Dear colleagues,

At the request of the organizing committee, here is the First announcement of the IFCS 2026: International Federation of Classification Societies Conference.

We are delighted to announce 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 at the University of Milano-Bicocca. The conference will feature plenary, invited, contributed, and poster sessions, tutorials, a data challenge, and vibrant social activities.

IFCS 2026 will offer a dynamic interdisciplinary environment for scholars and professionals across statistics, computer science, mathematics, data science, social sciences, and related fields.

The conference will place special emphasis on topics including:

• Analysis of complex and non-standard data (e.g., spatio-temporal, symbolic, compositional, network, and functional data).
• Machine learning and deep learning approaches to classification and clustering.
• Real-world applications across diverse scientific disciplines.

Special issues in international journals and conference proceedings will be announced soon.

We look forward to welcoming you to Milan—a city where rich history meets modern innovation at the crossroads of science, culture, and creativity!

Best regards,

Sónia Dias

(IFCS secretary)

Webpage: https://www.cienciavitae.pt/portal/pt/6415-708C-4FE7 

E-mail: sdias@estg.ipvc.pt      

Tel: +351 258 819 700