Özlem EMİR ÇOBAN is a senior academic and lead researcher at Firat University/Türkiye where she teaches courses in seafood quality control and food biotechnology. She received her Ph.D. in Fish Processing and Technology Science from the Fisheries Faculty and has extensive experience in seafood processing, shelf life evaluation, and machine learning applications in food quality assessment. She has authored and reviewed numerous scientific manuscripts, serving as a constructive peer reviewer for international journals. Her research focuses on integrating traditional food processing methods with modern computational approaches to improve food safety, quality monitoring, and consumer acceptance. She is also actively engaged in bilingual scientific communication, promoting accessibility of research in both Turkish and English.