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)

13:30 - 16:30

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. 

8:30 - 9:00

Conference registration

Keynote speaker presentation. Yvonnick NOEL, Université de Rennes 2

On the importance of specifying an explicit response function in behavior and preference measurement

10:40 - 11:10

Definitive screening designs: sensitivity and specificity (Uros Zigon*, Symrise AG, Holzminden, Germany; Ruben Rama; Peigen Yu)

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)

Sensory-informed design based on agglomerative free sorting for category appraisal (Linli Zhu, UC Davis, USA; Gaelle Chanlot, Julien Delarue*)

Pending Flash oral presentation 4

Coffee break

Oral session 1: Artificial intelligence for Sensory and Consumer Research (15min each)

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)

12:10 - 13:40 

 Lunch & Poster session 1

14:40 - 15:40

Clustering variables: a survey and some new developments

15:40 - 16:10

Coffee break

 16:10 - 17:10

9:00 - 10:00

Keynote speaker presentation. Alexiane LUC, IT&M STATS, France. 

A machine learning approach for analyzing FREE JAR data

10:30 - 11:00 

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)

Pending Flash Presentation 3

Coffee break

Oral session 2: New methods for consumer data analysis (15min each) 

Sparse DiSTATIS with applications to sensory evaluation (Ju-Chi Yu*, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Canada; Carlos Gomez-Corona; Hervé Abdi; Vincent Guillemot)

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)

Lunch & Poster sessions 2

Keynote speaker presentation. Michael GREENACRE, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain

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)

Coffee break 

Oral session 3:  Sensometrics for sustainability challenges (15min each)

Finding common factors in the motives underlying food choices in cross cultural studies including both African and European countries (Ingunn Berget*, NOFIMA, Norway; Riette de Kock; Nomzamo Magano; Paula Varela)

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)

Pending oral presentation 5

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.

Keynote speaker presentation: Anne Hasted, Qi Statistics, UK. 

10:00 - 10:45

Oral session 4: Fundamentals of sensory data analysis (15min each)

Investigating control-centred results after uncentred principal component analysis (John Castura*, Compusense, Canada; Véronique Cariou; Tormod Næs)

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)

10:45 - 11:15

Coffee break 

12:00 -12:30

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

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