FoodAI Group invited to write AI guide for food scientists
Our new perspective on Food Chemistry provides a practical guide for food scientists to design, build, and deploy artificial intelligence (AI) models.
FoodAI Group invited to GFI's Meat Biomimicry Research Summit at Bezos Center@NC State
Dr. Dachuan Zhang was invited as one of 20 global experts to participate in the Meat Biomimicry Research Summit, hosted by the Good Food Institute (GFI). The event was held from November 5–7, 2025, at the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein - NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
FoodAI Group participates in the Singapore Food Toxicology Conference and Workshop 2025
The FoodAI Group actively participated in the Singapore Food Toxicology Conference and Workshop 2025, organized by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and the Singapore Food Toxicology Network (SFTN). The event brought together experts from academia, government, and industry to discuss the latest advan…
Dachuan Zhang appointed Associate Editor of npj Science of Food
Dr. Dachuan Zhang has been appointed as an Associate Editor of npj Science of Food (Springer Nature, JCR Q1, IF 7.8).
Trends review publishes our perspective on advancing AI in food science
Together with UCD, ETH Zurich, Harvard Medical School, and IUFoST, we publish a perspective titled “Domain knowledge, just evaluation, and robust data standards are required to advance AI in food science”, which highlights the urgent need for stronger foundations in applying artificial intelligence…
Journal of Advanced Research: AI uncovers new genes to protect wheat from toxic fungus
Together with researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, we have harnessed AI to discover new genes that could help protect wheat from toxin-producing fungus. The results have been recently published in the Journal of Advanced Research (IF 13, acceptance rate 5%).
The misunderstood food additives: Bridging science and public perception
A new science communication article by our team addresses the widespread misconceptions surrounding food additives. Through historical context, scientific evidence, and regulatory insights, the authors clarify what food additives are, how they are assessed for safety, and why they are essential to …
Our Master's student wins First Prize at the 5th Food Formulation Innovation SHOW
The team led by Jingzhi Zhang, a Master's student co-supervised by Dr. Dachuan Zhang and Dr. Xingran Kou, has won First Prize at the prestigious 5th Food Formulation Innovation SHOW · Panpan Foods Cup, for their project titled “Foodmole-Aroma: An AI-Powered System for Food Aroma Design and Formulat…
Dachuan Zhang leads special issue on food informatics, AI, and LLMs in Future Foods (JCR Q1)
Dr. Dominic Agyei and Dr. Dachuan Zhang have been appointed Guest Editors of Future Foods (Elsevier, JCR Q1), a premier journal advancing research on sustainable and innovative food systems. They will oversee the special issue titled “Food Informatics, Artificial Intelligence, and Large Language Mo…
Dachuan Zhang represents IUFoST at CODATA workshop on sustainable chemical data standards
Dr. Dachuan Zhang attended the DigSustain2 Workshop on behalf of IUFoST, joining international experts in Delitzsch, Germany, to discuss the long-term sustainability of digital standards for chemical data and foster future global collaboration.
Our collaborative research has been published in Science Advances
Our cooperation work published in Science Advances introduces a sustainable strategy for bioplastic production using unprocessed biological waste. By coassembling waste cotton fibers and pollen, researchers have created a strong, water-processable bioplastic without toxic chemicals or heavy machine…
Americian Chemical Society: Deng and Zhang receive first Irving S. Sigal Global Mobility Awards
Yuanxin Deng and Dachuan Zhang are the first postdoctoral researchers to receive an Irving S. Sigal Mobility Award for Postdoctoral Researchers. The award aims to recognize and support international postdoctoral scholars by helping them attend and present an abstract at the ACS fall national meetin…
Dachuan Zhang Appointed Associate Editor of Food Safety and Health
Dr. Dachuan Zhang recently delivered a talk at the 6th ICFSN Symposium on Food Nutrition and Health, held in Chengdu, China. During the conference, Dr. Zhang was also appointed as an Associate Editor of Food Safety and Health (Wiley), a journal covering a broad range of research in food safety and …
Dachuan Zhang Appointed to the Editorial Board of Journal of Food Science
Dr. Dachuan Zhang has been invited to join the editorial board of the Journal of Food Science (JFS), a leading journal in the field. This five-year appointment recognizes his contributions to artificial intelligence (AI) in food science and its applications in food safety, nutrition, and sustainabi…
Dachuan Zhang Wins IUFoST Young Scientist Award
Dr. Dachuan Zhang has been honored with the IUFoST Young Scientist Award at the 22nd World Congress of Food Science and Technology, held in Rimini, Italy. This prestigious award, presented by the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST), recognizes outstanding early-career scient…