Federico was born in Quito, Ecuador. He received a Ph.D. in Food Engineering from Lund University in 2004. He is currently Professor at the Department of Food Technology, Engineering and Nutrition of Lund University in Sweden and Director of PlantLink, a research network of plant and food scientists. His research interests include emerging technologies (pulsed electric fields, vacuum impregnation)for the processing of fruit and vegetables, with strong focus on metabolic consequences of processing and plant stress physiology.