Speakers

Christelle Porcherot is Principal Scientist in the Science & Research Division, Perception & Cognitive Neurosciences group at dsm-firmenich, based in Geneva, Switzerland. She earned her Ph.D. from Burgundy University (Dijon, France), specializing in sensory and consumer sciences.

 Christelle joined dsm-firmenich thirty years ago and has since developed extensive expertise in flavor and fragrance perception, sensory performance, and consumer science. She currently leads the Emotion and Cognition research program, which focuses on understanding the emotional responses elicited by products and developing tools to validate their emotional and well-being benefits. The team collaborates with leading academic institutions, including the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences at the University of Geneva, celebrating two decades of partnership.

 Over the years, the team’s work has emphasized cognitive and behavioral science and the development of innovative experimental designs to validate emotional benefits. To capture the complexity of emotional responses, they adopt a multicomponent approach that combines verbalization, neurophysiology, and behavioral measures. 

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