Towards Harmonious Coexistence:A Bioacoustic-Driven Animal-Computer Interaction System for Preventing Ship Collisions with North Atlantic Right Whales
The North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW) population is currently teetering on the brink of extinction, with a mere approximate count of 350 individuals remaining. These animals have been protected under the Endangered Species Act since 1970. Today, the survival of right whales is imperiled primarily du...
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ftalborgunivpubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/62708fec-c633-4643-8d2e-14d327cdec7a 2024-06-23T07:54:56+00:00 Towards Harmonious Coexistence:A Bioacoustic-Driven Animal-Computer Interaction System for Preventing Ship Collisions with North Atlantic Right Whales Erceg, Mirjana Palamas, Georgios 2023-12-04 https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/62708fec-c633-4643-8d2e-14d327cdec7a https://doi.org/10.1145/3637882.3637890 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85186652386&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng Association for Computing Machinery https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/62708fec-c633-4643-8d2e-14d327cdec7a urn:ISBN:979-8-4007-1656-0 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Erceg , M & Palamas , G 2023 , Towards Harmonious Coexistence : A Bioacoustic-Driven Animal-Computer Interaction System for Preventing Ship Collisions with North Atlantic Right Whales . in ACI 2023 - 10th International Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction, Proceedings . , 3637890 , Association for Computing Machinery , pp. 1-10 , 10th International Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction, ACI 2023 , Raleigh , United States , 04/12/2023 . https://doi.org/10.1145/3637882.3637890 animal-computer interaction aquatic mammal detection bioacoustic signatures bioacoustics biodiversity conservation internet of things neural networks North Atlantic right whale passive acoustic monitoring whale calls contributionToPeriodical 2023 ftalborgunivpubl https://doi.org/10.1145/3637882.3637890 2024-06-10T15:32:43Z The North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW) population is currently teetering on the brink of extinction, with a mere approximate count of 350 individuals remaining. These animals have been protected under the Endangered Species Act since 1970. Today, the survival of right whales is imperiled primarily due to vessel collisions, net entanglements, and habitat degradation. This paper presents a novel system of animal-computer interaction founded on the identification of bioacoustic signatures. Initially, NARWs' vocalizations were transformed into spectrograms, which were subsequently inputted into a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). To enhance robustness against environmental noise, techniques such as time warping, frequency masking, and time masking were employed. The outcomes of our study indicate that the proposed system holds potential for establishing a closed-loop interaction framework between vessels and NARWs. This framework could enable vessels to adapt their speed or avoid routes frequented by NARWs. Furthermore, this article discusses the potential benefits of employing networked sensors, such as Internet of Things (IoT) devices, to augment NARW monitoring and data collection efforts. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic North Atlantic right whale Aalborg University's Research Portal The Tenth International Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction 1 10 |
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The North Atlantic Right Whale (NARW) population is currently teetering on the brink of extinction, with a mere approximate count of 350 individuals remaining. These animals have been protected under the Endangered Species Act since 1970. Today, the survival of right whales is imperiled primarily due to vessel collisions, net entanglements, and habitat degradation. This paper presents a novel system of animal-computer interaction founded on the identification of bioacoustic signatures. Initially, NARWs' vocalizations were transformed into spectrograms, which were subsequently inputted into a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). To enhance robustness against environmental noise, techniques such as time warping, frequency masking, and time masking were employed. The outcomes of our study indicate that the proposed system holds potential for establishing a closed-loop interaction framework between vessels and NARWs. This framework could enable vessels to adapt their speed or avoid routes frequented by NARWs. Furthermore, this article discusses the potential benefits of employing networked sensors, such as Internet of Things (IoT) devices, to augment NARW monitoring and data collection efforts. |
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Towards Harmonious Coexistence:A Bioacoustic-Driven Animal-Computer Interaction System for Preventing Ship Collisions with North Atlantic Right Whales |
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Towards Harmonious Coexistence:A Bioacoustic-Driven Animal-Computer Interaction System for Preventing Ship Collisions with North Atlantic Right Whales |
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Towards Harmonious Coexistence:A Bioacoustic-Driven Animal-Computer Interaction System for Preventing Ship Collisions with North Atlantic Right Whales |
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towards harmonious coexistence:a bioacoustic-driven animal-computer interaction system for preventing ship collisions with north atlantic right whales |
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Erceg , M & Palamas , G 2023 , Towards Harmonious Coexistence : A Bioacoustic-Driven Animal-Computer Interaction System for Preventing Ship Collisions with North Atlantic Right Whales . in ACI 2023 - 10th International Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction, Proceedings . , 3637890 , Association for Computing Machinery , pp. 1-10 , 10th International Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction, ACI 2023 , Raleigh , United States , 04/12/2023 . https://doi.org/10.1145/3637882.3637890 |
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