Conference Program
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Monday, 5th December
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Animal Centered Research beyond ACI: Exploring the Applicability of Animal Centered Principles to All Animal Research
09:00 – 15:30 GMT
Hybrid: Online and at Northumbria University
https://www.animalcenteredresearch.org/workshop
Clara Mancini, The Open University
Eleonora Nannoni, University of Bologna
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Tuesday, 6th December
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Sensory Jam 2022: Exploring other sensibilities - beyond human senses and aesthetics
09:00 – 15:30 GMT
Hybrid: Online and at Northumbria University
Fiona French, London Metropolitan University
Christopher Flynn Martin, Indianapolis Zoo
Clara Mancini, The Open University
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Designing for Trust Autonomous Animal-Centric Robotic & AI Systems
10:00 – 15:30 GMT
Hybrid: Online and at University of Nottingham
https://alanchamberlain23.wixsite.com/aciai/home
Alan Chamberlain, University of Nottingham
Steve Benford, University of Nottingham
Joel Fischer, University of Nottingham
Pepita Barnard, University of Nottingham
Chris Greenhalgh, University of Nottingham
Ju Row Farr, BlastTheory
Nick Tandavanitj, BlastTheory
Matt Adams, BlastTheory
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Wednesday, 7th December
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08:00 – 08:45 GMT
Reception with Coffee
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08:45 – 9:00 GMT
Welcome, Dirk van der Linden, University of Northumbria
09:00 – 10:00 GMT
Opening Keynote: Responsible software engineering for community, care, and kindness
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Bashar Nuseibeh, The Open University & Lero
Bashar Nuseibeh is Professor of Computing at The Open University (Director of Research 2001-2008) and a Professor of Software Engineering at Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre (Chief Scientist 2009-2012 & 2017-). Previously he was a Reader in Computing at Imperial College London and Head of its Software Engineering Laboratory. He was a Visiting Professor at Imperial College London (2005-2015), and is currently an Honorary Professor at University College London and a Visiting Professor at the National Institute of Informatics (NII), Tokyo, Japan.
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10:00 – 10:30 GMT
Break
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10:30 – 12:00 GMT
Paper Session 1: Designing for Human-Animal Relations
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Politicising Animal-Computer Interaction: an Approach to Political Engagement with Animal-Centred Design
Clara Mancini, The Open University
Orit Hirsch-Matsioulas, Haifa University
Daniel Metcalfe, Technion
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Animal-centered design needs dignity: a critical essay on ACI’s core concept
Dirk van der Linden, Northumbria University
Investigation on Enhancement of the Sense of Life in Safari Park Online Tours with Animal Breathing Reproduction System
Minori Tsuji, Future University Hakodate
Yoshinari Takegawa, Future University Hakodate
Keiji Hirata, Future University Hakodate
Kohei Matsumura, Ritsumeikan University
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A Framework for Training Animals to Use Touchscreen Devices for Discrimination Tasks
Jennifer Cunha, Parrot Kindergarten
Corinne Renguette, Indiana University–Purdue University
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Doctoral Consortium Virtual Presentation
Towards Automated Facial Landmark Detection for Animals
George Martvel, University of Haifa
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12:00 PM – 14:00 GMT
Lunch Break
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14:00 – 15:30 GMT
Paper Session 2: Recognising Animals & Animal Behaviour
Dog emotion recognition from images in the wild: DEBIw dataset and first results
Fernanda Hernández-Luquin, INAOE
Benjamín Gutiérrez Serafín, CICESE-UT3
Hugo Jair Escalante, INAOE
Humberto Pérez Espinosa, CICESE-UT3
Luis Villaseñor-Pineda, INAOE
Verónica Reyes Meza, CTBC-UATx
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Detecting Canine Mastication: A Wearable Approach
Charles Ramey, Georgia Institute of Technology,
Sarah Krichbaum, Auburn University,
Arianna Mastali, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jodie Lin, Georgia Institute of Technology
Thad Starner, Georgia Institute of Technology
Melody Jackson, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Do AI Models ``Like" Black Dogs? Towards Exploring Perceptions of Dogs with Vision-Language Models
Marcelo Feighelstein, University of Haifa
Einat Kovalyo, University of Haifa
Jennifer Abrams, CUNY Hunter College
Sarah-Elisabeth Byosiere, CUNY Hunter College,
Anna Zamansky, University of Haifa
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How Can Technology Support Dog Shelters in Behavioral Assessment: an Exploratory Study
Yael Hazan, University of Haifa
Orit Hirsch-Matsioulas, University of Haifa
Dirk van der Linden, Northumbria University
Anna Zamansky, University of Haifa
15:30 – 16:00 GMT
Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 GMT
Paper Session 3: Learning From and With Each Other
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Measuring Digitally Comparative Abilities Between Discreet and Continuous Quantities through a Digital Enrichment Application
Jérémy Barbay, Universidad de Chile
Fabián Jaña Ubal, Universidad de Chile
Cristóbal Sepulveda Álvarez, Universidad de Chile
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Noisy technology, anxious dogs: can technology support caregiving in the home?
