The Future of Food Computing: Deepening the Scope by Broadening the Network Maija K¯ ale 1 , Ramesh Jain 2 1 University of Latvia 2 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Abstract In recent years, there has been a growing interest in using food data in various areas of computer science. Food, as a fundamental necessity for human sustenance, undergoes complex processes from farm to fork, involving physical, biological, intellectual and emotional dimensions. The need to ensure the effective and sustainable functioning of global food systems, while addressing human and environmental challenges, necessitates the development of food computing. But the question remains: How should food computing evolve to address fundamental issues in the food systems? While global sharing of data, information and knowledge is a way forward, we propose to increase the effectiveness of this sharing by transcending narrow disciplinary boundaries and engaging a wider range of stakeholders to address practical challenges facing human society. We argue that food computing requires a multidisciplinary approach that is expansive in both scope and effectiveness. We envision a future where food computing serves as a comprehensive computational infrastructure for all aspects of food, including its production, consumption, and impact on individuals and the environment. The field of Food Computing is highly relevant to Digital Humanities (DH) researchers. By actively engaging in this area, DH researchers can make substantial contributions and shape the trajectory of future food systems, taking into account the intricate interplay of cultural, social and ethical complexities. Keywords Interdisciplinarity, Future, Food, Computing, Sustainability 1. Introduction Personal food choices and consumption play an important role in public health and have a profound impact on environmental sustainability. Obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease are just some of the health problems associated with the diets of today’s consumers. Over 60% of all deaths are caused by lifestyles where healthy food intake is one of the dominant reasons [1]. While the impact of food on personal health is an area discussed by food and health policy makers and nutritionists around the world, another new discourse has emerged in relation to food consumption, namely the impact on planetary health or the levels of biodiversity, pollution and CO2 that influence and shape climate change and the planet’s ecosystems as a whole [2]. One third of global carbon dioxide emissions are attributed to food systems, with DHNB2023 | Sustainability: Environment - Community - Data. The 7 th Digital Humanities in the Nordic and Baltic Countries Conference. Oslo – Stavanger – Bergen, Norway. March 8–10, 2023.  maija.kale@lu.lv (M. K¯ ale); jain@ics.uci.edu (R. Jain)  https://ej.uz/nqs4 (M. K¯ ale); https://ngs.ics.uci.edu/ (R. Jain)  0000-0001-7116-9338 (M. K¯ ale); 0000-0003-2373-4966 (R. Jain) © 2022 Copyright for this paper by its authors. Use permitted under Creative Commons License Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). DHNB Publications, DHNB2023 Conference Proceedings, https://journals.uio.no/dhnbpub/issue/view/875 70