Jean-Xavier Guinard, PhD

Professor of Sensory Science at the University of California, Davis

Jean-Xavier Guinard is Professor of Sensory Science in the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis. His research focuses on sensory and culinary strategies for dietary change, the optimization of the sensory quality and consumer acceptance of foods, beverages and other consumer products, and the AI prediction of consumer liking and expert quality from sensory, compositional and structural data. Jean-Xavier has authored 140 peer-reviewed publications. He teaches undergraduate, graduate and lifelong learning courses at UC Davis and consults for food and beverage companies and consumer agencies worldwide. Over the past 20 years, Jean-Xavier has served in various administrative roles for international education at the University of California and for the Robert Mondavi Institute at UC Davis. (Davis, California)