Vijay Jayasena received his BSc (Honours) in Agriculture (Specialised in Food Processing) from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 1981; his MSc in Food Science from Kansas State University, Kansas, USA in 1988; and his Ph.D. in Food Science from Kansas State University, Kansas, USA, in 1992. Currently, he is a Professor in Nutrition and Food Science at the School of Science, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW, Australia. Some of his research interests include the development of novel healthy foods, value-adding processes for crops, by-product utilization, and functional foods.