Dr. Vanessa Rios de Souza is a highly skilled food scientist with over 10 years of experience in R&D, consumer and sensory research across multiple food product categories. With a BSc in Food Engineering and a Ph.D. degree in Food Science, she brings extensive expertise and knowledge to the field of food product development, innovation, and quality. Throughout her career in industrial, academic, and research settings, Dr. Rios de Souza has gained extensive experience in the sensory field. She currently works as a Computational Sensory Science Consultant leading clients' projects related to Process Automation, Knowledge Management, New Technologies and Computational Analytics.