Bridging the Technological Gap Workshop - 2nd Edition
Spreading technological innovations in the study of cognition and behavior of human and non-human primates
4th August 2024 → 10th August 2024 at the MPI EVA
Pierre-Etienne Martin, PhD, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
Laura Lewis, PhD, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Hanna Schleihauf, PhD, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Introduction
Technological breakthroughs create immense opportunities to revolutionize scientific methodologies and enable answers to questions that were previously unanswerable. Disciplines studying behavior and cognition across species are struggling to keep up with the rapid technological developments. In 2022, we organized a workshop to help bridge this technological gap. Through the workshop we (a) trained 31 early career researchers in the use of cutting-edge non-invasive technologies including motion-tracking, eye-tracking, thermal imagining, and machine learning extensions, (b) developed guidelines and common standards in the use of these methods, and (c) created an online platform with a diverse network of researchers, and (d) initiated an interdisciplinary collaboration project with most of the workshop participants involved using thermal imaging with many different species. Building on the success of the 2022 event, we plan to organize this workshop again. Our goal is to continue providing opportunities for early career researchers to gain expertise in innovative technologies, build connections between interdisciplinary and international scholars, and foster the exchange of ideas and future collaborations.
Program
Subject to modifications.
Welcoming of the participants
Sunday, August 4, 2024
| 17:00 – 21:00 | Arriving at the hotel, Welcome Reception, IT Help Desk (is R, Python, Git installed, Github account created) |
Part I - Introduction and COMPUTATIONAL BASICS
Monday, August 5, 2024 – Into and Building foundations: Let’s R & git
| 09:00 – 9:30 | Laura Lewis, Hanna Schleihauf & Pierre-Etienne Martin | Opening of the Workshop |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | Fumihiro Kano | Keynote Importance of Tech in the study of the human and non-human animal mind |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Bret Beheim | Hands-on “Let’s Git” - Intro to Git and GitHub |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Luke Maurits | Hands-on Intro to R and R studio |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Pierre-Etienne Martin | Hands-on Intro to Python |
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Poster Session & Snacks |
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 – Foundations of Machine Learning
Located at the Wolfgang Koehler Primate Research Centre at the Leipzig Zoo
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Arne Nix & Mohammad Bashiri | Keynote |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Arne Nix & Mohammad Bashiri | Keynote Introduction to the Basics of ML – Part 2 |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch at Leipzig Zoo | |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Otto Brookes | Keynote Animal Biometrics/Imageomics for Great Apes |
| 15:30 – 18:00 | Tour through the Wolfgang Koehler Primate Research Centre at the Leipzig Zoo | |
| 18:00 – 20:00 | Social Gathering in the City Center | |
Part II - Training in the use of new technologies to study the human and non-human animal mind
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 – Gaze Tracking & Pupillometry
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Maleen Thiele & Christoph Völter | Keynote |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Tomasso Ghilardi, Franceso Poli & Guilia Serino | Hands-on Eye Tracking with Python |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Tomasso Ghilardi, Franceso Poli & Guilia Serino | Hands-on Eye Tracking with Python |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Tomasso Ghilardi, Franceso Poli & Guilia Serino | Hands-on |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Dinner with Speakers OR City Tour | |
Thursday, August 8, 2024 – Thermal Imaging
| 09:00 – 11:00 | Ivo Jacobs | Keynote Basics of Thermal Imaging |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Daniela Cardone | Keynote Dyadic coherence in facial temperature in interaction individuals with thermal imaging |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Daniela Cardone | Hands-on Thermal Synchrony |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Pierre-Etienne Martin | Keynote + Hands-on Bio-TIP: Bio-Signal Retrieval from Thermal Imaging Processing |
| 17:00 – 20:00 | Social Gathering on the Roof Terrace | |
Friday, August 8, 2024 – Motion Tracking
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Raphaelle Malassis & Rayanne Martin | Keynote |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Raphaelle Malassis & Rayanne Martin | Hands-on Beyond response times: Tracking apes’ hand trajectory on a touchscreen |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Joshua Reikauf | Keynote |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Joshua Reikauf | Hands-on |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | To determine | To determine |
| 17:00 – 17:15 | Laura Lewis, Hanna Schleihauf & Pierre-Etienne Martin | Closing of the Workshop |
A proper goodbye for the participants
Social Events For Friday:
Climbing, Sauna, Movie Night.
Saturday, August 9, 2024 – Goodbye
| 10:00 – 13:00 | Brunch in the hotel and goodbye |
Speakers
Subject to modifications.
Dr. Bret Beheim - Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, GER
Dr. Christoph Völter - Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, GER
Dr. Luke Maurits - Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, GER
Dr. Maleen Thiele - Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, GER
Dr. Pierre-Etienne Martin - Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, GER
Dr. Fumihiro Kano - Center of Advanced Study of Collective Behavior, Konstanz, GER
Cand.Dr. Arne Nix - Göttingen University, GER
Cand.Dr. Mohammad Bashiri - Göttingen University, GER
Dr. Ivo Jacobs - Lund University, SE
Dr. Daniela Cardone - InGeo, Università degli Studi G. d'Annunzio Chieti e Pescara, IT
Cand.Dr. Tomasso Ghilardi - Donders Institute, NL
Cand.Dr. Franceso Poli - Donders Institute, NL
Cand. Dr. Guilia Serino - Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development Department of Psychological Sciences Birkbeck, University of London, UK
Cand.Dr. Otto Brookes - University of Bristol, UK
Dr. Raphaelle Malassis - Laboratoire de Psychologie Cognitive et Psycholinguistique (LSCP), ENS-PSL, Paris, FR
Rayanne Martin - Centre de Recherche en Psychologie et Neuroscience (CRPN), Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, FR
Accommodation
Participation in the workshop itself is free. We have booked rooms at Jahrhunderthotel in Leipzig, which costs 285 euros for a double room (shared with another participant), or 396 euros for a single room for 6 nights (breakfast included). Applicants are required to cover the costs of their travel and accommodation. If applicants cannot secure funding for travel and accommodation from their institutions, they are welcome to apply for potential funding through the workshop hardship travel fund located at the end of the workshop application.
Application Instruction
The application procedure is performed through Lime Survey.
You will enter:
- basic identification information,
- a motivation text (2500 characters describing why you are interested in participating in this workshop),
- an abstract for your poster presentation (max 2500 character including spaces),
- funding information - for budget organization purpose,
- accommodation and diet preferences,
- additional free text if you wish to share something with us,
- consents for processing your information for the workshop application (mandatory) and for sharing some of your information on the "Participants" section of this website (facultative).
We strongly advise preparing the motivation letter and abstract in advance in order to avoid unintentional disconnection with the survey and data loss.
We also strongly advise participation at the poster session for everyone to encourage discussion.
Application form here.
Application deadline: 30.04.2024
Participants
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Contact
If you have any question, write us.
Sponsors
We would like to thank the Joachim Herz Foundation who made the organization of this workshop possible with their financial support.