DA WEN SUN

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孙大文博士

都柏林国立爱尔兰大学教授

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http://www.ucd.ie/sun/purple.gif CURRENT POSITIONS

·    Professor of Food and Biosystems Engineering (Personal Chair), National University of Ireland - Dublin (University College Dublin)

·    Director, Food Refrigeration & Computerised Food Technology (FRCFT), National University of Ireland - Dublin

·    For further information, please visit: http://www.ucd.ie/refrig/    

http://www.ucd.ie/sun/purple.gifCONTACT

Food Refrigeration & Computerised Food Technology (FRCFT)

National University of Ireland, Dublin

(University College Dublin)

Agriculture & Food Science Centre

Belfield

Dublin 4

Ireland

Tel: +353-1-7167342; Fax: +353-1-7167493 / 7167415

Email: dawen.sun@ucd.ie; Website: www.ucd.ie/refrig/

http://www.ucd.ie/sun/purple.gif OTHER MAIN CURRENT ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

·         Editor-in-Chief of Food and Bioprocess Technology – An International Journal (Springer, SCI Source Journal)

·         Series Editor of Contemporary Food Engineering book series (CRC Press / Taylor & Francis)

·         Member of the editorial board of Journal of Food Engineering (Elsevier, SCI Source Journal),

·         Member of the editorial board of Journal of Food Process Engineering (Blackwell, SCI Source Journal)

·         Member of the editorial board of Czech Journal of Food Sciences (SCI Source Journal)

·         Member of the editorial board of Sensing and Instrumentation for Food Quality and Safety (Springer)

·         Member of the advisory board of International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation (Inderscience)

·         Member of the editorial advisory board: Recent Patents on Food, Nutrition & Agriculture (Bentham Science)

·         Member of the editorial advisory board: The Open Agriculture Journal (Bentham Science)

·         Member of the editorial board of CIGR journal: Agricultural Engineering International

·         International editorial member: International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

·         Honorary Vice-President of International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR)

·         Honorary Chair of CIGR Section VI (Postharvest Technology and Process Engineering)

·         Europe and Africa Regional Director of Association of Overseas Chinese Agricultural, Biological and Food Engineers (AOCABFE)

·         Symposium Chairman of "CIGR Section VI International Symposium" series: 1st - Oct 2004, Beijing, China; 2nd - April 2006, Warsaw, Poland; 3rd - Sept 2007, Naples, Italy; 4th - Aug/Sept 2008, Iguassu Falls City, Brazil; 5th - Aug/Sept 2009, Potsdam, Germany; ...

·         Visiting Professor of Zhejiang University, China

·         Visiting Professor of Shanghai Jiaotong University, China

·         Visiting Professor of China Agricultural University, China

·         Editor of Journal of Food Engineering (Elsevier, SCI Source Journal), 2005-2007

·         Chair of CIGR Section VI (Postharvest Technology and Process Engineering), 2002-2006

 
 

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http://www.ucd.ie/sun/teacher.gifOther Information

http://www.ucd.ie/sun/green.gif SELECTED ACADEMIC AWARDS

·         CIGR Recognition Award, 2008, by CIGR (International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering) (in recognition of my distinguished achievements as top one percent of Agricultural Engineering scientists around the world)

·         AFST(I) Fellow Award, 2007, by Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India)

·         CIGR Merit Award, 2006, by CIGR (International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering) (awarded for my outstanding leadership in postharvest technology and process engineering).

·         President's Research Fellowship, 2004/2005, by University College Dublin

·         Food Engineer of the Year Award, 2004, by The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK

·         CIGR Merit Award, 2000, by CIGR (International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering) (awarded for my significant contribution to food engineering worldwide).

·         President's Research Award, 2000/2001, by University College Dublin

·         President's Research Award, 1998/1999, by University College Dublin

·         Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 2000 -

·         Who’s Who in the World, 1999 -

http://www.ucd.ie/sun/green.gif SELECTED PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

·         CEng - Chartered Engineer

·         FIEI – Fellow, Engineers Ireland (The Institution of Engineers of Ireland)

·         FIAgrE – Fellow, The Institution of Agricultural Engineers, UK

http://www.ucd.ie/sun/green.gif CHAIRMANSHIP OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

·         Chairman of the Conference and Chairman of the Organising Committee, 5th International Symposium of CIGR Section VI on Food Processing, Monitoring Technology in Bioprocesses and Food Quality Management, Potsdam, Germany, 31 August - 2 September 2009.

·         Member of Scientific Committee, Frutic Chile 2009 – 8th International Symposium on Information and Technology for the Sustainable Production of Fruit and Vegetables, Nuts, Wines and Olives, Concepcion, Chile, 5 - 9 January 2009.

·         Member of Scientific Committee, 10th International Congress on Mechanization and Energy in Agriculture, Antalya, Turkey, 14 - 17 October 2008.

·         Chairman of the Conference and Chairman of the Organising Committee, 4th International Symposium of CIGR Section VI on Food and Bioprocess Technology, Iguassu Falls City, Brazil, 31 August - 4 September 2008.

·         Member of Scientific Committee, 18th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering - Symposium on Food Processing and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic, 24 - 28 August 2008.

·         Member of International Scientific Committee, Model-IT 2008 - IV International Symposium on Applications of Modelling as an Innovative Technology in the Agri-Food Chain, Madrid, Spain, 9 - 11 June 2008.

·         Session Chair, Symposium C: Computer vision and quality of foods, (22 April 2008). 10th International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF 10), Viña del Mar, Chile, 20-24 April 2008.

·         Member of Scientific Advisory Committee, International Conference on Traditional Dairy Foods (ICTDF 2007), Karnal, India, 14-17 November 2007.

·         Session Chair, Technical session – V: New concepts in dairy processing (16 November 2007). International Conference on Traditional Dairy Foods (ICTDF 2007), Karnal, India, 14-17 November 2007.

·         Member of Organising Committee, 7th International Conference of Food Science and Technology, Wuxi, China, 12-15 November 2007.

·         Chairman of the Conference and Chairman of the Organising Committee, 3rd International Symposium of CIGR Section VI on Food and Agricultural Products: Processing and Innovations, Naples, Italy, 24-26 September 2007.

·         Head Coordinator, Congress Division: Processing & Post Harvest Technology and Logistics (12 Sessions), XVI CIGR World Congress, Bonn, Germany, 3-7 September 2006.

·         Session Chair, Mathematical modelling and simulation for food processing (5 September 2006), XVI CIGR World Congress, Bonn, Germany, 3-7 September 2006.

·         Session Chair, Image processing / analysis and computer vision technology (4 September 2006), XVI CIGR World Congress, Bonn, Germany, 3-7 September 2006.

·         Member of Scientific Committee, 7th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering - Symposium on Food Processing and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic, 27-31 August 2006.

·         Session Chair, Session K2 (28 August 2006), 7th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering - Symposium on Food Processing and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic, 27-31 August 2006.

·         Member of Scientific and Advisory Committee, 3rd Central European Congress on Food, Sofia, Bulgaria, 22-24 May 2006.

·         Chairman of the Conference and Chairman of Scientific Committee, 2nd International Symposium of CIGR Section VI on Future of Food Engineering, Warsaw, Poland, 26 – 28 April 2006.

·         Session Chair, Keynote speeches (29 April 2006), 2nd International Symposium of CIGR Section VI on Future of Food Engineering, Warsaw, Poland, 26 – 28 April 2006.

·         Session Chair, Food chemistry and biotechnology (9 November 2005). 6th International Conference of Food Science and Technology, Guangzhou, China, 7-9 November 2005.

