinder Prasad award (twice) of ICAR, New Delhi, Dr. R.N. Singh award (twice) of IARI, New Delhi, and Himachal Shri Award. He has also served as International Mango Registrar for about 5 years (1999-2004). He is fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Science (NAAS), New Delhi, National Academy of Biological Science, The Horticultural Society of India, New Delhi and Bioved Research Society, Allahabad. He is a member, editorial board of 10 International journals including Scientia Horticulturae, International Journal of Fruit Science (U.K.), American Journal of Plant Sciences (US), Journal of Food Processing and Technology (US), and Stewart Postharvest Reviews (UK), and Chief Editor of International Journal of Processing and Postharvest Technology, India.

Pre and post harvest management of fruits and vegetables, minimal processing of fruits and vegetables, eco-friendly approaches for post harvest management of fruits and vegetables.

Dr. Yasin Özdemir has been the research scientist 2007−present in the Department of Food Technologies, Ataturk Central Horticultural Research Institute. He was also an auditor of 'Food Safety and Standards’ 2004−2007 in the Yalova Agriculture Ministry Office, Turkey. He has 1.st National Olive Oscar Award for his innovative olive technology research project at 2015

His research program involves: Eco-friendly food technology, Table olive technology, new fruit and vegetable selection works for final step of breeding project, New food technologies, Olive oil, Food safety and Functional foods.

Prof. Dr. Mohamed F. R. Hassanien is currently working as a Professor of Biochemistry at Zagazig University (Egypt). Prof. Hassanien obtained his Ph.D. (Dr.rer.nat.) in Food Chemistry from Berlin University of Technology (Germany, 2004). As post-doctoral researcher, Prof. Hassanien continued his research in ranked universities in different countries such University of Helsinki (Finland), Max-Rubner Institute (Germany), Berlin University of Technology (Germany), and University of Maryland (USA). In 2010, he was invited to be visiting Professor (100% research) at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia. In 2012, he was invited to be visiting Professor (100% teaching) in School of Biomedicine, Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russian Federation.Prof. Hassanien published more than 160 papers, reviews in international peer-reviewed journals with high impact factor as well as several books and book chapters (recent h-index is 28). He was participated and invited speaker in several international conferences. Since 2003, Prof. Hassanien is a reviewer and editor in many highly-cited international journals. Prof. Hassanien received Abdul Hamid Shoman Prize for Young Arab Researcher in Agricultural Sciences (2006), Egyptian State Prize for Encouragement in Agricultural Sciences (2009), European Young Lipid Scientist Award (2009), AU-TWAS Young Scientist National Awards (Egypt) in Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation (2013), and Atta-ur- Rahman Prize in Chemistry (2014).

Prof. Hassanien’s current research interests are chemistry of bioactive compounds and impact of processing on functionality and properties of food components.

He is professor at the Universidad de Girona (Spain), “Pablo de Olavide” de Sevilla (ídem), San Antonio de Murcia (ídem), de Castilla-La Mancha (ídem) and of the CEI International Affairs - Universitat de Barcelona - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Master en Diplomàcia i Funciò Pública Internacional). He is also lecturer at the Università degli Studi di Ferrara and the Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro (Italia). Mr.González Vaqué is at the present time Director of Food and Agrarian Policies of the “Fundació Triptolemos” (Barcelona) and member of the “Grupo de Reflexión ‘El futuro de la Unión Europea’” (Instituto Universitario de Estudios Europeos, Madrid) and of the Food Research Collaboration (UK).

