UCPH Behavioural Ecology Group
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The Behavioural Ecology Group of @ucph.bsky.social. Our group, led by @ebriefer.bsky.social, focuses on the relationships among vertebrate behaviour, emotion, communication, and cognition.
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The Behavioural Ecology Group of the University of Copenhagen is a research group investigating social behaviour and communication of vertebrates.
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📢 Curious about our research on #AnimalBehaviour, welfare, and conservation?
Visit our dedicated website to explore more about our past and ongoing projects.
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#SciComm #Ethology #Bioacoustics #AnimalCognition #AnimalWelfare #AnimalConservation #AnimalBehavior
Visit our dedicated website to explore more about our past and ongoing projects.
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#SciComm #Ethology #Bioacoustics #AnimalCognition #AnimalWelfare #AnimalConservation #AnimalBehavior
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📢 Curious about our research on #AnimalBehaviour, welfare, and conservation?
Visit our dedicated website to explore more about our past and ongoing projects.
🔗 behavioural-ecology-group.com
#SciComm #Ethology #Bioacoustics #AnimalCognition #AnimalWelfare #AnimalConservation #AnimalBehavior
Visit our dedicated website to explore more about our past and ongoing projects.
🔗 behavioural-ecology-group.com
#SciComm #Ethology #Bioacoustics #AnimalCognition #AnimalWelfare #AnimalConservation #AnimalBehavior
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The Behavioural Ecology Group of the University of Copenhagen is a research group investigating social behaviour and communication of vertebrates.
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November 22, 2024 at 4:07 PM
📢 Curious about our research on #AnimalBehaviour, welfare, and conservation?
Visit our dedicated website to explore more about our past and ongoing projects.
🔗 behavioural-ecology-group.com
#SciComm #Ethology #Bioacoustics #AnimalCognition #AnimalWelfare #AnimalConservation #AnimalBehavior
Visit our dedicated website to explore more about our past and ongoing projects.
🔗 behavioural-ecology-group.com
#SciComm #Ethology #Bioacoustics #AnimalCognition #AnimalWelfare #AnimalConservation #AnimalBehavior
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New paper by MSc student Alice Fratesi showing that long-tailed macaques are often featured in unethical or exploitative content in online posts, emphasizing the need to promote responsible online engagement: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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“Monkey influencers”: conservation culturomics of human-macaque (Macaca fascicularis) interactions
Conservation culturomics can offer insights into the online presence of threatened primate species, such as the long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicular…
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December 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
New paper by MSc student Alice Fratesi showing that long-tailed macaques are often featured in unethical or exploitative content in online posts, emphasizing the need to promote responsible online engagement: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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@ediminin.bsky.social @behaveco.bsky.social
How do rhinos talk to each other?
A new study suggests snorts may lack specific communicative function. However, "pant" calls triggered significant reactions, influenced by sex & social context.
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#SciComm #Bioacoustics
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A new study suggests snorts may lack specific communicative function. However, "pant" calls triggered significant reactions, influenced by sex & social context.
www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/learning-fro...
#SciComm #Bioacoustics
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December 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
How do rhinos talk to each other?
A new study suggests snorts may lack specific communicative function. However, "pant" calls triggered significant reactions, influenced by sex & social context.
www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/learning-fro...
#SciComm #Bioacoustics
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A new study suggests snorts may lack specific communicative function. However, "pant" calls triggered significant reactions, influenced by sex & social context.
www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/learning-fro...
#SciComm #Bioacoustics
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If anyone wants to learn a bit about our work on vocal expression of emotions, here is a recording of the talk I gave at @oredev.org conference last month in Malmö: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDPS...
Elodie Mandel-Briefer - Deciphering animal emotions using machine learning and vocalisations
YouTube video by Øredev Conference
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December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If anyone wants to learn a bit about our work on vocal expression of emotions, here is a recording of the talk I gave at @oredev.org conference last month in Malmö: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDPS...
Can social media posts help anti-poaching teams?
