Roberto Romaniello earned his Master's degree in Food Science Technologies from the University of Foggia in 2003, followed by a Ph.D. focused on hyperspectral imaging applications for food safety in 2008. He is now an associate professor of Agricultural Mechanics and Food plant machines at the University of Foggia's Department of Agricultural, Food, Natural Resources and Engineering. His work on food engineering has resulted in numerous national and international research projects; academic positions progressing from research fellow (2004–2006) to assistant professor (2020–2023), to associate professor (2023–nowaday); and the development of innovative food processing technologies. Professor Romaniello has specialized in non-destructive quality evaluation techniques since his early research (2004–2006) and continues to pioneer sensor-fusion technologies for the food industry and prototyping machine for olive oil extraction. His research topics mainly include agro-food equipment innovation, food plant machine prototyping, image analysis for quality/safety assessment, and mathematical modeling of food processes.