European Law, Food Law, Food Labelling, Gluten-free Trademarks, Agricultural Law, Economics of food security, Create healthy gluten free foods, Trade Law, European Court of Justice Food Sovereignty, Food Policy, Food Studies ,Sustainable Food Systems, Local food, Food ways (Anthropology)Food ethics, Risk regulation,Ethical Consumption, Risk Governance, Food Politics, Anthropology Of Consumption, Sociology of Food and Eating, Sociology of consumption, Food Safety Sustainable Production and ConsumptionFood and NutritionIntellectual Property LawConsumption StudiesEuropean Union Animal Welfare Consumer Protection (Law)European Union Law,Consumer protection law,Consumer Protection, Food Security European Politics, Contract law and Consumer Protection Application of EU Law at ECJFood Analysis & Quality ControlEuropean integrationFood WasteAdvertising and Branding Cloning Aliment, geographical Indications,Biotecnologia TRIPs Waste Management Biotechnology, EU Law, Agriculture Food and Nutrition, Food waste prevention

Since 1991, Dr JF Hocquette has been a research scientist at INRA (the French National Institute of Agricultural Research). His research interest mainly concerns muscle biology as relevant to muscle growth and beef eating quality. In 2014, Dr Hocquette organized the French Meat R&D congress (240 people). Dr Hocquette is strongly involved in the activities of the EAAP (European Association for Animal Production) and is also an active member of the French-Chinese Center on beef production.

Muscle growth, development and biology as relevant to beef quality

Ozlem Tokusoglu has completed her PhD at Ege University Engineering Faculty, Department of Food Engineering at 2001. She worked as a research fellow/doctor assistant/ assistant professor/associate professor at Ege University and Celal Bayar University during 1993 to now. She is currently working as Associate Professor faculty member in Celal Bayar University Engineering Faculty Department of Food Engineering. She performed a visiting scholar at the Food Science and Nutrition Department /University of Florida, Gainesville-Florida-USA during 1999-2000 and as visiting Professor at the School of Food Science, Washington State University, and Pullman, Washington, USA during April-May 2010. She organized and directed as Conference Chair the International Congress entitled ANPFT2012 (Advanced Non-thermal Processing in Food Technology: Effects on Quality and Shelf-Life of Food and Beverages in May, 2012 at Turkey. She served as organizing committee member at 2nd International Conference and Exhibition on Nutritional Science & Therapy Conference in July 2013 at Philadelphia, USA. She has published many papers in peer reviewed journals and serving as an editorial board member of International Journal of Food Science and Technology by Wiley Publisher, USA and Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences (PJFNS) in Thomson Reuters. She published the scientific edited two book entitled Fruit and Cereal Bio-actives: Chemistry, Sources and Applications by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, USA Publisher and entitled Improved Food Quality with Novel Food Processing by CRC Press, third book Food By-Product Based Functional Food Powders is also in progress.

Food Chemistry & Quality Control & Novel Food Processing Technologies, Food Bioactives (Food Phenolics, Food Antioxidants, Bioactive Lipids, Mycotoxins), Food Additives and Toxicology, Novel Processing Technologies including High Pressure and PEF, Oils and Fats, Frying Oil Chemistry & Technology, Functional Food Technologies & Nutraceuticals, Chemistry of Food Toxicants.

Osama Ibrahim is a highly experienced, principal research scientist with particular expertise in the field of microbiology, molecular biology, food safety, and bio-processing for both pharmaceutical and food ingredients. He is knowledgeable in microbial screening /culture improvement; molecular biology and fermentation research for antibiotics, enzymes, therapeutic proteins, organic acids and food flavors, biochemistry for metabolic pathways and enzymes kinetics, enzymes immobilization, bio-conversion, and analytical biochemistry. He was external research liaison for Kraft Foods with Universities for research projects related to molecular biology and microbial screening and holds three bioprocessing patents. In January 2005, he accepted an early retirement offer from Kraft Foods and in the same year he formed his own biotechnology company providing technical and marketing consultation for new start up biotechnology and food companies.

