Dr. Luciana Porto de Souza Vandenberghe is a Full Professor at the Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil. She obtained her Ph.D. degree in Génie de Procédés Industriels - Biotechnologie from Université de Technologie de Compiègne (2000), France. Her areas of interest include Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology, with a focus on the valorization of solid and liquid agro-industrial bioproducts through submerged and solid-state fermentation for biomolecule production, including biofuels, industrial enzymes, organic acids, bioplastics, and plant growth hormones. She has published 2 books, 129 papers, 55 book chapters, and 23 patents.