·         Member of Organising Committee, 6th International Conference of Food Science and Technology, Guangzhou, China, 7-9 November 2005.

·         Member of Scientific Committee, Eurotherm Seminar 77 - Heat and Mass Transfer in Food Processing, Parma, Italy, 20-22 June 2005.

·         Session Chair, Transport phenomena and numerical discretisation (I) (30 May 2005). 3rd International Symposium on Applications of Modelling as an Innovative Technology in the Agri-Food Chain, Leuven, Belgium, 29 May - 2 June 2005 .

·         Member of International Advisory Scientific Committee, International Conference on Postharvest Technology & Quality Management in Arid Climates, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, 24-26 January 2005

·         Member of Scientific Committee, International Workshop EuroFreeze 2005: Individual Quick Freezing of Foods, Sofia, Bulgaria, 13-15 January 2005.

·         Chairman of the Conference, 1st International Conference of CIGR Section VI on Bioproducts Processing and Food Safety – in Conjunction with 2004 CIGR International Conference, Beijing, China, 11 – 14 October 2004.  (Chinese Version)

·         Session Chair, Session 15: Packaging, Waste Treatment and Management (14 October 2004), 2004 CIGR International Conference, Beijing, China, 11 – 14 October 2004.

·         Session Chair, Session 7: Preservation and Storage (13 October 2004), 2004 CIGR International Conference, Beijing, China, 11 – 14 October 2004.

·         Session Chair, Session 2: Thermal Processing, Chilling and Freezing (12 October 2004), 2004 CIGR International Conference, Beijing, China, 11 – 14 October 2004.

·         Session Chair, Session I2 (23 August 2004), the 16th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, Prague, Czech Republic, 22 - 26 August 2004.

·         Member of Organising Committee, 5th International Conference of Food Science and Technology, Wuxi, China, 22-24 October 2003.

·         Session Chair, Session C2-1: Advances in Food Freezing and Refrigeration (21 August 2003). 21st International Congress of Refrigeration, Washington, USA, 17-22 August 2003.

·         Session Organiser and Chair, Session 105: Chilling, Freezing and Preservation in Food and Agricultural Applications – Part 1 (31 July 2002), Session 126: Chilling, Freezing and Preservation in Food and Agricultural Applications – Part 2 (31 July 2002), CIGR World Congress / ASAE Annual International Meeting, Chicago, USA, 28-31 July 2002.

·         Session Chair, Session L3 (27 August 2002), the 15th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, Prague, Czech Republic, 25 - 29 August 2002.

·         Session Chair, Session 6: Technology Innovation and Sustainable Agriculture (13 October 2000). International Conference on Engineering and Technological Sciences, Beijing, China, 11-13 October 2000.

·         Session Chair, Concurrent Presentations (Group A) (19 October 2000). 4th International Conference of Food Science and Technology, Wuxi, China, 17-20 October 2000.

·         Member of Organising Committee, 4th International Conference of Food Science and Technology, Wuxi, China, 17-20 October 2000.

·         Session Chair, Session T4.05: Food Freezing & Chilling (23 September 1999). 20th International Congress of Refrigeration, Sydney, Australia, 19-24 September 1999.

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http://www.ucd.ie/sun/red.gif BOOKS PUBLISHED

·         Da-Wen Sun (editor), Hyperspectral Imaging for Food Quality Analysis and Control, Academic Press / Elsevier, San Diego, California, USA (in editing).

·         Da-Wen Sun (editor), Infrared Spectroscopy for Food Quality Analysis and Control, Academic Press / Elsevier, San Diego, California, USA, 416 pp., 978-0-12-374136-3 (2008).

·         Da-Wen Sun (editor), Modern Techniques for Food Authentication, Academic Press / Elsevier, San Diego, California, USA, 720 pp., ISBN: 978-0-12-374085-4 (2008).

·         Da-Wen Sun (editor), Computer Vision Technology for Food Quality Evaluation, Academic Press / Elsevier, San Diego, California, USA, 583 pp., ISBN 978-0-12-373642-0 (2008).

·         Da-Wen Sun (editor), Computational Fluid Dynamics in Food Processing, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 740 pp.,  ISBN 978-0-8493-9286-3 (2007).

·         Da-Wen Sun (editor), Handbook of Frozen Food Processing and Packaging, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 737 pp., ISBN 978-1-57444-607-4 (2006).

·         Da-Wen Sun (editor), Thermal Food Processing: New Technologies and Quality Issues, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 640 pp., ISBN 978-1-57444-628-9 (2006).

·         Da-Wen Sun (editor), Emerging Technologies for Food Processing, Academic Press / Elsevier, London, UK, 792 pp., ISBN 978-0-12-676757-5 (2005).

·         Da-Wen Sun (editor), Advances in Food Refrigeration, Leatherhead Publishing, LFRA Ltd., Randalls Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7RY, UK, 482 pp., ISBN 0 905748 83 2 (2001).

·         P. Febo and Da-Wen Sun (editors), The University Structure and Curricula on Agricultural Engineering, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, 233 pp., ISBN 92-5-104447-3 (2000).

http://www.ucd.ie/sun/red.gif JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUES

·         L. Y. Zheng and Da-Wen Sun (editors), Future of Food Engineering, special issue of Journal of Food Engineering, Vol. 83, No. 1, pp. 1-128, Elsevier, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 128 pp., ISSN 0260-8774 (2007).

·         Da-Wen Sun and L. Y. Zheng (editors), Progress in Bioproducts Processing and Food Safety, special issue of Journal of Food Engineering, Vol. 77, No. 2, pp. 201-378, Elsevier, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 178 pp., ISSN 0260-8774 (2006).

·         Da-Wen Sun (editor), Applications of Computer Vision in the Food Industry, special issue of Journal of Food Engineering, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 1-142, Elsevier, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 142 pp., ISSN 0260-8774 (2004).

·         Da-Wen Sun (editor), CFD Applications in the Agri-Food Industry, special issue of Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Vol. 34, No. 1-3, pp. 1-236, Elsevier, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 236 pp.,  ISSN 0168-1699 (2002).

 

http://www.ucd.ie/sun/red.gif MOST RECENT REFEREED PAPERS

·          For a complete list of publications, please visit: http://www.ucd.ie/sun/list.htm

·          For a list of early publications between 1985 and 1991, please visit: http://www.ucd.ie/sun/listcn.htm

 

Chapters in Edited Books

1.       A. E. Delgado and Da-Wen Sun, Physico-Chemical Changes of Foods during Freezing and Thawing, in S. Devahastin (ed), Physicochemical Aspects of Food Engineering and Processing, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, USA (in press).

2.       F. Mendoza, N. A. Valous, A. E. Delgado and Da-Wen Sun, Multifractal Characterization of Apple Pore and Ham Fat-Connective Tissue Size Distributions using Image Analysis, in J. M. Aguilera, G. V. Barbosa-Cánovas, R. Simpson and J. Welti-Chanes (eds), Food Engineering at Interfaces, Springer, New York, USA (in press).

3.       T. Norton and Da-Wen Sun, CFD: An Innovative and Effective Design Tool for the Food Industry, in J. M. Aguilera, G. V. Barbosa-Cánovas, R. Simpson and J. Welti-Chanes (eds), Food Engineering at Interfaces, Springer, New York, USA (in press).

4.       A. E. Delgado and Da-Wen Sun, Ultrasound-Assisted Freezing, in H. Feng, J. Weiss and G. Barbosa-Cánovas (eds), Ultrasound Technologies for Food and Bioprocessing, Springer, New York, USA (in press).