Food Science and Nutrition

Lara Hanna Wakim is an Associate Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Lebanon. She is the Vice-President of the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences-2015 and Member of its Steering Committee. She served as Head of Food Science Department at USEK and as Responsible of the International Relations. She has an extensive experience as Food Safety consultant. She is Member of the National Committee of Agri-Food Industries at the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture, an Active Member at the Lebanese Standards Institution at the Lebanese Ministry of Industry, Member of the Lebanese Association of Food Scientists and Technologists and also Member of the Governing Council of the International Union of Food Science and Technology Her research interests are primarily focused on consumer perceptions and attitude toward food safety in Lebanon. She holds an Agricultural Engineering Diploma from USEK (Lebanon), an MS in Food Science from the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)/INAP-G (France) and a PhD in Food Process Engineering from AgroParis Tech (France). She holds as well an MA/PG Diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education from University of Chester (UK)

Food, Nutrition and Health

Farid Chemat is a full Professor of Chemistry at Avignon University (France), Director of GREEN Extraction Team (alternative extraction techniques and solvents), co-director of ORTESA LabCom research unit Naturex-UAPV, and scientific coordinator of “France Eco-Extraction” dealing with dissemination of research and education on green extraction technologies. His main research interests are focused on innovative and sustainable extraction techniques, protocols and solvents (especially microwave, ultrasound and bio-based solvents) for food, pharmaceutical, fine chemistry, biofuel, and cosmetic applications. His research activity is documented by more than 170 scientific peer-reviewed papers, 10 books and 10 patents.

Food Ingredients and Phyto chemicals

Ian Watson’s first degree was in applied physics, followed by a Ph.D. from the engineering Faculty at the University of Glasgow in “Optimising the gaseous discharge and optical coupling of a pulsed CO2 laser” which was specifically designed for material processing of reflective and refractory materials. In the early 1990s he began to research the effects of high power laser beams on microorganisms and laser sterilization and inactivation. He has published on the direct effect of a range of lasers and their efficacy on treating different substrates, including solids, liquids and air and a range of microorganisms from E. coli to B. globigii, an anthrax simulant. As well as building lasers and laser scanning inactivation systems he has developed combined systems for decontamination and inactivation applications. These systems comprised: lasers, UV, pulsed flashlamp systems, microwave and chemical treatments. Laser and plasma systems have been specifically designed, fabricated and and successfully tested for treating air.

My research interests range from exploiting bioenergy and microalgae, laser asteroid deflection and laser and combined systems for inactivation of microorganisms. Areas permeating each theme are complex experimentation, real time detection, monitoring and control of processes.

Mirjana Menkovska is full Professor at the Department of Food Technology and Biotechnology at the Institute of Animal Science, Sts.Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia. Her background is Food Technology. She graduated at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy in Skopje in 1976, took M.S. Degree in Instrumental Analysis at the same University in 1982, and Ph.D. degree in Food Technology at the University of Belgrade, Serbia. She was research visiting scientist at GMRC in Manhattan, Kansas, USA, during the academic 1985/86, at Cereal Research Institute in Detmold, Germany in 1997, and at many other known research centers in Europe. She published more than hundred thirty papers in domestic and foreign scientific journals; and participated at more than sixty scientific meetings in the country and abroad. She was for a long time member of AACC, RACI and ICC National Delegate, and member of many Scientific Committees at International and Domestic scientific conferences.

Food processing and technology, Product development

She is an Associate professor in the Department of Food Engineering, University of Zagreb, Croatia. She hold a Ph. D. Degree on Ultrasonic effect on physical and functional properties of whey proteins from Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology from University of Zagreb in the year 2008.

Novel food processing technologies (high power ultrasound, microwave processing, pulsed electric field processing

Gulhan Unlu has been on the University of Idaho faculty since 2000. She is an Associate Professor within the School of Food Science. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at Washington State University. Prior to joining the University of Idaho, She conducted postdoctoral research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. She is an active member of the Institute of Food Technologists and serves as the Chair of the Biotechnology Division of the Institute of Food Technologists (2014-2015). She holds an M.S. degree in Food Science and a Ph.D. degree in Food Science with emphasis on Food Microbiology and a minor in Bacteriology, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has presented guest lectures in diverse courses in sciences, including Introduction to Food Science, Food Toxicology, Exploring International Agriculture, Biotechnology and Society, and Molecules of Death.

