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ORCID: 0000-0002-7754-7720

Åsmund Rinnan is an Associate Professor in Exploratory Data Analysis in the Department of Food Science. He is also Head of the Cross-sectional Group of Chemometrics and Machine Learning and member of the Food Proteins Group. He is an expert in development of multivariate data analysis with internationally recognized scholarship in chemometrics and spectroscopy. His research explains how processing and storage induced chemical changes of food can be understood through the combination of multivariate data analysis with spectroscopy, especially fluorescence. His data analytical approach is based on the use of domain knowledge (expert knowledge about the system) to unfold the hidden information in large datasets. He uses this knowledge to develop predictive models for optimizing food processing and storage conditions in collaboration with other research groups and the food industry to improve food quality and support more sustainable food production.

Primary fields of research

Åsmund is applying and developing chemometric tools to solve real world problems. The current research is focused on:

• Multi-dimensional fluorescence spectroscopy
• Multiway model development for fluorescence
• Applications of chemometrics to solve practical problems

Teaching

I am  responsible for the course Exploratory Data Analysis/ Chemometrics, and the PhD course Multivariate Data Analysis. In addition I give lectures at several other course.

My teaching principle is focused on creating a safe teaching environment, where students feel seen and heard. I believe that through creating an open space, students are more willing to ask critical questions and engage in the course.

CV

Academic and Professional Activities

2024- Head of the cross-sectional group of chemometrics and machine learning

2024- Work-package leader in the AgriFoodTure project HyCheese

2020-2023 Work-package leader in the EUDP project OiW Control by 3D fluorescence

2012 - Union representative at Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

2008 - Boardmember of the Danish Chemometric Society

Supervision

2009 - Mentor/ supervisor: 7 post-docs, 18 PhDs, 52 MSc and 42 BSc students

2010 -   Opponent for 28 PhD defenses in Denmark, Australia, Canada, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Spain and Turkey

2003 -   Reviewer for: 38 journals