Food and Nutritional Sciences (FNS) Seminar. 2022. UREAD, UK

• Tsagkaropoulou T. Microbial responses towards High Hydrostatic Pressure pasteurisation – species & strain variability.

FNS Symposium. 2022. UREAD, UK

• Tsagkaropoulou T. Heterogeneity in resistance of L. monocytogenes and E. coli strains exposed to High Hydrostatic Pressure.
• Giannoulis N. Combined effect of high pressure (HHP) and chitosan on Listeria monocytogenes LO28.
• Yao Y. Optimization and upscaling of non-thermal atmospheric plasma for food decontamination.

27^th International ICFMH Conference, FoodMicro. 2022. Athens

• Tsagkaropoulou T. Heterogeneity in resistance of L. monocytogenes and E. coli strains exposed to High Hydrostatic Pressure.
• Giannoulis N. Effect of combined high pressure and chitosan on the inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes.

36^th EFFoST International Conference. 2022. Dublin, Ireland

• Yao Y. Optimization and upscaling of non-thermal plasma at atmospheric pressure for food decontamination.
• Pampoukis G. Meta-analysis on decontamination efficacy of non-thermal plasma (NTP).

Food and Nutritional Sciences (FNS) Seminar. 2023. UREAD, UK

• Giannoulis N. Combined effect of high pressure (HHP) and chitosan on Listeria monocytogenes.

International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) European Symposium on Food Safety. 2023. Aberdeen, Scotland

• Tsagkaropoulou T., Karatzas K.A.G. Microbial responses towards High Hydrostatic Pressure pasteurization & identification of mechanisms of action.
• Okafor E.T., Pavli F., Hummerjohann J., Valdramidis V. Inactivation variability of food-associated microorganisms following Ultrasound treatment.
• Battaggia D., Nierop Groot M.N., Abee T., Den Besten H.M.W. Efficiency of Non-Thermal Plasma treatment against food pathogens and spoilage microorganisms.
• Giannoulis N., Karatzas K.A.G. Combined effect of High Hydrostatic Pressure (HHP) and chitosan on Listeria monocytogenes LO28.
• Pampoukis G. Generic model development for non-thermal processing technologies.

NKUA Food Chemistry Laboratory (Workshop). 2023. Athens, Greece

• Pampoukis G. Leveraging the wealth of data: An introduction to meta-analysis and generic model development.

6^th Food and Nutritional Sciences (FNS) Symposium. 2023. Reading, United Kingdom

• Tsagkaropoulou T., Karatzas K.A.G. Microbial species and strain heterogeneity affect resistance to high pressure processing.
• Giannoulis N., Karatzas K.A.G. Combined effect of High Hydrostatic Pressure (HHP) and nisin against Listeria monocytogenes.
• Yao Y., Schnabel U., Ehlbeck J. Optimisation & upscaling of Non-thermal Plasma for food sanitation.
• Silva A., Rocha C., Lima R.C., Aganovic K., Methven L., Cunha L.M. Assessing the role of trust and food-related attitudes and consumer traits on risk perception towards sustainable innovative food processing technologies.

15^th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium: Meeting new challenges in a changing world. 2023. Nantes, France

• Silva A., Rocha C., Lima R.C., Aganovic K., Methven L., Cunha L.M. Assessing the role of trust and food-related attitudes and consumer traits on risk perception towards sustainable innovative food processing technologies.

INP PhD Seminar. 2023. Greifswald, Germany

• Yao Y., Stachowiak J., Schnabel U., Ehlbeck J., Karatzas K.A. Optimization & upscaling of Non-thermal Plasma at atmospheric pressure.

EcoBalt 2023. Tallinn, Estonia

• Yao Y., Schnabel U., Ehlbeck, J. Optimization & upscaling of Non-thermal Plasma (NTP) for food decontamination.

16^th International Bio-electrics Symposium. 2023. Lisbon, Portugal

• Thamsuaidee A., Schaefer E., Siemer C., Valdramidis V.P. Estimation of thermal impact during pulsed electric field (PEF) inactivation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strains in oat-based milk alternative.

37^th European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFOST) Conference. 2023. Valencia, Spain

• Beitia E., Valdramidis V., Aganovic K. Design of a manothermosonication prototype for the pasteurisation of liquid whole egg.

Jahrestreffen der Fachgruppe Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik. 2024. Quakenbrück, Germany

• Thamsuaidee A., Schaefer E., Schneider D., Siemer C., Valdramidis V.P. Disentangling the effects of electroporation and heat during pulsed electric field (PEF) processing of oat-based milk alternative: A case study on Lactiplantibacillus plantarum inactivation. (Oral presentation)

International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) European Symposium. 2024. Geneva, Switzerland

• Lytras F., Psakis G., Gatt R., Hummerjohann J., Raso J., Valdramidis V.. Microbial strain variability resistance during Pulsed Electric Fields (PEF) treatments: Microbial targets for Food Safety Assurance.
• Giannoulis N., González-Angulo M., Melero B., Heras M.O., Martin C.B., Tsagkaropoulou T., Karatzas K.A.G. Combined effect of High Hydrostatic Pressure (HHP) and nisin against Listeria monocytogenes in broth, beef and plant-based matrices.

