Conference Chairs

• Prof. Tara Grauwet, KU Leuven, Belgium
• Prof. Prof. Frank Devlieghere, Ghent University, Belgium

Local Organising Committee

• Prof. Wouter Saeys, KU Leuven, Belgium
• Prof. Prof. Imca Sampers, Ghent University
• Prof. Imogen Foubert, KU Leuven, Belgium

• Prof. Katleen Raes, Ghent University

Programme Committee

For building the conference programme, the local organizing committee (see above) was reinforced by:

• Ioanna Stamogiannou, UGent, Belgium
• John Van Camp, UGent, Belgium
• Myriam Loeffler, KU Leuven, Belgium
• Pieter Verboven, KU Leuven, Belgium

Scientific Committee

• Alain Le Bail, ONIRIS, France
• Anet Rezek Jambrak, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• Anja Janssen, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands
• Annelies Postelmans, KU Leuven, Belgium
• Ariette Matser, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
• Arno Wouters, KU Leuven, Belgium
• Annelies Postelmans, KU Leuven, Belgium
• Ariette Matser, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
• Avi Shpigelman, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
• Carl Lachat, UGent, Belgium
• Catherine Renard, INRAE, France
• Christoph Hartmann, Nestle, Switzerland
• Cornelia Rauh, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
• Cristina Silva, Catholic University of Portugal, Portugal
• Da-Wen Sun, University College Dublin, Ireland
• Delphine Huc-Mathis, AgroParisTech, France
• Diana Banati, International Life Science Institute Europe, Belgium
• Didier Dupont, INRAE, France
• Dietrich Knorr, TU Berlin, Germany
• Dolores O’Riordan, University College Dublin, Ireland
• Dorine Duijsens, KU Leuven, Belgium
• Eleni Gogou, NTUA-National Technical University of Athens, Greece
• Felix Schottroff, BOKU University, Vienna
• Francisco J. Barba, University of Valencia, Spain
• Geertrui Vlaminck, ILVO, Belgium
• Gemma Oms-Oliu, Universitat de Lleida, Spain
• Giovanna Ferrari, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy
• Herbert Buckenhueskes, University of Hohenheim, Germany
• Hugo de Vries, INRAE-UMR IATE, France
• Ilse Fraeye, KU Leuven, Belgium
• Isabel Odriozola-Serrano, Universitat de Lleida, Spain
• James Lyng, University College Dublin, Ireland
• Jochen Weiss, University of Hohenheim, Germany
• Karlien Cheyns, Sciensano, Belgium
• Kata Gallic, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• Kathy Elst, VITO, Belgium
• Katleen Coudijzer, ILVO, Belgium
• Kemal Aganovic, Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik (DIL) e.V., Germany
• Koen De Reu, ILVO, Belgium
• Koenraad Van Hoorde, Sciensano, Belgium
• Laura Piazza, University of Milan, Italy
• Laura Salvio-Trujillo, University of Lleida, Spain
• Liesbeth Jacxsens, UGent, Belgium
• Lieve Herman, ILVO, Belgium
• Lieven De Zutter, Honsem, Belgium
• Lilia Ahrne, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• Lotta Kuuliala, UGent, Belgium
• Mahmoud Hamzaoui, Celabor, Belgium
• Marc Hendrickx, KU Leuven, Belgium
• Marco Dalla Rossa, University of Bologna, Italy
• María Carmen Collado, IATA-CSIC, Spain
• Markus Stieger, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands
• Mieke Uyttendaele, UGent, Belgium
• Mirjana Andjelkovic, Sciensano, Belgium
• Myriam Loeffler, KU Leuven, Belgium
• Nathalie Bernaert, ILVO, Belgium
• Olga Martin-Beloso, University of Lleida, Spain
• Oliver Schlüter, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Germany
• Paola Pittia, ISEKI-Food Association, Austria
• Pedro Elez-Martínez, Universitat de Lleida, Spain
• Peter Ragaert, UGent, Belgium
• Petros Taoukis, NTUA-National Technical University of Athens, Greece
• Pieter Nachtergaele, UGent, Belgium
• Remko Boom, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
• Sam Saguy, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
• Sarah Verkempinck, Laboratory of Food Technology/ KU Leuven, Belgium
• Sébastien Marze, BIA – INRA UR 1268 – SFR IBSM 4202, Nantes, France
• Stefaan De Smet, UGent, Belgium
• Uri Lesmes, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
• Vasilis Valdramidis, Chemistry, University of Athens, Greece /Food Sciences and Nutrition, University of Malta, Malta
• Vibeke Orlien, Copenhagen University, Denmark
• Vincenzo Fogliano, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
• Wim Verbeke, UGent, Belgium
• Yves De Bleecker, Hogeschool VIVES, Belgium