Neşe Yılmaz Tuncel, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Türkiye. She received her BSc degree in Food Engineering from Trakya University in 2006 and her MSc and PhD degrees in Food Engineering from Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, with a focus on cereal science. She conducted postdoctoral research at ETH Zurich, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Food Biochemistry Laboratory, supported by a TÜBİTAK fellowship. Throughout her academic career, she has received several scholarships for education, research, and academic mobility. Her research focuses on cereal and pulse processing, plant-based foods, antinutritional factors, in vitro starch and protein digestion, and emerging food processing technologies. She has participated in or conducted numerous research projects and has contributed to a wide range of academic activities, scientific meetings, conferences, and research collaborations.