Emerging Bioacousticians Days
16 - 18 june 2026
JJBA 2025, Vernon, June 24-26, 2025
Young Bioacousticians Days 2025 – Event Summary
The 3rd edition of the Young Bioacousticians' Days (JJBA 2025) was held from June 24 to 26, 2025 in Vernon, France . and was a great success. The event brought together approximately 70 participants from 12 countries and 3 continents, including students, young researchers, and professionals from academia and the private sector.
For three days, participants were able to share their work and exchange ideas through 30 oral presentations, 23 posters, and 9 scientific sessions . The program also included 3 plenary lectures – two led by established researchers and one by an innovative company in the field of bioacoustics – as well as 2 interactive workshops.
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AI and bioacoustics: an introduction to artificial intelligence and its applications.
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Applied bioacoustics: sound localization demonstrations and equipment presentation.
To make the conference accessible to everyone, registration fees were kept to a minimum, and accommodation and meals were provided free of charge to all participants presenting their work. Most sessions were streamed live on YouTube, attracting around one hundred viewers per day.
The conference offered an open and welcoming environment, fostering learning, collaboration, and exchange among young bioacousticians. Following its success, a new edition is already being planned for next year.
JJBA 2025
All oral presentations were broadcast live on the JJBA YouTube channel.
Oral communications
The 15-minute oral presentations are divided into different scientific sessions. Participants whose scientific abstract has been accepted by the organizing committee will have the opportunity to present their recent scientific results.
Poster Session
As an introduction to the session, each participant will begin with a presentation of their poster (2 minutes per poster).
Plenary Conferences
Three 45-minute plenary lectures (plus 15 minutes for questions) will be given by established bioacousticians. These lectures will offer a unique opportunity for students and young researchers to attend presentations of major work in their field and to exchange ideas with established researchers.
Invited speakers
Jeppe Have Rasmussen
Postdoc, University of Copenhagen
From Clicks to Moans: How Bioacoustics Keep Me Guessing Which Species I'm Studying Today
Michelle Spierings
Assistant professor Leiden University
The Biological Basis of Musicality: A Comparison Between Primates, Songbirds, and Parrots.
Corentin Troussard
Science & Industry Sales Manager RTSYS
Underwater Acoustics in the Age of AI and Robotics: Toward Permanent Ocean Surveillance.
Workshops of your choice
Applied bioacoustics
Michael Maggs, Frontier Labs
Andy Hill, Open Acoustic Devices
AI and bioacoustics
Jeppe Have Rasmussen, University of Copenhagen
Other events
General Assembly
The general assembly was held on June 26th at 10:00 AM to discuss the future of the conference and ensure its continuation . The objective of this assembly was to present the conference project in its entirety and to discuss areas for improvement based on past editions. A new team was formed to take charge of organizing the next edition .
Social events
Regular breaks will be scheduled throughout the conference to encourage scientific exchange . A "local specialties" evening and a gala dinner will also be organized to foster connections among participants . With transdisciplinarity at the heart of this conference project, the aim is to facilitate exchanges between scientists from diverse backgrounds in a friendly, enthusiastic, and productive atmosphere.
Organizing Team
Patrick KAGERER
Marianne SARFATI
Justine GIRARDET
President
University of Iceland
Vice-President
Royal Holloway University of London
Treasurer
University of Toulon, LIS Laboratory,
CIAN, France and University of Pavia, Italy
Loanne PICHOT
Salomé MARIN-MARIN
Lucie JEAN-LABADYE
Secretary
UMRAE, Gustave Eiffel University
- CEREMA, Rouen
Member of the organizing committee
CEREMA, Rouen
Member of the organizing committee
Sorbonne University
April HOUWELING
Loréna BOISSEAU
Member of the organizing committee
Simon Fraser University
Member of the organizing committee
Estación Biológica de Doñana- CSIC, Seville, Spain
Partners
We thank our partners who made the organization and success of this third edition of the JJBA possible.
