Scarlett Howard

Scarlett Howard is a PhD candidate in the Bio-Inspired Digital Sensing Lab at RMIT University. Her work on number processing in bees has been published in Science and communicated through media outlets like The Conversation, NPR, and ABC News. She has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Zoology from the University of Melbourne. Scarlett has been training and testing cognition and decision-making in honeybees for five years. In the past three years, she has been developing and implementing training and testing procedures to determine if honeybees are able to learn complex numerical rules and concepts. She also aims to examine the possible application of insect learning to computational processing. By bridging the areas of biology, physics, technology, and neuro-entomology she hopes to extend what is known about the capacity of miniature brains and their potential links to improving machine vision and processing. Her work on honeybee cognition spans between collaborations in Australia, France, and Germany. She is also involved in projects relating to pollination, vision, and complex urban interactions.

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