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Abstract submission deadline: 8 January 2027
Abstracts are invited for workshops, oral and poster presentations at the conference on the following topics :
HUMAN DIMENSION
Fundamentals of sensory perception
Appearance, sound, odour, flavour, taste, texture, chemosensory perception, phenotypes and genotypes, psychophysics, physiological factors affecting individual differences in sensory responses.
Underrepresented populations & social responsibility in sensory and consumer science
Studies with non-WEIRD populations, people with physical or mental disabilities, minority groups, migration, neurodiversity, indigenous groups.
Role of culinary arts and behavioral science in sensory & consumer perception
Sensory and culinary; food-food and food-drink interactions; in-context research (restaurants, canteens, catering, in-travel, at-home); external environments and sensory science; social context.
Sensory and consumer research for health, nutrition, and well-being
Sensory physiology and psychology as they relate to health and wellbeing, understanding the inherent limitations of human perception and their impact on product choices and food personalization. Emotions and affective sciences.
Applied sensory & consumer science
Industrial applications in food and non-food products; product development; market research; consumer research, among others.
DIGITAL DIMENSION
The future of food, beauty, and home-care
Studies related to the future of food, beauty, home-care, etc. Future scenarios, design fiction, speculative design. Study of breakthrough innovations. Trend hunting and behavioral design.
Artificial intelligence and its impact on food choice and preferences
New and disruptive technologies and the future of digital sensory & consumer science (e.g. AI, chatbots, XR); sensory & consumer-driven innovation and design; co-creation; citizen science & consumer involvement; living labs.
Sensometric challenges and opportunities (traditional approaches and big data)
New methods for data analysis; data science applied to sensory and consumer data; use of AI in data analyses, and data visualization.
New digital context & eating/drinking experiences
New dining experiences, virtual-reality, metaverse contexts and digital experiences. Phygital studies.
ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSION
Climate crisis and its effect of food habits and attitudes
Effect of food choices due to climate crisis, new habits, attitudes and behaviors.
Food waste, upcycling, and recycling
New ways of consumption, treating food waste, zero-waste. sensory and consumers’ perception towards food waste reduction. From recycling to upcycling. Product and packaging transformation and communication.
Sensory and Consumer research for animal welfare
Animal welfare, no animal testing for beauty, responsible sourcing. Pet-Food, veganism and vegetarianism. New technologies to reduce meat consumption: precision fermentation and cell-based meat and milk.
Sensory & consumer drivers of sustainability Sensory drivers of sustainable diets; sensory aspects of new ingredients, materials and technologies; ; responsible consumption; cognitive, affective, and social drivers of sustainable choices.
Notes for Authors:
Successfully submitted abstracts will be acknowledged with an electronic receipt including an abstract reference number, which should be quoted in all correspondence. Allow at least 2 hours for your receipt to be returned to you.
Once the paper is accepted, at least one of the authors must register for the conference and present the paper at the conference.
Abstracts of all accepted contributions will be included within the abstract system which will be distributed to all registered conference participants.
Generative AI policy
We support the responsible use of generative AI Tools in the preparation of conference abstracts, posters, and presentations. Any use of such tools must be transparently disclosed, including the tool used and how it was applied. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy and integrity of their work.
Please see our full author policy, which also applies to conference submissions: https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/generative-ai-policies-for-journals
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