26 – 27 July, 2024 | Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology in Ho Chi Minh city (Vietnam)
“The New Diverse Facets of Sensory Evaluation: Exploring its Intersection with Modern Technologies”.
SPISE 2024 includes two main events:
July 22 -15, 2024: Two full-day workshops
– Workshop 1: Analyzing sensory and consumer data with jamovi.
– Workshop 2: A multi-dimensional approach using MCA, MFA, and PLS with R.
– Workshop 3: New product development in food industry: From strategy to implementation
July 26 – 27, 2024: One-and-a-half-day symposium: The New Diverse Facets of Sensory Evaluation
The symposium will take place in a convivial atmosphere allowing participants:
– Explore new methods and latest research in sensory and consumer sciences.
– Share research, experiences and insights in sensory and consumer sciences.
– Connect with experts and professionals in the field of sensory and consumer sciences.
– Create and develop partnerships.
– Experience the rich culture and beauty of Vietnam.
Featuring keynote speakers:
· Dr. Wada Yuji, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
· Dr. Tian Yu, Aigora, USA
· (Stay tuned for further updates)
The call is open for paper submission. Papers are welcme both theoretically and empirically on topics in any field of sensory and consumer sciences. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
· Relationship between products, consumers, and contexts
· Applications of sensory analysis in the food industry/product development
· Relating sensory and other consumer research methods
· Applied statistics in sensory evaluation
· Sustainable food products
· Advances in sensory and consumer methodology
· Sensory strategies in food marketing
· Social determinants of food choice
· Cross-cultural sensory and consumer research
· Measurement of product experiences and emotions
· Integrating data from multiple sensory modalities using machine learning techniques.
· Enhancing the holistic understanding of sensory experiences through data fusion.
· Applying sentiment analysis tools to interpret consumer feedback from sensory evaluations.
· Understanding the emotional aspects of sensory experiences through natural language processing.
· Developing models that predict sensory responses based on AI and machine learning algorithms. Utilizing predictive analytics for anticipating consumer preferences.
Submission options:
– Full paper for Special Issue of VNUHCM Journal of Engineering and Technology (https://stdjet.scienceandtechnology.com.vn/index.php/stdjet, ISSN 2615-9872, A Sub-journal of VNUHCM Journal of Science and Technology) with a fee of 500,000 VND (20$USD).
– Full paper for publication in the Proceedings of the Symposium.
– Abstract paper for publication in the Abstract book of the Symposium.
For detailed submission guidelines, please visit: http://sensorylab.hcmut.edu.vn/spise2024/
Key dates:
· Abstract Submission: 31 May, 2024
· Full paper submission: 30 June, 2024
· Early Bird Registration: 30 May, 2024
· Standard Registration: 14 July, 2024