Dr. Otniel Freitas-Silva holds a degree in Agronomic Engineering from the Federal Rural University of Amazonia, a Master’s degree in Agronomy (Plant Protection) from the Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, and a Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the University of Minho, Portugal. He is currently a senior researcher at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa Agroindústria de Alimentos), and a full professor at Graduate Programs in Food and Nutrition (PPGAN) from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) and in Food Science and Technology (PPGCTA) from the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ). He has experience in Agronomy, with an emphasis on Plant Pathology, and the quality and safety of agri-food chains, working mainly on the following subjects: Brazil nuts, coffee, fungi and mycotoxins, post-harvest pathology, and food safety.