[CS] honeybees and high-tech data analytics - Oct 18 at UMass

[Sarah Partan]

On Tuesday, October 18th at 4PM, the Center for Data Science at UMass 
will be hosting a Data Science Tea featuring Dr. Frank Linton on the 
subject of high-tech approaches for honeybee health monitoring. Venue is 
room 150/151 in the Computer Science Building at 140 Governors Drive.
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Title*: Data Analytics for Honey Bee Health

*Abstract*: The pollination services that honey bees provide are 
essential to the nation’s food supply. Yet commercial beekeepers may 
lose half their colonies in a given year from pathogens, parasites, 
pesticides, and predators. The technology needed to sense conditions 
within beehives and transmit early warnings of problems to beekeepers 
exists. These monitoring systems are for early adopters, as data is 
presented in charts and graphs, leaving interpretation of its meaning to 
the beekeeper. Still, these systems have begun to produce large data 
sets. What is missing now is software to interpret the video, audio, 
weight, temperature, odor, CO_2 , etc., data streams to inform 
beekeepers that each colony is healthy and productive, or if not, what 
the nature of the problem might be. For this task, advanced data 
analytics methods appear to be called for.

*Bio*: Frank Linton, Ed.D. (UMass, Amherst, 1995), retired artificial 
intelligence engineer, has kept honey bees since 2005. An EAS-Certified 
Master Beekeeper, his main interest is in finding ways to use remote 
sensing technologies to monitor and improve honey bee colony health and 
productivity. Frank first monitored his colonies with economical 
indoor-outdoor thermometers and mechanical bathroom scales when winter 
weather prevented him from opening his colonies to inspect them. Author 
of /The Observation Hive Handbook/, maintainer of the websites 
thebeepeeker.com 
<file:///C:%5CUsers%5CFrank%5CDocuments%5C2016%5CBees%202016%5CUMASS%20Presentation%202016%5Cthebeepeeker.com>and 
colonymonitoring.com <http://colonymonitoring.com>, contributor to 
beekeeping magazines, invited speaker at beekeeping associations and 
civic groups, and mentor to new beekeepers, Frank runs a few hives on 
his suburban deck and hosts one, a glass observation hive, in his dining 
room.

Anyone can attend, but RSVPs would be welcome.

*Brant A. Cheikes*
Executive Director
Center for Data Science
University of Massachusetts Amherst
140 Governors Drive
Computer Science Building, Room 228
bcheikes at umass.edu <mailto:bcheikes at umass.edu>
ds.cs.umass.edu <http://ds.cs.umass.edu>


-- 
Sarah Partan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Animal Behavior
School of Cognitive Science
Hampshire College
Amherst, MA 01002
partan"at"hampshire(dot)edu
http://helios.hampshire.edu/~srpCS/

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