Food microbiology, dairy microbiology, food biotechnology, microbial food safety, food biopreservation, bioactive packaging of foods, and bioconversion of agricultural and industrial waste

Giancarlo Cravotto is Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Turin (Italy) and since 2007 he is Director of the Department of Drug Science and Technology and he is the President of the European Society of Sonochemistry. His research activity is documented by more than 300 peer reviewed papers, several book chapters and patents. His group has been partner of several UE projects. Among them ARCADE (FP7), MAPSYN “Highly efficient syntheses using alternative energy forms” (FP7-NMP-2012), “ECOEXTRACTION” (Alcotra 2011) and US4GREENCHEM (Horizon 2020). His research activity is focused on enabling technologies for green chemical processes and extraction from lab scale to industrial applications.

Food science, Drug and pharmaceutical science

Angela Zinnai has completed her 1st PhD from the Scuola Superiore Sant' Anna, Pisa. She is an Associate Professor of Food Technology at Pisa University. In 2008, she received a “Special Mention” at “Montana Premium” for Food Science Research (with her colleague Venturi F). She published more than 100 papers in journals or volumes and serving as a referee for research projects and papers. She was a scientific responsible for an Original Patent (PT2009A000018), an author of two Original Patents of Pisa University. She was invited speaker and part of the organizing committee for several national and international workshops and conferences.

Food Science

Francesca Venturi has completed her 1st PhD from the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa. She is a Researcher in Food Technology of Pisa University. In 2008, she received a "Special Mention" at "Montana Premium" for Food Science Research (with her colleague Zinnai A). She published more than 90 papers in journals or volumes and serving as a referee for ACS journals. She is the author of two original patents of Pisa University. She was invited speaker and part of the Organizing Committee for several conferences organized in past years.

Food Sciences

Professor of Chemistry at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), with a Phd in Chemistry from the University of Claude Bernard-Lyon I in France. Naim Ouaini was knighted in the Order of Academic Palms by the French Republic. From 2003 to 2010, he was Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and Computer engineering (FSGI) at USEK. Since 2011, he has held the position and title of Assistant to the Rector for Public Administration in the USEK and is the designated Head of the Department of Basic Sciences and Health Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences at USEK. Furthermore, he is one of the founding members of the LAAS association (Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science) and for the International Scientific Committee CIMA3. Naim Ouaini has succeeded in achieving numerous scientific agreements with French universities, such as: Paris-Sud, AgroParisTech, University of Claude Bernard-Lyon I, Poitiers, Bordeaux, INPL and others. In addition, he has managed several research projects funded by French and Lebanese organizations, such as: AUF, CEDAR, CNRS, Rhone-Alpes MIRA and others. He has also contributed in the organization and implementation of various seminars and national and international conferences, and has published over 50 scientific articles in international scientific journals on Industrial Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Water, Environment, Food Biochemistry, the Robotics teaching and the analysis techniques.

Industrial Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Water, Environment, Food Biochemistry.

Ozlem Turgay is currently working as an professor at Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Turkey. She has completed her Ph. D from the faculty of Food Hygiene and Technology, Istanbul University, Turkey. She has more than 18 years of teaching experience with more than 30 International Publication and presented more than 15 talks in international conferences. She is an active member of Association of Biotechnology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association of Veterinary Food Hygienists and Environmental Problem Research and Application Center (KSÜ). She has also coined more than 20 international awards to her name.

Food Microbiology, Food Toxicology, Meat Science

Mohammed Farid has completed his BE in Chemical Engineering from the University of Baghdad, Iraq (1971), ME in Chemical Engineering from University of Swansea, Wales (1975) and PhD in Chemical Reactor Engineering from the University of Swansea, Wales in the UK. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, London and an active member of a number of international institutions. He has published more than 360 papers in international journals and refereed international conferences, 6 patents, 5 books, and 11 chapters in books. He has received a number of international awards such as the Matsumae International Fellowship from Japan (1986), the Hisham Hijjawi Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement in Research in 1993, and the Marie Curie Fellowship, from European Union in 2010. He was invited as a keynote speaker to a large number of international conferences worldwide such as iFOOD2013 in Hannover. He has initiated and established the research in NZ in non-thermal processing of food, including high pressure processing, pulsed electric field and UV, more than 15 years ago. In 2015, he was awarded by the International Association of Engineering and Food (IAEF) the “Lifetime Achievement Award”

Food Preservation

Anne Pihlanto has completed her PhD from University of Turku. She is managing the Innovative Food Chain research area at Luke. She has over 20 years’ experience in food protein research. Her publications with original results within food technology, chemistry and medical science have been presented in scientific international journals, monographies and invited book chapters. Her articles are published in microbial, food and dairy science journals and total amount of scientific papers is about 150.

