The International Webinar “Machine Learning Application For Food Engineering” was held at STEKOM in collaboration with two universities from abroad.

The University of Computer Science and Technology (STEKOM University), on 12 August 2021 held an International Webinar with Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering in India and the National University of Timor Lorosa'e in Timor Leste. The theme of this webinar is "Machine Learning Applications for Food Engineering" which was very well presented by Dr. Gururaj, HL ; Domingos de Sousa Freitas, S.T., M.T and Santi Widiastuti S.T, M.T.


Machine Learning is a sub-branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that gives systems the ability to learn and develop automatically from experience without having to be explicitly programmed, said Dr. Gururaj. Meanwhile, Food Engineering is a multidisciplinary branch of applied physics that combines science, microbiology and engineering for the food and related industries, he added. As the first resource person, Dr. Gururaj delivered a complete explanation of the understanding of machine learning and food engineering along with the various challenges faced today and in the future.


On the next occasion, Domingos de Sousa S.T, M.T delivered material on food technology for processing traditional alcohol as an export commodity. This material is based on research that results in improvements in production processes and quality. The presentation of the material went very smoothly and the participants who looked active on the media zoom and youtube looked very active. At the end of the presentation session, a question and answer session was also provided which was attended by participants with interesting questions to the speakers. Both questions asked in writing and orally, all showed the level of enthusiasm of the participants towards the presenters or the material presented.

Representative from STEKOM University, Santi Widiastuti S.T, M.T delivered material on the application of artificial intelligence in the food industry. In this era of technology 4.0, we must be able to utilize technology and information as much as possible to simplify our tasks and work, to be more effective, efficient but still of high quality, he explained. If we are resistant to this 4.0 technology trend, then we will experience a lot of being left behind with the current industry. We will find it difficult to keep up with events or the current direction of industrial development. Where the industry is currently mostly developing towards automation and data-based so that work tends to run faster, but remains accurate.


This webinar was opened by the Chancellor of the University of Computer Science and Technology, Dr. Joseph Teguh Santoso at the beginning of the event. The webinar was held online for 2.5 hours and ran smoothly until the event was over. The organizing committee is very grateful to all those who contributed to the smooth running of the event. Both the participants and all the committee crews are considered to have played a large role in the smooth running of the event.