Oral sessions in international conferences:
July 2024: SEB Meeting 2024 (Prague, Czech Republic) Provini P, Upper vocal tract of birds deformed by passive motions: implications for sound production.
June 2024: SMEF 2024 Provini P, Blettery J, Brabant D, Bellugeon F, Leblanc K, Monvoisin E, Robert E, Fara E and Gagnier PY, 3D digitizing the French natural history collections: e-COL+ project
July 2022: SEB Meeting 2022 (Montpellier, France) Provini P, Influence of the avian upper vocal tract on sound modulation
July 2021: SEB Meeting 2021 (online) Provini P, Birdsong production and modulation: the role of the suprasyringeal system
January 2020: SICB Meeting 2020 (Austin, USA) Provini P, Birdsong for human(e) voices: Building efficient voice prostheses inspired from bird vocal system
July 2018: SEB Meeting 2018 (Florence, Italy) Provini P, Van Wassenbergh S. 3D X-ray particle tracking velocimetry of suction feeding
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
June 2015: Evolution 2015 (Guarujá, Brazil) Provini P, Höfling E - Walking or hopping? Evolutionary trends in terrestrial locomotion of Neotropical birds
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
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
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)
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
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
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)
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
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:
July 2023: SEB Meeting 2023 (Edinburgh, UK). Musculoskeletal Biomechanics: From pioneers to cutting-edge research to uncover animal movement
October 2023: Loco Day (Primatology Station, France). How do 3D analyses provide new insights on the evolution of avian locomotion?
May 2023: Filters in Biology + Bioinspiration 2023 (Berlin, Germany) Provini P, 3D X-ray particle tracking to study intra-oral hydrodynamics of suction feeding
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.
September 2018: Journée d’animation scientifique - Rencontre parcs zoologiques DGD MJZ / Départements Scientifiques, AVINECK Des (oi)zoos au robots
June 2018: FunMorph Team in the University of Antwerp X-ray video analyses of feeding kinematics in fishes
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)
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)
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:
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
July 2019: SEB annual Meeting (Sevilla, Spain) Provini P - Take-off and landing in birds: relative contribution and coordination of wings and legs
August 2014: 26th International Congress of Ornithology (Tokyo, Japan) Provini P, Abourachid A - The pelvic system of birds and the origin of flight
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
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:
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
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.
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
October 2012: 4ème Symposium Cuvier (Montbéliard) Provini P, Abourachid A – Pelvic system of birds and the origin of flight
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)
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
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
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:
August 2018: 27th International Congress of Ornithology (Vancouver, Canada) Provini P, Höfling E - Walking or hopping? Evolution of terrestrial locomotion and arboreality in birds
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.
January 2018: SICB Meeting 2018 (San Francisco, CA, USA) Provini P, Höfling E. Evolution of Hopping and Arboreality in Neotropical Birds.
June 2016: SEB Meeting 2016 (Brighton, UK) Provini P, Höfling E – Walking or hopping? Evolutionary trends in terrestrial locomotion of Neotropical birds
June 2011: Paris Interdisciplinary PhD Symposium: Shape in living systems (Paris, France) Provini P, Abourachid A – Morphological comparisons between the teal and the quail