Maria Rossi Koller is the Communication Research Officer at Bridge2Food, where she follows the Communication & Dissemination of research results of four EU-funded projects: HealthFerm, Giant Leaps, Plenitude, and ProFuture. Before joining Bridge2Food, she graduated with a Master of Science in Applied Human Nutrition at the University of Guelph, Canada, delving into consumer perceptions of beans and bean-based bakery products and extruded snacks. In between studies, she gained hands-on experience in sustainable farming practices and food production by working in organic and biodynamic farms in Northeast Italy. She graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Italy, focusing on novel food concepts and valorization of industrial by-products, as part of the work of the EU-project FODIAC.