The conference program is constantly updated. The program that is shown bellow is the latest version of the program that will include: Sensometrics tutorials, keynote speakers, oral and flash presentations, posters sessions, and workshops.
To contribute to the program please visit the submit abstract page: the deadline for submission of abstracts is 4th of March 2024.
Note that all activities of the conference will take place at the main venue Pasteur Institute (Amphitheatre Declaux), with the exception of the Gala dinner that will be at Paris downtown. Conference files: List of persons registered Conference handbook Conference abstracts
Monday, June 3 (Sensometric TUTORIALS)
| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Registration for tutorials |
| 9:00 - 12:00 |
3 Sensometrics tutorials (morning session)
- Publication-quality data visualizations using the R tidyverse. Instructors: Jacob Lahne & Leah Hamilton (Virginia State University, USA)
- Create automatic and reproducible sensory reports with Quarto. Instructor: Margot BRARD (Consultant & trainer at ThinkR, France)
- Sparse Factor Analysis of Sensory Data. Instructor: Vincent Guillemot (Institut Pasteur, France)
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| 12:00 - 13:30 |
Lunch break |
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13:30 - 16:30
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2 Sensometrics tutorials (afternoon session)
- Introduction to R’s Shiny Applications Through Practical Examples. Instructor: Thierry Worch (FrieslandCampina, Netherlands)
- A comprehensive guide to efficiently analyze Sensory data with XLSTAT. Instructor: Fabien Llobell & Efthalia Anagnostou (Lumivero, XLSTAT, France)
The cost of the Sensometrics tutorials will be of 50€, and with a limited number of attendees.
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Tuesday, June 4 (CONFERENCE)
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8:30 - 9:00
9:00 - 9:10
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Conference registration
Conference opening & welcome message. Carlos GOMEZ-CORONA & Vincent GUILLEMOT
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| 9:10 - 10:10 |
Keynote speaker presentation. Yvonnick NOEL, Université de Rennes 2
On the importance of specifying an explicit response function in behavior and preference measurement
Session chairs: Vincent GUILLEMOT & Carlos GOMEZ-CORONA
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| 10:10 - 10:40 |
Flash oral presentations (10min each)
Session chairs: Amparo TARREGA & Andrea PATARO
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10:40 - 11:10
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Definitive screening designs: sensitivity and specificity (Uros Zigon*, Symrise AG, Holzminden, Germany; Ruben Rama; Peigen Yu)
Sensory-informed design based on agglomerative free sorting for category appraisal (Linli Zhu, UC Davis, USA; Gaelle Chanlot, Julien Delarue*)
Cluster analysis of qualitative and mixed variables application to sensory data (Aida Eslami*, Université de Laval, Canada; Soudeh Khoubrouy; Fabien Llobell; Hervé Abdi)
Coffee break
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11:10 - 12:10
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Oral session 1: Artificial intelligence for Sensory and Consumer Research (15min each)
Session chairs: Thierry WORCH & Kees CORNELISSEN Automating chemosensory creativity assessment with Large Language Models (Qian Janice Wang*, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Lucas Gruda; Robert Pellegrino)
Blends Optimization: A Two-Phase Approach to Balancing Economic Viability and Sensory Excellence (Cecile Bavay*, Aigora, France; Viktor Plamenov)
The advantages and challenges of using historical data in sensory evaluation (Kees Cornelissen*, FrieslandCampina, Netherlands; Thierry Worch; Mirella Pluijmacker; Mirjam Bouwman-Timmermans; Elly Van Den Broek)
From Global Diversity to Data Unity: Signal Detection Theory's Role in Consumer Research (Danielle van Hout*, Aigora, Spain; Hye-Seong Lee; Min-A Kim)
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12:10 - 13:40
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Lunch & Poster session 1
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| 13:40 - 14:40 |
Keynote speaker presentation. Gilbert SAPORTA, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers. Work in collaboration with Ndèye NIANG (Cnam, Paris, France); and Mory OUATTARA (Université San Pedro, Côte d'Ivoire). |
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14:40 - 15:40
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Clustering variables: a survey and some new developments
Session chairs: Hervé ABDI & Ju-Chi YU.
