Congresses & Symposia Contributions

Oral sessions in international conferences: 

1.  October 2023: Loco Day (Primatology Station, France). Provini P, How do 3D analyses provide new insights on the evolution of avian locomotion?

2. July 2023:  SEB Meeting 2023 (Edinburgh, UK). Provini P, Musculoskeletal Biomechanics: From pioneers to cutting-edge research to uncover animal movement

3.  May 2023: Filters in Biology + Bioinspiration 2023 (Berlin, Germany) Provini P, 3D X-ray particle tracking to study intra-oral hydrodynamics of suction feeding 

4.  July 2022:   SEB Meeting 2022 (Montpellier, France)  Provini P, Influence of the avian upper vocal tract on sound modulation

5. July 2021:    SEB Meeting 2021 (online) Provini P,  Birdsong production and modulation: the role of the suprasyringeal system

6. January 2020:   SICB Meeting 2020 (Austin, USA) Provini P, Birdsong for human(e) voices: Building efficient voice prostheses inspired from bird vocal system

7. July 2018:   SEB Meeting 2018 (Florence, Italy) Provini P, Van Wassenbergh S. 3D X-ray particle tracking velocimetry of suction feeding

8. January 2018:   SICB Meeting 2018 (San Francisco, CA, USA) Provini P, Van Wassenbergh S. Suction outflow dynamics in fishes: effects of the shape of the pharynx and pectoral region of the body 

9. June 2015: Evolution 2015 (Guarujá, Brazil) Provini P, Höfling E - Walking or hopping? Evolutionary trends in terrestrial locomotion of Neotropical birds

10. October 2013: 15ème Congrès International de l'ACAPS (Grenoble, France) Provini P, Pansiot J, Reveret L, Martin O – Video-based methodology for markerless human motion analysis

11. June 2013: ICVM Meeting 2013 (Barcelona, Spain) Courtemanche S, Provini P, Kry P, Martin O, Reveret L – Inverse dynamics on rock climbing with and without measurements of contact forces

12. January 2013: SICB Meeting 2013 (San Francisco, CA, USA) Provini P, Biewener A, Abourachid A – The 3D kinematics of the trunk and hindlimbs during take-off and landing in zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)

13. June 2012: SEB Meeting 2012 (Salzburg, Austria) Provini P, Tobalske BW, Crandell KE, Biewener AA, Abourachid A – Biomechanical analysis of take-off in two species of birds

14. January 2012: SICB Meeting 2012 (Charleston, SC, USA) Provini P, Abourachid A – Relative role of hindlimbs and forelimbs during take-off in different species of birds

15.  July 2011: SEB Meeting 2011 (Glasgow, Scotland, UK) Provini P, Herrel A, Abourachid A - Hindlimb-driven take-off and landing in small passerine birds (Taeniopygia guttata) 

16. January 2011: SICB Meeting 2011 (Salt Lake City, UT, USA) Provini P, Abourachid A – Leg thrust forces in Zebra finches during take-off and landing on non-level perches 

17. July 2010: 9th International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology (Punta del Este, Uruguay) Provini P, Abourachid A - Morphological and kinematical comparisons between the teal (Callonetta leucophrys) and the quail (Coturnix japonica)

Invited speaker: 

1. November 2018: Journée d’animation scientifique - Rencontre Tomographie 3D, Utilisation des CT-scans pour la reconstruction 3D du mouvement du squelette, exemple de la prise de nourriture de la carpe.

2. September 2018: Journée d’animation scientifique - Rencontre parcs zoologiques DGD MJZ / Départements Scientifiques, AVINECK Des (oi)zoos au robots

3. June 2018: FunMorph Team in the University of Antwerp  X-ray video analyses of feeding kinematics in fishes

4. December 2014: 21 Congresso Brasileiro de Ornithologia (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Uso de cinemáticas e outras tecnologias de ponta no entendimento do movimento das aves (Round Table)

5. March 2014: Séminarios Novas Abordagens da Pesquisa Biológica, Universidade de São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil) Studying birds' legs: an interdisciplinary approach for new elements on the origin of flight (Seminar)

