Image Recognition of Disease-Carrying Insects: A System for Combating Infectious Diseases Using Image Classification Techniques and Citizen Science

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dc.contributor.authorMunoz, J. Pablo
dc.contributor.authorBoger, Rebecca
dc.contributor.authorDexter, Scott
dc.contributor.authorLow, Russanne
dc.contributor.authorLi, Justin
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-28T01:44:11Z
dc.date.available2017-12-28T01:44:11Z
dc.date.issued2018-01-03
dc.description.abstractWe propose a system that assists infectious disease experts in the rapid identification of potential outbreaks resulting from arboviruses (mosquito, ticks, and other arthropod-borne viruses). The proposed system currently identifies mosquito larvae in images received from citizen scientists. Mosquito-borne viruses, such as the recent outbreak of Zika virus, can have devastating consequences in affected communities. We describe the first implemented prototype of our system, which includes modules for image collection, training of image classifiers, specimen recognition, and expert validation and analytics. The results of the recognition of specimens in images provided by citizen scientists can be used to generate visualizations of geographical regions of interest where the threat of an arbovirus may be imminent. Our system uses state-of-the-art image classification algorithms and a combination of mobile and desktop applications to ensure that crucial information is shared appropriately and accordingly among its users.
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2018.359
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-1-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/50247
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectGlobal Health IT Strategies
dc.subjectCitizen Science, Image Classification, Machine Learning, Mobile Systems, Virus Outbreak
dc.titleImage Recognition of Disease-Carrying Insects: A System for Combating Infectious Diseases Using Image Classification Techniques and Citizen Science
dc.typeConference Paper
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