Dr Rachael Dudaniec1, Dr Cecillia Kardum Hjort1, Sabrina Haque1, Hasinka Gamage, A/Prof Fleur Ponton1, Prof Ian Paulsen1, Francois Encinas-Viso, Prof Andrew Allen, Prof Henrik Smith, Dr Josephine Paris2 1Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 2Marche Polytechnic University, Italy Biography: Rachael Dudaniec leads...

Dr Andre Wanderley Do Prado1, Dr Volker Framenau1, Dr Cor Vink2, Dr Luis Piacentini3, Dr Renner Baptista4 1Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia, Australia, 2Department of Pest Management and Conservation, Facutly of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln...

Ms Nicole Mcmullen1 1The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, Brisbane, Australia Biography: Nicole is currently a HDR student at the University of Queensland under the supervision of Associate Professor Lyn Cook and Emeritus Professor Myron Zalucki. Her research is titled...

Dr Justin K Cappadonna1,2, Dr James P Hereward2, Emeritus Professor Gimme H Walter2 1The University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia, 2The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia Biography: Dr Justin Cappadonna is an applied entomologist interested in understanding the behaviours of...

Mr The Anh Than1,2, Associate Professor Fleur Ponton1 1Macquarie University, North Ryde, Australia, 2Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam Biography: Anh is a PhD candidate in Biological Science at Macquarie University, NSW, Australia. His research focuses on insect biology,...

A/Prof. Fleur Ponton1 1Macquarie University, Australia Biography: Fleur arrived in Australia as a Human Frontier Postdoctoral Fellow in 2007. Upon joining the University of Sydney, she developed a new axis of research that aimed to describe the network of interactions...

Dr Owen Seeman1 1Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia Biography: Owen Seeman is the collection manager for arachnids and myriapods at the Queensland Museum, where he is celebrating his 21st year. He's also an acarologist with an interest in the taxonomy, ecology,...

Mr Hung Nguyen1 1Macquarie University, Marsfield, Australia Biography: Hung Nguyen (he/him) gained a BSc in Plant Protection from Hanoi University of Agriculture, Vietnam, in 2010 and completed his master's in Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences at Kyushu University, Japan, in 2017....

Ms Madalene Giannotta1, Dr Ina Smith3, Dr Michelle Michie3, Dr Kim Blasdell4, Dr James Nicholls2, Dr Juanita Rodriguez2, Dr Allen Heath5, Dr Alexander Gofton3 1Australian National University: Research School of Biology, Canberra, Australia, 2CSIRO: Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra, Australia,...

Dr Nathan Lo1 1The University of Sydney, Australia Biography: I am interested in genome evolution, molecular ecology, and phylogenetics of insects and other arthropods. After joining the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at The University of Sydney in 2009,...