Aigerim Khastayeva, PhD, is Head of the Science Department and Associate Professor at the Department of Technology and Standardization, K. Kulazhanov Kazakh University of Technology and Business, Astana, Kazakhstan. She received a Bachelor's degree in Food Products Technology (2008) and a Master's degree in Management (2014) from the Kazakh University of Technology and Business, and a PhD in Standardization and Certification (2019) from the Kazakh National Agrarian University. Her professional experience includes teaching, research, and science management activities in higher education and research institutions. Dr. Khastayeva has led and participated in government-funded research projects related to food technologies, deep processing of agricultural raw materials, and functional food development. Her research interests include food processing technologies, food quality and safety, standardization, conformity assessment, and functional foods. She has an h-index of 3 in Scopus and serves as Deputy Chair of the Dissertation Council in Standardization and Product Quality Management. She was awarded the Bolashak International Scholarship (“500 Scientists”, UK, 2023).