KIWI@SiWi Kickoff

ZESS has launched its latest project. Researchers from four chairs work together and cooparate with a software company to develop an application that can recognize individual bison with the help of AI.

Projektteam KIWI@SIWI

The project team (from left to right): ZESS members Jun-Prof. Dr. Jovita Lukasik, Prof. Dr. Michael Möller, and Prof. Dr. Klaudia Witte, joined by Dr. Felix Carros and Stefan Neidig (NanoGiants)

Managing bison in open-air enclosures or reserves is a challanging task. In the future, an app on a smartphone could help to recognize individual animals. A simple photo should be enough to retrieve the profile of the animal in question with the help of AI – such as age, gender or genetic characteristics. The new research project “KIWI@SIWI” is being funded by the EU and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy (MWIKE) NRW with a total of around 1.5 million euros as part of the “NEXT.IN NRW” innovation competition.

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