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Paralell session 1
European Sensory Network (ESN) workshop
Data and Impactful Communication. A Workshop by ESN
and the Sensometrics Society (Gemma Hodgson*, Qi Statistics,
UK; Hannelize van Zyl*, Heineken, Switzerland)
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Parallel session 2
Sensometrics book presentation
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15:40 - 16:10
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Coffee break
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16:10 - 17:10
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Paralell session 1 (cont)
European Sensory Network (ESN) workshop
Data and Impactful Communication. A Workshop by ESN
and the Sensometrics Society (Gemma Hodgson*, Qi Statistics,
UK; Hannelize van Zyl*, Heineken, Switzerland)
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Parallel session 2
Sensometrics Annual General Assembly
Every two years the Sensometrics members are reunited
to make the AGM to discuss about the present and the
future of our Sensometric Society.
Open to all members and no-members of the Society.
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End of Day 1 |
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Wednesday, June 5 (CONFERENCE)
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9:00 - 10:00
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Keynote speaker presentation. Alexiane LUC, IT&M STATS, France.
A machine learning approach for analyzing FREE JAR data
Session chairs: Vincent GUILLEMOT & Vincent LE GOFF
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| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Flash oral presentations (10min each)
Session chairs: Jacob LAHNE & Leah HAMILTON
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10:30 - 11:00
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Bagging-based algorithms of machine learning (ML) to model sensory perception from simple chemical measurements (Maria-Pilar Saenz-Navajas*, Instituto de la Ciencia de la Vid y del Vino, Spain; David W. Jeffrey; Susana R. P. Bastian, Chelo Ferreira)
New approaches in TDS data analysis: Two case studies using bacon and cooked ham products (Stergios Melios*; Simona Grasso; Declan Bolton; Emily Crofton)
We are all a bit different: Understanding meat consumption through four different clustering methods (Harry Phillips*, dsm-firmenich, France, Carlos Gomez-Corona, Graziella Bueno, Rafael Barroso)
Coffee break
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| 11:00 - 12:15 |
Oral session 2: New methods for consumer data analysis (15min each)
Session chairs: David BLUMENTHAL & Noémie LUCET
Application of SO-PLS Regression in Handling Multiblock L-shape Data (Quoc Cuong Nguyen *, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology; Daniele Asioli; Tormod Næs)
Group sequential tests in sensory and consumer studies (Michael Meyners*, P&G, Germany)
Bayes is back!: Overcoming assessor number challenges in equivalence testing for manufacturing and process control changes (Aaron Oakes*, Finlay Extracts & Ingredients, USA; Frieda Dehrmann; Mary Jenner, Gemma Hodgson)
When consumers say one thing, but they do the other: Segmentation of implicit and explicit attitudes towards meat and plant-based alternatives (Donato Cereghetti*, dsm-firmenich, Switzerland; Géraldine Coppin; Isabelle Cayeux; Kathrin Ohla; Carlos Gomez-Corona, Evelyne Vigneau)
Best Worst Scaling in sensory analysis: how to detect atypical respondents? (Fabien Llobell*; Paulin Choisy; Sok L. Chhean; Sara R. Jaeger)
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| 12:15 - 13:45 |
Lunch & Poster sessions 2
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| 13:45 - 14:45 |
Keynote speaker presentation. Michael GREENACRE, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain Compositional data analysis and the connection to correspondence analysis, with applications to biochemical compositional data from fish and shellfish
Session chairs: John CASTURA & Lucia ESPINOSA
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| 14:45 - 16:15 |
Society of Sensory Professionals (SSP) workshop
Current best practices and new research in discrimination testing
Re-Introducing the R package sensR for Discrimination Test Planning and Analysis (Cecile Bavay and Dominik Rafacz, Aigora)