Proteins and peptides, utilisation of coproducts.

Henry Zielinski has completed his M.Sc. Chemistry-University of Nicholas Copernicus, Torun, Poland, 1983 and Ph.D.Biochemistry- University of Agriculture and Technology, Olsztyn, Poland, 1996 again a Ph.D., D.Sc. Food Technology & Nutrition-Polish Academy of Sciences,2004 and now a Professor in Food Technology & Nutrition - Polish Academy of Sciences,2011.He has received many scholarships from The Rayne Institute, United Medical and Dental,Schools of Guys and St Thomas’ Hospitals, London , UK, Central Food Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary, Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK, King’s College London, London, UK, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN-CSIC), Madrid, Spain

Antioxidants from food of plant origin with special emphasis on cereals, pseudocereals, legumes and cruciferous;qualitative and quantitative changes of antioxidants in technological processes;antioxidative capacity of food, dietary-derived antioxidants in functional food development.

Amiza M.A. completed her Bachelor of Technology (Food Technology) from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 1993 and obtained her PhD from Leeds University, UK in 1998. Currently, she is an Associate Professor and Dean of School of Food Science and Technology, University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia. Her main research interest is on food protein.

Food Biotechnology, Food Chemistry

Ozlem Tokusoglu has completed her PhD at Ege University Engineering Faculty, Department of Food Engineering at 2001. She worked as a research fellow/doctor assistant/ assistant professor/associate professor at Ege University and Celal Bayar University during 1993 to now. She is currently working as Associate Professor faculty member in Celal Bayar University Engineering Faculty Department of Food Engineering. She performed a visiting scholar at the Food Science and Nutrition Department /University of Florida, Gainesville-Florida-USA during 1999-2000 and as visiting Professor at the School of Food Science, Washington State University, and Pullman, Washington, USA during April-May 2010. She organized and directed as Conference Chair the International Congress entitled ANPFT2012 (Advanced Non-thermal Processing in Food Technology: Effects on Quality and Shelf-Life of Food and Beverages in May, 2012 at Turkey. She served as organizing committee member at 2nd International Conference and Exhibition on Nutritional Science & Therapy Conference in July 2013 at Philadelphia, USA. She has published many papers in peer reviewed journals and serving as an editorial board member of International Journal of Food Science and Technology by Wiley Publisher, USA and Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences (PJFNS) in Thomson Reuters. She published the scientific edited two book entitled Fruit and Cereal Bio-actives: Chemistry, Sources and Applications by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, USA Publisher and entitled Improved Food Quality with Novel Food Processing by CRC Press, third book Food By-Product Based Functional Food Powders is also in progress.

Food Chemistry & Quality Control & Novel Food Processing Technologies, Food Bioactives (Food Phenolics, Food Antioxidants, Bioactive Lipids, Mycotoxins), Food Additives and Toxicology, Novel Processing Technologies including High Pressure and PEF, Oils and Fats, Frying Oil Chemistry & Technology, Functional Food Technologies & Nutraceuticals, Chemistry of Food Toxicants.

Ian Watson’s first degree was in applied physics, followed by a Ph.D. from the engineering Faculty at the University of Glasgow in “Optimising the gaseous discharge and optical coupling of a pulsed CO2 laser” which was specifically designed for material processing of reflective and refractory materials. In the early 1990s he began to research the effects of high power laser beams on microorganisms and laser sterilization and inactivation. He has published on the direct effect of a range of lasers and their efficacy on treating different substrates, including solids, liquids and air and a range of microorganisms from E. coli to B. globigii, an anthrax simulant. As well as building lasers and laser scanning inactivation systems he has developed combined systems for decontamination and inactivation applications. These systems comprised: lasers, UV, pulsed flashlamp systems, microwave and chemical treatments. Laser and plasma systems have been specifically designed, fabricated and and successfully tested for treating air.