5.       L. J. Wang and Da-Wen Sun, Mathematical Analysis of Vacuum Cooling, in M. Farid (ed), Mathematical Analysis of Food Processing, pp. 459-485, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, USA (2009).

6.       L. Drummond and Da-Wen Sun, Effects of Chilling and Freezing on Safety and Quality of Food Products, in E. Ortega-Rivas (ed.), Processing Effects on Safety and Quality of Foods, pp. 297-320, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, USA (2009).

7.       T. Norton and Da-Wen Sun, Computational Fluid Dynamics in Thermal Processing, in R. Simpson (ed), Engineering Aspects of Thermal Processing, pp. 317-363, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, USA (2009).

8.       L. Y. Zheng, A. E. Delgado and Da-Wen Sun, Surface Heat Transfer Coefficients with and without Phase Change, in M. Shafiur Rahman (ed), Food Properties Handbook, 2nd Edition, pp. 717-758, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, USA (2009).

9.       C. X. Zheng and Da-Wen Sun, Computer Vision for Quality Control, in M. Zude (ed), Optical Monitoring of Fresh and Processed Agricultural Crops, pp. 126-140, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, USA (2009).

10.    C. X. Zheng and Da-Wen Sun, Object Measurement Methods, in Da-Wen Sun (ed), Computer Vision Technology for Food Quality Evaluation, pp. 57-80, Academic Press / Elsevier, San Diego, California, USA  (2008).

11.    C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Object Classification Methods, in Da-Wen Sun (ed), Computer Vision Technology for Food Quality Evaluation, pp. 81-107, Academic Press / Elsevier, San Diego, California, USA  (2008).

12.    L. Y. Zheng, Da-Wen Sun and J. Tan, Quality Evaluation of Meat Cuts, in Da-Wen Sun (ed), Computer Vision Technology for Food Quality Evaluation, pp. 111-138, Academic Press / Elsevier, San Diego, California, USA  (2008).

13.    C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Quality Measurement of Cooked Meats, in Da-Wen Sun (ed), Computer Vision Technology for Food Quality Evaluation, pp. 139-156, Elsevier, Academic Press / Elsevier, San Diego, California, USA  (2008).

14.    C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Quality Evaluation of Pizzas, in Da-Wen Sun (ed), Computer Vision Technology for Food Quality Evaluation, pp. 427-446, Academic Press / Elsevier, San Diego, California, USA  (2008).

15.    T. Norton and Da-Wen Sun, An Overview of CFD Applications in the Food Industry, in Da-Wen Sun (ed), Computational Fluid Dynamics in Food Processing, pp. 1-41, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, USA (2007).

16.    Da-Wen Sun, An Overview of Refrigeration Cycles, in Da-Wen Sun (ed), Handbook of Frozen Food Processing and Packaging, pp. 57-83, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, USA (2006).

17.    Da-Wen Sun and L. Y. Zheng, Innovations in Freezing Process, in Da-Wen Sun (ed), Handbook of Frozen Food Processing and Packaging, pp. 175-195, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, USA (2006).

18.    A. E Delgado, Da-Wen Sun and A. C. Rubiolo, Thermal Physical Properties of Foods, in Da-Wen Sun (ed), Thermal Food Processing: New Technologies and Quality Issues, pp. 3-34, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, USA (2006).

19.    L. J. Wang and Da-Wen Sun, Heat and Mass Transfer in Thermal Food Processing, in Da-Wen Sun (ed), Thermal Food Processing: New Technologies and Quality Issues, pp. 35-71, CRC Press / Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, USA (2006).

20.    E. Hogan, A. L. Kelly and Da-Wen Sun, High Pressure Processing of Foods: An Overview, in Da-Wen Sun (ed), Emerging Technologies for Food Processing, pp. 3-32, Academic Press / Elsevier, London, UK (2005).

21.    L. Y. Zheng and Da-Wen Sun, Vacuum Cooling of Foods, in Da-Wen Sun (ed), Emerging Technologies for Food Processing, pp. 579-602, Academic Press / Elsevier, London, UK (2005).

22.    L. Y. Zheng and Da-Wen Sun, Ultrasonic Acceleration of Food Freezing, in Da-Wen Sun (ed), Emerging Technologies for Food Processing, pp. 603-626, Academic Press / Elsevier, London, UK (2005).

Refereed Journal Papers

23.    B. Wang, S. Y. Xu and Da-Wen Sun, Application of the Electronic Nose to the Identification of Different Milk Flavorings, Food Research International, (2009) (in press).

24.    N. A. Valous, F. Mendoza, Da-Wen Sun and Paul Allen, Supervised Neural Network Classification of Pre-sliced Cooked Pork Ham Images Using Quaternionic Singular Values, Meat Science, (2009) (in press).

25.    S. Yu, Y. Ma, T. Liu, L. Menager and Da-Wen Sun, Impact of Cooling Rates on the Staling Behavior of Cooked Rice during Storage, Journal of Food Engineering, (2009) (in press).

26.    P. Jackman, Da-Wen Sun and P. Allen, Prediction of Beef Palatability from Colour, Marbling and Surface Texture Features of Longissimus Dorsi, Journal of Food Engineering, 96 [1] (2010) 151-165.

27.    F. Mendoza, N. A. Valous, Da-Wen Sun and Paul Allen, Characterization of Fat-Connective Tissue Size Distribution in Pre-sliced Pork Hams Using Multifractal Analysis, Meat Science, 83 [4] (2009) 713-722.

28.    S. Yu, Y. Ma and Da-Wen Sun, Impact of Amylose Content on Starch Retrogradation and Texture of Cooked Milled Rice during Storage, Journal of Cereal Science, 50 [2] (2009) 139-144.

29.    P. Jackman, Da-Wen Sun and P. Allen, Automatic Segmentation of Beef Longissimus Dorsi Muscle and Marbling by an Adaptable Algorithm, Meat Science, 83 [2] (2009) 187–194.

30.    P. Jackman, Da-Wen Sun and P. Allen, Comparison of Various Wavelet Texture Features to Predict Beef Palatability, Meat Science, 83 [1] (2009) 82–87.

31.    A. E. Delgado, L. Y. Zheng and Da-Wen Sun, Influence of Ultrasound on Freezing Rate of Immersion-frozen Apples, Food and Bioprocess Technology, 2 [3] (2009) 263–270.

32.    T. Norton, J. Grant, R. Fallon and Da-Wen Sun, Assessing the Ventilation Effectiveness of Naturally Ventilated Livestock Buildings under Wind Dominated Conditions Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Biosystems Engineering, 103 [1] (2009) 78-99.

33.    P. Jackman, Da-Wen Sun and P. Allen, Comparison of the Predictive Power of Beef Surface Wavelet Texture Features at High and Low Magnification, Meat Science, 82 [3] (2009) 353-356.

34.    R. Zhao, E. Chen, M. Lin, Da-Wen Sun and B. Xu, Characteristics of Chamber Temperature Change during Vacuum Cooling, Journal of Food Process Engineering, 32 [2] (2009) 177-186.

35.    Y. Ma and Da-Wen Sun, Hardness of Cooked Rices as Affected by Varieties, Cooling Methods and Chill Storage, Journal of Food Process Engineering, 32 [2] (2009) 161-176.

36.    C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Retrospective Shading Correction of Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Beef Images for Three-Dimensional Visualization, Food and Bioprocess Technology, 2 [2] (2009) 167-176.

37.    N. A. Valous, F. Mendoza, Da-Wen Sun and P. Allen, Texture Appearance Characterization of Pre-Sliced Pork Ham Images Using Fractal Metrics: Fourier Analysis Dimension and Lacunarity, Food Research International, 42 [3] (2009) 353-362.

