AigoraCast

Oct 07 2024 100 ep. 32 mins 20

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Conversations with industry experts on how new technologies are impacting sensory and consumer science.

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Maame Yaakwaah Blay Adjei - From Wine to Wisdom: a Flavourful Career in Food Science

Oct 07 2024 29 mins

Dr. Maame Yaakwah Blay Adjei, a leader in food science and sensory evaluation. She is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, and lead consultant at Sentinel Foods, PAMP Ghana Ltd, Ghana - contributing significantly to food science research and education in Africa. With over 20 years of experience across both academic and industry s

Beatrice Blay - From Sensory Insights to AI: A Ghanaian Food Scientist’s Journey

Sep 05 2024 34 mins

Beatrice Boakyewaa Blay is a Ghanaian-based Food Technologist with a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and a Master's degree in Food Science currently working as a Research & Development Technologist with a focus in New Product Development, Recipe Renovation, and Packaging Development. She's passionate about all things food and is interested in expanding her scope in the areas of

Cristhiam Gurdian Curran - Insects, Insights, and Innovation

Aug 15 2024 27 mins

Cristhiam joined Procter & Gamble Beauty Consumer Measurement Sciences group about 1 year ago as a Sensory Scientist for the Skin Care Category. Before joining P&G Cristhiam worked in product research, sensory science, and quality control within the U.S. and Nicaraguan food industries in addition to post-graduate internships in food engineering and packaging, human nutrition, and r

Gie Liem - Sensory Stories from Down Under: Innovation Realities & Cultivated Meat Mysteries

Aug 08 2024 39 mins

Gie Liem is an associate professor in sensory and consumer science at Deakin University, CASS Food Research Centre in Melbourne Australia. He previously worked at the Monell Chemical Center in Philadelphia (USA) and Wageningen University and Unilever R&D (the Netherlands). His research is focused on sensory marketing and drivers of consumer food choice. He is part of the editorial

Liesbeth Zandstra - Making Healthy Habits Irresistible

Jul 31 2024 31 mins

Liesbeth Zandstra is Science Leader Consumer Science at Unilever Foods Innovation Centre Wageningen and professor of Food Reward and Behaviour at Wageningen University and Research (The Netherlands). Her main research focuses on scientific challenges to find new ways to make the healthy and sustainable choice the easy and preferred choice. She is particularly interested in psychoph

Michael Hautus - The Symphony of Sensory Psychophysics

Mar 22 2024 34 mins

Michael Hautus is an internationally recognized expert in quantitative and experimental psychology. As a professor at the University of Auckland School of Psychology, he specializes in sensory and perceptual systems research, cognitive modelling, and analyzing detection and discrimination judgments. With over 100 publications, Professor Hautus has also contributed to research in se

Tzvi Wiesel - Blockchain Barrels: How I “Tokenize” Whiskies

Jan 26 2024 42 mins

Tzvi Wiesel is an experienced whisky investor and trader, focused on fine and rare bottles and casks. He is the Founder and CEO of BAXUS, a marketplace for trading high-end wine and spirits, powered by blockchain technology. Tzvi got his start in the spirits industry initially by accident, when he was staffed as a production assistant. He quickly became fascinated by the expansive

Dr. Parvaneh Parvin - Spice it up with Tech

Nov 01 2023 32 mins

Parvaneh Parvin is a tech-savvy problem solver with a flair for all things culinary. She studied Digital Humanities and Computer Science at the University of Pisa in Italy, where she also earned her PhD in her research into Just-in-time health feedback systems for older adults with mild cognitive impairments. But she didn't stop at algorithms and data; her deep passion for food st

Julia Christiane Sick - Emotions, Traits, and Tiny Taste Testers

Oct 16 2023 33 mins

Julia has recently joined SAM Sensory and Consumer Research as Research Manager, Germany. Before joining SAM, Julia graduated with a doctoral degree in Food Science & Technology from the University of Florence. Her research focused on the role of emotions, personality traits, and sensory sensitivity in children’s food preferences as part of the EU-funded project “Edulia -

Gern Huijberts - Stay Curious and Be Brave

Oct 02 2023 40 mins

Gern Huijberts is the global innovation portfolio manager at Cargill, with responsibility for businesses in Europe, the US, Brazil, West-Africa, and Asia-Pacific. In this position, he manages the global quality organization for food safety, quality assurance and quality control as well as regulatory affairs. In previous roles, he has worked at international food companies like