Plenary Speakers
Dr. Lucy Hawkes
Dr. Diann Prosser
Dr. Lucy Hawkes
Dr. Lucy Hawkes is a physiological ecologist, whose work focuses on the costs and drivers of migration in animals (vertebrates and invertebrates) using emergent technologies such as satellite telemetry, heart rate logging, accelerometry and metabolic rate measurements in the Department of Biosciences at University of Exeter, UK. She is a well-known expert in biologging, spatial ecology, remote sensing and respirometry to make empirical measurements that help in the understanding of amazing migratory performances. Her work has also investigated the impact of external forcing factors, such as climate change and disease ecology on migration and breeding ecology. Some of her famous research works are amazing migrations by basking sharks and bar-headed geese.
Dr. Cao Lei
Dr. Diann Prosser
Dr. Lucy Hawkes
Dr. Cao Lei is a Professor in the State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology at the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Professor Cao Lei focuses on wetland and waterbirds ecology and conservation, and movement ecology. Recent technology innovations in IT and micro-electronics have led to the rapid development of satellite tracking devices and techniques. By deploying cutting-edge transmitting devices, Professor Cao’s group has initiated tracking programs in many sites in and outside China. Professor Cao is also coordinating a national monitoring and research network of bird-tracking in East Asia.
Dr. Diann Prosser
Dr. Diann Prosser
Dr. Diann Prosser
Dr. Diann Prosser is a research wildlife biologist at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Eastern Ecological Science Center (formerly Patuxent Wildlife Research Center) in Maryland, USA. Diann’s work focuses on movement ecology, spatial analyses, and modeling of wild birds and wildlife stressors such as climate change and disease. A large part of her research program is dedicated to understanding the role of waterfowl in the persistence, spread, and amplification of avian influenza viruses, as well as their interactions at the wild-agricultural interface where novel pathogens are most likely to emerge.