**About the Editors**

**Valentina Prosapio** joined the University of Birmingham in 2016 as a Research Fellow in the School of Chemical Engineering. She works within the Microstructure Engineering Research Group with a focus on drying and rehydration. Her research involves the drying of foods using different techniques with the aim of preserving the properties of fresh products, improving the rehydration ability of dried products and decreasing the energy costs and environmental impact of the process. Her work also includes the encapsulation/incorporation of active compounds into polymeric carriers for controlled drug delivery.

**Estefania Lopez-Quiroga** is a Lecturer in the School of Chemical Engineering and the Centre for Doctoral Training in Formulation Engineering. Her research focuses on the development of digital manufacture processes and chains for formulated and/or structured products (e.g., foods, FMCG, pharma), by integrating novel modeling and computational tools with (bio)process engineering methods.
