Teaching Plan 2026

STEBA seminars 2026

TOPIC	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
Genetic solutions for sustainable crop production under abiotic stress	Dott. Giovanni Caccialupi	3 September h 9.00-11.00	1	2	Mixed Room H1.2
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	14 September h 10.00-12.00	1	2	Online
Pollen-pistil interaction. Strategies of flowering plants to promote allogamy	Prof. Julian Cuevas Gonzalez	15 September h 12.00-14.00	1	2	Online
Role of Culture Collections and exploitation of microbial resources: from strain preservation to industrial starters design	Dr. Luciana De Vero	9 October h 10.00-12.00	1	2	Online
Infrared spectroscopy in food analysis	Dr. Giorgia Foca	1 July hr 10-12 and 14-16	2	4	Preferably in presence Room H0.1
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	3 September h 14.00-16.00	1	2	Mixed Room H1.2
Sustainability-driven innovation in the food industry	Prof. Fabio Licciardello	4 September h 10.00-12.00	1	2	Mixed Room H1.2
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	Mixed Room H0.1
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	9 October h 14.00-16.00	1	2	Online
R statistical language: an introduction to data management, plotting, image analysis and modelling for agri-food applications	Prof. Francesco Reyes	7 October h 9.00-13.00	2	4	Exclusively in presence Informatic room 1.1
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	16 September h 11.00-13.00 and 14.00 – 16.00	2	4	Mixed Room H1.1
Lactic acid bacteria for healthy and sustainable food systems: starter cultures, probiotics, and food waste valorization	Prof. Lisa Solieri	14 September h 14.00-16.00	1	2	Mixed Room H1.1
Contamination and health risks posed by pesticide residues in vegetable products: assessment and management	Prof. Emilio Stefani	10 September h 9.00-11.00 and 14.00-16.00	2	4	Mixed Room H1.3
Food bioactive compounds	Prof. Davide Tagliazucchi	7 and 9 September h 9.00-11.00	2	4	Mixed Room H1.3
Applications of multivariate analysis in the agri-food context	Prof. Alessandro Ulrici	17 June h 14.30-17.30 18 June h 14.30-17.00 19 June h 14.30-17.00	4	8	Mixed Informatic room
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 Balance and its Dynamics for Different Cropping Systems	Prof. Daniele Zaccaria	29 April h 11.00-13.00	1	2	Mixed Room H1.3