Keynote Speakers
Prof. Chee Kong Yap
Putra University
Malaysia
Prof. Chee Kong Yap
Putra UniversityMalaysia
Biography
Prof. Yap has been working as a full professor at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) since 2021. Prof. Yap has been an academician for more than 24 years at UPM and 29 years as a researcher. Prof Yap has supervised more than 110 undergraduates and 37 postgraduate students in the fields of ecotoxicology, environmental biology, environmental sciences, water quality and ecotoxicological genetics. Now, he is very passionate on Environmental Psychology and Environmental Leadership. Prof. Yap has published more than 450 papers in refereed academic journals, 7 books (three published in NOVA Science Publishers, USA; He is the author of two books that have been published in six different languages globally) and 39 book chapters. Until March 2026, 298 of them have been indexed in Elsevier’s Scopus with an H-index of 39 (>4909 citations). Prof Yap has also been invited as an honorary Editorial Board member for more than 50 international academic journals. Prof Yap has been an invited visiting researcher at National lnstitute of Environmental Studies, Tsukuba (Japan). Nationally, Prof Yap has been officially appointed as an Adjunct Professor at the INTI International University Malaysia. Internationally, being recognized as World's Top 2% Scientist (Life-time category) since 2021, Prof. Yap has been officially appointed as a Visiting Professor at Kobe University between 2021-2024 (Japan). Now, he has been appointed as a Research Fellow at Kobe University starting April 2024.
Speech Title
Essential Metals in Edible Molluscs: Nutritional Security or Hidden Toxicological Risk along the Aquatic Food Pathway
Dr. Ana Sofia Fonseca Ramos
Health Sciences and Technology School
Portugal
Dr. Ana Sofia Fonseca Ramos
Health Sciences and Technology SchoolPortugal
Biography
Ana Sofia Fonseca Ramos is an Assistant Professor at Universidade Lusófona with a PhD in Health Sciences and a background in Biotechnology Engineering. Her research integrates bioinformatics, computational biology, and cancer research, with a focus on identifying diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, elucidating tumor microenvironment progression-related mechanisms, and discovering novel therapeutic inhibitors. She has extensive hands-on experience in next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis, including bulk RNA-seq, network and pathway analysis, metagenomics, and artificial intelligence approaches applied to drug discovery. More recently, her research interests have expanded to nutrigenomics and inflammation-related mechanisms, particularly in the context of ageing.
Speech Title
Nutrigenomics in Practice: From Food Bioactives to Human Protein Targets
Dr. Sandra Sofia Quinteiro Rodrigues
Polytechnic Institute of Braganca
Portugal
Dr. Sandra Sofia Quinteiro Rodrigues
Polytechnic Institute of BragancaPortugal
Biography
Sandra Sofia do Quinteiro Rodrigues is an Adjunct Professor at the Escola Superior Agraria do Instituto Politecnico de Bragança (ESA-IPB). She holds a PhD in Animal Science and conducts research within the Mountain Research Centre (CIMO) focused on meat quality, sensory analysis, and the innovative processing of meat from traditional small ruminant and pig breeds.
Currently, she heads the Laboratory of Technology and Quality of the Carcass and Meat. She also serves as the Course Director and Chair of the Scientific Commission for the Master’s in Animal Science Technologies, and supervises three PhD and five Master’s students.
Her scientific output includes over 50 indexed journal articles, 11 book chapters, and more than 100 conference papers. She has contributed to 16 research projects, including the recent BISOLIVE project, which explored olive pomace as a dietary strategy to improve meat quality. From 2022 to 2025, she co-led the IPB team for the Erasmus+ project InnoMeatEdu, which developed digital tools for sustainable meat science education. She is also a member of the Ibero-American network CYTED – SISPEC (Smart and Sustainable Livestock Systems) and leads the InovC4Sa project, researching healthier meat products through salt and animal fat alternatives.
Speech Title
Investigating Alternatives to Salt and Animal Fat in Meat Products.
Dr. Pritee Chaudhary
Regional Director at FSSAI - Western Region
India
Dr. Pritee Chaudhary
Regional Director at FSSAI - Western RegionIndia
Biography
Ms. Pritee Chaudhary, IRS, is the Regional Director, FSSAI (Western Region). She began her career with Mumbai Customs and has extensive experience overseeing the import and export of food articles, including key assignments at Nhava Sheva Port. She holds a B.Sc. from Indore University and an MBA in International Business from IMT Ghaziabad. Ms. Chaudhary has received multiple recognitions, including appreciation from CBIC for her work on Direct Port Delivery and time release studies, and the CASCADE Award from FICCI for contributions to Intellectual Property Rights. She is a WCO-nominated Fellow with the University of Victoria, Canada, and a TEDx speaker on food sustainability, notably on mitigating global hunger and reducing food waste.
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