Intelligent Modelling and Advanced Processing Technologies: Driving the Future of Food Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

Advances in intelligent modelling and processing technologies are redefining what is possible in modern food engineering. Data-driven methods, physics-based simulations, human–AI workflows and hybrid intelligence approaches that combine domain expertise with machine reasoning, together with new sensor and automation capabilities, are enabling a step-change in how we design, optimise and validate food processes.

This Special Issue focuses on the emerging intersection of intelligent modelling, process innovation and next-generation engineering tools that improve performance, quality, safety and sustainability. We welcome contributions that demonstrate methodological innovation or clear translational value, including work that integrates modelling with experimental validation, process control, optimisation, digital twins or advanced manufacturing. Case studies that illustrate new opportunities for industry adoption, system-level insights or hybrid intelligence-enabled decision-making are also encouraged.

Our goal is to bring together high-quality research that advances both the scientific foundations and the practical application of intelligent modelling and advanced processing in the food sector, and to provide a platform for approaches that will shape the future of food engineering.

Dr. Kai Knoerzer
Dr. Jordan Pennells
Guest Editors

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