6. December 2009: Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (Beijing, Chine) Evolution of the musculoskeletal pelvic system of birds: A multidisciplinary approach for better kinematic reconstructions (Seminar)

Symposia in international conferences:  

1. July 2019: International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology (Prague,  Czech Republic)  Provini P, Brunet A, Van Wassenbergh S - 3D-X-ray Particle Tracking Method: Inside a Fish's Mouth During Suction Feeding 

2. July 2019: SEB annual Meeting (Sevilla, Spain)  Provini P - Take-off and landing in birds: relative contribution and coordination of wings and legs 

3. August 2014: 26th International Congress of Ornithology (Tokyo, Japan)  Provini P, Abourachid A - The pelvic system of birds and the origin of flight

4. June 2013: ICVM Meeting 2013 (Barcelona, Spain) Abourachid A, Provini P, Hackert R, Decamps T – The Bird bauplan and its locomotor plasticity: The case of hopping in passerine birds

5. August 2010: 25th International Ornithological Congress (Campos do Jordão, Brazil) Provini P, Abourachid A – Morphological and kinematical comparisons between the teal (Callonetta leucophrys) and the quail (Coturnix japonica)

Oral sessions in national conferences:

1. September 2013: 30ème Club Locomotion et Motricité Rythmique (Paris) Provini P, Pansiot J, Reveret L, Martin O – Méthode de reconstruction basée sur la capture vidéo pour l’analyse du mouvement sans marqueur chez l’animal

2. December 2012: 18ème Congrès du Bureau des Doctorants et Etudiants du Mnhn (Paris) Bonneau N, Dutel H, Provini P, Reghem E (Team Presentation) – Forme, à la fonction sérieuse, recherche de son évolution.

3. November 2012: Colloque FORM2012 (Paris) Provini P and Abourachid A – Morphometrics of the trunk and hindlimbs in avian and non-avian theropods and their implications for the origin of flight

4. October 2012: 4ème Symposium Cuvier (Montbéliard) Provini P, Abourachid A – Pelvic system of birds and the origin of flight

5. September 2011: 28ème Club Locomotion et Motricité Rythmique (Marseille) Provini P, Herrel A, Abourachid A - Rôle fondamental des membres postérieurs dans le décollage et l’atterrissage du Diamant mandarin (Taeniopygia guttata)

6. February 2011: FdV PhD Thematic workshop: From Molecules to Ecosystems (Paris) Provini P, Abourachid A Take-off and landing in Zebra finches and new elements about the origin of flight

7. September 2010 : 27ème Club Locomotion et Motricité Rythmique (Montpellier) Provini P, Abourachid A – Etude morpho-fonctionnelle du système locomoteur pelvien des oiseaux : Une approche pluridisciplinaire pour comprendre l’origine du vol

8. September 2009: 26ème Club Locomotion et Motricité Rythmique (Bordeaux) Provini P, Abourachid A – Comparaison cinématique et morphologique de la sarcelle à collier (Callonetta leucophrys) et de la caille du Japon (Coturnix japonica)

Posters in international conferences: 

1. August 2018: 27th International Congress of Ornithology (Vancouver, Canada) Provini P, Höfling E - Walking or hopping? Evolution of terrestrial locomotion and arboreality in birds

2. July 2018: SEB Meeting 2018 (Florence, Italy) Abourachid A, Plateau O, Cornette R, Van Wassenbergh S, Provini P and Böhmer C (2018). Avineck, the neck of birds, an arm for robots. 

3. January 2018:   SICB Meeting 2018 (San Francisco, CA, USA) Provini P, Höfling E. Evolution of Hopping and Arboreality in Neotropical Birds. 

4. June 2016: SEB Meeting 2016 (Brighton, UK) Provini P, Höfling E – Walking or hopping? Evolutionary trends in terrestrial locomotion of Neotropical birds

5. June 2011: Paris Interdisciplinary PhD Symposium: Shape in living systems (Paris, France) Provini P, Abourachid A – Morphological comparisons between the teal and the quail