Registration for this event is now closed. If you wish to attend, please email Dante Kalise with your details and you’ll be contacted if additional places become available.
An afternoon event with a series of talks showcasing the relevance of mathematical modelling, machine learning, and robotics, to address some of the most pressing challenges in conservation science. This event is supported by the 2024 Turner Kirk Trust Sprint Challenge for Conservation and the Georgina Mace Centre for the Living Planet. Registration required.
12:00-12:30 Registration and nibbles.
12:30-12:40 Welcome and opening remarks (V. Savolainen and D. Kalise)
12:40-13:00 Sara Bicego (Imperial Maths)
Towards a quantitative understanding of collective animal behaviour under climatic events
13:00-13:30 Mauro Maggioni (Johns Hopkins University)
Learning interaction laws and networks in particle- and agent-based systems
13:30-14:00 Felipe Tobar (I-X & Imperial Maths)
Detecting marine mammals from submarine audio recordings: lessons learned and open questions
14:00-14:30 Coffee break
14:30-15:00 Samraat Pawar (Imperial Life Sciences)
Scaling laws, thermodynamics, and the challenge of building digital twins of complex ecosystems
15:00-15:30 Marina Papadopoulou (University of Tuscia)
Biohybrid systems for understanding and managing animal collectives
15:30-16:00 Naomi Walsh (Liverpool John Moores University)
AI Enhanced Camera Monitoring for Zoological Collections: Assessing Behaviour and Welfare
16:00-16:30 Oliver Beasley
Implementing Innovative In-situ Conservation Methods with Bristol Zoological Society
16:30-17:00 Fizzy wine and/or coffee
17:00-18:00 Discussion session and closing remarks