Elena Bartkiene Editor

Fatih Ozogul is a Professor in the Department of Seafood Processing Technology at the Cukurova University. He has more than 18 years of practical experience as researcher/lecturer, working at the Cukurova University. His job also involves teaching in the field of food science and microbiology. He received his PhD from Lincoln University (United Kingdom) in Food Science and Microbiology in 2002. He has many publications in SCI & SCI-E (over 140) in the different food science journals with high impact factors and chapters in international food books. He is an associate editor of Food Bioscience and Frontiers in Microbiology (Food Section) and also serves as an associate editor for Trends in Food Sceince and Technology (Elsevier journal). Beyond his successes as a researcher, he has attended many international conferences as speaker. He plays a role as reviewer in many food science journal and projects for EU (European Union). João M. Rocha PhD, is a researcher at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia. His PhD is in Food Science and Engineering from University of Lisboa. He is the Chair, Principal Coordinator and Grant Holder Scientific Representative of the COST Action SOURDOMICS (CA18101) with 55 countries from 5 Continents. He is also Secretary of the General Assembly board of the National Association of Science and Technology Researchers (ANICT). His research activities and interests related with cereal science and sourdough biotechnology encompasses: phenotypic and genotypic screening and characterization of microorganisms; design and development of fermentation processes and starter cultures; production, extraction and purification of functional microbial metabolites; design of innovative food products and processes and valorization of by-products and food wastes; food safety and ascertaining the health promoting effects, environmental sustainability and economic feasibility of food. Elena Bartkiene (Doctor of Physical Sciences, Chemistry) professor at Department of Food Safety and Quality and Chief Researcher and Head of Institute of Animal Rearing Technologies in Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU), author and co-author of more than 120 ISI WOS publications, 2 EPO and 1 national patents. Occupational field: agro-innovations and food / feed (bio)technologies. She is member of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences; Member of ISEKI-Food Association (Vienna, Austria); Member of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) (Chicago, USA); Member of the Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI) (Vienna, Austria); Expert of the international programmes - projects at the Lithuanian Science Council (LMT); Expert at the Polish National Science Center; Expert of the Lithuanian Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA); Reviewer and editor of the national and international scientific journals.