New Technologies and Their Use in Entomology

Program Chair: Julien Saguez

In the last decades, new tools and technologies have been developed to improve our day-to-day but also the understanding, the monitoring and the management of insects at different level. For examples, automated traps, computer vision, acoustic monitoring or radars, often associated with artificial intelligence, have been created and are useful to provide forecasting models and to predict insect migrations. Artificial intelligence is also used to develop new apps for mobile devices that recognize insects on pictures.

Social Insects

Program Chair: Melanie M. Kirby

As the Anthropocene bears witness and responsibility to the effects of shifting climate, research trends and diverse stewardship of Social Insects approaches and applications will necessitate variance. The focus of this topic is to present research and outreach efforts as related to topographical influences, cultural management, and in fluctuating environmental conditions.

Urban Entomology

Program Chairs: Hélène Audusseau

Urban ecology has become a central research field in ecology, probably in part because the urban environment has been identified as one of the main threats to biodiversity. This session aims to give a broad overview of current research in urban entomology at different scales (e.g. in population genetics, on physiological adaptations, or community assembly), in order to deepen our understanding of the mechanisms responsible for the presence or absence and persistence of (certain) species in cities.

Eastern Branch Student Competition

Each year during the Eastern Branch Meeting, students are offered the opportunity to present their research and win valuable prizes. There are two components to the competition - ten-minute oral presentations and poster presentations. 

When submitting presentations to the Student Competition, students become eligible to compete for prizes. Awards are given to the first and second place winners for each student competition session. For additional information, please select from the following: