Working dogs are prevalent throughout our societies, assisting people in diverse contexts,
from explosives detection and livestock herding, to therapy partners. Our scientific …

This paper demonstrates the design and manufacturing of a smart and connected internet-of-
things collar system for the collection of behavioral and environmental information from …

As puppies progress through the training process to become guide dogs, they regularly
undergo standard evaluations to assess their temperament. These evaluations consist of …

How do Animal-Computer Interaction (ACI) researchers working with live animal participants
assess the animals' willingness to participate in their research? In this paper we present the …

The earlier stages of training for a puppy to become a guide dog incorporates spending time
away from guide dog schools with volunteer raisers providing puppies a safe environment to …

In this paper, we present a data analysis pipeline to use inertial measurement systems and
neural network models to track physiological signals relevant to sleep and resting state of …

Producing successful guide dogs for the visually impaired is a costly process and many
dogs do not succeed in training. Identifying and screening successful dogs early is vital for …

Training guide dogs for visually-impaired people is a resource-consuming task for guide dog
schools. This task is further complicated by a dearth of capabilities to objectively measure …

Animal Computer Interaction (ACI) is a burgeoning field that designs, researches, and
integrates context-specific technologies with animals and humans. With this approach …

Responding to climate change, environmental crisis, and the global pandemic, human-
computer interaction (HCI) researchers are moving from a human-centered design paradigm …