Dear All,

We would like to inform you that the Call for Abstracts for IFCS 2026 is open and available at Submissions - International Federation of Classification Societies Conference 2026.

The deadline for abstract submission is March 15th, 2026.

Conference registration is also open and available at Registration - International Federation of Classification Societies Conference 2026.
The registration deadlines are as follows:
  • Early registration: until May 8th, 2026.
  • Standard registration:  May 9th, 2026 -  June 15th, 2026.
  • Late registration:  after June 15th, 2026.
The conference will host two satellite events - two tutorials and a data challenge - both scheduled for Monday, July 13th, 2026.

The tutorials are as follows:
1. Machine Learning with Functional Data: From Statistical Methods to Deep Architectures
     Lecturer: Alberto Suárez González (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) 
2. Hidden but Powerful: Practical Insights into Latent Markov Models to Discover Dynamics in Longitudinal Data 
    Lecturer: Fulvia Pennoni (University of Milano-Bicocca) 

More information on the tutorials is available at Tutorials - International Federation of Classification Societies Conference 2026.

Best regards,
The Local Organizing Committee of IFCS 2026
Francesca Greselin, Luca Brusa, Andrea Cappozzo, Alessandro Casa, Francesca De Battisti, Francesco Denti, Sónia Dias, Andrea Marletta, Marta Nai Ruscone, Giorgia Zaccaria, Mariangela Zenga
Dr. Giorgia Zaccaria, Ph.D.
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (RTT)
University of Milano-Bicocca
Personal pages: Giorgia Zaccaria Personal page - Giorgia Zaccaria ResearchGate - ‪Giorgia Zaccaria‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