Dr. Annamalai Manickavasagan, PhD, P.Eng obtained his PhD in biosystems engineering from the University of Manitoba in Canada. At present, he is an Associate Professor at the University of Guelph, Canada. He has published more than 60 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and edited 7 books. He is also the Founder and President of Whole Grains Research Foundation in India. Through this foundation, he is promoting the whole grains research in the Asia region. He has organized 8 conferences / symposiums / workshops in whole grains.
Praveena Thirunathan, M.ASc, obtained her masters degree in biological engineering from the University of Guelph. She has over four years of research and industry experience, having worked at both Nestle and Cargill. She was awarded the Arrell Food Institute Food for Thought Research Assistantship to work on an agricultural challenge together with an industry partner.