Food and Nutritional Sciences (FNS) Symposium. 2024. Reading, United Kingdom

• Giannoulis N., González-Angulo M., Melero B., Heras M.O., Martin C.B., Tsagkaropoulou T., Karatzas K.A.G. Enhancing food safety by HHP and nisin combination against L. monocytogenes.

11^th Nursten Postgraduate Flavour Symposium. 2024. Reading, United Kingdom

• Silva A., Rocha C., Lima R.C. Thamsuaidee A., Siemer C., Valdramidis V., Frickhofen D., Methven L., Cunha L.M. Evaluation of the impact of processing with pulsed electric field on the overall liking and sensory profiling of oat drink.

Encontro Ciência: +Ciência para Uma Só Saúde e bem-estar global. 2024. Porto, Portugal

• Silva A., Rocha C., Lima R.C., Aganovic K., Methven L., Cunha L. M. Factors affecting consumers’ risk perception and choice of sustainable processing technology.

13^th FOODSIM 2024 Conference. 2024. Ghent, Belgium

• Pampoukis G. Non-thermal plasma decontamination: Insights and challenges from a data-driven lens.

7^th Food and Nutritional Sciences (FNS) Symposium. 2024. Reading, United Kingdom

• Tsagkaropoulou T., González-Angulo M., Melero-Gil B., Ortega-Heras M., Olowomofe  T., Karatzas K.A.G. Identification of genes involved in resistance of E. coli K-12 during High Pressure Processing in broth & a plant-based matrix.
• Giannoulis N., Karatzas K.A.G. Combined effect of High Hydrostatic Pressure (HHP) and nisin controlling Listeria monocytogenes in different plant-based milk alternatives.
• Yao Y., Battaggia D., Garcia Casado E., Nierop Groot M.N., Den Uijl K., Linthorst M., Schnabel U., Karatzas K.A. Application of non-thermal plasma (NTP) for decontamination of herbs & spices.

28^th International ICFMH Conference, Food Micro. 2024. Burgos, Spain

• Tsagkaropoulou T., González-Angulo M., Melero-Gil B., Ortega-Heras M., Karatzas K.A.G. Identification of genes involved in resistance of E. coli K12 during High Pressure Processing in broth and a plant-based matrix.
• Giannoulis N., González-Angulo M., Melero B., Heras M.O., Martin C.B., Tsagkaropoulou T., Karatzas K.A.G. Effect of High Hydrostatic Pressure (HHP) combined with blueberry product or nisin on food safety and shelf life of beef and plant-based patties.

International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) Annual meeting. 2024. Long Beach, California, United States

• Tsagkaropoulou T., González-Angulo M., Melero-Gil B., Ortega-Heras M., Giannoulis N., Karatzas K.A.G. Effect of growth media on the pressure resistance of Listeria monocytogenes on beef and a plant-based meat alternative.
• Lytras F., Psakis G., Tsagkaropoulou T., Gatt R., Hummerjohann J., Raso J., Valdramidis, V. Microbial strain heterogeneity to Pulsed Electric Fields treatments.
• Giannoulis N., Tsagkaropoulou T., Karatzas K.A.G. Combined effect of High Hydrostatic Pressure (HHP) and nisin against five Listeria monocytogenes strains in Aces buffer.
• Beitia E., Tsagkaropoulou T., Valdramidis V., Aganovic K. Unraveling the synergistic lethal effect of manothermosonication under dynamic conditions on the microbial resistance of Salmonella Enteritidis in Liquid Whole Egg.

ISOPOL, 21^st International Symposium on Problems of Listeria and Listeriosis. 2024. Norwich, United Kingdom

• Tsagkaropoulou T., González-Angulo M., Melero-Gil B., Ortega-Heras M., Giannoulis N., Karatzas K.A.G. Impact of pre-culturing conditions on Listeria monocytogenes piezotolerance in laboratory media and food matrices.

EFFOST/IFT NPD Workshop on Non-thermal Processing of Food. 2024. Potsdam, Germany

• Okafor E.T., Beitia E., Tzimotodous D., Pavli F., Sieksmeyer T., Chanos P., Alexious P., Aganovic K., Valdramidis V. Unravelling the molecular response of Escherichia coli when exposed to High Power Ultrasound.
• Thamsuaidee A., Stefanelli M., Siemer C., Valdramidis V.P. Decontamination of almond-based milk alternative by pulsed electric fields: Comparison of microbial resistance and chamber design.
• Beitia E., Ebert E., Mavros G., Chanos P., Hertel C., Guo X., Valdramidis V., Aganovic K. Optimisation of manothermosonication in the liquid whole egg pasteurisation: food safety and quality assessments.

