ELECOM - Decoding Elephant Communication with AI

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Study program: Medientechnik
Lecture: Übergreifende Projektarbeit
Lecturer(s): Tanja Ploner
Team leader: Clemens Gmach
Team members:

Clemens Gmach (mt241016)
Raphael Pleyer (mt241039)
Mohamed El Gohary (mt241052)
Christoph Bruckner (mt241103)
Elias Abraham (mt241111)

Short description: Creating a promotional video for the research group ELECOM

Project description:

The aim of our project is to create a compelling promotional video that showcases the groundbreaking research of the ELECOM project into elephant communication. The video highlights how the team is leveraging advanced artificial intelligence to decode the animals' complex signals, rumbles, and vocalizations. By processing and analyzing vast amounts of acoustic data, the AI identifies subtle patterns that help scientists translate their hidden language. The project’s urgent real-world goal is to use these insights to mitigate the growing human-elephant conflict. By understanding specific warning cues, the research aims to ensure safer interactions for local communities living alongside these giants. Ultimately, this technology fosters peaceful coexistence, preventing dangerous encounters and stopping elephants from being killed in tragic retaliatory acts.