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 analysis 2. Bioactive component analysis 3. Analytical technologies in sugar and carbohydrate processing 4. Sample preparation methods 5. Flow-based food analytical methods 6. Categories of food additives and analytical techniques for their determination 7. Analysis of food additives 8. Food authenticity 9. Food traceability 10. Targeted and untargeted analytical techniques coupled with chemometric tools for the evaluation of the quality and authenticity of food products 11. Foodborne pathogens 12. Sensory analysis using electronic tongues 13. Hyperspectral Imaging Analysis for Non-Contact Sensing of Food Quality