38.    P. Jackman, Da-Wen Sun, C. J. Du and P. Allen, Prediction of Beef Eating Qualities from Colour, Marbling and Wavelet Surface Texture Features using Homogenous Carcass Treatment, Pattern Recognition, 42 [5] (2009) 751-763.

39.    T. Norton, A. Delgado, E. Hogan, P. Grace and Da-Wen Sun, Simulation of High Pressure Freezing Processes by Enthalpy Method, Journal of Food Engineering, 91 [2] (2009) 260-268.

40.    F. Mendoza, N. A. Valous, P. Allen, T. A. Kenny, P. Ward, and Da-Wen Sun, Analysis and Classification of Commercial Ham Slice Images Using Directional Fractal Dimension Features, Meat Science, 81 [2] (2009) 313-320.

41.    N. A. Valous, F. Mendoza, Da-Wen Sun and Paul Allen, Colour Calibration of a Laboratory Computer Vision System for Quality Evaluation of Pre-sliced Hams, Meat Science, 81 [1] (2009) 132-141.

42.    W. Wu, H. Zhang and Da-Wen Sun, Mathematical Simulation and Experimental Study of a Modified Zeolite 13X-Water Adsorption Refrigeration Module, Applied Thermal Engineering, 29 [4] (2009) 645-651.

43.    L. Drummond, Da-Wen Sun, C. T. Vila and A. G. M. Scannell, Application of Immersion Vacuum Cooling to Water-Cooked Beef Joints – Quality and Safety Assessment, LWT - Food Science and Technology, 42 [1] (2009) 332–337.

44.    F. Xu, W.-J. Yu, Da-Wen Sun, X.-Q. Xu and T.-C. Hua, Performance Comparison of Free and Immobilized Chicken Liver Esterase Inhibited by Four Different Pesticides, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 88 [14] (2008) 2538-2542.

45.    P. Jackman, Da-Wen Sun, C. J. Du, P. Allen and G. Downey, Prediction of Beef Eating Quality from Colour, Marbling and Wavelet Texture Features, Meat Science, 80 [4] (2008) 1273-1281.

46.    C. J. Du, Da-Wen Sun, P. Jackman and P. Allen, Development of a Hybrid Image Processing Algorithm for Automatic Evaluation of Intramuscular Fat Content in Beef M. Longissimus dorsi, Meat Science, 80 [4] (2008) 1231-1237.

47.    L. Drummond and Da-Wen Sun, Temperature Evolution and Mass Losses during Immersion Vacuum Cooling of Cooked Beef Joints – a Finite Difference Model, Meat Science, 80 [3] (2008) 885-891.

48.    L. Drummond and Da-Wen Sun, Immersion Vacuum Cooling of Cooked Beef - Safety and Process Considerations Regarding Beef Joint Size, Meat Science, 80 [3] (2008) 738-743.

49.    Y. Xu, T.-C. Hua, Da-Wen Sun and G.-Y. Zhou, Experimental Study and Analysis of Mechanical Properties of Frozen Rabbit Aorta by Fracture Mechanics Approach, Journal of Biomechanics, 41 [3] (2008) 649-655.

50.    Y. Ma, L. Lin and Da-Wen Sun, Preparation of High Fischer Ratio Oligopeptide by Proteolysis of Corn Gluten Meal, Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 26 [1] (2008) 31-40.

51.    C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Multi-Classification of Pizza Using Computer Vision and Support Vector Machine, Journal of Food Engineering, 86 [2] (2008) 234–242.

52.    T. Norton and Da-Wen Sun, Recent Advances in the Use of High Pressure as an Effective Processing Technique in the Food Industry, Food and Bioprocess Technology, 1 [1] (2008) 2-34.

53.    Q. F. Cheng and Da-Wen Sun, Important Factors Affecting the Water Holding Capacity of Red Meat Products: A Review of Recent Research Advances, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 48 [1] (2008) 1–23.

54.    P. Barreiro, C. Zheng, Da-Wen Sun, N. Hernández-Sánchez, J. M. Pérez-Sánchez and J. Ruiz-Cabello, Non-Destructive Seed Detection in Mandarines: Comparison of Automatic Threshold Methods in FLASH and COMSPIRA MRIs, Postharvest Biology and Technology, 47 [2] (2008) 189–198.

55.    L. Guo, Y. Ma, Da-Wen Sun and P. Wang, Effects of Controlled Freezing-Point Storage at 0oC on Quality of Green Bean as Compared with Cold and Room-Temperature Storages, Journal of Food Engineering, 86 [1] (2008) 25-29.

56.    Z. W. Cui, L. J. Sun, W. Chen and Da-Wen Sun, Preparation of Dry Honey by Microwave-Vacuum Drying, Journal of Food Engineering, 84 [4] (2008) 582-590.

57.    D. Wu, Y. He, S. Feng, and Da-Wen Sun, Study on Infrared Spectroscopy Technique for Fast Measurement of Protein Content in Milk Powder Based on LS-SVM, Journal of Food Engineering, 84 [1] (2008) 124-131.

58.    Y. Xu, T.-C. Hua, Da-Wen Sun, G.-Y. Zhou and F. Xu, Effects of Freezing Rates and Dimethyl Sulphoxide Concentrations on Thermal Expansion of Rabbit Aorta during Freezing Phase Change as Measured by Thermo Mechanical Analysis, Journal of Biomechanics, 40 [14] (2007) 3201-3206.

59.    P. F. Yang, X. Wang, T.-C. Hua, Da-Wen Sun, Z. H. Chang and Y. L. Cao, Water Transport during Freezing of Human Dermal Fibroblast as Affected by Various Freezing Rates, Cell Preservation Technology, 5 [3] (2007) 137-143.

60.    C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Food Image Segmentation Using an Improved Kernel Fuzzy C-Means Algorithm, Transactions of the ASABE, 50 [4] (2007) 1341-1348.

61.    X. Wang, T.-C. Hua, Da-Wen Sun, B. Liu, G. Yang and Y. Cao, Cryopreservation of Tissue-Engineered Dermal Replacement in Me2SO: Toxicity Study and Effects of Concentration and Cooling Rates on Cell Viability, Cryobiology, 55 [1] (2007) 60-65.

62.    Da-Wen Sun, Future of Food Engineering, in L. Y. Zheng and Da-Wen Sun (eds), “Future of Food Engineering”, special issue of Journal of Food Engineering, 83 [1] (2007) 1-2.

63.    Y. Li, S. Y. Xu and Da-Wen Sun, Preparation of Garlic Powder with High Allicin Content by Using Combined Microwave-Vacuum and Vacuum Drying as well as Microencapsulation, Journal of Food Engineering, 83 [1] (2007) 76-83.

64.    A. E. Delgado and Da-Wen Sun, Influence of Surface Water Activity on Freezing/Thawing Times and Weight Loss, Journal of Food Engineering, 83 [1] (2007) 23-30.

65.    T. Jeliński, C. J. Du, Da-Wen Sun and J. Fornal, Inspection of the Distribution and Amount of Ingredients in Pasteurized Cheese by Computer Vision, Journal of Food Engineering, 83 [1] (2007) 3-9.

66.    X. Li, Y. He, C. Wu and Da-Wen Sun, Nondestructive Measurement and Fingerprint Analysis of Soluble Solid Content of Tea Soft Drink Based on Vis/NIR Spectroscopy, Journal of Food Engineering, 82 [3] (2007) 316-323.

