The health of bee hives could be monitored by a data collection system developed by a graduate student at Canada’s Simon Fraser University. PooyanfarOldooz Pooyanfar used microphones and humidity and temperature sensors to collect real time data from within hives. With sufficient data, a neural network could be trained to assess potential problems, helping to combat afflictions such as colony collapse disorder. Oldooz Pooyanfar, whose work is funded by the Mitacs Accelerate programme, hopes that a custom-manufactured sensor package could reduce costs for the system.
The health of bee hives could be monitored by a data collection system developed by a graduate student at Canada’s Simon Fraser University. Oldooz Pooyanfar used microphones and humidity and temperature sensors to collect real time data from within hives. With sufficient data, a neural network could be trained to assess potential problems, helping to combat afflictions such as colony collapse disorder. Pooyanfar, whose work is funded by the Mitacs Accelerate programme, hopes that a custom-manufactured sensor package could reduce costs for the system.