Luciana Porto de Souza Vandenberghe is Full Professor in the Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil. Dr. Vandenberghe obtained her PhD in Génie de Procédés Industriels - Biotechnologie from Université de Technologie de Compiègne (2000), France. Her areas of interest include Bioprocess Engineering & Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology, focusing on the valorization of solid and liquid agro-industrial products through submerged and solid-state fermentation for biomolecules production including industrial enzymes, organic acids, bioplastics, and plant growth hormones. She has published 158 papers, 5 books, 67 book chapters and 26 patents. Her works have so far been cited more than 11,351 times according to Google Scholar. She is Associate Editor of Carbon Capture Science and Technology (Elsevier) and Editorial Board Member of Bioresource Technology (Elsevier), Biotechnology Research and Innovation (Brazilian Biotechnology Association) and Journal of Food Science and Technology (Springer Link).