List of Special Sessions

Special sessions have the main aim of creating a mini-workshop on a specific topic, where researchers working on the same argument can make knowledge, familiarize, exchange ideas, create cooperation.
Special Sessions are being developed by designated chairs.

If you, as an author, have a paper that could be included in one of these sessions, you may submit an abstract selecting your favourite session. If the abstract is not selected for the session, it may be included in another part of the technical program.

To submit abstracts to the special session, follow the submission instructions for regular sessions, but remind to specify the special session to which the paper is directed.

1. Special Session #1: Biologging in Veterinary and Animal Sciences: Measuring Physiology, Behaviour and Movement

   Organized by: José Alfonso Abecia, Universidad de Zaragoza; Asgeir Bjarnason, Star-Oddi Ltd., Iceland

2. Special Session #2: Physiological measurements of animal welfare

   Organized by: Olimpia Barbato, University of Perugia, Italy; Laura Menchetti, University of Camerino, Italy; Stella Agradi, University of Torino, Italy; Giulio Curone, University of Milano, Italy

3. Special Session #3: Precision Nutrition Technologies in Animal Husbandry: Advancements and Future Perspectives

   Organized by: Damiano Cavallini, Giovanni Buonaiuto, University of Bologna, Italy

4. Special Session #4: Metrology in Food Production Chain

   Organized by: Andrea Armani, University of Pisa, Italy, Raffaella Branciari, University of Perugia, Italy, Raffaele Marrone, University of Naples Federico II, Felice Panebianco, University of Torino, Italy

5. Special Session #5: Innovative approaches and tools for measuring performances, health, and welfare in farmed animals

   Organized by: Marco Birolo, University of Padova, Italy, Alice Cartoni Mancinelli, University of Perugia, Italy, Edoardo Fiorilla, University of Turin, Italy, Martina Zappaterra, University of Bologna, Italy

6. Special Session #6: Machine Learning in Veterinary Science

   Organized by: Nicola Pasquino, Angela Salzano, Lucia Trapanese, University of Naples Federico II, Italy, Miel Hostens, Cornell University, USA

7. Special Session #7: GIS and Earth Observation Applications in Veterinary Medicine: Longing for a One Health Approach

   Organized by: Tommaso Orusa, Carla Ippoliti, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale", Samuele De Petris, University of Turin, Annalisa Viani, Azienda USL della Valle d'Aosta

8. Special Session #8: Application of Measurement Concepts in Veterinary Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

   Organized by: Valentina Stefanetti, Elisa Rampacci, University of Perugia

9. Special Session #9: Innovation, Precision and Creation: New Tools for Measurement and Visualization in Macroscopic and Microscopic Anatomy

   Organized by: Andrea Pirone, University of Pisa, Jean-Marie Graïc, University of Padova, Valentina Vadori, London South Bank University, Etienne Levy, One Health Photography

10. Special Session #10: Advanced technologies and measurement tools for clinical diagnostic procedures in Veterinary Medicine

    Organized by: Caterina Puccinelli, University of Pisa, Irene Nocera, School of Advanced Studies Sant'Anna, Chiara Di Franco, University of Pisa, Italian National Research Council, Enrica Zucca, University of Milan

11. Special Session #11: Innovative technologies for parasite and vector control

    Organized by: Lisa Guardone, University of Pisa, Valentina Mangano, University of Pisa, Maria Paola Maurelli, University of Naples Federico II, Fabrizia Veronesi, University of Perugia

12. Special Session #12: Diving into the heart of animal-assisted interventions: measuring human-animal interaction, relationship and bonding

    Organized by: Marta De Santis, Laura Contalbrigo, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Paolo Baragli, University of Pisa

13. Special Session #13: Measuring microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) in the livestock sector

    Organized by: Sonia Tassone, University of Turin

14. Special Session #14: The importance of Measurements and Indices in Cyto- and Histopathology of Tissues from Companion and Farmed Animals

    Organized by: Martina Quagliardi, Livio Galosi, Alessandra Gavazza, Giacomo Rossi,University of Camerino

Are you interested in organizing a special session?

Please, contact the Technical Program Chairs, using the form at this page: