Food Safety & Regulatory Science

• Emerging and re-emerging pathogens
• Allergen control and management
• Risk and safety assessment
• Contaminants (pesticide residues, veterinary drug residues, heavy metals, etc.)
• Anti-microbial resistance
• Ozonation

IOT and Digitalisation

• Data analytics
• Artificial Intelligence

Food Security and Sustainability

• Agri- and aqua-technologies
• Precision fermentation
• Cellular agriculture
• Molecular Farming
• Plant-based proteins
• Alternative novel proteins (e.g., insect, leaf, bio-waste, etc.)
• Circular economy
• Food loss and waste reduction - post-harvest valorisation
• Green / sustainable / Smart /active packaging
• Management of food packaging wastes
• Life-cycle analysis
• Valorisation of waste materials

Halal

• Certification
• Auditing

Food Chemistry

• Food ingredients
• Hydrocolloids
• Fats and oils

Food Processing and Engineering

• Foodomics (metabolomics)
• Thermal and non-thermal novel technologies (e.g., PEF, HPP)
• Extrusion
• Membrane separation technology
• Innovative methods/ processes

Nutrition, Health, and Wellness

• Nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics
• Labelling and claims
• Microbiome / gut health
• Functional foods and nutraceuticals
• Dietary supplements
• Precision nutrition
• Pro-, pre-, syn-, and post-biotics

Analytical Advances

• Method development

Food Industry Trends and Consumer Perspectives

• New innovative product development
• Sensory science
• Consumer behaviour
• Sensory and culinary research
• Consumer food preference
• E-commerce
• Data analytics

Technology Transfer and Commercialisation

• Traditional foods

Microbiology