Innovative Food Analysis

Charis M. Galanakis is a multidisciplinary scientist in agricultural sciences as well as food and environmental science, technology, and sustainability, with experience in both industry and academia. He is the research and innovation director of Galanakis Laboratories in Chania, Greece, an adjunct professor of King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the director of Food Waste Recovery Group (SIG5) of ISEKI Food Association in Vienna, Austria. He pioneered the new discipline of food waste recovery and has established the most prominent innovation network in the field. He also serves as a senior consultant for the food industry and expert evaluator for international and regional funded programs and proposals. He is an editorial board member of Food and Bioproducts Processing, Food Research International, and Foods, has edited over 45 books, and has published hundreds of research articles, reviews, monographs, chapters, and conference proceedings.

• 1. Compositional and nutritional analysis2. Bioactive component analysis3. Analytical technologies in sugar and carbohydrate processing4. Sample preparation methods5. Flow-based food analytical methods6. Categories of food additives and analytical techniques for their determination7. Analysis of food additives8. Food authenticity9. Food traceability10. Targeted and untargeted analytical techniques coupled with chemometric tools for the evaluation of the quality and authenticity of food products11. Foodborne pathogens12. Sensory analysis using electronic tongues13. Hyperspectral Imaging Analysis for Non-Contact Sensing of Food Quality