Teaching Plan 2026
STEBA seminars April-July 2026
| TEACHER |
Date and time
| DFC | hours |
Mode | |
| Writing and Presenting Research with the support of LLMs | Prof. Adrian Wallwok | 3, 5, 8, 11, 12 June h 8.30-10.30 9, 10 June h 14.00-16.00 | 12 | 24 | Online |
| 15 and 16 June h 9.00-12.00 and 13.00-15.00 | In presence Modena | ||||
| Microbial biotechnologies for biorefineries | Prof. Alberto Amaretti | 9 and 10 September h 11.00-13.00 | 2 | 4 | Online (to be confirmed) |
| Genetic solutions for sustainable crop production under abiotic stress | Dott. Giovanni Caccialupi | 3 September h 9.00-11.00 | 1 | 2 | Mixed |
| Colour and chemical imaging: RGB and hyperspectral image analysis for food monitoring | Dr. Rosalba Calvini | 24 June h 10.00-12.00 and 14.00-16.00 | 2 | 4 | Online |
| Introduction to the use of MATLAB environment for the analysis of agri-food data | Dr. Rosalba Calvini | 7 July h 14.00-16.30 8 July h 14.00-17.00 9 July h 14.00-16.30 | 4 | 8 | Mixed Informatic room |
| Regulation and use of biostimulants in agriculture | Dr. Federica Caradonia | 2 July h 10.00-12.00 | 1 | 2 | Mixed Room H0.1 |
| Mass Transfer Modeling in food processing: Fickian diffusion and empirical approaches | Prof. Rui Costa |
| 1 | 2 | to be decided |
| Pollen-pistil interaction. Strategies of flowering plants to promote allogamy | Prof. Julian Cuevas Gonzalez | 15 September h 12.00-14.00 | 1 | 2 | To be confirmed |
| Role of Culture Collections and exploitation of microbial resources: from strain preservation to industrial starters design | Dr. Luciana De Vero |
| 1 | 2 | To be decided (September or October) |
| Infrared spectroscopy in food analysis | Dr. Giorgia Foca | 1 July hr 10-12 and 14-16
| 2 | 4 | Preferibly in presence Room H0.1 |
| Innovative applications of acetic acid bacteria: the organism inside the process | Prof. Maria Gullo |
| 2 | 4 | to be decided |
| Recovery and valorization of whey proteins for conventional and nonconventional food applications | Prof. Marta Henriques | 23 June h 10-13 | 1.5 | 3 | Online |
| Packaging properties related to food quality preservation | Prof. Fabio Licciardello |
| 1 | 2 | to be decided |
| Sustainability-driven innovation in the food industry | Prof. Fabio Licciardello |
| 1 | 2 | to be decided |
| Pest risk analysis and management of alien pests | Prof. Lara Maistrello Prof. Emilio Stefani | 9 June h 9.00-11.00 (Stefani) h 11.00-13.00 (Maistrello) | 2 | 4 | Mixed Room H1.3 |
| Model Plants | Dr. Justyna Anna Milc | 11 September h 10.00-12.00 | 1 | 2 | To be confirmed |
| Speed and Precision for present and future Plant Breeding | Prof. Nicola Pecchioni | 2 July h 14.00-16.00 | 1 | 2 | Mixed Room H0.1 |
| Metagenomic analysis | Dr. Stefano Raimondi |
| 1 | 2 | to be decided |
| R statistical language: an introduction to data management, plotting, image analysis and modelling for agri-food applications | Prof. Francesco Reyes | 10 September h 10.00-12.00 and 13.00-15.00
| 2 | 4 | To be confirmed |
| Table olives: nutritional, production, hygienic, chemical and sensory aspects. Valorization of by-products from the olive oil processing industry | Dr. Flora Valeria Romeo | 14 July h 10.00-13.00 | 1.5 | 3 | Online |
| The model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae through the lens of the biotechnologist | Prof. Lisa Solieri |
| 2 | 4 | to be decided |
| Lactic acid bacteria for healthy and sustainable food systems: starter cultures, probiotics, and food waste valorization | Prof. Lisa Solieri |
| 1 | 2 | to be decided |
| Contamination and health risks posed by pesticide residues in vegetable products: assessment and management | Prof. Emilio Stefani |
| 2 | 4 | to be decided |
| Food bioactive compounds | Prof. Davide Tagliazucchi | 7 and 8 September h 9.00-11.00 | 2 | 4 | Mixed (to be confirmed) |
| Applications of multivariate analysis in the agri-food context | Prof. Alessandro Ulrici | 9 June h 14.30-17.30 10 June h 14.30-17.00 11 June h 14.30-17.00 | 4 | 8 | Mixed Room H0.1 |
| Artificial Intelligence in the Agri-Food Sector: Methods, Data Types, and Research Applications | Prof. Elżbieta Wójcik-Gront | 20 April h 14.30-16.30 | 1 | 2 | Mixed Room H1.1 |
| ANOVA vs. Mixed-Effects Models in Agri-Food Experiments: Choosing the Right Approach for Complex Designs | Prof. Elżbieta Wójcik-Gront | 21 April h 14.30-16.30 | 1 | 2 | Mixed Room H0.1 |
| Sentinel Satellite Data in Environmental and Agri-Food Research: Data Retrieval, Processing, and Analysis | Prof. Elżbieta Wójcik-Gront | 22 April h 14.30-16.30 | 1 | 2 | Mixed Room H0.2 |
| Soil Hydraulic Properties, Soil Water Movement, and Soil-Plant-Water Relations | Prof. Daniele Zaccaria | 27 April h 11.00-13.00 | 1 | 2 | Mixed Room H1.3 |
| Criteria for Design and Operation of Resource-efficient Microirrigation Systems | Prof. Daniele Zaccaria | 28 April h 9.00-11.00 | 1 | 2 | Mixed Room H1.1 |
| The Process of Crop Evapotranspiration (ET): Physics of the Surface Energy Balanceand its Dynamics for Different Cropping Systems | Prof. Daniele Zaccaria | 29 April h 11.00-13.00 | 1 | 2 | Mixed Room H1.3 |