Lecturer at @UofGlasgow, Explorer of interactive systems for animals | Animal-Internet, Interface Design and Animal-Controlled Systems
Glasgow, UK
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📢📺Excited to feature in the @netflix 'The Future of' series on dogs coming June 21🐕talking about how dogs will be impacted by technology and what we can, and should, expect in the future of dog-tech @glasgow_gist @UofGlasgow
#futureof #doginternet
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Mega Mewtwo Y has been defeated in Times Square… but what is this?
A new card has appeared?
#PokemonGo #PokemonGoFest #ポケモンGO #Mewtwo #ミュウツー #Pokemon
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I have a PhD position open as part of my ERC FUTURUEFAUNA in developing computers for animals - full funding for UK/EU students. If you have any questions, please get in touch. Deadline 01 July 2026.
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My work on dog- and cat-facing screen technologies is featured in today’s New York Times — discussing control, choice, and what “enrichment” really means in digital environments nytimes.com/2026/02/12/scien…
@UofGNews @UofGlasgow @UofGSciEng
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My TEDxManchester talk was featured in the top 25 most essential talks playlist on the TEDx channel. Thank you to everyone who watched, shared, and nurtured these ideas!
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@UofGlasgow @GlasgowCS
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Grateful to see our cat café research getting attention in @AAHAHealthyPet! 🐱 A reminder that animals don't always engage with tech the way we expect.
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Big year, bigger one ahead.
With my ERC Starting Grant FUTUREFAUNA starting next year, it feels like I’m stepping into the next phase of what I can do. Excited for the next five years — and to kick it off with a keynote at HRI in March.
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At the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour conference, where Jiaqi presented her PhD work showing that multimodal technology (smell, sound, and visuals) engaged lemurs far better than visuals alone.
Paper: doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3713… @glasgow @GlasgowCS
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I'm happy to announce that I've been awarded a €1.5M European Research Council Starting Grant, coined FUTUREFAUNA. I am proud to be the first ERC grantee in animal-computer interaction, and I will soon be hiring PhD students. Please get in touch/share if you're interested.
Congrats to Dr Rachael Boyd of @UofGMaths_Stats
and Dr Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas (@Ilyena) of @GlasgowCS, who have received @ERC_Research Starting Grants to support groundbreaking new research projects.
Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1209…
ALT Dr Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas of the School of Computing Science (left) and Dr Rachael Boyd of the School of Mathematics & Statistics. Dr Boyd photo credit: Patrick Orson
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My @TEDxManchester talk has been featured on @TEDx YouTube as an Editor's Pick!
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Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas retweeted
It's #SmallPressDay!
So, as an independent book maker, to celebrate I'm running my first ever sale on my store!
Grab POCA!, BUG+ and more at 50% off till the end of July!
jofamo.com/store/sale
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My TEDx talk has been featured in TED Talks Daily: What happens when your dog uses the internet. You can listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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Join me for my @BritSciAssoc Digital Innovation Award Lecture at the @BritishSciFest on 11 Sept at @LJMU "How do we build the animal internet?"
@UofGlasgow
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My TEDx talk on my research around a social internet for animals has been featured on the front page of ted.com!
Huge thanks to @TEDxManchester for the opportunity. You can watch at the link below. I would love to hear your thoughts!
In her TEDx talk, UofG's Dr @Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas reveals what happens when animals control their own technology. From parrots choosing their online friends to dogs scheduling video calls!
Learn about her groundbreaking research ⬇️
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Rebecca Kleinberger @MIT @Northeastern and my @UofGlasgow @acm_chi paper on parrots' video calls is featured in @AAHAHealthyPet. Includes hints at my future work on "using technology to collapse the space between many different species"
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I took part at the weekend with @falkirkcouncil 's Wild Science event falkirkherald.co.uk/news/peo… Children imagined the future of zoos learning about animals and technology. See my publication for info on the methods used dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/34599… @glasgow_gist
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Excited to present on "Future of interactive pet tech: giving animals choice & control" at Busan Content Market this month. Thanks to Busan Content Market, the city of Busan, and the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism for the invitation ibcm.tv/sub/market/bcm_confe…
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Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas retweeted
New on the Wall: "No More Angry Birds: Investigating Touchscreen Ergonomics to Improve Tablet-Based Enrichment for Parrots" by Kleinberger, Cunha, McMahon & Hirskyj-Douglas
Using TS for enrichment!
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@Northeastern @UofGlasgow
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Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas retweeted
A new study involving University of Glasgow is helping pet parrots make video calls to each other, suggesting the birds may benefit from making new feathered friends over the internet 🦜💻
📍 @UofGlasgow
🧍 Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas
👇 Read & Comment
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Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas retweeted
Research suggests that these chatty creatures may also benefit from virtually connecting with their peers. How did scientist teach them to initiate video chats? bit.ly/3EDtdhL
📸: Matthew Modoono / Northeastern University
ALT A pet parrot in front of an open tablet, illustrating a news headline about scientists teaching parrots to video call each other.
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Jiaqi Wang presenting our paper today at CHI looking at how to support zoo animals and people in zoos. You can read more on the paper here dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/37065… @UofGlasgow @MIG_Glasgow
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