The IT4NUEVOO Project: Innovative plants and technologies for the extraction of a new nutraceutical extra virgin olive oil with a high content of healthy substances. Research project funded by the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, in the olive-oil area according to Ministerial Decree no. 30311, 31/10/2018

Giuseppe Altieri is an associate research professor at the Dept. SAFE – School of Agricultural Forest Food and Environmental Sciences – Basilicata University – Potenza – Italy, currently lecturing in “Automation and Control of the Agri-food Industry Processes” and in “Food engineering: principles of machines and plants for the agri-food industry”. From 2021, Member representative of SAFE School at Steering Committee of Infrastructural and ICT Systems Center (aka CISIT) of University of Basilicata. From 2018, Coordinator of Courses in Food Technologies (Bachelor) and Food Sciences and Technologies (Master) at the SAFE School. From 2018, SAFE School Head Management and responsible for CISIA On-line Test. From 2016, Head Management of the SAFE School Website & Information System. From 2013, Member of the Educational Quality Assessment & Assurance Committee in the Courses of Food Technologies and Food Sciences and Technologies. From 2012, Academic Spin-Off Founder, "Ninetek - Innovations for Agri-Industry", R&D branch responsible (R&D Manager) (https://nineteksrl.wordpress.com/). From 2000, Member of the PhD College at the SAFE School (Agricultural, Forest, and Food Sciences). G. Altieri is a specialist in design and setup of on-line control systems for the storage, cooling and freezing of agricultural foodstuffs and in the use of spectra multilinear statistical analysis to optimize and control the agri-food processes. The research activity, developed in the main fields related to Agricultural Mechanics, it is mainly focused on the modelling, control and automation of the agro-industrial production processes and agricultural machineries, with the aim to optimize and manage of both production and energy requirements; this is accomplished through the development of new technologies and new sensors for the online process control related to agri-industry plants. Patents: 1) BLOW, a patented device to control Modified Atmosphere Packaging of fruit and vegetables (see details at PCT/IB2016/0506600); 2) ROTASED, a Patented device acting as olive oil final separator (see details at IT201600078140). Furthermore, G. Altieri is member of: 1) AIIA (Italian Society of Agricultural Engineering); 2) EurAgEng (European Society for Agricultural Engineers); 3) CIGR (International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering).

Giovanni Carlo Di Renzo is full professor (Agricultural Mechanics), University of Basilicata, School of Science of Agriculture, Forestry, Food and Environment (SAFE). A.Y. 1994/1995 to current, lecturing the courses “Machines and plants for Food-industry Processing 1 and 2" in the Food Science Bachelor and Master degree. Coordinator of the PhD Course in Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences of SAFE - UNIBAS from 13 May 2022 to current; Director of the School of Agriculture, Forestry, Food and Environment Science (SAFE) of the Basilicata University, from the 01/10/2018 to current; Responsible of the Scientific laboratory MAC-LAB (https://machimplab.wordpress.com/) from the 01/11/1994 to current; President of Food Science Bachelor and Food Science and Technology MS degree from 01/07/2014 to 30/09/2019; Chairman of Patent Commission of Basilicata University from  01/03/2011 to 30/10/2014; Vice Rector of Basilicata University from 01/10/2009 to  30/06/2014.

The scientific and professional experience in design, working and operation analysis of machines and plants for the following industry: storage and processing of fruit and vegetables, dairy, wine, olive oil, and pasta. The experience gained combined with laboratory practice and knowledge of agro-industrial automation process control makes prof. Di Renzo an expert in the field of the plant and machines for food industries. Patents: 2018 - Device for controlling gaseous exchanges between the inside and outside of a container for solid or liquid food products. EU Patent number 3303174 (December 26th 2018). The European Commission recognized BlowDevice® micro-technology as "Key Technology" in Europe on the Innovation Radar Portal https://www.innoradar.eu/innovation/33892; 2) 2019 - Rotary sedimentator with vertical axis for the solid/liquid and liquid/liquid separation of liquid foods Italian Patent n.  2016000078140 (28/01/2019); 3) 2021 - Machine for applying at least one gas exchange control device to a packaging film Italian Patent Pending n. 102021000007508 26/03/2021.

Francesco Genovese is Associate Professor since October 2022 (he was Professor Assistant at the School of Agriculture, Forest, Food And Environmental Sciences (SAFE) of the University of Basilicata, from December 2011). Graduated in Food Science and Technology, Ph. Doctor, is an expert on the following subject: Machines and plants for dairy processing, Machines and plants for wine industry, Machines and plants for food industry and Automation and Process Control in food industry (Scientific Discipline Sector AGR/09). The scientific activity of F. Genovese has involved several issues regarding the SSD AGR / 09 (Agriculture Engineering) mainly aimed at creating models, control and automation of food processing, in order to increase food quality, optimize the production and energy management, through the development of new techniques and innovative sensors. Prof. Genovese also carried out research activity on the development of plants for dairy production with reference to milk thermal treatment, the stretching and shaping operations of "pasta filata" cheese, the recovery of the by-products of the dairy industry using low pressure evaporation techniques, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis. He is the scientific responsible for the following projects: "Sharing Knowledge to increase Post-harvest Efficiency (SKIPE)" approved by DGR 793 of 09/11/2020 under the POR FESR Basilicata 2014-2020 Public Notice for the selection of interregional and transnational cooperation projects (according to art. 96.3.d of Reg. (EU) n. 1303/2013), lasting 24 months; WP leader in the Research Project of the Basilicata Regione (PSR 2014-2020) Measure 16 Submeasure 16.2 - "Support for pilot projects and development of new products, practices, processes and technologies - Diversification of the production of Lucanian cheeses and their functional characteristics. Project name: Formaggi lucani PLUS (duration 24 months; start of activities JANUARY 2020).-Coordinator of technical and scientific activities of the spin-off "Ninetek innovations for Agri-industry srl" in the context of the European project Horizon 2020 called MYPACK - "Best markets for the exploitation of innovative sustainable food packaging solutions", a 42-month project that began on November 1, 2017 (Grant Agreement Number 774265).

Attilio Matera is an academic researcher in Agricultural Mechanics, in the field of Agricultural, Forestry and Bio-Systems Engineering (07/C1), and holder of the course of Machines and plants for fresh and IV range products for the course in English of the master's degree in Food Science and Technology (LM70) at the University of Basilicata. In 2020 he obtained his Ph.D. in Agricultural Mechanics (AGR/09) on the development and optimization of a breathable packaging system for horticultural products (I and IV range), based on a valve with selective properties to the gases-permeability. In 2018 he led the research team of IROST of Tehran (IRAN) in the development and development of experimental activities for the optimization of the shelf life of strawberries and first range mushrooms. He has been speaking at various conferences and seminars, nationally and internationally, in the field of Agricultural, Food and Bio-Systems Engineering, developing research and indexed works in the field of the development of machines and prototypes for the improvement of food quality and safety. He gathered many experiences in the field of analytical control and evaluation of the physical-mechanical, microbiological, chemical and spectrophotometric properties of food, evaluating the effect of microwaves and a heat treatment on food properties. The research carried out in the field of machines and plants in the agri-food industry included the prototyping of innovative machines and systems for the dairy, olive oil sectors, ready-to-heat, and the development of innovative packaging systems for fruit and vegetables, with particular emphasis to the optimization of the functional performance of specific machines and plants, as well as the implementation of prototypes in industrial plants and sensors applied to agri-food plants, the study of machines and plant solutions for the treatment and recovery of food industry by-products, the composting of by-products and wastewater from the agri-food industries.