The Organizing Committee of the Biosystems Engineering 2020 is delighted to announce that Prof. Mohamed Bouaziz from the Sfax University has consented to give a keynote lecture at the BSE 2020 on Olive by-products: Valuable Nutrients, Drugs and functional Bioactive Compounds.

Prof. Mohamed Bouaziz was awarded PhD in Analytical chemistry and Bioactive compounds from natural substances (olive by products and medicinal plants) from Sfax University, Tunisia and Kew Gardens, London UK. He has been working on the Food chemistry and food bioactive ingredients for the past 21 years. Now, as a full Professor, he is Director of Studies and member of the Scientific Council at the Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax-Tunisia. In addition he is Scientific Evaluator Expert of the Euro-Mediterranean project, Scientific Evaluator Expert CNEAR assessments of research laboratories in Tunisia and Member of the National Commission: Instance of Evaluation, Quality Assurance and Accreditation INEAQA. He has published more than 188 papers in top-ranked International Food Chemistry journals (h-index=32 in Scopus). He has extended his valuable service for many years and has been a recipient of many award and grants. His international experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries for diverse fields of study.