The webinar deals with the following: - Basics of predictice microbiology and predictive quality. - Webdatabases available. - Integrative predictive modeling as an extended tool for the food industry. Presenter: The presenter Cristina L.M. Silva is Associate Prof at Portuguese Catholic University – College of Biotechnology, and is involved in research on quality and safety of processed foods, with emphasis on mathematical modelling and optimisation. She is editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Food Studies, and past-president of ISEKI_ Food Association. Cristina is currently coordinator of 3rd cycles at ESB-UCAPOR, member of directive board of CBQF (http://cbqf.esb.ucp.pt/ (link is external)), and Principal Investigator of "Food risk mitigation tools and strategies".