Chanez Bennacef is a food engineer and has a Master’s degree in food science (Université de Lorraine). She is currently a PhD student in the laboratory of biomolecules engineering (LIBio, Université de Lorraine) in collaboration with the Cookal food company. Her research focuses especially on the optimization of the coextrusion encapsulation process for new food matrices development. Her research explores the impact of the process conditions on the structure, mechanical and physicochemical characteristics of alginate and alginate/copolymer core–shell capsules. Broadly, she is interested in biomolecule encapsulation for incorporation into foods. Her recent work includes the optimization of alginate/oil core–shell capsules production through jet breaking and dripping coextrusion.