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SUMMARY:AudioMoth: A case study in developing low-cost open-source conserv
 ation technology - Alex Rogers (University of Oxford)
DTSTART:20210614T140000Z
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CONTACT:Lorena Qendro
DESCRIPTION:*Abstract:* Low-power electronic design combined with smart on
 -device algorithms presents a game-changer for conservation biologists\; e
 nabling them to deploy sensors at scale within the environment to better u
 nderstand animal behaviour in response to external factors such as climate
  change. When combined with low-volume manufacturing and novel distributio
 n channels it is possible for small research groups to have significant im
 pact in delivering novel conservation technology to practitioners. In this
  talk\, I’ll describe our experiences developing AudioMoth\, a low-cost 
 open-source smart acoustic sensor\; describing how it started as a tool de
 veloped for our own use\, and how we scaled to the current situation where
  over 30\,000 AudioMoth devices are in use around the world.\n\n*Zoom link
 :* https://cl-cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/93489909164?pwd=azhlN2FJZnJLVlR0U1lJWXBo
 bDlyQT09\n\n*Bio:* Alex Rogers is a Professor of Computer Science at the U
 niversity of Oxford and a member of the Cyber-Physical Systems research gr
 oup. His research addresses the use of artificial intelligence and machine
  learning within physical sensor systems to address real-world problems fo
 cusing on sustainability. His work has addressed future energy systems\, s
 uch as the smart grid\, citizen science platforms\, and environmental moni
 toring\, and typically involves the real-world deployment of novel approac
 hes in devices\, smartphones or the cloud. He was the co-founder of a home
  heating advice spin-out\, called Joulo\, that combined a unique low-cost 
 temperature logger with cloud-based analytics and he maintains the GridCar
 bon app for monitoring the carbon intensity of the UK electricity grid. Hi
 s current work is addressing the need for low-cost\, open-source\, tools t
 o support conservation work\, and work to date has included the developmen
 t of AudioMoth\, a smart acoustic sensor widely used for environmental and
  biodiversity monitoring.
LOCATION:Virtual (see abstract for Zoom link)
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