Prof. Dr. Mariana-Atena Poiana is currently a Professor at the University of Life Sciences “King Mihai I” from Timisoara, Faculty of Food Engineering. She is a Ph.D. Supervisor in the field of Food Engineering. She holds a Dr. Habil. in Food Engineering from Polytechnic University of Timisoara in 2014. She has over 25 years of experience in higher education and research. Her areas of expertise are Food Science and Engineering and Bioeconomy. Her research topics include sustainable food systems; design of food prototypes with improved nutritional and sensory properties; clean-label foods; functional foods; valorisation of food processing by-products into value-added food products; natural bioactive compounds for use in food systems; exploring unconventional plant sources for applications in the food industry; enhancing the thermo-oxidative stability of oils and fats; emerging technologies in food processing; technology transfer studies in the field of food engineering.