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CSL Master's student, Ayoola Makinde, will be presenting a work-in-progress paper during the ACI (International Conference in Animal-Computer Interaction) technical program, written by CSL members, entitled, "Opportunities for ACI in PLF: Applying Animal- and User-Centred Design to Precision Livestock Farming" by Ayoola Makinde, Muhammad Muhaiminul Islam, and Stacey Scott. We are super excited for our first publication in this new-ish research area. This was the conference that inspired CSL Director, Stacey Scott's interesting in the field of ACI and related field of Precision Livestock Farming (PLF). See the publications paper for the full paper. The paper's abstract is:
The fields of animal-computer interaction (ACI) and precision livestock farming (PFL) have emerged in parallel, distinct communities, but have many overlapping goals and concerns. PLF is concerned with the development of new technologies to improve livestock farming operations and outcomes, including improving the health and welfare of farm animals. However, unlike ACI, which has roots in the human-computer interaction field and thus incorporates many user-centred design methodological traditions, PLF research has emerged largely from engineering fields and is largely technology-focused. This works-in-progress paper discuss the opportunities to apply research and methodologies emerging from the ACI field to help improve the usability and overall utility of PLF technologies for both its human and animal users. We also discuss several ongoing projects from our research group that take this approach.