Dr. Michela Palumbo earned her master's degree in agricultural science and technology at the University of Foggia in 2011. From 2012 to 2014, she held a scholarship at the University of Foggia for studying soil and soilless cultivation systems and pre-harvest practices to produce high-quality horticultural products for postharvest storage. In 2019, she held a scholarship at the Institute of Science of Food Production of Italian National Research Council (ISPA-CNR) for studying postharvest practices to preserve the quality and improve the shelf-life of fresh fruit and vegetables. From 2019 to 2023, she was a Ph.D. student in the filed of the management of innovation in the agricultural and food system of the Mediterranean region at the University of Foggia, studying the development and validation of the Computer Vision System as a non-destructive methodology for predicting the quality of fresh-cut rocket leaves. She is now a research fellow at ISPA-CNR.