My research interests range from exploiting bioenergy and microalgae, laser asteroid deflection and laser and combined systems for inactivation of microorganisms. Areas permeating each theme are complex experimentation, real time detection, monitoring and control of processes.

Osama Ibrahim is a highly experienced, principal research scientist with particular expertise in the field of microbiology, molecular biology, food safety, and bio-processing for both pharmaceutical and food ingredients. He is knowledgeable in microbial screening /culture improvement; molecular biology and fermentation research for antibiotics, enzymes, therapeutic proteins, organic acids and food flavors, biochemistry for metabolic pathways and enzymes kinetics, enzymes immobilization, bio-conversion, and analytical biochemistry. He was external research liaison for Kraft Foods with Universities for research projects related to molecular biology and microbial screening and holds three bioprocessing patents. In January 2005, he accepted an early retirement offer from Kraft Foods and in the same year he formed his own biotechnology company providing technical and marketing consultation for new start up biotechnology and food companies.

Food Science and Nutrition

Giancarlo Cravotto is Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Turin (Italy) and since 2007 he is Director of the Department of Drug Science and Technology and he is the President of the European Society of Sonochemistry. His research activity is documented by more than 300 peer reviewed papers, several book chapters and patents. His group has been partner of several UE projects. Among them ARCADE (FP7), MAPSYN “Highly efficient syntheses using alternative energy forms” (FP7-NMP-2012), “ECOEXTRACTION” (Alcotra 2011) and US4GREENCHEM (Horizon 2020). His research activity is focused on enabling technologies for green chemical processes and extraction from lab scale to industrial applications.

Food science, Drug and pharmaceutical science

Christopher Smith joined MMU in November 2010 as the Director of the Manchester Food Research Centre and Professor of Food Science at Hollings Faculty.Educated in Liverpool,he took his first degree in Applied Biology followed by a PhD in Chemistry at the University of Salford.He is Editor-in-Chief of Food and Agricultural Immunology and International Journal of Food Science and Technology.He has published over 100 scientific papers, many in the field of Food Science; he has provided chapters for books and spoken at over 150 scientific meetings.He has also been instrumental in organising the biannual Environment and Food Mass Spectrometry Special Interest Group meetings as well as the 2008 IFST Annual Meeting, the First International Chester Food Science and Technology Conference and the Food Nanotechnology Conference.He is currently Editor-in-Chief of Food and Agricultural Immunology Foods.

The role of vitamin D, Utilisation of Food wastes as sources of high value products, Development of assays for the monitoring of food quality and safety, Effects of processing on Food nutrients and bioavailability, Detection of microbial contamination of food, Nutrients in Health and Disease

Dr. Gary Stoner is Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Division of Hematology and Oncology, specializing in the fields of chemical carcinogenesis and cancer chemoprevention. He serves as Director of the Molecular Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Program in the newly developing Cancer Center.Dr. Stoner received his PhD in microbiology from the University of Michigan in 1970 and became involved in cancer research as a post-doctoral fellow and research scientist at the University of California-San Diego (UCSD). While at UCSD, his research was focused on the development of a mouse model of lung cancer for the identification of environmental carcinogens and for mechanistic studies of lung carcinogenesis. He then joined the Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis at the National Cancer Institute where he conducted research on the metabolism of tobacco carcinogens in human lung tissues and developed human lung cell culture systems for investigations of carcinogen/oncogene-induced cell transformation. He became involved in chemoprevention research in the early 1980’s while at the Medical College of Ohio, initially investigating the chemopreventive potential of naturally-occurring ellagitannins and isothiocyanates in the rodent lung and esophagus. As an extension of research with ellagic acid, Dr. Stoner’s laboratory developed a “food-based” approach to the prevention of esophagus and colon cancers in rodents and in humans using freeze-dried black raspberries. His research is documented in more than 350 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, and he has edited several books.

