Native and Modified Starches for Food Applications

Dr. Pothiyappan Karthik is presently an Associate Professor and Head at the Department of Food Technology, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Tamil Nadu, India. He has done his Ph.D. in Engineering specialized in “Food Technology at CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore, India. His research interests include Food nanotechnology, Food colloids, Nutraceutical and Functional foods, Biopolymers and Food engineering. He has published 30 articles in peer-reviewed international journals, 9 book chapters, 2 granted international patents (Germany and China), and 1 national patent. He serves as an academic editor in the Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, International Journal of Food Science, Journal of Food Quality, Journal of Nanotechnology and Editorial Board Member for BMC Biotechnology, apart from being a Guest Editor in Discover Food and Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

Tanmay Sarkar received his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Calcutta University, Kolkata, India, Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology both in Food Technology and Biochemical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. He has a PhD in Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. With seven years of experience in teaching as well as in research, he is currently working as a lecturer. His areas of interests include bioactive components from natural sources, optimization, mathematical modelling, phytochemicals, and data science.

Dr. Wing-Fu Lai received his MSc degree in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology from the City University of Hong Kong, and earned his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Hong Kong. He is currently an Associate Professor in School of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Leeds. He is also an Honorary Professor at Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital. Dr. Lai has been qualified as a Licensed Pharmacist and a Registered Dietitian in People's Republic of China, in which he has also been accredited as “Overseas High-caliber Personnel by Shenzhen Municipal People's Government. Dr. Lai is a Registered Nutritionist in the UK, and a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, and has received his Certified Food Scientist credential from the International Food Science Certification Commission in the United States. Till now Dr. Lai has served as an ad-hoc reviewer for over 110 international journals.