Dr. David Chesmore BSc, DPhil, CEnv, FIAgrE, FRES, FIOA
Email: edc1@ohm.york.ac.uk
Homepage: http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~edc1/
Tel: +44 (0)1904 32 2394
Fax: +44 (0)1904 32 2335
Research Area: Audio Lab
I am currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department teaching operational amplifiers (first year), transferable skills (first year), environmental engineering (second year) and instrumentation systems (third year).
My academic career started in this department when I studied for a BSc and then a DPhil between 1979 and 1986. I was in the first cohort of the Electronics Department. My DPhil project was the development of low rate speech communication systems for use over poor radio channels such as HF radio.
I was appointed as a lecturer in the Electronic Engineering Department (now the Engineering Department) at Hull University in 1986. Between 1986 and 2001, I taught a wide range of subjects including artificial intelligence, radar systems, error control coding, industrial electronics, telecommunication systems, environmental sensing, remote sensing and analogue signal processing. I was responsible for the introduction of the first environmental teaching initiative in an electronics degree. I also have an HNC in Countryside Management from Bishop Burton College in East Yorkshire.
My research interests lie in the application of electronics and computing technology to biology, ecology and entomology, particularly in the areas of automated species identification and biodiversity informatics. My research at present includes:
– automated identification of quarantine insect species using acoustics (Defra-funded project);
– automated soundscape identification (EPSRC-funded and involving the Universities of Southampton and Newcastle) - now completed;
– automated identification of vehicles using acoustic and seismic signals - now completed;
– development of very large scale ad hoc sensor networks for early detection of invasive insect pests;
– development of hand-held species identifiers using acoustics (e.g. insects, bats);
– investigation into light pollution and lightscape modelling for biodiversity studies (e.g. effects of light pollution on animals);
– automated identification of insects (flies, bees, Harlequin ladybirds) and fungal pathogens of plants using image processing.
I visited Japan twice as a visiting Fellow (Chiba Natural History Museum and FFPRI in Morioka) and China (Shandong University, Jinan) in 2008 as a visiting Professor.
I am a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society (FRES), a Fellow of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers (FIAgrE), a Fellow of the Institute of Acoustics (FIOA) and a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv). I have served on the Council of the RES .
My main entomological interests are in Lepidoptera (moths) and Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets) and I am actively involved with recording moth species in Yorkshire, am macro-moth coordinator for the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union in Vice County 62 (North-East Yorkshire) and chair of the YNU Lepidotera Group. I am also on the Selby Biodiversity Action Plan Committee and the East Riding of Yorkshire Biodiversity Partnership, and am involved with writing moth species action plans.
Latest 30 Publications
- , Development of non-invasive monitoring methods for larvae and adults of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus, Insect Conservation and Diversity, 4(1):4-14, 2011
- , Acoustic detection and monitoring of wood boring beetles, Entomolgoy 2010, Swansea, JUly, 2010
- , Automated identification of Harlequin ladybirds using colour image processing, Entomology 2010, Swansea, July, 2010
- , Acoustic detection of regulated pests in hardwood material, EPPO Bulletin, 40(1):46-51, April, 2010
- , Instrument for soundscape recognition, identification and evaluation (ISRIE): technology and practical uses, Euronoise 2009, Edinburgh, October, 2009
- , Understanding the soundscape concept: the role of sound recognition and source identification, COST Action TD0804 (Soundscapes of European Cities and Landscapes) meeting on Hot Topics in Soundscapes, Edinburgh, October, 2009
- , Understanding the soundscape concept: the role of sound recognition and source identification, Edinburgh, October, 2009
- , Instrument for soundscape recognition, identification and evaluation (ISRIE): technology and practical uses, Euronoise 09, Edinburgh, October, 2009
- , Developing acoustic detection and identification methods for Anoplophora spp., Second International Symposium on Anoplophora chinensis and A, glabripennis: Phytosanitory Strategies and Research, Vertemate Con Moniprio, Como,, April, 2009
- , Acoustic detection of statutory pests in hardwood material, EPPO (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation) Conference on Diagnostics, CSL, York, April, 2009
- , Progress in Acoustic Detection of Statutory Pests in Hardwood Materials, Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate Technical Conference, Chester, January, 2009
- , Moths in Old Orchards -Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness: Fruit, food and wildlife in Yorkshire's countryside, PLACE,
978-1-906604-18-9, 2009 - , The distribution of Narycia duplicella (Goeze 1783) (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) in Yorkshire, The Naturalist, 133(1066):101-106, July-Septemb, 2008
- , Soundscape Source Extraction using Wavelet-Based Sparse Representations, Acoustics'08, Paris, June, 2008
- , Automated Identification of Vehicles using Acoustic Signal Processing, Acoustics'08, Paris, June, 2008
- , Instrument for Soundscape Recognition, Identification and Evaluation; Signal Classification, Acoustics'08, Paris, June, 2008
- , Automated acoustic identification of beetle larvae in imported goods using time domain analysis, Acoustics'08, Paris, June, 2008
- , Automated Acoustic Identification of Vehicles, Widening Horizons in Acoustics Research, Institute of Acoustics, University of Reading, April, 2008
- , Instrument for Soundscape Recognition, Identification and Evaluation; Signal Classification, Widening Horizons in Acoustics Research, Institute of Acoustics, University of Reading, April, 2008
- , Bioacoustic identification of insect larvae in imported goods, Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate Technical Conference, nr Chester, January, 2008
- , Automated bioacoustic identification of insects for phytosanitory and ecological applications -Computational Bioacoustics for Assessing Biodiversity, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany, 2008
- , New Records of the Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata from Yorkshire (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae), British Journal of Entomology and Natural History, 21:243-246, 2008
- , Records of Cimbex connatus (Hymenoptera: Cimbicidae) in East Yorkshire, British Journal of Entomology and Natural History, 21:263, 2008
- , Invasive Pest Detection, International Development, 11:21,
1744-179X, 2008 - , ROBUST IN-FIELD AUTOMATED BIOACOUSTIC IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIES FOR RAPID BIODIVERSITY STUDIES, 4th International Conference on Bioacoustics 2007, Institute of Acoustics, 61-68, Loughborough,
1 901656 85 3, April, 2007 - , AUTOMATED BIOACOUSTIC DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF WOOD-BORING INSECTS FOR QUARANTINE SCREENING AND INSECT ECOLOGY, 4th International Conference on Bioacoustics 2007, Institute of Acoustics, 201-208, Loughborough,
1 901656 85 3, April, 2007 - , The Automated Identification of Taxa: Concepts and Applications -Automated Taxon Identification in Systematics, CRC Press,
13:978-0-8493-8205-5, 2007 - , Automated bio-acoustic recognition of statutory qurantined insect pests: DFEFRA funded project PH0191 -PHSI Technical Refresher Course, course notebook 2006, Central Science Laboratory, Central Science Laboratory, 2006
- , Review of the Methods Frequently Used to Estimate the Abundance of Orthoptera in Grassland Ecosystems, Journal of Insect Conservation, 9(3):151-173,
1366-638X, September, 2005 - , Is the Automated Identification of Insect Species Feasible?, Ento'05 Royal Entomology Annual Conference, University of Sussex, September, 2005
- , Acoustic Detection and Recognition of Wood-boring Insects, Ento'05 Royal Entomological Society Annual Conference, University of Sussex, September, 2005