Dr. Vicky Caponigro is an Assistant Professor at the University of Salerno, Italy. She holds a PhD in Biosystems and Food Engineering from University College Dublin and a background in Chemistry from the University of Rome “La Sapienza.” Her research focuses on the application of hyperspectral imaging (HSI) and chemometric techniques for the assessment and quality determination of food products. She has extensive experience analyzing both spectral and spectrometric data, combining multiscale imaging (NIR, Raman, FTIR) with advanced data analysis strategies. Dr. Caponigro has worked across interdisciplinary projects in food science, pharmaceutical chemistry, and biomedical research. She is an active member of SISNIR, the Italian Chemical Society, and the Metabolomics Society, and regularly contributes to peer-review and scientific event in the field of spectroscopy and chemometrics.