We examined the ability of freeze-dried berries to prevent G.I. tract cancers in animals and humans. Most studies used black raspberries (BRBs), due to their high antioxidant potential and high content of anthocyanins and fi ber. In rodent studies, the consumption of BRB powder, at 2.5, 5 and 10% of a synthetic diet, resulted in a 40-70% inhibition of carcinogeninduced cancer in the rat esophagus and colon, and the spontaneous development of intestinal tumors in mice. Mechanistically, BRBs inhibit proliferation, infl ammation and angiogenesis and stimulate apoptosis and diff erentiation, and protectively modulate genes in multiple signaling pathways. Th e most active inhibitory constituents in BRBs are the anthocyanins. A Phase I trial showed that BRBs are well tolerated in humans at oral doses that elicit chemopreventive eff ects in rodents. Th e oral administration of BRB powder (45g/day) to 20 Barrett’s esophagus patients for 6 months led to reductions in oxidative stress, but minimal eff ects on the lesion. Oral administration of strawberry powder (60g/day) to 37 Chinese patients with esophageal dysplasia led to histologic regression of ~80% of mildly dysplastic lesions and reduced levels of iNOS, COX-2, and phospho-NF-κB-p65 proteins. Treatment of 20 colorectal cancer patients with BRB powder for an average of 3 weeks led to reduced cell proliferation and demethylation of suppressor genes in the Wnt signaling pathway. Treatment of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis with rectal BRB suppositories caused a 36% regression of rectal polyps. Th ese trials indicate that berries have signifi cant promise for chemoprevention of esophageal and colon cancer in humans.

Gustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Uruguay and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Food Engineering at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst while being a Fulbright Scholar. Quite recently he was awarded a Honoris Causa Doctorate at Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Spain. He worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Puerto Rico from 1985-1990, during which he was granted two National Science Foundation (NSF) awards for research productivity. Next, he went to Washington State University (WSU) where he is now a Professor of Food Engineering and Director of the Center for Nonthermal Processing of Food (CNPF). Dr. Barbosa-Cánovas was editor of the journal of Food Science and Technology International published by SAGE, as well as for the journal Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies published by Elsevier and the Food Engineering Theme in the Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) published by UNESCO. Dr. Barbosa-Cánovas is the Editor-in-Chief of the Food Engineering Book Series published by Springer as well as the Food Preservation Technology Series published by CRC Press. At the same time, Dr. Barbosa-Cánovas is Editor-inChief of Food Engineering Reviews, published by Springer. He has edited several books on Food Engineering topics, and authored: Food Powders, Food Plant Design, Dehydration of Foods, Preservation of Foods by Pulsed Electric Fields, Unit Operations in Food Engineering, Nonthermal Preservation of Foods. Dr. Barbosa-Cánovas is also International Consultant for the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and a consultant for several major food companies around the World. Dr. Barbosa-Cánovas is the Immediate-Past-President of the International Society of Food Engineering (ISFE) and Chair of the Scientific Council of IUFoST (International Union of Food Science and Technology). He has received several prestigious awards such as the IFT Nicholas Appert Award (Highest Award in Food Science and Technology), IFT International Award and is an IFT, IFST, and IUFoST Fellow as well as Member of the Uruguayan Academy of Engineering. In 2010 he received the Sahlin Award for Research, Scholarship and Arts at Washington State University (highest research award at this University) as well as a Fulbright Fellowship. In 2013 he received another two relevant fellowship, the first granted by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) to lecture in several prestigious Japanese universities for three weeks and the second one by the University of Salerno, Italy to spend a sabbatical leave for six months to conduct research, offering lectures and teaching a senior course.

Improve the quality of processed products by retaining food’s initial freshness, Extend the shelf life of foods,Achieve energy savings and favorable economics when combined with current commercial food preservation systems.

