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CS Colloquium and CAIS Seminar: Andy Plumptre - Improving the effectiveness of law enforcement in African Parks

Speaker: Andy Plumptre, Tropical Conservation Scientist

Talk Title: Improving the effectiveness of law enforcement in African Parks

Series: Center for AI in Society (CAIS) Seminar Series

Abstract: This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Computer Science Research Colloquium.
Investment in law enforcement in protected areas in Africa typically form more than 50% of the budget and often nearer 85-90%. Yet there has been very little research looking at ways that ranger patrolling could be improved and made more efficient and effective. This presentation will present work that has been undertaken in Uganda to improve law enforcement and discuss areas of research that are still needed to better understand how to improve enforcement.


Biography: Andy Plumptre, PhD is a tropical conservation scientist who has been working for the past 25 years in the Albertine Rift Region of Africa, one of the most biodiverse parts of the continent. His work has focused on many different issues related to the conservation of this region including developing new methods for surveying primates in forests, improving ranger patrolling in protected areas, conservation planning for the Albertine Rift, building national capacity to undertake monitoring and research, supporting transboundary conservation, and establishing new protected areas.

Host: Center for AI in Society, USC

Location: Mark Taper Hall Of Humanities (THH) - 301

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Assistant to CS chair