Anderson Alves
Assistant Professor
Areas of expertise
About
I work on the development and application of efficient statistical learning methods and computational tools
for the analysis of large livestock data. My research program centers on combining on‑farm sensor data and
artificial intelligence (AI) techniques for animal monitoring. The general goal is to create decision‑making
tools that will support efficient management decisions. Additionally, we employ high‑throughput
phenotyping alongside modern molecular technologies to investigate the genetic basis of novel and
hard‑to‑measure traits. Our lab mission is to harness top‑notch technologies to improve animal production,
reproduction, welfare and health, ultimately supporting efficient and sustainable livestock farming.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Agricultural Animal Breeding
Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio MSQ, SP, Brazil (2020)
Courses
- ADSC 8700: Special Problems in Animal and Dairy Science I (Fall 2025)
- ADSC 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2025)
- ADSC 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
- ADSC 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
- ADSC 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
- ADSC 7300: Master's Thesis (Spring 2026)
- ADSC 8700: Special Problems in Animal and Dairy Science I (Summer 2026)
- ADSC 7000: Master's Research (Summer 2026)
- ADSC 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
- ADSC 7300: Master's Thesis (Summer 2026)
- ADSC 8777: Principles of Data Science for Livestock Production Systems (Fall 2026)
- ADSC 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2026)
- ADSC 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
Scholarly Works
- Automated luteal blood perfusion assessment in cows using image processing and deep learning algorithms, THERIOGENOLOGY, (2026).
- get_thermal_data, (2026).
- Association of Differential Somatic Cell Count with Antibiotic Success Following an Intramammary Infection, DAIRY, (2026).
- Multitask contrastive learning for individual dairy cow recognition across different behavior classes based on small image sets, JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE, (2026).
- Optimized Animal Models for the Genetic Evaluation of Conformation Traits, Milking Ease, and Milking Temperament in Dairy Gir Cattle, ANIMALS, (2026).
Contact
Mailing Address
425 River Road
Athens, GA 30677
Shipping Address
425 River Road
Athens, GA 30677
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