2024    Member, Scientific Committee, 38^th EFFoST International Conference 2024, 'Future Food Systems: Innovation through Progress at Scientific Interfaces' Bruges, Belgium (12-14 November 2024).

2024    Co-Chair Education Session - IUFoST Working Group - Navigating New Frontiers in Food Studies: Integrating Generative AI for Enhanced Education and Global Insights, IUFoST 22^nd World Congress of Food Science and Technology, Rimini Italy (September 9th, 2024).

2022 – 2023      Member, Scientific Committee, 7^th International ISEKI-Food Conference on "New Generation of Food Research, Education and Industry” (July 5-7, 2023, University of Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech, Paris, France). 

2022 – 2023        Member, Scientific Committee, 7^th International ISEKI-Food Conference on "New Generation of Food Research, Education and Industry” (July 5-7, 2023, University of Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech, Paris, France). 

2022                   Member, Scientific Committee 21^st IUFoST World Food Congress 2022, Singapore.

2021 - Pres.        Executive Member Scientific Committee, Master Ferrero Innovation in Food Science, Italy.

2020 - 2021         Member, Scientific Committee Master Ferrero Innovation in Food Science, Italy.

2019 - 2020        IUFoST Education Committee (EC)

2019 - 2020        ISEKI-Food 2020 - Scientific Committee, Nicosia, Cyprus (July 8-10, 2020)

2019                   Member Scientific Committee, International Congress of Engineering and Food (ICEF 13), Melbourne, Australia (September 2019).

2018                   Member Scientific Committee, 5^th ISEKI-Food Conference, Stuttgart, Germany (July 2018).

2017                   Member Scientific Committee, 31^th EFFoST Conference: Food Science and Technology Challenges for the 21^st Century - Research to Progress Society, Sitges, Spain (November 13-16, 2017).

2017                   Member of the Academia-Industry Panel, FoodInnova2017 Cesena – Emilia-Romagna Italy (Jan. 31^st to Feb. 3^rd, 2017).

2017                   Member Scientific Committee, International Conference on Food and Biosystems Engineering (FABE2017), Rhodes Island, Greece (June 1^st to 4^th, 2017).

2016                   Member of The International Scientific Committee, The International School on Modeling and Simulation in Food and Bio Processing, Vico Equense, Italy (June 5-8, 2016).

2016                   Member Scientific Committee, EFFoST Congress. 30^th EFFoST International Conference Targeted Technologies for Sustainable Food Systems Austria (28-30 November, 2016). 

2016                    Member Scientific Committee, 4^th ISEKI-Food Conference, Vienna, Austria (July 6-8, 2016).

2016                   Member of the International Scientific Committee, 1^st International School on Modeling and Simulation in Food and Bio Processing, Capri, Italy (June 6-9, 2016).

2016                   Co-chair, EFFoST & European Academy of Food Engineering - Food Engineering for Life Honorary Symposium for Professor Emeritus Marcus Karel (Samberg Conference Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA. May 17, 2016).

2015                   Member, Scientific Committee 29^th EFFoST Conference, Athens, Greece (Nov. 8-10, 2015).

2015                    Organizer and co-chair, 29^th EFFoST Meeting Athens, Greece (Nov. 11, 2015).

2015                     Invited speaker, INNOVA - CIBIA 2015 (October 7, 2015), Montevideo, Urugay.

2015                   Member, Organizing Committee “The Next Generation of Food Innovation: “From Concept to Product”. The 1^st Israeli Symposium on Innovation in the Food World. Tel Aviv, Israel.

2015                   Chair, Ministry of Education Higher Education Committee on Assessment of Tel Hai College. Israel.

2015                   Project Evaluator, Development of a training platform “European Food Innovation Centre” (EFIC).

2015                   External Examiner - Faculty Opponent, PhD Committee - Erik Börjesson, “Powder bed structure and imbibition - A study of spray dried dairy powders”, Dept. Food Technology Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Sweden (6/2015).

2015                   Executive Group Member, European Academy of Food Engineering (EAFE) - The European Federation of Food Science & Technology (EFFoST).

2015                   Organizer and Co-chair of Special Session 3: Open Innovation & Partnerships: A Platform for Meeting Food Engineering Future Challenges. ICEF12, Quebec City Canada (June 16, 2015).

2015                   Plenary Session Speaker. ICEF12 Quebec City, Canada (June 16, 2015).

2015                   Examiner, 9^th European PhD Workshop on Food Engineering and Technology (Bühler AG), Uzwil, Switzerland (March 24 – 25, 2015).

2014                   Invited speaker, “Virtualization of Processes in Food Engineering” Conference, Salerno, Italy (10/2014).

