Dr. Foddai is employed as Senior Scientist, at the National Food Institute-Danish Technical University (DTU-Food, DK), where he works as veterinary epidemiologist, risk assessor and advisor (for public institutions and for the food industry). He graduated as Doctor in Veterinary Medicine (DVM) in 2006, at the Veterinary University of Sassari (IT). Thereafter, he took a Master Diploma on European Animal Management (École d´ Ingénieurs de Purpan, FR), a Master Degree (MSc) on Animal Health Management (Wageningen University, NL), and a PhD in veterinary epidemiology (Danish Technical University-National Veterinary Institute, DTU-Vet, DK).He is specialized on national risk assessments and on the setting/evaluation/optimization of national disease surveillance systems and eradication schemes. He is also a member of the EFSA Network on Microbiological Risk Assessment. Previously, Dr. Foddai worked for the Danish Agriculture & Food Council (L&F, DK) and for the British Government at the Animal and Health Agency (APHA, UK).