To honour September 2021 as the 'Animal Pain Awareness Month', we revisit the role of computing and machine learning in recognising animal pain in this blog. The usefulness of machine learning (ML) is well versed in animal medicine and animal behavioural science across many settings. Indeed ML as a method is extensively applied in pets, … Continue reading Machine Learning to Recognise Pain in Animals: What is the Future?
Tracking technologies for Reindeer Husbandry – A Chat with Luke Researchers
We asked Dr. Jouko Kumpula of the National Resources Institute in Finland (Luke) about the role of tracking technology in reindeer research and husbandry. Dr. Kumpula has previously used tracking devices to collect data in several reindeer research projects studying their habitat usage and monitoring the effect of climate change on reindeer behaviour and reproduction. … Continue reading Tracking technologies for Reindeer Husbandry – A Chat with Luke Researchers
Future of Dog Walks: A Leash Meter to Measure the Pulling Between People and Dogs
Dogs pulling on leashes is an age-old problem - both for the dog-owning public and the dog themselves. For dogs, leash issues have been cited as one of the leading culprits for otherwise healthy dogs being left in animal shelters. Additionally, excessive pulling on the leach can potentially damage the neck and the eyes of … Continue reading Future of Dog Walks: A Leash Meter to Measure the Pulling Between People and Dogs
Energy Harvesting with Farm Animals – Watts All The Fuss About?
A chat with David Blažević With the recent increase in the number of free-grazing farm animals, an area of interested has opened up in Animal-Computing to look at ways to monitor and keep track of animals whilst they are out alone foraging. One way this has been proposed is through tracking and monitoring animals whilst … Continue reading Energy Harvesting with Farm Animals – Watts All The Fuss About?
Animals in Computing 