Wan Rosli Wan Ishak is a professor of Nutrition Program at the School of Health Sciences (SHS), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Health Campus, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. Currently, he is a Dean of SHS of USM since 2022. His research theme emphasizes more on the utilization of natural agricultural by-products into popularly consumed processed foods. Various low glycemic index (GI) based on these agricultural by-products have been developed. He was selected among Top 10 Innovators for SYMBIOSIS project funded by Malaysian Technology Development of Malaysia (MTDC) to facilitate the commercialization of functional and health cookies from oyster mushroom (Nutri-Mush® Cookies). He has also transferred one technology licensing to PS Foods and Beverage Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian company on the commercialization of overripe banana extract. Besides, he has published more than 170 articles in various renowned indexed journals.

Edward Muntean is a professor at the Department of Food Sciences within the Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj Napoca, Romania. He instructs undergraduate students in Analytical Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry, while guiding Master’s students in Chemical Hazard Assessment and Control for Food Quality Management. His educational background encompasses a B.Sc. in Organic Chemical Engineering from Babes-Bolyai University Cluj Napoca, postgraduate studies in Applied Informatics and Programming from Technical University Cluj Napoca, a M.Sc. in Biochemistry and Biotechnology of Plant Pigments from the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj Napoca and a PhD in Chemistry from Babes-Bolyai University Cluj Napoca. Prof.Edward Muntean has authored twelve books and over 100 papers in scientific journals focusing on analytical and its application in food science. He has managed eight independent research projects and actively participates in professional societies. He is a member of editorial and advisory boards for several international journals. His research interest lie in the chemistry and biochemistry of biologically active compounds, with a shift towards applications of high performance liquid chromatography and ion chromatography in detecting emerging food and medicinal plants’ contamination.

Dr. Aura Daraba is an Associate Professor of Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, University “Dunarea de Jos” of Galati, Romania. Dr. Daraba has over 100 international and national publications and poster presentations, and she published 8 books and book chapters. Her research interests are related to Food safety and Food quality from Farm-to-Fork, Use of natural antimicrobials to improving food safety Implementation of HACCP in food industry and in food service units. Her professional expertise is internationally recognized as international reviewer for grant proposals, reviewer for national and international food science journals, and organizer of national and international workshops, webinars, and conferences in food science and food safety areas. Dr. Daraba has an ample experience in international collaborative work as a former Research Associate at Iowa State University, USA, a Norman Bourlaug/USAID Fellow at University of Kentucky, USA, and a postdoctoral fellow of Greek Government.