Authors are kindly invited to include in their papers and presentations all the research works, case studies and applications both theoretical and applied. Topics of interest include the following , nevertheless different topics concerning Food Processing and Operations are welcome.
Chair: Marco Better, OptTek Systems (US)
Chair: Michel Havet, GEPEA (France)
Chair: Mustafa Tahsin Yilmaz, Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi (Turkey)
Chair: Giuseppe Vignali, University of Parma (Italy)
Chair: Ruben Mercade Prieto, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science of Soochow University (China)
Food processes modeling and simulation
Advanced models and applications for food production, distribution and traceability
Food Supply Chain and cold supply chain management
Economic, social, business and environmental challenges in food supply chains
Inventory management for food, beverage and perishable products
Decision support systems applications in food production and distribution
Greening the supply chain and environmental sustainability
Simulation optimization approaches in food processing and distribution
Production systems design in food industry
Design and production of novel foods
Design and operation of food processes, plant and equipment
Economics of food engineering
Shelf-life