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IET France Local Network Annual General Meeting 2025

Including guest presentation from Sophie Cavé-Lopez on The Mechanics of Melody: Birdsong through an Engineering lens

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25 Nov 2025 /  
7:30pm - 9:00pm
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About

The IET France Local Network invites you to its Annual General Meeting to go over the last year and elect a committee for the 2026 session. This will be an online event held on Teams. The session will be kicked off by a presentation from Sophie Cavé-Lopez on The Mechanics of Melody: Birdsong through an Engineering lens.

 

Birdsong provides a compelling case study in natural closed-loop control. As a model of vocal learning, songbirds use reinforcement learning to refine their songs through auditory feedback. The investigation of how songs are acquired, maintained, and modulated presents concrete technical challenges, from designing lightweight recording devices to analyzing complex acoustical and neural datasets. This talk introduces key engineering perspectives in birdsong research and examines how interdisciplinary collaboration can advance our understanding of natural learning processes while informing the development of artificial learning systems.

 

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Continuing Professional Development

This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.

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25 Nov 2025 

7:30pm - 9:00pm

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Organiser

  • France Local Network

Registration information

The event will be held online through Microsoft Teams.

 

Register using the link below:

https://localevents.theiet.org/register.php?event=9e6dc8

Reasons to attend

Anyone whose curiosity has been piqued by the concept of birdsongs from an engineering standpoint are welcome to join the presentation.

 

Any member of the IET France Local Network is welcome to join the AGM itself. Others may stay to observe but voting rights will only be given to members of the France LN

Programme

(France time CET)

19:30 - Session opens

19:45 - Welcome and Introductions

19:50 - Guest Presentation

20:10 - Q&A

20:15 - France Local Network AGM

21:00 - Close of Session