Biography:
Asst. Prof. Dr. Vladimir Kitanovski earned his PhD in Food Science from the University of Food Technologies in Plovdiv, Republic of Bulgaria, in 2017. He currently serves as a professor of Packaging Technology at the Faculty of Technological Sciences, Mother Teresa University in Skopje, where he lectures at both undergraduate and master's levels. He has authored over 15 scientific papers published in reputable international journals and actively contributes as a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals, including Horizons, Journal of Aquatic Sciences, Turkish Journal of Fisheries, and Food Science and Applied Biotechnology. Dr. Kitanovski has been involved in multiple research-based projects at his home institution. Notably, he led a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) project focused on the development of a smart Time-Temperature Indicator (TTI) as an external package label, supported by the EU4TECH project platform.
Title : Smart time temperature ecolabels (TTE) as catalysts for reducing food waste: Enhancing resource efficiency within the WEFE nexus framework