The International Committee on Predictive Modelling in Food (ICPMF) was founded on 12 September 2011 in Dublin during the ICPMF-7 conference. Since 2014, ICPMF is a subcommittee of The International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene (ICFMH), and through this link, is now under the umbrella of the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS).
What is ICPMF?
GOALS
Predictive Modelling for Food
To foster the development and use of mathematical modelling in food science
Food Safety and Quality
To Improve Food Safety and Quality and Food Process Optimization through transferring the Know-How on Predictive Model to the different levels along the Food Chains
Predictive Modeller Community
To create a strong predictive modeller community able to advance in Predictive Mathematical Tools for Food by increasing the presence in media, science, academia, etc
Educational Programmes
To develop educational programmes to train scientists, academia and food professionals in Predictive Modelling Tools in Foods
FEATURED INFORMATION
Conferences
The next 13th International Conference of Predictive Modelling in Food will be held in Athens from the 1 st to the 3 rd September 2025. It is will comprise themes such as: the use of Data Science, AI, Machine Learning, and their tools for decision making in the Food sector, Digital twins in the Food Sector , Food safety by design: tools and decision support systems, and many others.
Events
International course: Reaction kinetics in food science 12th edition
The use of kinetics is necessary for many aspects of food research. Enzymatic, chemical, physical and microbial reactions in foods occur simultaneously during processing and storage, and usually it is a cascade of reactions. The food scientist needs to optimize the quality of food, and this can only be done in a quantitative way with the proper use of kinetics.
