**About the Editors**

**Vito Michele Paradiso** is currently an Associate Professor of Food Science and Technology for the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies of the University of Salento. From 2005 to 2009 he obtained a research gran<sup>t</sup> for the research program "Evaluation of the hydrolytic and oxidative of refined edible oils by innovative analytical parameters", at the University of Bari. In 2011, he obtained the PhD in Microbiology, Safety and Chemistry of Food. From 2010 to 2020 he was a researcher in food science and technology for the Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science of the University of Bari. He teaches courses such as "Food Packaging" for the Bachelor's degree in Food Science and Technology, "Food chemistry" for the Master's degree in Food Science and Technology, and "Food Technology" for the Master's degree in Science of Nutrition for Human Health, all at the University of Bari, as well as Enology I and Enology II for the Bachelor's degree of Viticulture and Enology at the University of Salento. He was a tutor for several experimental theses for the Master's degree in Food Science and Technology, three PhD theses in Soil and Food Science and several research grants.

He is responsible for funded research project under competitive calls. His research activity regards:


He is author of more than 180 papers dating back to 2006, of which 111 papers are indexed in Scopus, as well as a number of contributions and oral presentations given at national and international conferences. He is a member of the Italian Society of Food Science and Technology and of the Euro Fed Lipid. He serves as a member of the Editorial Board for the MDPI journal *Foods*.

**Massimiliano Renna** is a researcher at the CNR—ISPA (Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council, Italy). In 2013, he received his PhD in Mediterranean Agronomy from the University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy. From 2015 to 2018 he was a researcher for the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy. He is an advisory board member of the Academy of Mediterranean Biodiversity Sciences and a member of the Italian Society of Horticulture. His research interests include a broad range of aspects regarding vegetable products. Particular attention is given to vegetable landraces and wild edible plants. He is the author of three books and more than 80 scientific papers published in national and international journals, and proceedings presented at national and international conferences.
