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Biosecurity surveillance seminar

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You are warmly invited to our FREE UCBI biosecurity seminar  online, in person or later via video. 

Register for Biosecurity surveillance on Wed 28 June midday here.

Assoc. Prof Steve Pawson will outline how we can detect insects new to Aotearoa NZ using light traps and eDNa, as part of the BioHeritage. Science Challenge.

Paul Benden PhD will detail his research plans for semi-automated surveillance  of street-level urban trees using image segmentation. Below, AI recognises a cabbage tree in blue from a camera mounted on a vehicle.

Cabbage tree AI
AI scans the cabbage trees in blue from a moving vehicle

Find our more and get in touch!

biosecurityinnovations@canterbury.ac.nz

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Biosecurity seminar

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To celebrate our research, our students and our partners and as part of UC 150th birthday celebrations, register here for UCBI’s free:

Biosecurity surveillance seminar
Wednesday 28 June
12-1:15 pm
Ernest Rutherford 465

Prof. Steve Pawson will outline how we can detect insects new to Aotearoa NZ using light traps and eDNA.

Paul Benden, PhD will detail his research plans for semi-automated surveillance using image segmentation of street-level urban trees.

​​​​​​​Cabbage tree AI

AI scans the cabbage trees in blue from a moving vehicle 

We will be streaming live and a zoom link will be sent later.

If you can’t make it, we will be recording it and posting it here.

Find out more and get in touch!

Biosecurityinnovations@canterbury.ac.nz.

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Biosecurity Innovation Seminar!

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Register now to attend online or in person Biosecurity Lures | University of Canterbury.

This FREE  UCBI seminar is part of a series to celebrate 150 years UC, our students our partners and our research.

At Biosecurity Lures, Dan Tompkins, Science Director of Predator Free 2050 Ltd outlines the science strategy, then Ben McEwen, and Brittany Graham, showcase their PhD research into the use of sight, sound and scent to lure or repel stoats, possums and rats.

  • Wed 31 May 2023
  • 12pm – 2pm
  • Room 226 Rehua

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Find out more and get in touch! biosecurityinnovations@canterbury.ac.nz