67.    H. Cen, Y. Bao, Y. He and Da-Wen Sun, Visible and Near Infrared Spectroscopy for Rapid Detection of Citric and Tartaric Acids in Orange Juice, Journal of Food Engineering, 82 [2] (2007) 253-260.

68.    C. X. Zheng, Da-Wen Sun and L. Y. Zheng, A New Region-Primitive Method for Classification of Colour Meat Image Texture Based on Size, Orientation, and Contrast, Meat Science, 76 [4] (2007) 620-627.

69.    T. Norton, Da-Wen Sun, J. Grant, R. Fallon and V. Dodd, Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in the Modelling and Design of Ventilation Systems in the Agricultural Industry: A Review, Bioresource Technology, 98 [12] (2007) 2386-2414.

70.    P. Jackman, Da-Wen Sun and L. Y. Zheng, Effect of Combined Vacuum Cooling and Air Blast Cooling on Processing Time and Cooling Loss of Large Cooked Beef Joints, Journal of Food Engineering, 81 [1] (2007) 266-271.

71.    Q. F. Cheng and Da-Wen Sun, Effects of Combined Water Cooking-Vacuum Cooling with Water on Processing Time, Mass Loss and Quality of Large Pork Ham, Journal of Food Process Engineering, 30 [1] (2007) 51–73.

72.    C. X. Zheng, Da-Wen Sun and L. Y. Zheng, Predicting Shrinkage of Ellipsoid Beef Joints as Affected by Water Immersion Cooking Using Image Analysis and Neural Network, Journal of Food Engineering, 79 [4] (2007) 1243-1249.

73.    Q. F. Cheng and Da-Wen Sun, Effect of Cooking Bag and Netting Packaging on the Quality of Pork Ham during Water Cooking, Meat Science, 75 [2] (2007) 243-247.

74.    C. X. Zheng, Da-Wen Sun and L. Y. Zheng, Segmentation of Beef Joint Images Using Histogram Thresholding, Journal of Food Process Engineering, 29 (2006) 574–591.

75.    C. X. Zheng, Da-Wen Sun and L. Y. Zheng, Recent Developments and Applications of Image Features for Food Quality Evaluation and Inspection - A Review, Trends in Food Science and Technology, 17 [12] (2006) 642-655.

76.    T. Norton and Da-Wen Sun, Computational Fluid dynamics (CFD) - An Effective and Efficient Design and Analysis Tool for the Food Industry: A Review, Trends in Food Science and Technology 17 [11] (2006) 600-620.

77.    C. X. Zheng, Da-Wen Sun and L. Y. Zheng, Classification of Tenderness of Large Cooked Beef Joints Using Wavelet and Gabor Textural Features, Transactions of the ASABE, 49(5) (2006) 1447-1454.

78.    Q. F. Cheng and Da-Wen Sun, Feasibility Assessment of Vacuum Cooling of Cooked Pork Ham with Water Compared to That without Water and with Air Blast Cooling, International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 41 [8] (2006) 938-945.

79.    C. X. Zheng, Da-Wen Sun and L. Y. Zheng, Correlating Colour to Moisture Content of Large Cooked Beef Joints by Computer Vision, Journal of Food Engineering, 77 [4] (2006) 858-863.

80.    C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Correlating Image Texture Features Extracted by Five Different Methods with the Tenderness of Cooked Pork Ham: A Feasibility Study, Transactions of the ASABE, 49 [2] (2006) 441-448.

81.    Zheng-Wei Cui, Shi-Ying Xu, Da-Wen Sun and Wei Chen, Dehydration of Concentrated Ganoderma lucidum Extraction by Combined Microwave-Vacuum and Conventional Vacuum Drying, Drying Technology, 24 (2006) 595-599.

82.    Da-Wen Sun and L. J. Wang, Development of a Mathematical Model for Vacuum Cooling of Cooked Meats, Journal of Food Engineering, 77 [3] (2006) 379-385.

83.    Da-Wen Sun and L. Y. Zheng, Vacuum Cooling Technology for the Agri-Food Industry: Past, Present and Future, in Da-Wen Sun and L. Y. Zheng (eds), “Progress in Bioproducts Processing and Food Safety”, special issue of Journal of Food Engineering, 77 [2] (2006) 203-214.

84.    Z. H Zhang and Da-Wen Sun, Effects of Cooling Methods on the Cooling Efficiency and Quality of Cooked Rice, in Da-Wen Sun and L. Y. Zheng (eds), “Progress in Bioproducts Processing and Food Safety”, special issue of Journal of Food Engineering, 77 [2] (2006) 269-274.

85.    L. S. Drummond and Da-Wen Sun, Feasibility of Water Immersion Cooking of Beef Joints: Effect on Product Quality and Yield, in Da-Wen Sun and L. Y. Zheng (eds), “Progress in Bioproducts Processing and Food Safety”, special issue of Journal of Food Engineering, 77 [2] (2006) 289-294.

86.    Z. H. Zhang and Da-Wen Sun, Effect of Cooling Methods on the Cooling Efficiencies And Qualities of Cooked Broccoli and Carrot Slices, in Da-Wen Sun and L. Y. Zheng (eds), “Progress in Bioproducts Processing and Food Safety”, special issue of Journal of Food Engineering, 77 [2] (2006) 320-326.

87.    Y. Ma, L. Xue and Da-Wen Sun, Characteristics of Trehalose Synthase from Permeablized Pseudomonas Putids Cells and its Application in Converting Maltose into Trehalose, in Da-Wen Sun and L. Y. Zheng (eds), “Progress in Bioproducts Processing and Food Safety”, special issue of Journal of Food Engineering, 77 [2] (2006) 342-347.

88.    J. Xie, X. H. Qu, J. Y. Shi and Da-Wen Sun, Effects of Design Parameters on Flow and Temperature Fields of a Cold Store by CFD Simulation, in Da-Wen Sun and L. Y. Zheng (eds), “Progress in Bioproducts Processing and Food Safety”, special issue of Journal of Food Engineering, 77 [2] (2006) 355-363.

89.    Q. F. Cheng and Da-Wen Sun, Improving the Quality of Pork Ham by Pulsed Vacuum Cooling in Water, Journal of Food Process Engineering, 29 (2006) 119-133.

90.    C. X. Zheng, Da-Wen Sun and L. Y. Zheng, Recent Applications of Image Texture for Evaluation of Food Qualities - A Review, Trends in Food Science and Technology, 17 [3] (2006) 113-128.

91.    L. Y. Zheng and Da-Wen Sun, Innovative Applications of Power Ultrasound during Food Freezing Processes - A Review, Trends in Food Science & Technology, 17 [1] (2006) 16-23.

92.    Yi-Hua Zheng, Tse-Chao Hua, Da-Wen Sun, Jian-Jun Xiao, Fei Xu and Fang-Fang Wang, Detection of Dichlorvos Residue by Flow Injection Calorimetric Biosensor Based on Immobilized Chicken Liver Esterase, Journal of Food Engineering, 74 [1] (2006) 24-29.

93.    C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Automatic Measurement of Pores and Porosity in Pork Ham and Their Correlations with Processing Time, Water Content and Texture, Meat Science, 72 [2] (2006) 294-302.

94.    Y. Ma, C. Cai and Da-Wen Sun, Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Corn Starch for Producing Fat Mimetics, Journal of Food Engineering, 73 [3] (2006) 297-303.

95.    C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Estimating the Surface Area and Volume of Ellipsoidal Ham Using Computer Vision, Journal of Food Engineering, 73 [3] (2006) 260-268.

96.    C. X. Zheng, Da-Wen Sun and C. J. Du, Estimating Shrinkage of Large Cooked Beef Joints during Air-Blast Cooling by Computer Vision, Journal of Food Engineering, 72 [1] (2006) 56-62.

97.    C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Learning Techniques Used in Computer Vision for Food Quality Evaluation: A Review, Journal of Food Engineering, 72 [1] (2006) 39-55.

98.    C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Correlating Shrinkage with Yield, Water Content and Texture of Pork Ham by Computer Vision, Journal of Food Process Engineering, 28 (2005) 219-232.

99.    Q. F. Cheng and Da-Wen Sun, Application of PLSR in Correlating Physical and Chemical Properties of Pork Ham with Different Cooling Methods, Meat Science, 70 (2005) 691-698.

100.Z. W. Cui, S. Y. Xu, Da-Wen Sun and W. Chen, Temperature Changes during Microwave-Vacuum Drying of Sliced Carrots, Drying Technology, 23 [5] (2005) 1057-1074.

101.Z. H. Zhang and Da-Wen Sun, Investigation of Effects of Operation Parameters on Cooling Time and Weight Loss During Vacuum Cooling of Cooked Rice and Cooked Diced Beef in Tray. Acta Horticulturae, 674 (2005) 505-509.

102.Z. H. Zhang and Da-Wen Sun, Modelling of Two-Dimensional Heat and Mass Transfer During Vacuum Cooling of Cooked Rice in Tray. Acta Horticulturae, 674 (2005) 495-503.

103.Z. H. Zhang and Da-Wen Sun, Modelling of Three-Dimensional Heat and Mass Transfer During Vacuum Cooling of Cooked Diced Beefs. Acta Horticulturae, 674 (2005) 199-204.

104.Fei Xu, Tse-Chao Hua, Da-Wen Sun, Jian-Jun Xiao and Xiao-Lei Zhao, Enzyme Activity of Wheat Esterase as Affected by Various Cryopreservation, Journal of Food Engineering, 69 [1] (2005) 17-22.

105.C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Comparison of Three Methods for Classification of Pizza Topping Using Different Colour Space Transformations, Journal of Food Engineering, 68 [3] (2005) 277-287.

106.M. Houska, A. Landfeld and Da-Wen Sun, Eating Quality Enhancement of Cooked Pork and Beef by Ripening in Brine and Vacuum Cooling, Journal of Food Engineering, 68 [3] (2005) 357-362.

107.Q. F. Cheng, Da-Wen Sun and Amalia G. M.  Scannell, Feasibility of Water Cooking for Pork Ham Processing as Compared with Traditional Dry and Wet Air Cooking Methods, Journal of Food Engineering, 67 [4] (2005) 427-433.

108.C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Pizza Sauce Spread Classification Using Colour Vision and Support Vector Machines, Journal of Food Engineering, 66 [2] (2005) 137-145.

Refereed Papers in International Conference Proceedings

109.Da-Wen Sun, Hyperspectral Imaging Technology for Food Quality and Safety Evaluation and Inspection, in Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium of CIGR Section VI on Food Processing, Monitoring Technology in Bioprocesses and Food Quality Management, 31 August – 2 September 2009, Potsdam, Germany (Plenary lecture).

110.N. A. Valous, F. Mendoza and Da-Wen Sun, Use of Lacunarity for Characterization of Pork Ham Slice Surfaces from Digital Binary Images, in Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium of CIGR Section VI on Food Processing, Monitoring Technology in Bioprocesses and Food Quality Management, 31 August – 2 September 2009, Potsdam, Germany.

111.P. Jackman, Da-Wen Sun, P. Allen, K. Brandon, and A.-M. White, Prediction of Consumer Panel Assessment of Beef Palatability from Digital Image Features, in Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium of CIGR Section VI on Food Processing, Monitoring Technology in Bioprocesses and Food Quality Management, 31 August – 2 September 2009, Potsdam, Germany.

112.A. Iqbal, N. A. Valous, F. Mendoza, P. Allen and Da-Wen Sun, Pork and Turkey Hams Classification from Colour and Textural Features Using Computer Vision, in Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium of CIGR Section VI on Food Processing, Monitoring Technology in Bioprocesses and Food Quality Management, 31 August – 2 September 2009, Potsdam, Germany.

113.Da-Wen Sun, Hyperspectral Imaging for Food Quality Evaluation, in Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Computer Image Analysis in Agriculture, 27 – 28 August 2009, Potsdam, Germany  (Keynote speech).

114.A. Iqbal, N. A. Valous, F. Mendoza, P. Allen and Da-Wen Sun, Turkey Hams: Evaluation and Technological Relevance of Sensory and Objective Data, Paper presented at the 1st International Conference Sustainable Postharvest and Food Technologies - INOPTEP 2009 and XXI National Conference Processing and Energy in Agriculture - PTEP 2009, 21 – 26 April 2009, Divcibare, Serbia.

115.Da-Wen Sun, Innovative Food Freezing Processes, Paper presented at the 3rd International Congress on Food and Nutrition, 22-25 April 2009, Antalya, Turkey (Invited speech).

116.K. S. Bravo, O. McNerney, Da-Wen Sun, and C. Krines, Method for Improving the Quality of Frozen Foods by Assisting the Freezing Process and Reducing the Size of the Ice Crystals MINICRYATAL, Paper presented at the 3rd International Congress on Food and Nutrition, 22-25 April 2009, Antalya, Turkey.

117.X. Wang, A. Al Naib, Da-Wen Sun and P. Lonergan, Membrane Permeability Characteristics of Bovine Oocytes in the Presence of Different Cryoprotectants, in Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference  of the IETS, 4 - 6 January 2009, San Diego, California, USA.

118.Da-Wen Sun, Recent Research Advances of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Applications in the Food Industry, in Proceedings of IFCON 2008 - 6th International Food Convention, 15 - 19 December 2008, Mysore, India (Plenary lecture).

119.A. E. Delgado and Da-Wen Sun, Use of Power Ultrasound during Immersion Freezing of Melons, in Proceedings of IFCON 2008 - 6th International Food Convention, 15 - 19 December 2008, Mysore, India (Invited speech).

120.N. A. Valous, F. Mendoza, A. Delgad, Da-Wen Sun, Colour Characterization of Digital Camera and Flatbed Scanner Using Polynomial Transforms, in Proceedings of IFCON 2008 - 6th International Food Convention, 15 - 19 December 2008, Mysore, India.

121.F. Mendoza, N. A. Valous, A. E. Delgado and Da-Wen Sun, Evaluation of Apple Pores and Ham Fat-Connective Tissue Size Distributions using Multifractal Techniques, in Proceedings of EFFOST 2008  -  First European Food Congress, 4  - 9 November 2008, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

122.N. A. Valous, F. Mendoza and Da-Wen Sun, Colour Calibration of Computer Vision Systems for Applications in Agricultural Foods, in Proceedings of AgEng2008 - International Conference on Agricultural Engineering & Industry Exhibition, 23 - 25 June 2008, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece.

123.T. Norton, J. Grant, R. Fallon and Da-Wen Sun, A Computational Fluid Dynamics Approach to Predicting the Ventilation Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Naturally Ventilated Livestock Buildings, in Proceedings of AgEng2008 - International Conference on Agricultural Engineering & Industry Exhibition, 23 - 25 June 2008, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece.

124.A. E. Delgado, L. Y. Zheng and Da-Wen Sun, Influence of Different Parameters on Freezing Rate during Ultrasound-Assisted Freezing, in Proceedings of AgEng2008 - International Conference on Agricultural Engineering & Industry Exhibition, 23 - 25 June 2008, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece.

