Dr. José Ángel Pérez-Álvarez is a Full Professor at the CIAGRO Research Institute of Miguel Hernández University (Orihuela, Spain). He obtained his PhD in Agricultural Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Valencia, Spain). From 2016 to 2020, he was recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics, and from 2021 to 2025, he was included among the top 2% most-cited scientists worldwide in the Stanford/Elsevier Ranking in Food Science and Technology. In 2023, he was also recognized as one of the most influential PhD researchers by the Spaniard Doctoral Academy. He recently led the research project “Development and Innovation of Functional Dairy Products Using Bioactive Compounds from the Valorization of Agri-Food Coproducts” (PID2021-123628OB-C43). He has authored more than 280 scientific publications, with an h-index of 72 and over 18,600 citations (Scopus ID: 7004684713; ORCID: 0000-0002-1143-5646). He currently serves as Director of the IPOA Research Group (CIAGRO-UMH) and Director of the Elche Palm Grove Chair, which promotes research, innovation, and knowledge transfer related to the conservation and valorization of the UNESCO-listed Elche Palm Grove. His teaching and research areas include food product development, agro-industrial coproduct valorization, healthy meat products, dietary fiber applications in foods, novel foods, hybrid foods, tropical fruits, insects as food ingredients, coffee, food color, and date palm fruit processing.