Building the Dog Internet
with Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas
2 July 2022, 16:00 BST/ 11:00 EDT/ 08:00 PST
Building the Dog Internet
In this talk, Ilyena will discuss her work around speculating on the dog-to-dog internet and her research on building a dog-to-human video caller.
About the Speaker
Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas is a Lecturer from The University of Glasgow who researches how to design and build novel systems for animals to access computer systems. The technology Ilyena makes focuses on animal-controlled and internet-connected systems. Her work includes systems for monkeys in zoos and dogs in the home. Hirskyj-Douglas looks at how to build computer systems designed to fit the animals' needs and what animals would use computer systems for.
