Food Flavours & Sensory Workshop Dubai 2025

Trends and developments in the era of artificial intelligence and data science

Dates: January 29-30, 2025 (2 days)
Venue: Dubai Knowledge Park, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

• 2 Days workshop   
•  Coffee breaks
•  Lunch
• A training Session (included in the 2 days of the workshop)
• Certificate of participation.

Registration fees: 490.- €
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About

The Flavours & Sensory Workshop Dubai aims to convene scientists from academia and industry and to impart essential knowledge and trends in the field of flavour and sensory research, combined with novel array of collaborative tools such as artificial intelligence, data science, statistics, chemometrics, and more.

Invited keynote speakers will share their latest work and findings, shedding light on crucial practical aspects of their research. Networking is also one of the most important aspects of this workshop, which will be held in the vibrant city of Dubai.

Workshop Description

Today, flavour and sensory research drive innovation in the food, beverage, and other industries, serving as crucial tools for differentiation among producers in the marketplace. Through the exploration of new ingredients, aroma, and flavour delivery systems, companies can develop products that resonate with evolving consumer preferences and trends. Flavour analysis and research enable a deeper understanding of the intricate chemistry of aroma and its sensory impact.

In recent years, considerable progress has been made in the field of aroma analysis in food and beverages. For example, advancements in the use of GC-IMS, GC x GC for key aroma identification and, to a certain extent, electronic nose and tongue technologies. More recently, the use of chemometric, statistics and especially data science has become essential and complementary tools to sensory and GC-MS/Olfactometry aroma research. Moreover, in this field, generative artificial intelligence can be potentially leveraged to identify off-flavours in specific cases, or in sensory evaluation and consumer research, it can predict consumer preferences based on their tastes, through facial emotion analysis.  These new tools can support the analysis, identification, and quantification of key aroma compounds and also accelerate aroma profiling in food. This is true even though GC-Olfactometry/MS will remain the foundational technique in aroma analysis.

The primary objective of the Food & Sensory Workshop Dubai is to foster the development and enhancement of knowledge on methods and techniques in food and beverage analysis, encompassing dairy and fermented products, plant-based proteins for food, coffee, chocolate, olive oil, honey, cooked food, tea, snacks, drinks and all type of beverages and many others.
Over the course of the two-day workshop focusing on emerging analytical methods and trends in flavours, taste and sensory science, participants will explore advancements in flavour characterization, dealing with off-flavours, identification of key aromas, sensory methodologies, etc.  These include also the use of multivariate data analysis, statistics and chemometrics, recent advancements and contribution of data science to olfactive and sensory analysis, e-nose technologies, GC×GC/MS, and other innovations in the field of flavours and sensory research. 

This year’s theme, “in the era of artificial intelligence, chemometrics and data science” underscores breakthroughs guiding participants toward a deeper understanding of flavour chemistry across the various sessions of the workshop.

Food and flavour researchers, data scientists, laboratory technicians, chemists and chemometricians, sensory researchers, PhD students, laboratory managers, and qualified scientists from academia or industry who are eager to gain essential knowledge in this field are invited to attend this exceptional workshop.

The Venue

The Flavour & Sensory Workshop will be held in Dubai, the vibrant city with gleaming skyline, blending modernity with cultural richness in the middle of the desert sands as well as its vibrant souks, indulge in culinary delights.

The Agenda

The agenda will be published soon.

Interested to be a speaker and present your research work during the workshop? Please contact us for more information.