Artificial Intelligence in Food Science and Nutrition

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Episode Description

In this special edition of SciDish, recorded live at the Hot Topics Studio stage at IFT FIRST, we're exploring Artificial Intelligence in Food Science and Nutrition: Applications in Academia and Industry, sponsored by IFT Scientific Journals. Moderating the discussion is Richard Hartel, editor in chief of the Journal of Food Science and professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He's joined by Chang Chen, assistant professor at Cornell University and editorial board member of Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, and James Kennedy, computational science discipline lead at Mars. Drawing on perspectives from both academia and industry, their discussion explores the opportunities, challenges, and future applications of AI that could shape the next generation of food innovation.

Plus: This episode of Omnivore is brought to you by CoDeveloper, from IFT. CoDeveloper is the first AI-powered co-scientist built BY food scientists FOR food scientists, and leverages IFT's 85+ years of scientific excellence – accelerating your R&D processes and helping solve your toughest challenges. Learn more and book your free demo at CoDeveloper.IFT.org.

Featured Guests

Richard Hartel Professor of Food Science

Richard Hartel, PhD, is editor in chief of the Journal of Food Science and professor of food science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Chen Chang Assistant Professor

Chen Chang is assistant professor of postharvest technologies at Cornell AgriTech, Food Science Department, Cornell University.
James Kennedy Computational Science Competency Leader

James Kennedy is computational science discipline lead at Mars Inc.

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