A new study validates using citizen science data to predict snaring hotspots in fenced reserves: a novel approach to protect Kruger's carnivores.
Co-authored by former PhD student @damaris-riedner.bsky.social.
#WildlifeProtection #Conservation
A new study validates using citizen science data to predict snaring hotspots in fenced reserves: a novel approach to protect Kruger's carnivores.
Co-authored by former PhD student @damaris-riedner.bsky.social.
#WildlifeProtection #Conservation
Identifying areas of high snaring risk in Kruger National Park: A novel citizen science approach for carnivore conservation | Behavioural Ecology Group
Wire snares are a frequently used method for illegal bushmeat poaching and are increasingly recognised as a global threat to biodiversity. However, studies
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December 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Can social media posts help anti-poaching teams?
A new study validates using citizen science data to predict snaring hotspots in fenced reserves: a novel approach to protect Kruger's carnivores.
Co-authored by former PhD student @damaris-riedner.bsky.social.
#WildlifeProtection #Conservation
A new study validates using citizen science data to predict snaring hotspots in fenced reserves: a novel approach to protect Kruger's carnivores.
Co-authored by former PhD student @damaris-riedner.bsky.social.
#WildlifeProtection #Conservation
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New paper out by PhD student @damaris-riedner.bsky.social, on southern white rhinoceroses, showing that zoo and wild populations do not sound too different 🦏🦏🦏 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Contact calls of zoo and wild southern white rhinoceroses do not differ acoustically
Large mammal species are declining globally, and zoo populations may help support or re-establish wild populations through reinforcement or reintroduction. However, zoo environments differ from nat...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
New paper out by PhD student @damaris-riedner.bsky.social, on southern white rhinoceroses, showing that zoo and wild populations do not sound too different 🦏🦏🦏 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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I'm excited about IBAC next week - *the* conference for anyone interested in animal sounds http://ibac25.com/ #bioacoustics I'm especially excited because my lovely team will be presenting their work there - here's a preview!
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September 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm excited about IBAC next week - *the* conference for anyone interested in animal sounds http://ibac25.com/ #bioacoustics I'm especially excited because my lovely team will be presenting their work there - here's a preview!
In bioacoustics, our methods matter.
Using different machine learning techniques for caller ID can lead to conflicting results, making it hard to compare studies.
A new preprint asks: which analysis pipeline is the most reliable?
📈 Find more at: www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/same-data-di...
Using different machine learning techniques for caller ID can lead to conflicting results, making it hard to compare studies.
A new preprint asks: which analysis pipeline is the most reliable?
📈 Find more at: www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/same-data-di...
Same data, different results? Evaluating machine learning approaches for individual identification in animal vocalisations | Behavioural Ecology Group
Automated acoustic analysis is increasingly used in animal communication studies, and determining caller identity is a key element for many investigations.
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September 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
In bioacoustics, our methods matter.
Using different machine learning techniques for caller ID can lead to conflicting results, making it hard to compare studies.
A new preprint asks: which analysis pipeline is the most reliable?
📈 Find more at: www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/same-data-di...
Using different machine learning techniques for caller ID can lead to conflicting results, making it hard to compare studies.
A new preprint asks: which analysis pipeline is the most reliable?
📈 Find more at: www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/same-data-di...
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For over 5,000 y, chanting has been practiced across many Western and Eastern traditions. Chants share distinctive acoustic traits which have evolved culturally to optimize listener relaxation. 👇 new paper @pnas.org by ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab & Co
#bioacoustics
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Chants across seven traditions share acoustic traits that enhance subjective relaxation | PNAS
For over 5,000 y, chanting has been practiced across many Western and Eastern traditions.
However, there is hardly any empirical research on 1) whe...
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August 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
For over 5,000 y, chanting has been practiced across many Western and Eastern traditions. Chants share distinctive acoustic traits which have evolved culturally to optimize listener relaxation. 👇 new paper @pnas.org by ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab & Co
#bioacoustics
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#bioacoustics
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Happy to share our new paper, led by Cornelia Warrer, investigating large carnivore snaring rates & drivers of snare occurrence across Kruger NP!
