The 6th International Electronic Conference on Foods
The 6th International Electronic Conference on Foods
Future Horizons in Foods and Sustainability
Part of the International Electronic Conference on Foods series
Event's Timezone: Central European Time
18 June 2025
8 August 2025
22 October 2025
Food Technology and Analytical, Future and Novel Foods, Food Diversity and Sustainability, Food Policies and Industry, Food Safety and Security, Green Food, Food and Nutrition, Food Microbiology, Food Biotechnology
Welcome from the Chair
Dear Food Science and Sustainability Community,
I am honored to welcome you to the 6th International Online Conference on Foods—Future Horizons in Foods and Sustainability (Foods 2025), hosted by the MDPI Journal Foods. This three-day virtual event will take place from 28-30 October 2025, bringing together global experts, researchers, and practitioners to discuss the latest advancements and explore the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of food science and sustainability.
As the demand for innovative and sustainable food solutions continues to grow, the role of food science in addressing global challenges has never been more vital. Foods 2025 aims to foster collaboration and inspire breakthroughs to enhance food quality, safety, security, and sustainability. Furthermore, Personalized Foods or Foods as Medicine will drive future innovations. We are excited to see the wealth of expertise and innovation participants will bring to this event.
Foods 2025 will feature a wide range of sessions covering critical topics in food science, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Innovation in Food Technology and Engineering;
- Optimizing the Nutritional and Functional Attributes of Foods;
- Food Quality and Safety;
- Food Microbiology;
- Chemistry and Physicochemical Properties of Foods;
- Sustainable Food Security and Food Systems;
- Food Biotechnology;
- Foods as Medicine.
We warmly invite you to submit your abstracts to showcase advanced research, innovative practices, and transformative ideas in these fields. Join us on this dynamic platform to exchange ideas, share insights, and collaborate in shaping the future of food science and sustainability. Together, let us chart a course toward a healthier, more sustainable, and resilient global food system.
Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, USA
Conference Chair of the 6th International Online Conference on Foods
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Event Chairs
"Professor Arun K. Bhunia, the Editor-in-Chief of Foods (MDPI), Ph.D. from the University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA, and his postdoctoral training from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA. He is a professor of food microbiology in the Department of Food Science and is also affiliated with the Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease (PI4D), and Purdue University Life Science program (PULSe). Professor Bhunia’s research focus is on: (a) Microbial pathogenesis, host immune response, and bioengineered probiotics approach in mitigating foodborne pathogen infection, and (b) Pathogen and toxin detection using mammalian cell-based biosensors and immunosensors. He has co-authored 226 refereed articles,2 textbooks (Fundamental Food Microbiology; Foodborne Microbial Pathogens: Mechanisms and Pathogenesis),4 edited books, 34 book chapters, 33 proceeding articles, and delivered more than 170 invited talks, keynote and plenary talks in national and international venues. In addition to his research, Dr. Bhunia teaches courses on Microbial Foodborne Pathogens, Microbial Techniques, and Intestinal Microbiology and Immunology. Professor Bhunia has been awarded 7 patents, received the Purdue Agriculture Research Award (2003),Purdue Faculty Scholar (2005), Purdue Team Award (2006), IFT R&D Award (2009), Outstanding Graduate Educator Award from the Department of Food Science (2010, 2011) and the College of Agriculture (2013), a NACMCF member (National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods) (2013-2017) and recipient of High-End Foreign Experts Recruitment Program fellowship from China (2014-2016), Fulbright Specialist, Washington, DC (2016-2021), Maurice Weber Laboratorian Award from IAFP (2017) and elected Fellow of IAFP (2023)."
Session Chairs
Assoc. Prof. Manuel Viuda Martos
Institute for Agri-Food and Agri-Environmental Research and Innovation, Miguel Hernández University (CIAGRO-UMH), Orihuela, Spain
Registration
The registration for Foods 2025 will be free of charge! The registration includes attendance to all conference sessions.
If you are registering several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual university email addresses. Thank you for your understanding.
Please note that the submission and registration are two separate parts. Only scholars who registered can receive a link to access the conference live streaming. The deadline for registration is 22 October 2025.
Instructions for Authors
Foods 2025 will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.
1. Deadline for abstract submission: 18 June 2025.
2. Announcement of oral and poster abstract results: 8 August 2025. You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral/poster presentation in a separate email.
1. The structure abstract should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections of about 200–300 words in length.
2. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
3. You may submit multiple abstracts (no more than three). However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
Detailed Requirements:
2. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.
1. The slot for the oral presentation is 15 mins. We advise that your presentation lasts for a maximum of 12 mins, leaving at least 3 mins for the Q&A session.
2. Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software.
b. File format: PDF (.pdf).
c. Size in cm: 60 width x 80 height–portrait orientation.
d. Font size: ≥20.
e. Maximum size: 250 M
All accepted submissions will be permanently displayed online in the Poster Gallery. Once your submission is accepted, you can upload your poster in the "My submission" section. Simply select the correct conference and submission, then click the upload button.
It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.
MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.
Publication Opportunity
1. Foods Journal Publication
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to the conference's Special Issue (to be announced), published in Foods (ISSN 2304-8158, Impact Factor 4.7), with a 20% discount on the publication fee. Details of the special issue will be announced here later. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.
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Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
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Full author names.
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Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses.
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Abstract.
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Keywords.
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Results and Discussion.
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Conclusions.
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Event Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide 6 awards including Best Oral Presentation Award and Best Poster Award.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 6
Sponsors and Partners
For information regarding sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please click here.
Organizers
Media Partners
Conference Secretariat
Email: foods2025@mdpi.com
For inquiries regarding submissions and sponsorship opportunities, please feel free to contact us.
