Prof. Monica Laureati, PhD, is Associate Professor in Food Science and Technology at the University of Milan (Italy). She completed her MSc in Food Science and Technology and her PhD in Food Biotechnology at the University of Milan. Her main research activities are related to sensory and consumer science. She has published 81 research and review articles in ISI-based journals and four book chapters with an H-index of 32 and more than 2000 citations (Scopus). She is the vice president of the Italian Sensory Science Society and coordinator of the Children Working Group of the European Sensory Science Society for which she is a national representative. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Food Quality and Preference and Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Guest Editor of the Special Issues “Determinants of Preferences and Consumption of Healthy Food in Children” and “Food Perception and Preferences in the Context of Health and Sustainability” in the scientific journal “Foods”. Currently, she participates in national and international projects (ONFOODS: Research and Innovation for Sustainable Food and Nutrition, NRRP; SYSTEMIC ERA-HDHL Knowledge Hub on Food and Nutrition Security; CROPDIVA H2020-SFS-2018-2020 Sustainable Food Security) aimed at studying and defining critical aspects related to food security in the context of climate change and future environmental scenarios.