Dear Colleagues,

We are glad to inform you that the International Federation of Classification Societies (IFCS) Conference 2026 will take place in Milan, Italy, from July 14 to 16, 2026. The conference will be hosted by the Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods of the University of Milano-Bicocca and the Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods of the University of Milan. 

The conference will focus on topics including analysis of complex and non-standard data, machine learning and deep learning approaches to classification and clustering, and real-world applications across diverse scientific disciplines.

More information, including key dates, is available at ifcs2026.unimib.it/ and in the flyer you can find here.

The Scientific Committee is composed of: 

Francesca Greselin (Chair), Silvia Salini (Co-chair), Krzysztof Jajuga (IFCS), Rebecca Nugent (IFCS), Mark de Rooij (IFCS), Vladamir Batagelj (SSS), Paula Brito (CLAD), Sonya Coleman (IPRCS), Rosa Crujeiras, Jean Diatta (SFC), Luca Frigau (ClaDAG),  Raeesa Ganey (MDAG), Stefano A. Gattone, Aurea Granè (SEIO-AMyC), Julien Jacques, Joanna Landmesser-Rusek (SKAD), Berthold Lausen (BDSS), Angelos Markos (GSDA), Agustín Mayo-Íscar, Raffaella Piccarreta, Riccardo Rastelli, Pieter Schoonees (VOC), Luca Scrucca, Piercesare Secchi, Gialuca Sottile, Yoshikazu Terada (JCS), Cristina Tortora (CS), Tom Wilderjans (VOC), Adalbert Wilhelm (GFKL).

Satellite events will include a data challenge for students and young researchers, as well as tutorials. Further information will be released soon.

We look forward to welcoming you to Milan.

Best regards,

the Local Organizing Committee

Francesca Greselin, Luca Brusa, Andrea Cappozzo, Alessandro Casa, Francesca De Battisti, Francesco Denti, Sónia Dias, Andrea Marletta, Marta Nai Ruscone, Giorgia Zaccaria, Mariangela Zenga