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We found that carnivores were highly susceptible to being caught in snares & predicted snaring hotspots in Kruger
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We found that carnivores were highly susceptible to being caught in snares & predicted snaring hotspots in Kruger
July 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Working on inter-species communication and AI? Submit your application to the Coller-Dolittle price! Looking forward to read many interesting applications! 🤓
Submissions for the 2025 Coller-Doolittle Challenge are now OPEN! Apply by August 30, 2025. coller-dolittle-24.sites.tau.ac.il
July 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Working on inter-species communication and AI? Submit your application to the Coller-Dolittle price! Looking forward to read many interesting applications! 🤓
New study reveals aborted lunges in inshore South African Bryde’s whales—mouths stay shut at peak speed, potentially reflecting failed attempts or strategic prey herding/energy saving.
🐋A novel insight into rorqual feeding plasticity.
Read more at: www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/why-keep-you...
🐋A novel insight into rorqual feeding plasticity.
Read more at: www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/why-keep-you...
“Why keep your mouth shut?” Inshore South African Bryde’s whales abort lunges within feeding dives. | Behavioural Ecology Group
Rorqual whales exhibit foraging plasticity to maximize their energy intake and reduce the cost of feeding manoeuvres. Bryde’s whales are known for their
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June 24, 2025 at 6:29 AM
New study reveals aborted lunges in inshore South African Bryde’s whales—mouths stay shut at peak speed, potentially reflecting failed attempts or strategic prey herding/energy saving.
🐋A novel insight into rorqual feeding plasticity.
Read more at: www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/why-keep-you...
🐋A novel insight into rorqual feeding plasticity.
Read more at: www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/why-keep-you...
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June 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Who knew I would be involved in a study on whales 🐋🐋🐋 😬Nice work by former PhD student Jacopo di Clemente @behaveco.bsky.social
🔊 Breaking news on foraging plasticity: Bryde's whales can decide to interrupt ongoing feeding for different reasons🐋🐟👀... Find out more on one of my PhD chapters we just published on Ethology Ecology & Evolution. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
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May 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Who knew I would be involved in a study on whales 🐋🐋🐋 😬Nice work by former PhD student Jacopo di Clemente @behaveco.bsky.social
They live among us... but are they really booming?
A new study busts the “overabundant macaque” myth, revealing population declines, flawed data, and why intact forests are still essential for these adaptable yet threatened species.
🐒 Read more at: www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/threatened-s...
A new study busts the “overabundant macaque” myth, revealing population declines, flawed data, and why intact forests are still essential for these adaptable yet threatened species.
🐒 Read more at: www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/threatened-s...
Threatened synanthropes depend on intact forests: a critical evaluation of Moore et al. (2023). | Behavioural Ecology Group
Synanthropes are known for their remarkable adaptability to coexist with humans, yet increased visibility exposes them to significant threats, such as hunting
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May 29, 2025 at 6:49 AM
They live among us... but are they really booming?
A new study busts the “overabundant macaque” myth, revealing population declines, flawed data, and why intact forests are still essential for these adaptable yet threatened species.
🐒 Read more at: www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/threatened-s...
A new study busts the “overabundant macaque” myth, revealing population declines, flawed data, and why intact forests are still essential for these adaptable yet threatened species.
🐒 Read more at: www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/threatened-s...
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Very proud of Damaris Riedner for successfully defending her PhD thesis on rhino genetics, socio-spatial behaviour and bioacoustics yesterday! Thanks to co-supervisors Rasmus Heller & Marina Scheumann and examiners @angelastoeger.bsky.social & Adrian Shrader. @behaveco.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Very proud of Damaris Riedner for successfully defending her PhD thesis on rhino genetics, socio-spatial behaviour and bioacoustics yesterday! Thanks to co-supervisors Rasmus Heller & Marina Scheumann and examiners @angelastoeger.bsky.social & Adrian Shrader. @behaveco.bsky.social
How do whales and dolphins stay warm in icy seas? 🐳
New research shows small cetaceans rely on blubber quality, while giants like blue whales benefit from sheer size—lower surface-to-volume ratios mean less heat loss.
