Food Informatics & AI

AI and digitalization are penetrating every layer of the food value chain, from foundation-model-driven recipe and flavor design (NotCo Giuseppe, Climax Foods, Shiru) to computer-vision sorting (TOMRA, Key Technology) deployed across produce and protein lines. The track will cover predictive shelf-life and demand forecasting models, large-language-model assistants for regulatory dossiers and label compliance, digital twins of fermentation and extrusion lines, and generative-AI-driven novel ingredient discovery. Sessions will examine hyperspectral imaging for foreign-object detection, IoT-enabled cold-chain analytics, and the data-governance and explainability challenges of deploying AI under FSMA and EU AI Act constraints.