We follow rigorous academic methods to make an impact and advance our understanding of animal needs
We present our work in top venues in both animal sciences and computer science. In computer science, human-computer interaction, the top venues (~ 20% acceptance rates) include the ACM CHI, UIST, DIS, UbiComp, etc.
No More Angry Birds: Investigating Touchscreen Ergonomics to Improve Tablet-Based Enrichment for Parrots
Rébecca Kleinberger, Jennifer Cunha, Meghan McMahon, Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas. CHI 2024, PDF | DOI
⭐ Honors: Featured in over 50 media outlets including The New York Times, The BBC, etc.
Ellie Talks About the Weather: Toward Evaluating the Expressive and Enrichment Potential of a Tablet-Based Speech Board in a Single Goffin’s Cockatoo
ennifer Cunha, Corinne C Renguette, Nikhil Singh, Lily Stella, Megan McMahon, Hao Jin, and Kleinberger, Rebecca. CHI 2024, PDF | DOI
⭐ Honors: Featured in The New York Times
Sonic Enrichment at the Zoo: What Will the Zoo of the Future Sound Like?
Rébecca Kleinberger, Interaction Studies (2023), PDF | DOI
⭐ Honors: Featured in Nautilus Magazine
Birds’ Use of Technology for Enrichment and Socialization
Kleinberger, Rebecca, Jennifer Cunha, Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas, and Susan Clubb. Proceedings of the 2023 National Convention of Exotics Veterinarians, ExoticsCon (2023)
Birds of a Feather Video-Flock Together: Design and Evaluation of an Agency-Based Parrot-to-Parrot Video-Calling System for Interspecies Ethical Enrichment.
Rébecca Kleinberger, Jennifer Cunha, Megha M Vemuri, Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas. CHI 2023, PDF | DOI
🏅 Award: Best Paper Honorable Mention Award
⭐ Honors: Featured in over 1000 media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The BBC, etc.