Mirjana Menkovska is full Professor at the Department of Food Technology and Biotechnology at the Institute of Animal Science, Sts.Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia. Her background is Food Technology. She graduated at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy in Skopje in 1976, took M.S. Degree in Instrumental Analysis at the same University in 1982, and Ph.D. degree in Food Technology at the University of Belgrade, Serbia. She was research visiting scientist at GMRC in Manhattan, Kansas, USA, during the academic 1985/86, at Cereal Research Institute in Detmold, Germany in 1997, and at many other known research centers in Europe. She published more than hundred thirty papers in domestic and foreign scientific journals; and participated at more than sixty scientific meetings in the country and abroad. She was for a long time member of AACC, RACI and ICC National Delegate, and member of many Scientific Committees at International and Domestic scientific conferences.

Food processing and technology, Product development

Gulhan Unlu has been on the University of Idaho faculty since 2000. She is an Associate Professor within the School of Food Science. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at Washington State University. Prior to joining the University of Idaho, She conducted postdoctoral research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. She is an active member of the Institute of Food Technologists and serves as the Chair of the Biotechnology Division of the Institute of Food Technologists (2014-2015). She holds an M.S. degree in Food Science and a Ph.D. degree in Food Science with emphasis on Food Microbiology and a minor in Bacteriology, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has presented guest lectures in diverse courses in sciences, including Introduction to Food Science, Food Toxicology, Exploring International Agriculture, Biotechnology and Society, and Molecules of Death.

food microbiology, dairy microbiology, food biotechnology, microbial food safety, food biopreservation, bioactive packaging of foods, and bioconversion of agricultural and industrial waste

Amiza M.A. completed her Bachelor of Technology (Food Technology) from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 1993 and obtained her PhD from Leeds University, UK in 1998. Currently, she is an Associate Professor and Dean of School of Food Science and Technology, UniversitY Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia. Her main research interest is on food protein.

Food Biotechnology, Food Chemistry

Dr. Howard Zhang is the Director for the USDA ARS Western Regional Research Center in Albany, California. He leads research on Produce Safety, Plant Mycotoxin, Foodborne Contaminants, Processed Foods, Bioproduct Chemistry and Engineering, Crop Improvements and Utilization, Genomics and Gene Discovery, and Exotic and Invasive Weeds.WRRC also houses the Plant Gene Expression Center, ARS Pacific West Area office, Forest Service Branch and an APHIS laboratory. Dr. Zhang is a member of the Federal Senior Executive Service. Howard was born and raised in Hunan Province of China. He received his BS from Hunan Agricultural University in 1982, MS from the University of Guelph in 1987, and Ph.D. from Washington State University in 1992. He served two years as post-doctoral associate at Washington State University. He was then appointed Assistant Professor (1994-1999),Associate Professor (1999-2003) and Full Professor (2003-2004) at the Ohio State University. In 2004 he joined USDA as Research Leader for Food Safety Intervention Technologies.

His areas of expertise include nonthermal processing technologies, pulsed electric fields, packaging, electronic instrumentation and process automation. He is a pioneer and inventor of PEF technology.

Ruihong Zhang is a Professor in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at University of California, Davis (UC Davis). Dr. Zhang has more than 25 years of research and teaching experiences with bioenergy and biofuel production, waste treatment and environmental quality management and control. She has successfully transferred new technologies from her laboratories to commercial companies. She is now serving as Chief Technology Advisor for CleanWorld, a Sacramento based bioenergy company. She has over 300 scientific publications and seven patents. Dr. Zhang received her PhD degree of Agricultural Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1992. She then joined the faculty of Iowa State University in 1993 and the faculty of UC Davis in 1995. She conducted innovative research and technology development on the production of biofuels and biochemicals from food and agricultural wastes. Dr. Zhang received several prestigious awards, including the New Holland Young Researcher Award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers in 2003, Environmental Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2007, and Distinguished Career Award from Association of Overseas Chinese Agricultural, Biological and Food Engineers in 2010, Achievement Award from California Bioresources Alliance in 2013, and CleanTech Innovator of the Year from Sacramento Regional Technology Alliance (SARTA) in 2014.

Bioenergy and biofuel production, waste treatment and environmental quality management and control