Valorization of Agro-Industrial Byproducts: Sustainable Approaches for Industrial Transformation

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Dr. Anil Kumar Anal is the Professor of the Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology and Food Innovation Nutrition and Health program at the Department of Food Agriculture and Bioresources in the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Thailand. He obtained his PhD from the AIT in Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology (FEBT) in 2003. He has experiences working as a researcher and academician at Otago University and Massey University of New Zealand. He has a major research focus on Food Safety Food and Nutrition Security Food- and Bioprocessing and Preservation and Bioeconomy. While at the same time Prof. Anil specializes in the valorization of food waste and agro-residues for High Value Antimicrobial Resistance and Risk Analysis and delivery systems for enhancing the bioavailability and bioaccessibility of bioactive compounds. Prof. Anil invented a patented encapsulation System for Probiotics During Processing. The process has been commercialised to encapsulate probiotics and bio-nutrients. He has authored more than 130 referred international journal articles 50 book chapters one authored book 9 edited books and several in International conference proceedings. He has been invited as Keynote Speakers and Experts in various Food Biotechnology Agro-Industrial Processing and Veterinary as well as Life Sciences based conferences and workshops organized by national regional and international agencies. Prof. Anil has been serving as Advisory members Associate Editor Members of Editorial Board of various Regional and International peer-reviewed Journal publications. Prof. Anil has experience on conducting various innovative research and product developments funded by various donor agencies including Newton Fund ADB European Union World Bank FAO Various Government Agencies CTCN USAID and various food and biotech industries.Dr. Parmjit S. Panesar is working as Professor & Dean (Planning & Development) Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (Deemed to be University: Established by Govt. of India) Longowal Punjab India. Prof. Panesar has also worked as Dean (Research & Consultancy) and Head Department of Food Engineering & Technology SLIET Longowal India. His research is focused in the area of value addition of food industry by products green extraction of bioactives food enzymes prebiotics (lactulose GOS) biopigments etc. Prof. Panesar has more than 5000 citations and h-index of 37 (as per Google scholar).In 2005 he has been awarded BOYSCAST (Better Opportunities for Young Scientists in Chosen Areas of Science & Technology) fellowship by Department of Science & Technology (DST) Govt. of India to carry out advance research at Chembiotech labs University of Birmingham Research Park UK. His postdoctoral research focused on the development of immobilized cell technology for the production of lactic acid from whey. Besides this he has also been involved in USA & Australian sponsored projects during his stay at UK. In 1999 Prof. Panesar was awarded Young Scientist Fellowship by Punjab State Council for Science & Technology India.Prof. Panesar has successfully completed 7 research projects funded by DBT CSIR MHRD AICTE New Delhi and 02 projects are in progress. He has published more than 150 international/national scientific papers 50 book reviews in peer-reviewed journals 32 chapters and has authored/edited 08 books. He has guided 11 Ph.D. students & 8 students are under progress. He is a member of the editorial advisory boards of national/international journals including International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Journal of Food Science & Technology Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies & Applications. He is now serving as a member of the National level Scientific Panel on Water & Beverages (alcoholic/non-alcoholic) constituted by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). He has also been offered visiting professorship of Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran in 2016. He has also received advance trainings from different institutes/labs including International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology Italy and Chembiotech Labs University of Birmingham Research Park Birmingham United Kingdom. In recognition of his work Prof. Panesar was awarded Fellow Award 2018 by The Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI) and Fellow Award 2019 by National Academy of Dairy science India (NADSI). He has been selected for the award of prestigious INSA Teachers Award (2020) by Indian National Science Academy (INSA). Recently Prof. Panesar was also been listed in the most coveted list of World Ranking of Top 2% Scientists published by Stanford University USA. He has also served as the National Vice President of the Association of Food Scientists & Technologists of India (AFSTI) during 2019. Prof. Panesar is also a life member of International Forum on Industrial Bioprocesses (IFIBiop) Biotechnology Research Society of India Association of Microbiologists of India Association of Food Scientists and Technologists Indian Science Congress Association etc. He has also visited several countries like UK USA Canada Switzerland New Zealand Australia Germany France Singapore Malaysia China Iran Thailand etc.