image: The school will help students to master the technical and theoretical aspects of PLF
Credit: ESPCA-PLF
The São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Precision Livestock Farming (SPSAS-PLF) will be held on October 15-24, 2024, at the São Paulo State University’s School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences (FCAV-UNESP) in Jaboticabal, São Paulo state, Brazil.
Reporters are invited to register for the scientific sessions and short courses, which will present state-of-art science and results of new research.
The emergence of Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) in recent years has been a game-changer in the pursuit of sustainable solutions for livestock production. PLF aims to optimize production management by monitoring and controlling aspects such as animal productivity, environmental impacts, and animal health and welfare in a continuous and automated way.
By means of in-depth courses on Machine Learning, Statistical Tools, and Database Systems, the School’s program seeks to empower graduate students and early-career researchers to face some of PLF’s biggest challenges: processing vast amounts of collected information and developing a multidisciplinary-based clinical eye for the interpretation of biological responses – a critical step in harnessing the full potential of PLF. Also, practical applications of PLF in Brazil and abroad will be showcased by means of engaging workshops.
The discussions on the School will benefit greatly from the participation of internationally renowned scientists as speakers, including Guilherme Rosa, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA); João Rebouças Dorea, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA); Noelia Escriche, from the University Politehnica of Valencia (Spain); Masoomeh Taghipoor, from the Université Paris-Saclay (France); Yang Zhao, from the University of Tennessee (USA); Tomas Norton, from the University of Ku Leuven (Belgium), and others.
The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) is supporting the event through its São Paulo School of Advanced Science Program (SPSAS http://espca.fapesp.br/home). Approximately 100 applicants will be selected (50 Brazilian residents and 50 foreign residents); the selection process will be based on the letter of motivation, abstract of the research project, supervisor recommendation letter, academic transcript, and the applicant’s CV.
The applicant’s country of origin will also be taken into consideration, in order to include participants from all continents. Organizing and scientific committee aim to achieve gender equality in the group of selected applicants.
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows living outside São Paulo state can apply to receive financial support to cover the cost of air travel, accommodation and meals.
Applications must be submitted by January 20, 2024.
Find more and apply at: https://sites.google.com/unesp.br/plfschool/applications.