PlasmACT project kick-off meeting. 2024. Greifswald, Germany

• Yao Y. Opportunities and challenges in MSCA projects

38^th European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFOST) Conference. 2024. Bruges, Belgium

• Tsagkaropoulou T., Karatzas K.A.G. Critical factors affecting decontamination efficacy of High Pressure Processing.
• Okafor E. ., Pavl, F., Hummerjohann J., Valdramidis V. Assessing microbial strain variability and kinetics to Ultrasound treatment under dynamic temperature conditions.
• Battaggia D., Bombelli A., Nierop Groot M. N., Abee T., Den Besten H.M.W. Molecular response of Listeria monocytogenes to Non-Thermal Plasma treatment.
• Giannoulis N., González-Angulo M., Melero B., Heras M.O., Martin C.B., Tsagkaropoulou T., Karatzas K.A.G. Combining HHP with natural antimicrobials to inactivate L. monocytogenes in beef and plant-based patties.
• Thamsuaidee A., Stefanelli M., Siemer C., Valdramidis V.P. Optimization of treatment chamber design for decontamination of almond-based milk alternative by pulsed electric fields.
• Beitia E., Karatas O., Altin O., Topcam H., Erdogdu F., Valdramidis V., Aganovic K. Optimisation of sonication treatments by integrating spatiotemporal effects and microbial decontamination of fluid foods.
• Beitia E., Silva B.Q., Smetana S., Valdramidis V., Aganovic K. Sustainability assessment of the manothermosonication of liquid whole egg: comparative evaluation with conventional thermal pasteurisation.
• Yao Y., Weihe T., Ehlbeck J., Schnabel U., Karatzas K.A. Key physiochemical parameters of NOx production in plasma-processed-air for processing herbs & spices.
• Yao Y., Battaggia D., Garcia Casado E., Nierop Groot M.N., Den Uijl K., Linthorst M., Schnabel U., Karatzas K.A.G. Application of non-thermal plasma-processed air for dry food processing.
• Silva A., Rocha C., Lima R.C., Giannoulis N., Gonzalez M., Yao Y., Den Uijl K., Linthorst M., Schnabel U., Ehlbeck J., Karatzas K.A., Thamsuaidee A., Siemer C., Beitia E., Aganovic K., Valdramidis V., Frickhofen D., Methven L., Cunha L.M. Consumer evaluation of non-thermal processed food products: overall liking and sensory profiling with RATA.
• Silva A., Rocha C., Lima R.C., Aganovic K., Methven L., Cunha L.M. Consumer willingness-to-pay for products developed by non-thermal technologies under consumption and purchase evoked contexts.
• Pampoukis G. Comparing processing technologies: thermal processing, HPP and PEF.
• Yeak K.Y. C., Serra-Castello C., Pampoukis G.,  Zwietering M.H., Den Besten H.M.W. High-Pressure Processing inactivation for foodborne bacteria, viruses and parasites in foods.

11^th Conference on Sensory and Consumer Research: A Sense of Global Culture. 2024. Dublin, Ireland

• Silva A., Rocha C., Lima R.C., Aganovic K., Methven L., Cunha L.M. Assessing the impact of an environmental priming strategy on consumers’ choice towards innovative foods resulting from new sustainable processing technologies.

IUMS 2024. Florence, Italy

• Lytras F., Psakis G., Gatt R., Cebrian G., Raso J., Valdramidis V. Escherichia coli K12 and Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e mutants screening for assessing the mechanism of action of Pulsed Electric Fields (PEF).

5^th World Congress on Electroporation and Pulsed Electric Fields in Biology, Medicine, and Food & Environmental Technologies. 2024. Rome, Italy

• Lytras F., Psakis G., Gatt R., Hummerjohann J., Cebrian G., Raso J., Valdramidis V. Investigation of microbial strain variability resistance under PEF treatments and identification of the underlying molecular mechanisms.
• Thamsuaidee A., Stefanelli M. Siemer C., Valdramidis V.P. Microbiological characterization of almond-based milk alternative and decontamination using pulsed electric fields (PEF)

22^nd World Congress of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) 2024. Rimini, Italy 

• Lytras F., Psakis G., Gatt R., Hummerjohann J., Raso J., Valdramidis V. The influence of microbial species and strain heterogeneity on Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) resistance.
• Beitia E., Mavros G., Valdramidis V., Aganovic K. Quality improvement of Liquid Whole Egg pasteurised by manothermosonication.

University of Malta Research Expo 2024. Valletta, Malta

• Lytras F., Psakis G., Gatt R., Hummerjohann J., Raso J., Valdramidis V. Comparison of microbial strain variability resistance under Pulsed Electric Fields (PEF) and thermal treatments: Microbial targets for food safety assurance.

16^th Biennial International Conference on EcoBalance. 2024, Sendai, Japan

• Beitia E., Silva B.Q., Smetana S., Valdramidis V., Aganovic K. Life cycle assessment of the manothermosonication of liquid whole egg: a comparative evaluation with conventional thermal preservation.

INP PhD Seminar. 2024. Greifswald, Germany

• Yao Y., Battaggia D., Garcia Casado E., Nierop Groot M. N., Den Uijl K., Linthorst M., Schnabel U., Karatzas K.A. Application of non-thermal plasma-processed air for dry food processing.