2014                   Co-Theme Leader – Innovation Through Collaboration: Industry, Academia, Government, Consumers, IUFoST 17^th World Congress Food Science & Technology Congress, Montréal, Canada (August 19-20, 2014).

2013                   Scientific Board, iFood 2013 (8^th to 10^th October), Hanover, Germany.

2013                   International Scientific Committee and Co-Chairperson (with Prof. Z. Berk) - Food and Biosystems Engineering International Conference (FABE2013), Skiathos Island, Greece.

2013                   Chairperson, Ad Hoc Visiting Committee, Tel Hai College (Appointed by the Ministry of Education, Israel).

2013                   Committee Member, Selection, distribution and managing Funds (Tnuva class action case), Ministry of Health, Israel.  

2011 – 2013        Chairperson - Innovation Forum, A platform where Industry meet Academia to discuss Innovation, Israel.

2011                   International Scientific Committee and Co-Chairperson, Session 5: Food Engineering Education in a Changing World. International Congress on Engineering and Food, May 22-26, Athens, Greece.

2010                       Scientific Committee, FoodInnova2010 International Conference on Food Innovation, October 25-29, Valencia, Spain.

2010                    Co-Chairperson “From Open Innovation, Partnerships, Knowledge-interactions and Design to Consumer Solutions” IFT (Session 121; July 19, 2011), Chicago IL.

2006 - 2009         IFT Fellows Award Jury Committee, IFT Chicago, Illinois.

2008                    Academic Chairperson - The 7^th Israeli Conference: “Food in the New Era-Nutrition, Health and Technology,” Tel Aviv Israel, 22-24 June.

2005                     Chairperson (Technology and Nutrition) and Organizing Committee - The 4^th Israeli Conference: “Food in the New Era -Nutrition, Health and Technology”, Tel Aviv Israel, 22-23 June.

2003                   Co-Chairperson - Application of the Weibull and other distributions in food process engineering; safety assessment and shelf life determination, 2003 IFT Meeting, Chicago, IL (12-15 July).

2002                   Organizing Committee - The 2^nd Israeli Conference, Tel Aviv 18-19 December.

2002                   Organizing Committee and Chair - Preventing Nutrition Unifying Forces, Tel Aviv April 10-11.

2001                   Co-Chairperson - The 1^st Israeli Conference: “Food in the New Era -Nutrition, Health and Technology”, Tel Aviv Israel, 9-10 January.

2000                   Chair - Water-mediated Effects in Foods, 8^th International Symposium of Water (ISPOW) September 16-21, Zichron Jacob, Israel.

2000                          Elected into Who’s Who in the World.

1998                   Invited Representative – European workshop on: "Improved raw materials for safe and nutritious foods," Brussels June 4-5.

1994                   Member of the Expert Committee on Tea, Ministry of Health, Israel.

1991 - 1994         Chairman, Inter-departmental Equipment Committee, Faculty of Agriculture.

1993                   Chairman, Human resources Development, 3^rd International Convention: “Food Technology for Health & Prosperity,” September 7 to 12, 1993, Mysore, India.

1992                   Chairman, Future Foods and Food technology their impact on the Foodservice Industry. Foodservice Systems beyond the Year 2000. Jerusalem, March 29, 1992.

1990 - 1991         Co-Editor, “Food Product Development: From Concept to The Marketplace”, Van Nostrand Reinhold (AVI), New York.

1988 - 1991         Member of The Program Committee, Institute of Food Technologists, USA.

1986 - 1990         Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Food Process Engineering, USA.

1988 - 1989         Member of the Fish and Selfish Committee, The Refrigeration Research Foundation Washington, DC.

1989                   Co-Chairmen, Technical Session: Engineering and Modeling of Food Systems - II. 1989 IFT Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL (June 27).

1983/4, 1987       Member of the Editorial Board: “Food and Kitchen,” The Israeli Magazine of Institutional Kitchen and Food Industry, Israel.

1986                           Chairman, Fifth International Drying Symposium, Cambridge, MA (August).

1982 - 1985         Israeli Patent Standard Committee Member:

Committee 514: Carbonated Beverages

Committee 559: Alcoholic Drinks

Committee 561: Statistical Sampling of Food Products

1983 - 1984         Member of the Executive Committee, The Scientific Council, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel.

1983 - 1984         Chairman, The Scientific Council, Institute for Technology and Storage of Agricultural Products, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel.

1981 - 1983         Chairman, The Israeli Association for Food and Nutrition Sciences, Israel.

1981 - 1983         Editor, “Computer‑Aided Techniques in Food Technology,” Marcel Dekker, New York.

1981                   Co‑Chairman, Symposium on “Optimization Theory, Techniques and Their Implementation in Food Industry”, Institute of Food Technologists 41st National Meeting, Atlanta.