Integrated Food Safety

Dr. Mohamed Al-Farsi is an Assistant Professor and Head of the Food Science and Technology Laboratory at the Natural & Medical Science Research Center, University of Nizwa. He holds a Post-Doctoral Fellowship from Cornell University (2008) and a Ph.D. in Food Science and Nutrition from the University of Lincoln (2004), along with a Master's and Bachelor's in Food Technology. Dr. Mohammed Al-Rizeiqi is a Deputy Director and Associate Researcher, Innovation and Technology Transfer, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. He holds a PhD in Food Processing Policies (2019), National University of Ireland, University College Dublin UCD, Ireland. Dr. Intisar Al-Gharibi is a Director of Risk Assessment & Food Crisis Management, Food Safety & Quality Centre, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources, Muscat, Oman. She holds a PhD in ISO/IEC 17025 Adoption and Operational Performance of Testing Laboratories, UNIVERSITY OF SELANGOR (2017), Malaysia. Dr. Abdullah Al-Hatmi is an Assistant Professor & microbiology research group leader at the Natural & Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Oman. He holds a PhD in Medical Microbiology (PhD), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2016).

Dr. Sallam Osman Fageeri is an Associate Professor at the College of Economics, Management & Information Systems (CEMIS) at the University of Nizwa, Oman. He obtained his M.Sc. and PhD in information technology from Sikkim Manipal University, India and Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia, respectively.

Dr. Pankaj Pathare is an Associate Professor of Postharvest Technology at Sultan Qaboos University. He has graduated with a B. Tech. degree (Agricultural Engineering) from India and PhD (Process & Chemical Engineering) from the University College Cork (Ireland). His work focuses on postharvest loss quantification, computer vision applications, and renewable energy in food processing. Dr. Pathare addresses critical food industry challenges, including minimizing mechanical damage, enhancing product quality, and improving energy efficiency. His expertise has been acknowledged by Stanford University, which recognized him as a World Top 2% Scientist from 2022 to 2024.