Jasmine Forester-Owen, Northumbria University
Dirk van der Linden, Northumbria University
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Comparing Symbolic and Numerical Counting Times between Humans and non Humans Through a Digital Life Enrichment Application
Jérémy Barbay, Universidad de Chile
Fabián Jaña Ubal, Universidad de Chile
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Popping Up Balloons for Science: a Research Proposal
Jérémy Barbay, Universidad de Chile
Daniel Freire-Fernández, Universidad de Chile
Danko Lobos, Universidad de Chile
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A Loggable Aid to Speech (for Human and Non Human Animals): A Research Proposal
Jérémy Barbay, Universidad de Chile
Camila Labarca, Universidad de Chile
Brandon Peña-Haipas, Universidad de Chile
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19:00 PM – 22:00 GMT
Conference Dinner at Six BALTIC
Thursday, 8th December
9:00 – 10:00 GMT
Keynote: Time Savers or Toys? Realities of Animal Technology in Industry
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Carys L. Williams (DogsTrust)
Carys is a mixed-methods Research Officer at the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, Dogs Trust. Carys’ work has focused on practical and applicable dog behaviour and welfare research to improve the lives of dogs, especially those in Dogs Trust’s 22 rehoming centres (around 12,000 dogs a year!). For the last 2 years Carys has been project lead for the Dogs Trust Post Adoption Support longitudinal research project. She has additionally supported the charity’s move to collect more and better dog data, helping build exciting bespoke digital systems. Carys has also spent over a decade in the zoo industry and is currently a volunteer invertebrate keeper at ZSL London Zoo.
10:30 – 12:00 GMT
Paper Session 4: Sensors & Signals, Part I: Origin Stories
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Motion-Resilient ECG Signal Reconstruction from a Wearable IMU through Attention Mechanism and Contrastive Learning
Jianxun Wang, North Carolina State University
David L. Roberts, North Carolina State University
Marc Foster, North Carolina State University
Alper Bozkurt, North Carolina State University
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TamagoPhone: A framework for augmenting artificial incubators to enable vocal interaction between bird parents and eggs
Rebecca Kleinberger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Northeastern University,
Megha Vemuri, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Janelle Sands, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Harpreet Sareen, Parson School of Design, The New School
Janet Baker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Simultaneous Contact-Free Physiological Sensing of Human Heart Rate and Canine Breathing Rate for Animal Assisted Interactions: Experimental and Analytical Approaches
Timothy Holder, North Carolina State University
Mushfiqur Rahman, North Carolina State University
Emily Summers, North Carolina State University
David L. Roberts, North Carolina State University
Chau-Wai Wong, North Carolina State University
Alper Bozkurt, North Carolina State University
Doctoral Consortium Virtual Presentation
Equalising Human-Stray Cat Interactions through Technology in Urban Cities
Sena Cucumak, Koç University
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12:00 – 14:00 GMT
Lunch Break
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14:00 – 15:30 GMT
Paper Session 5: Sensors & Signals, Part II: Electric Boogaloo
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Towards a monitoring and emergency alarm system activated by the barking of assistant dogs
Edwin Raúl Abrego-Ulloa, CICESE-UT3
Carlos Alberto Aguilar-Lazcano, CICESE-UT3
Humberto Pérez-Espinosa, CICESE-UT3
Liliana Rodríguez-Vizzuett, CICESE-UT3
Ismael E. Espinosa-Curiel, CICESE-UT3
Hugo Jair Escalante-Balderas, INAOE
Fernanda Hérnandez-Luquin, INAOE
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WAG’D: Towards a Wearable Activity and Gait Detection Monitor for Sled Dogs
Charles Ramey, Georgia Institute of Technology
Arianna Mastali, Georgia Institute of Technology
Cole Anderson, Georgia Institute of Technology
Will Stull, Georgia Institute of Technology
Thad Starner, Georgia Institute of Technology
Melody Jackson, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Spatial and Temporal Analytic Pipeline for Evaluation of Potential Guide Dogs Using Location and Behavior Data
Yifan Wu, North Carolina State University
David L. Roberts, North Carolina State University
Alper Bozkurt, North Carolina State University
Evan Williams, North Carolina State University
Timothy Holder, North Carolina State University
Marc Foster, North Carolina State University
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Comparing Accelerometry and Computer Vision Sensing Modalities for High-Resolution Canine Tail Wagging Interpretation
Devon Martin, North Carolina State University
Timothy Holder, North Carolina State University
Colt Nichols, North Carolina State University
Jeremy Park, North Carolina State University
Alper Bozkurt, North Carolina State University
David L. Roberts, North Carolina State University
15:30 – 16:00 GMT
Coffee Break
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16:00 – 17 :30 GMT
Paper Session 6: Investigating Human-Animal Relations
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Watching Animal-Computer Interaction: Effects on Perceptions of Animal Intellect
Sarah Webber, University of Melbourne
Wally Smith, University of Melbourne
Marcus Carter, University of Sydney,
Frank Vetere, University of Melbourne
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Blind dogs need guides too: towards technological support for blind dog
caregiving
Alexandra Morgan, Northumbria University
Dirk van der Linden, Northumbria University
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A Face Recognition System for Bears: Protection for Animals and Humans in the Alps
Oliver Bendel, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
Ali Yürekkirmaz, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
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17:30
Conference Closing
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