Rank/Position: Associate Professor, D.U.Th. Scientific Field: Marketing of Agricultural Products and Food Faculty/Department/Research Institution: Department of Rural Development, D.U.Th.

Bachelor of Agriculture (Direction of Agricultural Economics), Department of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. MSc in Food Economics and Marketing, University of Reading, United Kingdom. PhD, School of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics.

Rank/Position: Associate Professor, University of Thessaly

Scientific Field: Food Hygiene of Animal Origin

Faculty/Department/Research Institution: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly

Student Contact Hours: Tuesday 12:00 – 14:00

Nikolaos Solomakos graduated in 2001 from the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Thessaly and completed his doctoral thesis with a scholarship at the Laboratory of Food Hygiene of Animal Origin of the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Thessaly, which he successfully completed in 2007. Since 2009, he has been serving as a faculty member at the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Thessaly. and currently as Associate Professor.

He has participated as a scientific manager and member of the research team in national and European research programs.

He is a member of editorial boards and a reviewer in scientific journals. He has published more than 130 papers in scientific journals and conference proceedings. He is the supervisor of 3 doctoral theses in progress and has supervised more than 20 master’s theses, while he has participated in more than 50 three-member advisory committees of master’s theses.

Since 2008, he has been teaching in the Postgraduate Programs “Applied Public Health and Environmental Hygiene” of the Department of Medicine of the University of Thessaly, “Nutrition in Health and Disease” of the Department of Medicine of the University of Thessaly, “Aquaculture – Pathological Problems of Farmed Aquatic Organisms” of the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Thessaly, “Technology, Quality and Safety of Food of Animal Origin” of the D.P.M.S. of the University of Thessaly and “Sustainable Management of the Aquatic Environment” of the Department of Agriculture, Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment of the University of Thessaly.

Level/Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Food Technologist

Scientific Field: Food Technology, MSc in Quality Management, PhD in Food Safety Benchmarking

Dr. Andreas Souliotis is a food safety consultant with many years of experience in supporting food, catering and processing businesses.

He specializes in HACCP, ISO 22000, food certifications, product labeling and legislative compliance at the Greek and European level. He has contributed to the development of new foods and innovative products, while he has substantial experience in the compliance of food production units and packaging materials with the requirements of EFET and European regulations.

With a leading presence in the field, he guides businesses step by step in preparing for audits and certifications by accredited bodies, helping them achieve the highest standards of food quality, safety and legality.

Rank/Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, External Associate, Department of Food Science and Technology, Uni.W.A.

Faculty/Department/Research Institution: Department of Food Science and Technology, PADA

Experienced Food Processing Engineer, providing technical and consulting services to the food industry on issues of heat treatment, aseptic processing, food safety, food engineering, packaging, as well as interpretation of FDA and USDA rules and regulations. Specialization in Research and Development (R&D), Food Engineering, Food Processing, Food Science and Data Analysis. Strong operations professional with a PhD in Food Science from North Carolina State University.

Rank/Position: Associate Professor, Agricultural University of Athens

Scientific Field: Food Packaging

Faculty/Department/Research Institution: Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, A.U.A.

Dr. Theofania N. Tsironi holds a Diploma in Chemical Engineering and a PhD in Food Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, as well as a Master’s Degree in Public Health from the National School of Public Health. In 2016, Dr. Tsironi received the IKY Excellence Scholarship for Graduate Studies in Greece – SIEMENS program, for postdoctoral research at the Technological Educational Institute of Athens (now University of West Attica). Since September 2019, she is an Assistant Professor at the Laboratory of Food Processing Engineering, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, with a specialization in Food Packaging.

Her research activity focuses on the areas of quality assessment and shelf life modeling of chilled and frozen foods, packaging (smart and active), as well as processing and preservation processes. She has extensive experience in the development and application of alternative packaging materials (including biodegradable ones) and innovative surface treatment methods to improve active packaging performance, biodegradability and polymer properties.

Her research results have been published in 66 peer-reviewed scientific journals, 8 book chapters and more than 160 conference proceedings (h-index 24, Scopus, July 2024).