Alexandrina Sirbu has been a Full Professor since 2007 and is the Head of the Research Center in Tourism and Sustainable Development at FMMAE Rm. Valcea, Constantin Brancoveanu University of Pitesti (UCB) (Romania). She was awarded her Professor Habilitation in 2023 from the University of Life Sciences "King Mihai I", Timișoara. She completed her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, with a major in Food Science and Technology, at ULBS Sibiu in 2000. She obtained an L.L.M. in Private Law from UCB Pitesti in 2016 and earned a Diplomate Engineering degree (equiv. BS+MS) in Food Sci. Technol. from UDJG Galati in 1993. With over 30 years of experience in higher education (ULBS, USAMV Bucharest, and UCB), she is a food scientist with accomplishments in the life sciences, including food safety, quality assurance, innovation, process control, consumer behavior, and sustainability. She is an experienced expert with a proven history of working in the food industry, certification bodies (SRAC, TUV Karpat), and research units. Her professional work spans education, research, innovation, and knowledge transfer. She has co-authored around 220 scientific papers, 27 books, and 1 national patent. Also, she serves as a reviewer and evaluator for international journals and projects in her expertise area, and she is part of several recognized journals' editorial boards and holds membership in various (inter)national professional associations, including ASRO (ASRO/NMC/TC 95), ARACIS, AGIR, and GHI.