Co-Creating open-source conservation technology
Co-creating open-source conservation technology // Professor Alex Rogers & Dr Andrew Markham, both Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford
The emergence of low-cost, low-volume manufacturing processes such as 3D printing, laser cutting and online PCB assembly services, combined with intelligent algorithms and artificial intelligence, mean that it has never been easier to create custom hardware sensors to address particular conservation and environmental monitoring challenges. However, many endeavours in this space fail to scale beyond small trial deployments and thus fail to achieve significant impact. Often this is because the wrong technology was chosen, the wrong problem was solved, or because scale and support beyond the lifetime of the individual project was not considered at the outset. This seminar will explore approaches to co-creating conservation technology, whereby conservation experts and technologists work together to design and build low-cost sustainable open-source solutions to real world conservation challenges.
Date: 1 February 2018, 16:15 (Thursday, 3rd week, Hilary 2018)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: School of Geography and the Environment, Halford Mackinder Lecture Theatre
Speakers: Dr Andrew Markham (Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford), Professor Alex Rogers (Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford)
Organising department: School of Geography and the Environment
Organiser: Oxford University Biodiversity Network and MPhil/MSc Biodiversity, Conservation & Management
Part of: Technology Empowered Conservation Series: Hilary Term 2018// Part one: Science
Booking required?: Not required
Booking url: http://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/events/18-ht-tec.html
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editors: Deborah Strickland, Chris White, Helen Morley, Donna Palfreman