Nanofood and Internet of Nano Things : For the Next Generation of Agriculture and Food Sciences

This book assesses the current challenges and opportunities for the next generation of agriculture and food science. Examining the role of nanotechnology and the application of related tools and techniques to transform the future of food, it also discusses in detail nanotechnology in food production, processing and packaging, as well as the benefits of and concerns regarding nanofoods (nanotoxicity and food forensics).

Considering the potential of IoT to revolutionize agriculture and the food industry by radically reducing costs and improving productivity and profits, the book highlights the necessity of integrating IoT and nanotechnology into the next generation of agriculture and food science. Further, it presents a detailed analysis of IoNT implementation, together with the goals that have to be met in order to achieve significant improvements in the agri-food sector. In addition it explores a range of challenges, risks, and concerns that have a direct or indirect impact on nanotechnology and IoNT implementation in agriculture and the food industry. In closing, it discusses the use of green nanotechnology and green IoNT in order to create smart, safe, and sustainable agriculture and healthy food.

Mirjana Maksimović received her Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2014. She is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Automatics and Electronics, Department of Computer Science and Informatics, and Department of Electroenergetics at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in East Sarajevo. Her current research and teaching interests extend to a range of topics in telecommunications, automation and electronics, and computer science. Since 2006, she has participated in the organization and reviewing process of the International Scientific-Professional Symposium INFOTEH – Jahorina. She was an active member of the Technical Committee for Automation and Technical Committee for Telecommunications at the Institute for Standardization in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2009 and 2011, respectively. She is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computing (IJEEC) published by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of East Sarajevo. Mirjana Maksimović is the author of more than 80 publications (chapters, journal and conference papers).

Enisa Omanović-Mikličanin obtained her Ph.D. at Karl-Franzens University of Graz, Austria in 2005. She is a Full Professor of Chemistry Applied in Agriculture and Food Sciences and Vice-Dean of the International Cooperation, Science and Research at the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, University of Sarajevo. Her research and teaching interests include food chemistry, development of analytical methods for various applications, nanotechnology, and development of analytical methods for characterization of interactions between nanoparticles and biomolecules. Enisa Omanović-Mikličanin has published 48 papers and 8 books. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the European Commission – Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy, where she worked on the development of analytical methods for the characterization of interactions between nanoparticles and biomolecules. Enisa Omanović-Mikličanin was, and still is, involved in 27 projects as a project member or project leader, and is a member of the scientific and organizing boards of numerous international conferences.

Almir Badnjević received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Zagreb, University of Zagreb, Croatia, in 2015. He is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Medical Devices and Expert Systems at the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at the International Burch University Sarajevo. He is also an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering Sarajevo, University of Sarajevo, working in the field of biomedical engineering and expert systems. He is the Director of the Medical Devices Verification Laboratory VERLAB, member of the IEEE Technical Committee on Cardiopulmonary Systems, President of Bosnia and Herzegovina Medical and Biological Engineering Society, member of ESEM (EU organization for Educating Students in Engineering and Medicine), board member of IFMBE Clinical Engineering Division and Councilor for Regulatory Affairs in EAMBES (European Alliance for Medical and Biological Engineering and Science), the Conference Chair of IFMBE/IEEE International Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering (CMBEBIH), and senior member of IEEE. He is the author or coauthor of more than 70 publications. His CV is included in Marquis Who’s Who in the World in 2016. Together with his team, he received the best manuscript award for Clinical Engineering in 2018.