Symposium: Novel Methods in Measuring Animal Affective States

Organisers: Anna Zamansky, Information Systems Department, University of Haifa Annika Bremhorst, Dogs and Science, University of Lincoln (UK), University of Haifa (Israel) Giulia Pedretti, University of Parma (Italy) Chiara Canori, University of Parma (Italy) Description:The development of objective tools for measuring animal behaviour, comprising facial and body movements, as well as recent advances in Artificial […]

Digital Innovations in Home Cage Monitoring

Advancing Animal Welfare and Pharmaceutical Development Organiser: Stefano Gaburro, Tecniplast (Italy) Description: The burgeoning field of digital animal research takes centre stage at this symposium, illuminating the integration of cutting-edge technology with conventional cage environments. At the forefront, we introduce Tecniplast’s Digitally Ventilated Cages – a game-changing tool that amalgamates advanced home cage monitoring with […]

Symposium: AI advances in pose estimation and behavior recognition in laboratory animals

Organiser: Loes Ottink (Noldus Information Technology, The Netherlands) and Lucas Noldus (Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands and Noldus Information Technology, The Netherlands). Description:As advances in AI development and deployment are rapidly evolving, the implementations in behavioral neuroscience are increasing as well. Behavioral research in laboratory animals such as rodents, flies and zebrafish has benefited a […]