Reza graduated with Master of Science degrees in Animal Science from Tehran University, Iran and subsequently a PhD degree in Poultry Nutrition from Massey University, New Zealand. He was awarded his PhD in 2011 on the influence of feed processing on the performance, nutrient utilisation and gut development of poultry. He has published in top ranking Animal Science Journals and already has over 150 scientific communications, including 44 peer-reviewed articles, two book chapters and five edited conference proceedings, to his credit. He is serving as an Associate Editor for an international journal (Animal Nutrition), and has been a reviewer for a number of international journals. His research on feed processing has drawn the attention of the industry and academia, and is being recognized worldwide as providing new insight to feed processing technology. As an invited speaker, Reza has presented his work in a number of international conferences such as European Poultry Conference (EPC, 2014), European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition (ESPN, 2017), International Broiler Nutritionists’ Conference (2014, 2017), Asia-Pacific Poultry Conference (2018), Australian Poultry Science Symposium (APSS, 2019) and many industry seminars. Reza currently works as a Senior Research Scientist in Poultry Nutrition for Monogastric Research Centre, Massey University. Reza’s current interest is poultry nutrition focusing on feed processing, feed evaluation and feeding strategies.