Biovism team

Simon Verlinde

Ph.D. Student

ILVO
Simon Verlinde is a PhD student in Bioscience Engineering with a strong interest in applying artificial intelligence to livestock farming. His doctoral research, conducted jointly at ILVO and Ghent University, is part of a larger Horizon Europe project aWISH. During his research, he will be involved in different aspects of animal welfare quantification in pigs and broilers, including the development of a novel tear staining welfare indicator monitoring system and quantification of the general state of welfare.

Interests

  • Computer Vision
  • Precision Livestock Farming
  • Animal Welfare
  • Discrete Choice Experiments

Education

  • PhD in Bioscience Engineering - Precision Livestock Farming 2024 - Ongoing ILVO & Ghent University (UGent)
  • MSc in Artificial Intelligence 2024 KU Leuven
  • MSc in Bioscience Engineering 2023 KU Leuven
  • BSc in Bioscience Engineering 2021 KU Leuven