125.Da-Wen Sun, Advanced Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in the Food Industry, in Proceedings of 10th International Congress on Mechanization and Energy in Agriculture, 14 - 17 October 2008, Antalya, Turkey (Keynote speech).

126.Da-Wen Sun, Emerging Technologies In Food Freezing, in Proceedings of the 2nd CIGR International Conference of Agricultural Engineering / 4th International Symposium of CIGR Section VI on Food and Bioprocess Technology, 31 August - 4 September 2008, Iguassu Falls City, Brazil (CD-ROM) (Specific lecture).

127.P. Jackman, Da-Wen Sun and P. Allen, Prediction of Beef Palatability from Digital Image Features, in Proceedings of the 2nd CIGR International Conference of Agricultural Engineering / 4th International Symposium of CIGR Section VI on Food and Bioprocess Technology, 31 August - 4 September 2008, Iguassu Falls City, Brazil (CD-ROM).

128.A. E. Delgado and Da-Wen Sun, Factors Affecting the Freezing Rate during Ultrasound Assisted Freezing, in Proceedings of the 2nd CIGR International Conference of Agricultural Engineering / 4th International Symposium of CIGR Section VI on Food and Bioprocess Technology, 31 August - 4 September 2008, Iguassu Falls City, Brazil (CD-ROM).

129.S. F. Yu, Y. Ma and Da-Wen Sun, Effects of Storage Temperature and Time on the Staling of Cooked Rice, in Proceedings of the 2nd CIGR International Conference of Agricultural Engineering / 4th International Symposium of CIGR Section VI on Food and Bioprocess Technology, 31 August - 4 September 2008, Iguassu Falls City, Brazil (CD-ROM).

130.F. Mendoza, N. A. Valous and Da-Wen Sun, Colour Camera Caracterization of a Computer Vision System for Quality Evaluation of Commercial Ham Slices, in Proceedings of the 2nd CIGR International Conference of Agricultural Engineering / 4th International Symposium of CIGR Section VI on Food and Bioprocess Technology, 31 August - 4 September 2008, Iguassu Falls City, Brazil (CD-ROM).

131.Da-Wen Sun, CFD: An Innovative and Effective Design Tool for the Food Industry, in Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF 10), 20-24 April 2008, Viña del Mar, Chile (CD-ROM) (Invited speech).

132.P. Jackman, Da-Wen Sun and P. Allen, Prediction of Important Beef Eating Qualities from a Variety of Wavelet Texture Features, in Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF 10), Paper No. I09, 20-24 April 2008, Viña del Mar, Chile (CD-ROM).

133.A. Delgado, Liyun Zheng and Da-Wen Sun, Effect of Acoustic Intensity on Freezing Rate and Nucleation Temperature of Immersion-Frozen Melons, in Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF 10), Paper No. L11, 20-24 April 2008, Viña del Mar, Chile (CD-ROM).

134.F. Mendoza, N. A. Valous, A. Delgado and Da-Wen Sun, Multifractal Characterizations of Apple Pore and Ham Fat Connective Tissue Size Distributions Using Image Analysis, in Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF 10), 20-24 April 2008, Viña del Mar, Chile (CD-ROM).

135.Da-Wen Sun, Computer Vision Technology for Food Quality Evaluation, In Proceedings of International Conference on Traditional Dairy Foods (ICTDF 2007), Karnal, India, 14-17 November 2007 (Invited speech).

136.Da-Wen Sun, Computational Fluid Dynamics for the Food Industry, in Proceedings of 2007 CIGR International Symposium Warsaw/3rd CIGR Section VI International Symposium on Food and Agricultural Products: Processing and Innovations, 24-26 September 2007, Naples, Italy (CD-ROM) (keynote speech).

137.A. E. Delgado, L. Y. Zheng and Da-Wen Sun, Influence of Ultrasound on Freezing Rate of Immersion-frozen Apples, in Proceedings of 2007 CIGR International Symposium Warsaw/3rd CIGR Section VI International Symposium on Food and Agricultural Products: Processing and Innovations, 24-26 September 2007, Naples, Italy (CD-ROM).

138.C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Effectiveness of Image Colour, Marbling, and Texture Features for Evaluating the Quality of Beef Steak, in Proceedings of 2007 CIGR International Symposium Warsaw/3rd CIGR Section VI International Symposium on Food and Agricultural Products: Processing and Innovations, 24-26 September 2007, Naples, Italy (CD-ROM).

139.F. Mendoza1, N. A. Valous and Da-Wen Sun, Analysis and Classification of Commercial Ham Slice Images using Directional Fractal Dimension Features in Proceedings of 2007 CIGR International Symposium Warsaw/3rd CIGR Section VI International Symposium on Food and Agricultural Products: Processing and Innovations, 24-26 September 2007, Naples, Italy (CD-ROM).

140.P. Jackman, Da-Wen Sun, C. J. Du and P. Allen, Prediction of Beef Eating Qualities from Colour and Marbling Features, in Proceedings of 2007 CIGR International Symposium Warsaw/3rd CIGR Section VI International Symposium on Food and Agricultural Products: Processing and Innovations, 24-26 September 2007, Naples, Italy (CD-ROM).

141.C. X. Zheng, Da-Wen Sun, P. Barreiro and L. Y. Zheng, A Two-Dimensional Histogram Thresholding Algorithm for Image Segmentation, in Proceedings of 2007 CIGR International Symposium Warsaw/3rd CIGR Section VI International Symposium on Food and Agricultural Products: Processing and Innovations, 24-26 September 2007, Naples, Italy (CD-ROM).

142.C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Colour Beef Image Segmentation Based on Kernel Fuzzy C-Means Clustering, in Proceedings of EFITA / WCCA 2007 – the 6th Biennial Conference of the European Federation of IT in Agriculture on Environmental and Rural Sustainability through ICT, 2-5 July 2007, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK (CD-ROM).

143.Da-Wen Sun, Computer Vision Technology for Food Quality Evaluation, in Proceedings of the International Symposium on Novel Technology in Food Processing and Engineering, 11 - 13 October 2006, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan (keynote speech).

144.C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Evaluating the Relationships between Image Texture Features and Tenderness of Cooked Pork Ham, Paper to be presented at the XVI CIGR World Congress, 3-7 September 2006, Bonn, Germany.

145.L. S. Drummond and Da-Wen Sun, Immersion Vacuum Cooling for Meat Joint Samples – Heat Transfer Modes, Cooling Times and Losses, Paper to be presented at the XVI CIGR World Congress, 3-7 September 2006, Bonn, Germany.

146.Da-Wen Sun, Application of Computer Vision for Food Quality Evaluation, paper presented at 2006 CIGR International Symposium Warsaw/2nd CIGR Section VI International Symposium on Future of Food Engineering, 26-28 April 2006, Warsaw, Poland (keynote speech).

147.T. Jelinski, C. J. Du, Da-Wen Sun and J. Fornal, Inspecting Ingredients Distribution and Amount of Pasteurised Cheese by Computer Vision, paper presented at 2006 CIGR International Symposium Warsaw/2nd CIGR Section VI International Symposium on Future of Food Engineering, 26-28 April 2006, Warsaw, Poland.

148.C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Image Texture Analysis Based on Wavelet Transform in Relation to the Tenderness of Cooked Pork Ham, in Proceedings of 2006 CIGR International Symposium Warsaw/2nd CIGR Section VI International Symposium on Future of Food Engineering, 26-28 April 2006, Warsaw, Poland (CD-ROM).

149.A. E. Delgado and Da-Wen Sun, Influence of Water Activity on Freezing/Thawing Times and Weight Loss Prediction, in Proceedings of 2006 CIGR International Symposium Warsaw/2nd CIGR Section VI International Symposium on Future of Food Engineering, 26-28 April 2006, Warsaw, Poland (CD-ROM).

