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CONFERENCE ICOFF OCTOBER 2025

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TEAM

The ICOFF team is dedicated to advancing the field of food and beverage fermentation through cutting-edge research and innovation. 

DIRECTOR

director
NAME
Raffaella Di Cagno
Scopus profile
Publication

Transforming the Food System With Fermentation

CHIEF SCIENTIST NOI

NAME
Marco Gobetti
Description

Dean | Faculty of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences

ORCID publications
Google scholar publications

MANAGEMENT

NAME
Raffaella Di Cagno
University

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy

NAME
Prof. Rosalba Lanciotti
University

Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Italy

NAME
Prof. Carlo Giuseppe Rizzello
University

Universitá La Sapienza, Roma

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

NAME
Prof. Emanuele Zannini
University

Universitá La Sapienza, Rome, Italy

Scopus profile
ORCID publications
NAME
Prof. Christophe Courtin
University

KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium 

SCOPUS profile
ORCID publications
NAME
Prof. Douwe van Sinderen
University

University College Cork, APC Microbiome, Cork, Ireland

SCOPUS profile

TECNOLOGISTS

NAME
Dr. Kashika Arora
Description

Technologist

TECHNICAL AND AMMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL

NAME
Dr. Sara Raffaelli
Description

Administration

NAME
Dr. Stefano Tonini
Description

Laboratory Technician

POSTDOC

NAME
Dr. Alessandra Gasparini
Description

Postdoc, Barilla

NAME
Dr. Davide Gozzi
Description

Postdoc, NSPulse

NAME
Dr. Elisa De Bastiani
Description

Postdoc, VOG products

NAME
Dr. Giulia Gramenzi
Description

Postdoc, What’s cooking

NAME
Dr. Rabia Omer
Description

Postdoc, THT Isnes

NAME
Dr. Romina Anzelini
Description

Postdoc, Mila

AFFILIATED STAFF

NAME
Prof. Lorenzo Brusetti
University

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

NAME
Prof. Giovanna Ferrentino
University

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

NAME
Prof. Emanuele Boselli
Description

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

NAME
Prof. Erwin Rauch
University

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

NAME
Prof. Dominik Matt
University

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

NAME
Prof. Pasquale Filannino
University

University of Bari Aldo Moro

NAME
Dr Andrea Polo
University

Micro4Food, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

NAME
Dr Tlais Ali Zein Alabiden
University

Micro4Food, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

NAME
Dr Olga Nikoloudaki
University

Micro4Food, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano