Alan Stenhouse
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Sciences
I am looking at improving the quality of Citizen Science data collected on mobile platforms as well as tools to analyse and distribute this data more effectively, with the aim to improve Conservation outcomes. Have developed apps and other software tools for the Great South Australian Koala Count and the national echidna research program called echidnaCSI and am working on further tools for improving biodiversity monitoring and management.
My research aims to evaluate the promises and pitfalls of technology use in Citizen Science for conservation and to develop novel ways of using currently available technology to improve the quality of data obtained using Citizen Science programs in order to improve conservation outcomes.
I aim to determine better methods of using existing mobile technologies combined with easy-to-use software for Citizen Science programs for conservation. The aim is to improve the quality of data through better use of integrated technology available on common mobile phones combined with an easy to use interface and more intelligent on-board processing. I will develop a mobile application that shows increased quality of data using these new methods.
I am also developing novel software systems for Citizen Science conservation-related programs. These will consist of mobile applications combined with easy-to-use back-end systems. These will allow easier control and more rapid data analysis, verification and validation by conservation scientists, thereby speeding up the dissemination of this data to conservation management and enabling quicker adaptive management.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2011 - 2016 Consultant / Mobile App Developer Various 2008 - 2011 Consultant MetService 2000 - 2008 Consultant Various clients 1998 - 1999 UI Software Engineer Sony Digital Telecommunications GmbH 1996 - 1997 Software Developer AEG Mobile Communications GmbH -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review French Can read, write, speak and understand spoken German Can read, write, speak and understand spoken -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title — Massey University New Zealand BA — Massey University New Zealand MA Hons (1st Class) -
Postgraduate Training
Date Title Institution Country — PhD Student University of Adelaide Australia -
Certifications
Date Title Institution name Country — Remote Pilots Licence Civil Aviation Safety Authority Australia -
Research Interests
Behavioural Ecology Computer Software Computer-Human Interaction Conservation and Biodiversity Digital and Interaction Design Ecological Applications Ecological Economics Ecological Impacts of Climate Change Environmental Technologies Mobile Technologies Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Terrestrial Ecology
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Journals
Year Citation 2020 Stenhouse, A., Roetman, P., Lewis, M., & Koh, L. P. (2020). Koala Counter: Recording Citizen Scientists’ search paths to Improve Data Quality. Global Ecology and Conservation, 24, e01376.
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Conference Items
Year Citation — Stenhouse, A. (n.d.). Poster-Tech-CitSci-Conservation-2017-07.pdf. Poster session presented at the meeting of Unknown Conference.
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Theses
Year Citation 1992 Stenhouse, A. (1992). A Basis for the Exploration of Hypermedia Systems: A Guided Path Facility. (Master's Thesis, Massey University). -
Software
Year Citation — Stenhouse, A. (n.d.). CitizenScience-KoalaCount-app [Computer Software].
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Presentations
Year Citation — Stenhouse, A., Roetman, P., Koh, L. P., Grutzner, F., & Perry, T. (n.d.). Developing Citizen Science Apps for Conservation Biology: Koala Counter and EchidnaCSI.
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2017 - ongoing Member Society for Conservation Biology United States 2017 - ongoing Member Australian Citizen Science Association Australia 1990 - ongoing Member Association for Computing Machinery United States
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