tech4animals lab (@ northumbria)
Tech4Animals is a multi-national, multi-disciplinary research team specializing in Animal-centered AI, computational ethology, and, particularly at our Northumbria branch, the role of technology in human-animal relations. We develop computational approaches for understanding animal behavior and affect and promoting animal welfare and well-being, and conduct critical studies assessing and advising how technology ought to be used in human-animal contexts. Our lab is spread across Israel, the UK, Europe, and Africa.
student projects at northumbria
At the Northumbria branch of Tech4Animals we work a lot with student projects that are driven by individual students' passion on real problems related to animal well-being and the use of animal technologies, from empirical research to ground the design of caregiving support apps, to designing artifacts to improve privacy awareness, to machine learning efforts to aid fundamental research.
Are you interested in working on a Tech4Animals Lab project for your undergrad or postgrad thesis at Northumbria? Get in touch with me!
CURRENT STUDENTS
Sam Gowland
PhD Student in Computer Science
Project: The role of social media in urban-wildlife interactions
Josh Penrhyn-Jones
MSc Student in Computer Science
Project: Technology's role in promoting local animal conservation efforts
ALUMNI
Raphy Bihis
MSc student in Artificial Intelligence
Project: Small-scale Animal Monitoring of Ladybird and Aphid through Computer Vision and Machine Learning
Alex Morgan
BSc student in Information Technology Management & Business
Project: Towards a platform to assist in the caregiving of visually impaired pet dogs
Jasmine Forester-Owen
BSc student in Information Technology Management & Business
Project: Investigation into how technology in the home can affect pet dogs and the development of an app for dog-owners to build their knowledge
James McParlan
BSc student in Information Technology Management & Business
Project: An Investigation into the Data Collected and Privacy Concerns Around Digital Dog Technologies
David Feingold
MSc student in Artificial Intelligence
Project: Development of artificial intelligence models to identify different behaviors in shelter dogs
Sam Gowland
MSc student in Computer Science
Project: Investigating gull demonization on social media
Wesley Omondi
MSc student in Artificial Intelligence
Project: Comparison of human and automated analysis of emotions in wildlife encounters