🐳 Read more at : www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/size-specifi...
New research shows small cetaceans rely on blubber quality, while giants like blue whales benefit from sheer size—lower surface-to-volume ratios mean less heat loss.
🐳 Read more at : www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/size-specifi...
Size-specific strategies of sympatric cetaceans to reduce heat loss
Highlighted Article: Novel aerial photogrammetry methods reveal that smaller cetaceans rely on physiological and morphological adaptations to reduce heat loss whereas larger species offset heat loss b...
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May 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
How do whales and dolphins stay warm in icy seas? 🐳
New research shows small cetaceans rely on blubber quality, while giants like blue whales benefit from sheer size—lower surface-to-volume ratios mean less heat loss.
🐳 Read more at : www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/size-specifi...
New research shows small cetaceans rely on blubber quality, while giants like blue whales benefit from sheer size—lower surface-to-volume ratios mean less heat loss.
🐳 Read more at : www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/size-specifi...
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If you are interested in interspecies communication, join us for the final stage of the 2024-2025 Coller-Dolittle Prize competition on May 15 at 15:00 CET for a nice list of speakers and talks (free online event): coller-dolittle-24.sites.tau.ac.il
May 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
If you are interested in interspecies communication, join us for the final stage of the 2024-2025 Coller-Dolittle Prize competition on May 15 at 15:00 CET for a nice list of speakers and talks (free online event): coller-dolittle-24.sites.tau.ac.il
What can 40+ years of macaque behaviour teach us about the evolution of sociality?
Discover #MacaqueNet — a global collaboration of 100+ scientists building the first open-access, standardised database of macaque social interactions.
www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/macaquenet-a...
Discover #MacaqueNet — a global collaboration of 100+ scientists building the first open-access, standardised database of macaque social interactions.
www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/macaquenet-a...
MacaqueNet: Advancing comparative behavioural research through large-scale collaboration. | Behavioural Ecology Group
There is a vast and ever‐accumulating amount of behavioural data on individually recognised animals, an incredible resource to shed light on the ecological
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April 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
What can 40+ years of macaque behaviour teach us about the evolution of sociality?
Discover #MacaqueNet — a global collaboration of 100+ scientists building the first open-access, standardised database of macaque social interactions.
www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/macaquenet-a...
Discover #MacaqueNet — a global collaboration of 100+ scientists building the first open-access, standardised database of macaque social interactions.
www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/macaquenet-a...
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2025. Transformer-based audio-visual multimodal fusion for fine-grained recognition of individual sow nursing behaviour www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Transformer-based audio-visual multimodal fusion for fine-grained recognition of individual sow nursing behaviour
Nursing behaviour and the calling-to-nurse sound are crucial indicators for assessing sow maternal behaviour and nursing status. However, accurately i…
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April 9, 2025 at 7:13 AM
2025. Transformer-based audio-visual multimodal fusion for fine-grained recognition of individual sow nursing behaviour www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Did you know many animals can produce TWO voices at once?
A new study published in @royalsociety.org and supervised by @ebriefer.bsky.social reveals that the simultaneous production of two distinct vocal frequencies plays a crucial role in animal communication.
📚 Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
A new study published in @royalsociety.org and supervised by @ebriefer.bsky.social reveals that the simultaneous production of two distinct vocal frequencies plays a crucial role in animal communication.
📚 Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
Biphonation in animal vocalizations: insights into communicative functions and production mechanisms | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Biphonation, defined as the simultaneous production of two distinct, non-harmonically
related fundamental frequencies, has traditionally been viewed as an anomaly or a
by-product of vocal pathology. R...
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April 4, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Did you know many animals can produce TWO voices at once?
A new study published in @royalsociety.org and supervised by @ebriefer.bsky.social reveals that the simultaneous production of two distinct vocal frequencies plays a crucial role in animal communication.
