Dr. Carmen Soto-Maldonado is a researcher at the Centro Regional de Estudios en Alimentos Saludables -CREAS. She completed her PhD studies in Engineering at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. She recently led the projects FONDEF (ANID) ID22i10292 and Fortalecimiento Regional R23F0004. She has published more than 40 papers in various journals. Her disciplines include Food Biotechnology, Food sciences, Agro-waste revalorization, and enzymatic and fermentation processes, among others.