He received his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India. Dr. Janaswamy’s research is on the basic and applied aspects of carbohydrates with an emphasis on the design and development of cost-effective carriers of bioactive compounds leading to novel functional foods, medicinal foods and food supplements. He is also actively involved in unraveling the correlation between the molecular structure and macroscopic behavior of polysaccharides and tailoring polysaccharide properties towards improved functionality.