📚 Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
A new study published in @royalsociety.org and supervised by @ebriefer.bsky.social reveals that the simultaneous production of two distinct vocal frequencies plays a crucial role in animal communication.
📚 Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rstb...
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🐒 Have you ever wondered how animals use gestures to communicate?
Join @kirstyegraham.bsky.social as they share open-source tools that can enhance our ability to compare bodily communication across species!
📆Saturday, February 22⏰ 5 pm GMT |1 pm EST |10 am PST🔗 Register here:https://rb.gy/fb4rer
Join @kirstyegraham.bsky.social as they share open-source tools that can enhance our ability to compare bodily communication across species!
📆Saturday, February 22⏰ 5 pm GMT |1 pm EST |10 am PST🔗 Register here:https://rb.gy/fb4rer
March 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🐒 Have you ever wondered how animals use gestures to communicate?
Join @kirstyegraham.bsky.social as they share open-source tools that can enhance our ability to compare bodily communication across species!
📆Saturday, February 22⏰ 5 pm GMT |1 pm EST |10 am PST🔗 Register here:https://rb.gy/fb4rer
Join @kirstyegraham.bsky.social as they share open-source tools that can enhance our ability to compare bodily communication across species!
📆Saturday, February 22⏰ 5 pm GMT |1 pm EST |10 am PST🔗 Register here:https://rb.gy/fb4rer
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Join @biologen.bsky.social on March 26, 2025, for a MathWorks webinar exploring how AI-powered analysis is unlocking the hidden language of animals.
🚀 Discover how #MATLAB tackles AI challenges like scalability, interpretability & deployment!
⏰ 2:00 PM GMT+1
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🚀 Discover how #MATLAB tackles AI challenges like scalability, interpretability & deployment!
⏰ 2:00 PM GMT+1
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March 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Join @biologen.bsky.social on March 26, 2025, for a MathWorks webinar exploring how AI-powered analysis is unlocking the hidden language of animals.
🚀 Discover how #MATLAB tackles AI challenges like scalability, interpretability & deployment!
⏰ 2:00 PM GMT+1
fr.mathworks.com/company/even...
🚀 Discover how #MATLAB tackles AI challenges like scalability, interpretability & deployment!
⏰ 2:00 PM GMT+1
fr.mathworks.com/company/even...
Join @biologen.bsky.social on March 26, 2025, for a MathWorks webinar exploring how AI-powered analysis is unlocking the hidden language of animals.
🚀 Discover how #MATLAB tackles AI challenges like scalability, interpretability & deployment!
⏰ 2:00 PM GMT+1
fr.mathworks.com/company/even...
🚀 Discover how #MATLAB tackles AI challenges like scalability, interpretability & deployment!
⏰ 2:00 PM GMT+1
fr.mathworks.com/company/even...
fr.mathworks.com
March 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Join @biologen.bsky.social on March 26, 2025, for a MathWorks webinar exploring how AI-powered analysis is unlocking the hidden language of animals.
🚀 Discover how #MATLAB tackles AI challenges like scalability, interpretability & deployment!
⏰ 2:00 PM GMT+1
fr.mathworks.com/company/even...
🚀 Discover how #MATLAB tackles AI challenges like scalability, interpretability & deployment!
⏰ 2:00 PM GMT+1
fr.mathworks.com/company/even...
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My colleagues in the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) are conducting a survey of dog owners. So if you are a dog owner, please consider completing their survey at tally.so/r/nPXKPb.
#dogs
My colleagues in the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) are conducting a survey of dog owners. So if you are a dog owner, please consider completing their survey at tally.so/r/nPXKPb.
#dogs
March 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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My colleagues in the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) are conducting a survey of dog owners. So if you are a dog owner, please consider completing their survey at tally.so/r/nPXKPb.
#dogs
My colleagues in the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) are conducting a survey of dog owners. So if you are a dog owner, please consider completing their survey at tally.so/r/nPXKPb.
#dogs