The biannual AgroStat conference series is organized by the Agro-Industry Group of the French Statistical Society (SFdS), a non-profit organization that brings together researchers, engineers, educators, and statistics users (https://www.sfds.asso.fr). The 17th edition, AgroStat 2026, will be held from October 5th to 7th, 2026, in Dijon, France, and will be organized by the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, Institut Agro Dijon, and Université Bourgogne Europe.

AgroStat 2026 will bring together internationally recognized researchers alongside representatives from industrial organizations to review the latest advances in data collection methods, statistics and data science, discuss emerging needs, and anticipate future challenges in agro-food sciences. The conference aims to foster dialogue across disciplines, highlight methodological innovations, and encourage early collaboration among experts through dedicated thematic sessions.

The scientific program will include keynote lectures, oral presentations, and poster sessions structured around six thematic areas: data quality, reliability & reproducibility; heterogeneous data integration and fusion; text analytics & knowledge engineering; modeling & digital twins; behavioural & physiological analysis in context; visual data processing & automated image-based analysis.

These themes will be approached through theoretical and applied perspectives in sensometrics, chemometrics, signal processing, experimental design, risk analysis, artificial intelligence and big data, meta-analysis, and software tools.

In addition to the scientific program, AgroStat 2026 will offer delegates an exceptional opportunity to experience the rich culture and heritage of Dijon. As the capital of the Burgundy–Franche-Comté region, Dijon is a “City of Art and History” with an UNESCO World Heritage-listed area, part of the Climats de Bourgogne. The city features a beautifully preserved, entirely pedestrian city center, with half-timbered houses, Romanesque and Gothic churches, and 17th and 18th-century mansions, showcasing the medieval streets of the former capital of the Dukes of Burgundy. Dijon is also renowned for its culinary heritage, from mustard to snails, crème de cassis, and gingerbread.

The conference will be followed by the annual meeting of the European Sensory Network on October 8th and 9th.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we warmly look forward to welcoming you to Dijon for AgroStat 2026.

The AgroStat 2026 chairs