150.C. X. Zheng, Da-Wen Sun and L. Y. Zheng, Recent Applications of Image Features in Food Quality Evaluation and Inspection, in Proceedings of 2006 CIGR International Symposium Warsaw/2nd CIGR Section VI International Symposium on Future of Food Engineering, 26-28 April 2006, Warsaw, Poland (CD-ROM).

151.L. S. Drummond and Da-Wen Sun, Cooling Rates and Losses of Vacuum Cooled and Immersion Vacuum Cooled Water-Cooked Beef Joints, in Proceedings of 2006 CIGR International Symposium Warsaw/2nd CIGR Section VI International Symposium on Future of Food Engineering, 26-28 April 2006, Warsaw, Poland (CD-ROM).

152.C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Innovative Computer Vision Technology for Food Quality Evaluation, in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Food Science and Technology, 7-9, November, 2005, Guangzhou, China (keynote speech).

153.A. E. Delgado and Da-Wen Sun, Numerical Prediction and Experimental Determination of Freezing Time and Weight Loss during Freezing of Cooked Cured Meat, in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Food Science and Technology, 7-9, November, 2005, Guangzhou, China.

154.Q. F. Cheng and Da-Wen Sun, Using Immersion Vacuum Cooling  to Reduce Mass Loss from Water Cooked Pork Ham, in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Food Science and Technology, 7-9, November, 2005, Guangzhou, China.

155.Z. H. Zhang and Da-Wen Sun, Numerical Study of Effects of Operational Conditions on Cooling Time and Weight Loss during Vacuum Cooling of Cooked Rice and Cooked Diced Beef, in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Food Science and Technology, 7-9, November, 2005, Guangzhou, China.

156.C. X. Zheng, L. Y. Zheng and Da-Wen Sun, Correlation of Image Colour to Moisture Content of Cooked Beef Joints by Computer Vision Method, in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Food Science and Technology, 7-9, November, 2005, Guangzhou, China.

157.L.S. Drummond and Da-Wen Sun, Effects of Immersion Vacuum Cooling on Cooked Beef Joint Yield as Compared with Vacuum Cooling, Air Blast Cooling and Slow Air Cooling, in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Food Science and Technology, 7-9, November, 2005, Guangzhou, China.

158.E. Hogan, P. Grace and Da-Wen Sun, Mathematical Simulation of High-Pressure-Shift Freezing (HPSF) of Various Foods, in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Food Science and Technology, 7-9, November, 2005, Guangzhou, China.

159.C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Characterisation of Pore Structure of Cooked Pork Ham by Computer Vision Method, in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Food Science and Technology, 7-9, November, 2005, Guangzhou, China.

160.T. Norton, J. Grant, J.J. Lenehan, R. Fallon, Da-Wen Sun and V.A. Dodd, Ensuring the Accurate Prediction of Airflow Patterns in a Climatic Calf House by CFD, in Proceedings of 2005 EFITA/WCCA Joint Congress on IT in Agriculture,  pp. 310-317, 25-28 July 2005, Vila Real, Portugal.

161.A.E. Delgado, Da-Wen Sun and A.C. Rubiolo, Freezing Time and Weight Loss Prediction During Freezing of Cooked Cured Meat, in Proceedings of Eurotherm Seminar 77: Heat and Mass Transfer in Food Processing, 20-22 June 2005, Parma, Italy.

162.Liyun Zheng and Da-Wen Sun, Study on the Efficiency, Yield and Quality of Water-Cooked Lamb Joints Cooled by Vacuum Cooling. Paper presented at the 1st International Congress of Food and Nutrition, 14-16 June 2005, Istanbul, Turkey.

163.Liyun Zheng and Da-Wen Sun, Innovative Applications of Power Ultrasound During Freezing of Fresh Foodstuffs, in Proceedings of EU Workshop on EUROFREEZE 2005: Individual Quick Freezing of Foods, 13-15 January 2005, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Refereed Papers in National Conference Proceedings

164.C. J. Du, Da-Wen Sun, P. Jackman and P. Allen, Correlating the Image Colour Features of Beef Ribeyes with the Quality Attributes Measured by Using Traditional Methods, Paper presented at the 36th Research Conference on Food, Nutrition & Consumer Sciences, 7-8 September 2006, Cork, Ireland.

165.T. Norton, J. Grant, R. Fallon and Da-Wen Sun. Towards an Optimally Ventilated Calf House (a) Predesign Evaluation. Paper presented at the Agricultural Research Forum 2006, 15-16 March 2006, Tullamore, Co Offaly, Ireland.

166.T. Norton, J. Grant, R. Fallon and Da-Wen Sun. Towards an Optimally Ventilated Calf House (b) Isothermal Optimisation with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Paper presented at the Agricultural Research Forum 2006, 15-16 March 2006, Tullamore, Co Offaly, Ireland.

167.L. Y. Zheng, Da-Wen Sun, and P. Iouliana, Effect of Sample Weight on Process Time, Processing Loss and Physical Structure of Water-Cooked Beef Joint, Paper presented at the 35th Research Conference on Food, Nutrition & Consumer Sciences, 1-2 September 2005, Cork, Ireland.

168.L. Y. Zheng, Da-Wen Sun, and P. Jackman, Effect of Combined Vacuum Cooling and Air Blast Cooling on Cooling Time and Cooling Loss of large Cooked Beef Joints, Paper presented at the 35th Research Conference on Food, Nutrition & Consumer Sciences, 1-2 September 2005, Cork, Ireland.

169.C. X. Zheng, Da-Wen Sun, and L. Y. Zheng, Computer Vision Evaluation of Shrinkage of Large Cooked Beef Joints during Water Immersion Cooking, Paper presented at the 35th Research Conference on Food, Nutrition & Consumer Sciences, 1-2 September 2005, Cork, Ireland.

170.C. X. Zheng, Da-Wen Sun, and L. Y. Zheng, Computer Vision Prediction of Moisture Content of Large Cooked Beef Joints Based on Colour Features of Images, Paper presented at the 35th Research Conference on Food, Nutrition & Consumer Sciences, 1-2 September 2005, Cork, Ireland.

171.Q. F. Cheng and Da-Wen Sun, Evaluation of the Vacuum Cooling with Water on the Quality of Water Cooked Pork Ham, Paper presented at the 35th Research Conference on Food, Nutrition & Consumer Sciences, 1-2 September 2005, Cork, Ireland.

172.Q. F. Cheng and Da-Wen Sun, Comparison of Different Combined Cooking-Cooling Methods on the Texture Quality of Pork Ham, Paper presented at the 35th Research Conference on Food, Nutrition & Consumer Sciences, 1-2 September 2005, Cork, Ireland.

173.L. S. Drummond and Da-Wen Sun, Comparison of Air Blast, Vacuum Cooling and Immersion Vacuum Cooling Methods for Water-Cooked Beef Joints, Paper presented at the 35th Research Conference on Food, Nutrition & Consumer Sciences, 1-2 September 2005, Cork, Ireland.

174.L. S. Drummond and Da-Wen Sun, Sensory Quality of water-Cooked Beef Joints Cooled by Either Air Blast or Vacuum Cooling, Paper presented at the 35th Research Conference on Food, Nutrition & Consumer Sciences, 1-2 September 2005, Cork, Ireland.

175.C. J. Du and Da-Wen Sun, Quality Evaluation of Beef Using Novel Computer Vision Techniques, in National Symposium of the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, p. 286, IRCSET, Dublin, Ireland (2005).

 

 

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