Dr. Anil Kumar Anal is the Professor of the Food Engineering and Bioprocess Technology and Food Innovation, Nutrition, and Health program at the Department of Food Agriculture and Bioresources in the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. Prof. Anil completed his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Food and Bioprocess Technology at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. He has also experiences working as a researcher and academician at Otago University and the Massey University of New Zealand. His expertise lies in the field of Food Safety, Food and Nutrition Security, Food- and Bioprocessing and Preservation, and Bioeconomy.

Prof Anil specializes in the valorization of food waste and agro- residues for High Value, AMR studies, and delivery systems for bioavailability and bioaccessibility. He has authored 6 patents (US, World Patents, EU, Canadian and Indian); more than 130 referred international journal articles, 37 book chapters, one authored book, 7 edited books, and several in International conference proceedings. Upcoming book include probiotics for industrial application (Wiley- Mar 2022) and Valorization of Agro-industrial waste (CRC- 2022). He has been invited as Keynote Speakers and Experts in various Food, Biotechnology, Agro-Industrial Processing, and Veterinary as well as Life Sciences based conferences and workshops organized by national, regional and international agencies.

Prof. Anil is an Editor of Scientific Reports, a reputed international journal in the science field. He has been serving as Advisory members, Associate Editor, Members of Editorial Board of various Regional and International peer-reviewed Journal publications. He has experience on conducting various innovative research and product developments funded by various donor agencies, including Newton Fund, ADB, European Union, FAO, Various Government Agencies, CTCN, USAID, and various food and biotech industries.