Dr. Maitri Thakur is a Senior Research Scientist at SINTEF Ocean, Norway. She holds a PhD with dual-majors in Agricultural Engineering and Industrial Engineering with a focus on food traceability from Iowa State University (USA). Her expertise is in food supply chain management, systems analysis and information management. She has extensive experience working in national and inter-disciplinary consortiums in both EU and Norwegian Research Council (NRC) funded projects in collaboration with food industries.