Current Best Practices: Thurstonian Theory, Similarity vs. Difference Testing (Katie Osdoba, Sensory Spectrum and Michael Nestrud, Curion)
Reference-based Discrimination Testing in Sensory Quality Management (Danielle van Hout, Aigora)
Bayesian Approaches to Discrimination Analysis (Gemma Hodgson, Qi Statistics and Mike Gasho, Pepsico)
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| 16:15 - 16:35 |
Coffee break
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| 16:35 - 17:50 |
Oral session 3: New methods (continuation) & Sensometrics for sustainability challenges (15min each)
Session chairs: Maame Yaakwaah Blay Adjei & Carlos Gomez-Corona
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Sparse DiSTATIS with applications to sensory evaluation (Ju-Chi Yu*, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada; Carlos Gomez-Corona; Hervé Abdi; Vincent Guillemot)
Added value of DoE to study perception and beyond (Benedicte LE CALVE*, dsm-firmenich, Switzerland) Sensory Engineering and Sustainability: From Design Factors to Consumer Satisfaction back and forth (David Blumenthal*, Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, France; Marion Schvartz; Valérie Guénard Lampron; Marine Masson)
Methodological challenges for the inclusion of people with cognitive disability in sensory and consumer testing (Carolina Chaya*, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain; Gabriel Lopez-Font, Mari Carmen Suarez-Figueroa)
Exploring habits and tradition in beer consumers: A case study of Ghanaian market (Portia Owusu*, University of Ghana, Ghana; Maame Yaakwaah Adjei; Carlos Gomez-Corona, Esther Sakyi-Dawson)
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| 19:00 |
Gala dinner (All persons attending the conference are invited. No additional cost!)
Fitzroy Paris, 49 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, 75011 Paris
Our gala dinner is at an informal venue located at the festive area of Bastille. Food, drinks, and a Petanque tournament. From 19h until 1am.
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Thursday, June 6 (CONFERENCE)
| 9:00 - 10:00 |
Keynote speaker presentation: Anne Hasted, Qi Statistics, UK.
Session chair: Carlos GOMEZ-CORONA & Donato CEREGHETTI
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10:00 - 10:45
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Oral session 4: Fundamentals of sensory data analysis (15min each)
Session chair: Sylvie CHOLLET & Maria Pilar SAENZ-NAVAJAS
Investigating control-centred results after uncentred principal component analysis (John Castura*, Compusense, Canada; Véronique Cariou; Tormod Næs) Nonlinear PLS-based approaches applied to External Preference Mapping – A review (Matthieu Bonsens *, Oniris VetAgroBio, France; Alexe Mouniama-Mounican; Frédéric Caubet; Frédéric Vey; Véronique Cariou; Benjamin Mahieu)
A cross-cultural comparison of Check-All-That-Apply (CATA) clustering methods: b-cluster analysis vs CLUSCATA (Saleh Moradi; John Castura; Fabien Llobell; Nathalie Janin*, Fonterra Research and Development Centre, New Zealand; Sidsel Jensen)
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10:45 - 11:15
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Coffee break
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| 11:15 - 12:00 |
Oral session 5: Text mining methods
Session chair: François HUSSON & Mathilde VANDENBERGHE |
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12:00 -12:30
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Framed Correspondence Analysis of Natural Language Sensory Descriptions: Using Prototypical Descriptions to Define What Matters To Consumers (Leah Hamilton*, Virginia State University, USA; Julien Delarue)
Comparison of text analysis methods for sparse text data: A use case with food trend headlines (Alex Feldmeyer*, Mane, USA)
Distortion in Correspondence Analysis and Taxicab Correspondence Analysis: a Comparison (Vartan Choulakian*, Université de Moncton, Canada)
Conference closure
Session chair: Carlos GOMEZ-CORONA, Vincent GUILLEMOT, Hervé ABDI Closing
18th Sensometrics conference announcement
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For any question, please write to chair@sensometric.org
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