A5041265510- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Music and Audio Processing
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Marine animal studies overview
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Data Visualization and Analytics
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Children's Rights and Participation
- Music Technology and Sound Studies
- Educational Games and Gamification
- Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing
- Digital Marketing and Social Media
- Interactive and Immersive Displays
- Recommender Systems and Techniques
- Seismology and Earthquake Studies
- Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications
- Semantic Web and Ontologies
Queensland University of Technology
2016-2023
The University of Queensland
2016
We introduce the Ambient Birdhouse, a novel IoT design for home that seeks to encourage awareness and discovery of birds outside. People increasingly have routines technologies disconnect them from nature. Moreover are hard come know, seen but not heard, heard seen, or simply around when we not. The Birdhouse aims reconcile these positions, by using local bird media leverage people's playfulness curiosity, calmly sustain interest over time ultimately garner engagement in nature conservation...
The increasing loss of species globally calls for effective monitoring tools and strategies to inform conservation action. dominant approach citizens engagement has been smart phone platform-centric, tasking crowds collect analyze data. However, many critically endangered inhabit remote areas, characterized by sparsely populated communities with poor internet connectivity. Approaches need garner high relative population size, data collection knowledge synthesis suited the local context. We...
This paper investigates connecting people in remote communities through nature order to foster stewardship and conservation of endangered species. Global citizen science technologies have found success urban, developed countries, but they typically rely on large distributed populations gather or analyze data do not suit sparsely populated contexts. We undertook a long-term field study iteratively co-design tangible playful engagement prototype World Heritage Area community. The design...
Abstract Growing developmental activities, such as hydropower construction, farm roads, and other human are affecting the critically endangered white‐bellied heron ( WBH ). Out of a known global population 60, 28 individuals inhabit river basin area freshwater lakes ponds Bhutan. Several constraints impede continuous monitoring species, isolated cryptic nature species remoteness its habitat; to date, there no long‐term reference data or techniques implemented for this species. In study, we...
We demonstrate a technology to explore the problem of disconnect between people and nature, Ambient Birdhouse. Although are surrounded by flora fauna, nature is often hidden difficult learn about. Birds active outside when many indoors, seen but not heard, or heard seen. So, can technologies play role in reconnecting us through nature? This project researches how about local birds non-intrusive, fun calm engaging manner. The Birdhouse sits inside house plays media - sometimes giving clues...
Passive acoustic recording has great potential for monitoring soniferous endangered and cryptic species. However, this approach requires analysis of long duration environmental recordings that span months or years. There is a variety approaches to analysing data. it unclear which are best suited species in the wild. Specifically, study undertaking critically White-bellied Heron (Ardea insignis) Bhutan. Four different methods investigated terms their detection accuracy, involvement human...
Ecoacoustics draws together computer scientists and ecologists to achieve an understanding of ecosystems wildlife using acoustic recordings the environment. Computer are challenged manage increasingly large datasets while developing analytic visualisation tools. Ecologists struggle find use tools that answer highly heterogeneous research questions. These two fields naturally drawn at tool interface, however, less attention has been paid how their practices influence design use. We...
Bhutan is known to the world for its rich natural biodiversity. However, with urbanization, children living in urban areas are increasingly spending their time indoors. There potential understand how engage nature and explore design of suitable technologies motivate be outdoors. We conducted an exploratory study 11 parents 12 (7-8 years old) family nature. found that experience physically adults' presence elements such as fantasy, sensory, curiosity, game play friends siblings can enhance...
In a world of increasing environmental degradation there is an urgency to promote younger generations' care for nature. However, the process technology design often overlooked as means enhancing this and understanding. We explored how co-design games with children might support their nature affinity through two case studies game workshops carried out across schools in Australia Bhutan. Four key themes highlight usefulness challenges method: i) expressing stewardship; ii) choice prompts...
The sounds of animals leave remarkable traces information about their habitat. Ecologists use environmental sound as a proxy to monitor the environment. This has led collection massive archives, posing big data problem how investigate it all. Visualization can transform aural into visual representations summarizing huge datasets, revealing patterns, trends, and relationships in data. New techniques interactive analysis will enable ecologists explore mine for insights We envision synergistic...
Audio recording is a convenient and important method for large-scale terrestrial environmental monitoring. However, it impossible to listen make sense of all the data collected. Attempts generalise automated analysis tasks have not been successful due unconstrained nature long-term recording. Our approach this big-data challenge facilitate visualisation audio recording, keep ecologists in loop. The content long-duration recordings are visualised by calculating acoustic indices. interface...
opinion Share on Design participation lab Authors: Margot Brereton View Profile , Alessandro Soro Laurianne Sitbon Paul Roe Peta Wyeth Bernd Ploderer Dhaval Vyas Jinglan Zhang Aloha Ambe Cara Wilson Tshering Dema Jennyfer Taylor Jessie Oliver Diego Munoz Andy Bayor Filip Bircanin Riga Anggarendra Tara Capel Gereon Kapuire Helvi Wheeler Authors Info & Claims InteractionsVolume 25Issue 2March-April 2018 pp 14–17https://doi.org/10.1145/3184332Published:23 February 2018Publication History...
We report a record of threatened tortoise species, Indotestudo elongata, in cool broad-leaved forest central Bhutan at high elevation. The was observed an elevation 1910 m asl, which is the highest species recorded so far. This gives us inference that this Critically Endangered now adapting to cooler regions higher
Nature connection fosters children's healthy development, and long-term sustainable behaviours. Most research into children-nature has focused on positive experiences. However, theories of constructive hope suggest that as well imbuing a love nature we should also help children understand environmental challenges. Computational thinking is skillset might young frame address complex problems. This currently exclusively developed indoors using technological devices indoor activities. Our...