Welcome and workshop presentation
Michele Chiumenti
International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering, CIMNE, Spain.

Workshop sessions

9:30-10:00
Simulation environments, design and analysis tools including optimisation and control in the area of food processes
Prof. Antonio Alonso, Grupo de Enxeñeria de Procesos, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, IIM-CSIC, Vigo, Spain.

10:00-10:30
Modeling and simulation of real food productsand processes with the quality and safety as main objectives.
Prof. Pedro Fito, Institute of Food Engineering for Development, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.

10:30-11:00
Advances with intelligent on-line retort control and automation in thermal processing of canned food.
Prof. Ricardo Simpson, Chemical Enginnering Department, Universidad Santa Maria, Chile.

11:00-11:30
Coffee Break

11:30-12:00
Modeling of food refrigeration processes and ubiquitous quality management for a traceable, sustainable and consumer friendly cold chain.
Prof. Kostadin Fikiin, Refrigeration Science and Technology Division, Technical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria.

12:00-12:30
Computer-aided Food Process Engineering: Current Efforts.
Prof. Ashim Datta, Dept. of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

12:30-13:00
Numerical modelling of food preservation processes optimisation.
Prof. Michele Chiumenti, International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering, CIMNE, Spain.

13:00-14:30
Lunch