Dear Colleagues,

I am honored to welcome you to the 7th International Online Conference on Foods—Future Foods Powered by Smart, Healthy & Emerging Technologies (Foods 2026), hosted by the MDPI Journal Foods (ISSN 2304-8158, Impact Factor 5.1). This three-day virtual event, running from 28-30 October 2026, will bring together global experts to explore innovative directions for future foods.

Food stands at a crossroads: smart foods meets traditional foods, and emerging technologies converge with established techniques, driving forward the exploration of food nutrition and safety. Against this backdrop, the Foods 2026 conference aims to bring together cutting-edge perspectives, focusing on how emerging technologies can deliver nutrition, health, and scientific advances, while exploring viable pathways for "future food." We sincerely invite experts and scholars to join us and share your insights and latest research at this event.

Foods 2026 will feature a wide range of sessions covering critical topics in food science, including, but not limited to, the following:

A. AI, Technology & Engineering in Food;
B. Nutritional & Functional Foods;
C. Food Physicochemistry & Analysis;
D. Food Microbiology & Biotechnologies;
E. Sustainable Food System & Food Security;
F. Sensory & Consumer Research;
G. Food Safety, Toxicology & Quality;
H. Food Packaging & Storage Technology.

We warmly invite your participation and look forward to working with you to shape a healthier, more substantial, and sustainable future for Foods.

Sincerely,
Prof. Dr. Arun K. Bhunia
Molecular Food Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Food Science, Purdue University, USA
Conference Chair of the 7th International Online Conference on Foods

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Sessions

Foods 2026 will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.

Important Deadline
1. Deadline for abstract submission: 18 June 2026.
2. Abstract acceptance notification: 8 August 2026.

Please note:
An abstract acceptance email only confirms that your abstract has been accepted. Oral or poster presentation invitations are determined separately by the conference chairs, and you will receive an additional email with the presentation result.

If you do not have an account, please register at www.sciforum.net. After logging in, submit your abstract using the “Submit Abstract” button on the conference homepage. No template is required.

Abstract Requirements
1. Types of Submissions
- Accepted: Original research abstracts; systematic reviews or meta-analyses abstracts (must comply with PRISMA 2020).
- Not accepted: Narrative, scoping, comparative, perspective, opinion, or essay-style reviews.

2. Content Requirements
- Length: 200–300 words
- Structure: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion, Conclusions, Authors and Affiliations.
- Language: Clear, publication-ready English
- Originality: Must be original and unpublished; previously published abstracts will not be considered

3. Authorship
- The submitting author must ensure all co-authors approve the content.
- Authors may submit multiple abstracts, but only one abstract per author may be selected for an oral presentation.

1. Each abstract must designate one presenter. To change the presenter, please contact us after you receive the oral/poster presentation invitation.
2. Only live presentations are accepted.
3. Presenters who do not attend the live session will not be eligible for awards or presentation certificates.
4. All affiliations listed must be in this order: Department, Institute and/or University, Postal Code, State, Country.

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.

Authors are encouraged to prepare a presentation in PowerPoint or similar software, to be displayed online along with the abstract. Slides, if available, will be displayed directly on the website using the proprietary slide viewer at Sciforum.net. Slides can be prepared in exactly the same way as for any traditional conference where research results are presented. Slides should be converted to PDF format prior to submission so that they can be converted for online display.

- Should include the title, authors, contact details and main research findings, as well as tables, figures and graphs where necessary.
- Size in pixel: 1080 width x 1536 height–portrait orientation.
- Size in cm: 38,1 width x 54,2 height–portrait orientation.
- Font size: ≥16.
- Examples of successful submissions can be viewed here at the following links: (1), (2), (3).
- You can use our free template to create your poster.

The poster template can be downloaded HERE. We will reach out to you closer to the dates of the conference with more information.

It is the author's 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.

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