UCD Food Refrigeration & Computerised Food Technology (FRCFT) is an internationally recognized centre of excellence for food engineering research and education. The main research activities of UCD FRCFT include cooling, drying and refrigeration processes and systems, quality and safety of food products, bioprocess simulation and optimisation, and computer vision technology. Especially, innovative studies conducted by UCD FRCFT on vacuum cooling of cooked meats, pizza quality inspection by computer vision, and edible films for shelf-life extension of fruit and vegetables have been widely reported in national and international media. Up to now, UCD FRCFT has published over 180 peer reviewed journal papers and more than 200 conference papers.
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Contact details:
| Director: | Professor Da-Wen Sun | |
| E-mail: | dawen.sun@ucd.ie | |
| Tel: | +353 1 7167342 | |
| Fax: | +353 1 7167493 / 7167415 | |
| Postal Address: | Food Refrigeration and Computerized Food Technology University College Dublin Agriculture & Food Science Centre Belfield, Dublin 4 Ireland |
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