{"id":449116,"date":"2024-04-12T00:16:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T22:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forschung.fh-kaernten.at\/siena\/2024\/04\/when-ai-reads-monkey-faces\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T15:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:36:07","slug":"when-ai-reads-monkey-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forschung.fh-kaernten.at\/siena\/en\/2024\/04\/when-ai-reads-monkey-faces\/","title":{"rendered":"When AI Reads Monkey Faces"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"449116\" class=\"elementor elementor-449116 elementor-449111\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a670c59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a670c59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5749ebc\" data-id=\"5749ebc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4934f8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4934f8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When AI Reads Monkey Faces<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89e45cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89e45cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcc9d72\" data-id=\"fcc9d72\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-500801d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"500801d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-744814e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"744814e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cb2ce6\" data-id=\"9cb2ce6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa721df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa721df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qwen-markdown-paragraph\" data-spm-anchor-id=\"a2ty_o01.29997173.0.i223.314a55fbfocwTU\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><div class=\"qwen-markdown-paragraph\" data-spm-anchor-id=\"a2ty_o01.29997173.0.i223.314a55fbfocwTU\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span class=\"qwen-markdown-text\" data-spm-anchor-id=\"a2ty_o01.29997173.0.i242.314a55fbfocwTU\">The technology that helps unlock smartphones is now being applied in primate research: As part of the<\/span> <span class=\"qwen-markdown-text\">Smart Monkey Lab project<\/span> <span class=\"qwen-markdown-text\" data-spm-anchor-id=\"a2ty_o01.29997173.0.i241.314a55fbfocwTU\">at Affenberg Landskron, artificial intelligence is used to automatically recognize and distinguish each of the 181 individual Japanese macaques based on their faces.<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-581e130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"581e130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"501\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-449073 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/forschung.fh-kaernten.at\/siena\/files\/2026\/05\/recognition-1.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/forschung.fh-kaernten.at\/siena\/files\/2026\/05\/recognition-1.png 798w, https:\/\/forschung.fh-kaernten.at\/siena\/files\/2026\/05\/recognition-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/forschung.fh-kaernten.at\/siena\/files\/2026\/05\/recognition-1-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/forschung.fh-kaernten.at\/siena\/files\/2026\/05\/recognition-1-360x240.png 360w\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa65e6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa65e6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45f3999\" data-id=\"45f3999\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4721080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4721080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">AI-based recognition of monkey faces<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c80979c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c80979c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc55af5\" data-id=\"bc55af5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8461030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8461030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Facial recognition algorithms are widespread in everyday life. However, individual identification of animals poses a particular challenge in wildlife research. Japanese macaques display subtle but distinct facial features \u2013 from the shape of the eye region and nose structure to individual fur patterns around the face. The Smart Monkey Lab leverages these characteristics.   <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-811a8c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"811a8c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qwen-markdown-paragraph\" data-spm-anchor-id=\"a2ty_o01.29997173.0.i223.314a55fbfocwTU\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">A deep learning-based AI model is trained on thousands of macaque photos to detect faces, extract them, and assign them to specific individuals. The system learns to weight relevant features and deliver reliable identifications even under varying lighting conditions, or different head positions. <\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9082b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9082b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cddd01\" data-id=\"4cddd01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ae3e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0ae3e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Facial Recognition Matters for Research<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c9b66a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c9b66a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbd07c1\" data-id=\"bbd07c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef9a17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ef9a17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qwen-markdown-paragraph\" data-spm-anchor-id=\"a2ty_o01.29997173.0.i223.314a55fbfocwTU\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Automatic identification of individual animals enables more precise behavioral studies. Instead of relying on manual notes or labor-intensive video analysis, researchers can systematically capture large datasets: Who interacts with whom? How do social contacts change after enclosure expansion? Which individuals are the first to explore new habitat areas?   <\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a88a140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a88a140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qwen-markdown-paragraph\" data-spm-anchor-id=\"a2ty_o01.29997173.0.i223.314a55fbfocwTU\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Such questions are central to understanding social dynamics in Japanese macaques, whose group structures are comparable to human social networks. AI-powered facial recognition provides the technical foundation for collecting long-term data objectively and reproducibly. <\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c231ea0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c231ea0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb47174\" data-id=\"cb47174\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0475912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0475912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Animal Welfare at the Core<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-843bb82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"843bb82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-470c85a\" data-id=\"470c85a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7c4520 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7c4520\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qwen-markdown-paragraph\" data-spm-anchor-id=\"a2ty_o01.29997173.0.i223.314a55fbfocwTU\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">A key advantage of this non-invasive technology: animals do not need to be captured or marked. Recognition occurs exclusively via image data collected from a safe distance \u2013 whether through fixed cameras, mobile recording devices, or drones. This aligns with the project&#8217;s ethical commitment to conduct behavioral research with minimal interference in the animals&#8217; natural behavior.  <\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab5337a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab5337a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-defdc30\" data-id=\"defdc30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2236c61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2236c61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technical Implementation in the Smart Monkey Lab<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9116b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9116b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc26fac\" data-id=\"cc26fac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a510b49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a510b49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Development of the facial recognition system is carried out in close collaboration between behavioral biologists from the University of Vienna and digital experts from the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences. The workflow includes: <\/span><\/p><ul style=\"text-align: justify\"><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Collection of high-quality image and video data in the field<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Annotation and preparation of data for AI model training<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Development and fine-tuning of a recognition model specialized for macaques<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">The goal is a robust system that is practical for everyday use at Affenberg and can also be utilized by park staff or within citizen science formats.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-487b19a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"487b19a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff0e6ca\" data-id=\"ff0e6ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057b138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"057b138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Next Steps<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b982db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b982db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f58ccb8\" data-id=\"f58ccb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceb941b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ceb941b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qwen-markdown-paragraph\" data-spm-anchor-id=\"a2ty_o01.29997173.0.i223.314a55fbfocwTU\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Facial recognition is a core component of the Smart Monkey Lab and will be gradually integrated with additional technologies such as thermal drone remote sensing and spatial analysis methods. The insights gained and tools developed have the potential to be applied in other zoos, wildlife parks, or research projects worldwide. <\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8bb0d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8bb0d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f7c28c\" data-id=\"8f7c28c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a312903 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a312903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">The<a href=\"https:\/\/forschung.fh-kaernten.at\/siena\/en\/projects\/smart-monkey-lab\/\"> Smart Monkey Lab project <\/a>is funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ffg.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FFG<\/a>) as part of the BRIDGE program (project no. 4639393, duration 2023-2026).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f187db6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f187db6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5786852\" data-id=\"5786852\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ecd5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e7ecd5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When AI Reads Monkey Faces The technology that helps unlock smartphones is now being applied in primate research: As part of the Smart Monkey Lab project at Affenberg Landskron, artificial intelligence is used to automatically recognize and distinguish each of the 181 individual Japanese macaques based on their faces. 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