Camera Traps, AI, and Ecology - 6th International Workshop, Fribourg 2027

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The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.

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Workshop Programme

Dates and Deadlines

Talk Submission

Online and On-site Participation

Logistical Questions

Keynote Speakers

Workshop Series Organizers

About the Workshop Series

Get in Touch

Website Terms of Use

Peer-review Management

We are happy to announce that the 6th Workshop on Camera Traps, AI, and Ecology will be held as a hybrid event at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, hosted by the Wegmann group in the Department of Biology, on Thursday and Friday, January 21st and 22nd, 2027. Registration is now open! Talk submission and registration is available here.

Paper submission deadline: Fri 27th Nov 2026 (AoE)
Notification of authors: Mon 21st Dec 2026
Camera-ready deadline: Fri 15th Jan 2027
Workshop: January 21st and 22nd, 2027

For this years workshop, we welcome any submissions that cover but are not restricted to the following topics:

Camera trap datasets (images, image sequences, or videos) from wildlife camera traps, insect cameras, or other animal monitoring cameras (e.g., in a Zoo or other controlled environments)
Animal detection (in images or videos)
Identification of individuals and morphological traits (in images or videos)
Species and fine-grained recognition approaches for animals (in images or videos)
Animal pose estimation (in images or videos)
Tracking of animal movement (in images or videos)
Video recognition of animal behaviour
Applying AI methods to camera trap data for answering ecological questions, including new ecological questions or important open problems that cannot be solved with current AI approaches
Preprocessing of camera trap data, including ethical and legal problems

We offer two options for submitting a talk for the workshop:

Paper Track:
For the paper track we ask for a 4-page paper submission. Accepted papers will be awarded a 15 minute talk + 5 minutes Q&A. If accepted to hold a talk at the CamTrapAI Workshop, speakers will be invited to submit a finalised version of their papers to be published in an IET Special Issue for the workshop. The paper submission deadline is on Fri 27th Nov 2026.

Abstract Only Track:
For the abstract only track we ask for a short abstract submission. Accepted abstracts will be awarded a X minute talk + 5 minutes Q&A. The Abstract Only submission deadline is on Fri 18th Dec 2026.

Please note, that Abstract Only talks are very limited and we encourage you to submit a paper.

Keynote speakers for the 2027 workshop are currently being confirmed and will be announced here.

Devis Tuia	Thierry Aebischer
To be announced	To be announced

All times will be shown in Central European Time (CET = UTC+1)
Keynote Presentations will be 30min. (+15min. Q&A), Paper Presentations are 15min. (+5min. Q&A)

Day 1 - Thursday, January 21, 2027
TBA	Detailed programme to be announced

Day 2 - Friday, January 22, 2027
TBA	Detailed programme to be announced

Note: The full two-day schedule, including keynote presentations and paper sessions, will be published here once the call for papers and review process have concluded.

The workshop will run as a hybrid event. On-site attendance will be at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland on Campus Pérolles with140 on-site places available.

The adress for on-site participation is:

Building: Pérolles 04
Room: Auditorium 0.110
Address:
Rue Albert-Gockel 3,
1700 Fribourg
Switzerland

The campus can be reached from Fribourg train station by taking the bus to the stop "Charmettes" or by a 20 minute walk. Fribourg is easily accessible via a direct train from Bern (30 minutes) or Lausanne (50 minutes).

Online joining details: to be announced

If you have any questions regarding on-site participation in Fribourg, please contact Daniel, our local organiser, or the workshop series organisers Tilo, Paul and Otto.