Dr. Rishi Ravindra Naik is a research associate at the School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW Sydney. He specializes in extraction, isolation, and characterization of food ingredients from plant and seaweed sources, and enhancing the functionality and bioactivity of plant-based and seaweed-based proteins using techniques such as conjugation and ultrasonication, as well as process optimization and machine-learning-assisted food processing research. His work spans food engineering, food chemistry, sensory science, sustainability, and optimization of functional food systems.