Antonio Valero Díaz is currently a full professor of Food Microbiology and Hygiene at the University of Cordoba (Spain). He received his BSc in Food Science and Technology in 2002 and Ph.D. in Food Microbiology in 2006. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed papers in international journals and books specially focused on the application of predictive models in foods, microbial risk assessment and management, and derivation of microbiological criteria in selected foods. Additionally, his expertise has led to shelf-life determination and food quality issues. He has been involved in several research projects related to microbial risk assessment and risk management in minimally processed products and optimization of microbial sampling plans for different food risk categories. He participates as a lecturer for AgriFood Masters and specialized training courses in predictive microbiology.