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Dr. Vesna Karapetkovska-Hristova (born 1979 in Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia) is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Biotechnical Sciences, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” in Bitola. She completed her primary and secondary education in Bitola. In 2006/2007, she graduated from the Faculty of Biotechnical Sciences in Bitola with a GPA of 9.37, earning the degree of Graduated Engineer in Processing of Animal Products, and she was named the best student of her generation. In December 2011, she successfully completed postgraduate studies at the same faculty (GPA 9.66) and obtained the academic title Master of Science (MSc) in Biotechnical Sciences. On February 2015, she defended her PhD dissertation at the Department of Genetics, Selection and Reproduction of Animals, Faculty of Agriculture, Trakia University (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria). She received the degree Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biotechnical Sciences in the field of Genetics and Selection of Domestic Animals, specializing in Breeding of domestic animals, biology and bioengineering in reproduction. She began her academic career as a Young Teaching Assistant (2007–2013), was elected Teaching Assistant on July 8, 2013, and was promoted to Assistant Professor on September 4, 2015. She has served as Associate Professor since 2020 and, since September 2025, as Full Professor in Cattle Breeding (4.02.01.01), Genetics and Selection of Domestic Animals (4.02.01.08), and Apiculture (4.02.01.09). Her teaching and research span undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral studies, with interests in biotechnology, livestock production, apiculture, food quality and safety, and environmental pollution.

Dr. Sukhcharn Singh is a Professor in the Department of Food Engineering & Technology at Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology (SLIET), Punjab, India, with over 27 years of distinguished experience in teaching, research, and academic leadership. He is deeply committed to advancing creative teaching methodologies and innovative research in food processing and technology development. His research interests focus on the processing and utilization of pseudocereals, development of gluten-free products, and value addition of tuber crops. He has successfully undertaken research projects sponsored by agencies such as ICAR and CSIR, contributing significantly to technology transfer and industry collaboration. He has also co-supervised the development of innovative machines including the Amla Pricking Machine and Continuous Tandoori Roti Baking Oven. Dr. Singh is the recipient of the Young Scientist Award from the Punjab Academy of Sciences and the Outstanding Scientist Award from Venus International Foundation. With over 5000 citations and an h-index of 40, he has published extensively in reputed international journals and authored books and book chapters. He has guided numerous B.Tech., M.Tech., and Ph.D. scholars and has served in several academic and administrative leadership roles.

Dr. Bernd Blobel studied Mathematics, Technical Cybernetics and Electronics, Bio-Cybernetics, Physics, Medicine and Informatics at the University of Magdeburg and other universities in the former GDR. He received his PhD in Physics with a neurophysiological study. Furthermore, he performed the Habilitation (qualification as university professor) in Medicine and Informatics. He was Head of the Institute for Biometrics and Medical Informatics at the University of Magdeburg, and thereafter Head of the Health Telematics Project Group at the Fraunhofer IIS in Erlangen. Thereafter, he acted until his retirement as Head of the German National eHealth Competence Center as well as Head of the globally unique International Interdisciplinary PhD and Post Doc College at the University of Regensburg. He was and is still leadingly involved in many countries health digitalization as well as electronic health record strategy. He published more than 600 papers, published/edited many books and supervised a big number of PhD students from all around the world. He was German Representative to many SDOs such as HL7, ISO, CEN, OMG, IEEE, ASTM, SNOMED, etc., also chairing the national mirror groups. Furthermore, he still engaged in international higher education. He is Fellow of several international academies and played specific roles in global organizations such as WHO, European Commission, UNESCO, etc. His extended publication list is available at https://epub.uni-regensburg.de/view/people/Blobel=3ABernd=3A=3A.html.

Sebastiano Venturi, studied Iodine and iodine deficiency disorders and the extrathyroidal antioxidant action of iodine in human organisms. He reported the first articles on the association of iodine and stomach, colon, breast and salivary glands cancer, presented in Beijing and London Congresses. He also published the first study on evolutionary aspect of iodine in primitive living cells. In 2020-25 he studied the first correlation on Cesium-137 and its correlation on Colon and Pancreatic Cancers, Pancreatitis & Diabetes that reported at St. Petersburg (2022) and Singapore (2025) International Congresses, through also an experimental form with Artificial Intelligence (A.I.).

Vedrana Pleš, univ. mag. ing. techn. aliment., was born on September 26, 1999, in Ogulin, Republic of Croatia. She graduated from the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, on September 30, 2024, after successfully defending her Master’s thesis entitled “Nutritional, Sensory and Physical Properties of Gluten-Free Flat bread Enriched with Caroband Millet Flour.” Since February 3, 2025, she has been employed at the Karlovac University of Applied Sciences as a research assistant on the project“Regional Platform for Industrial Transition in the Field of Functional and Healthy Food Based on Green Walnut Husk Extract – JUGLANS REGIA.” The project focuses on the valorization of green walnut husk, a by-product traditionally considered as waste, for functional food applications. Her undergraduate and graduate research, conducted in the field of cereal technology and gluten-free nutrition, was recognized with awards from the Ivan Bulić Foundation for academic excellence. Her main research interests include the development of novel functional food products, sustainable food systems, and the utilization of food processing by-products.