Animal health informatics: Towards a generic framework for automatic behavior analysis: Position paper

By: Kaplun D., Sinitca A., Zamansky A., Bleuer-Elsner S., Plazner M., Fux A., Van Der Linden D.
Published in: HEALTHINF 2019 – 12th International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings; Part of 12th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2019
SDGs : SDG 03  |  Units: Social Sciences  | Time: 2019 |  Link
Description: The field of veterinary healthcare informatics is still in its infancy, and state of the art solutions from human health care are not easily adapted. IoT and wearable technologies may be bringing a wind of change, as large amounts of health data of animals are now being produced. It makes this a timely moment to initiate a discussion on the possibilities for cross-fertilization between the worlds of human and animal health informatics. In this position paper we report on an ongoing project developing a framework for automatic video-based analysis of animal behavior and describe its concrete application for decision support of behavioral veterinarians. The framework is generic, allowing for reuse across species and different analytical tasks. We further discuss the possibilities for cross-fertilization between human and animal behavior analysis in the context of health informatics. © 2019 by SCITEPRESS – Science and Technology Publications, Lda. All rights reserved.