QUAD-AI ENGAGE Workshop 2025 on AI and Digital Agriculture
(June 16-17, 2025)
Georgia Institute of Technology Hotel and Conference Center, Atlanta, GA
| Day 1 (June 16, 2025) | ||
| 8:00–8:30 AM | Registration & Coffee (Light snacks, refreshments provided) (Ball Room Foyer-2nd Floor) | |
| 8:30–8:45 AM | Opening Remarks (Conference A) | |
| Susan E. Burns, Interim Associate VP for Research Operations and Infrastructure, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA | ||
| Yongsheng Chen, Professor and Director of NEW Center for AgTech, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA | ||
| 8:45-9:45 AM | Exploring Mechanisms for Quad Synergy (Conference A) | |
| Keiichi Mochida, Professor, Nagasaki University, Japan | Breeding and Agriculture through AI-Aided Phenotyping and Time-Series Data Analytics | |
| Narayan Vetrekar, Professor, Goa University, India | A Non-Destructive Hyperspectral Imaging Approach for Differentiating Naturally and Artificially Ripened Fruits | |
| Gilad Francis,Program Director,University of Technology Syndey, Australia | Bayesian Decision Support for Adaptive Farm Management | |
| Yongsheng Chen, Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA | AI-Driven Integration of Decentralized Resource Recovery with Digital Agriculture | |
| 9:45-10:15 AM | International Collaboration Initiative (Conference A) Yongsheng Chen, Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Keiichi Mochida, Professor, Nagasaki University, Japan Rajendra S. Gad, Professor,Goa University, India Gilad Francis,Program Director,University of Technology Syndey, Australia | |
| 10:15-10:30 AM | Coffee Break (Ball Room Foyer-2nd Floor) | |
| 10:30–11:30 AM | AI Innovations in Agriculture (Conference A) | |
| Kevin Dalmeijer, Managing Director of AI4OPT, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA | Optimization of Food Supply Chains | |
| Ce Yang, Professor, University of Minnesota, USA | Drone Hyperspectral Imaging for Crop Disease Detection | |
| Scott Lowman, Co-Director, Virginia Tech IALR Controlled Environment Agriculture Innovation Center, USA | Noninvasive Phenotyping for Early Detection of Biotic and Abiotic Stress | |
| Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Professor, Director of the AI Institute for Resilient Agriculture,Iowa State University, USA | Moonshots for Resilient Agriculture: AI-Driven Innovations from the AIIRA Institute | |
| 11:30–12:30 PM | Panel Discussion 1: Research-Driven Approaches to Precision Agriculture (Conference A) | |
| Moderator: Yu She, Professor, Purdue University, USA Panelists: Keiichi Mochida, Professor, Nagasaki University, Japan Rajendra S. Gad, Professor,Goa University, India Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Professor, Iowa State University, USA | ||
| 12:30-14:00 PM | Lunch (Conference Dining Room) | |
| 14:00–15:00 PM | Sustainable Agriculture through AI-Driven Resource Optimization (Conference A) | |
| Patrick S. Schnable, Professor,Iowa State University, USA | The Potential of AI-Driven Ideotype Breeding v.2 | |
| Alireza Pourreza, Professor,University of California Davis, USA | AI-Driven Decision Support Tools for Digital Farming | |
| Javad Velni, Professor,Clemson University, USA | Optimal Supplemental Lighting in Controlled Environment Agriculture: A Nexus of Data-driven and Model-based Perspectives | |
| Melissa Cantor, Professor,Penn State University, USA | Calf tails: Where Are We With Digital Farming for Precision Livestock Farming? A Dairy Perspective | |
| 15:00–15:30 PM | Coffee Break (Ball Room Foyer-2nd Floor) | |
| 15:30–16:30 PM | AI-Driven Digital Agriculture: Innovations, Challenges, and Scientific Frontiers (Conference A) | |
| Song Li,Professor, Virginia Tech, USA | I2GROW: Intelligent and integrated Greenhouse Gas Removal with Indoor and Controlled Environment Agriculture | |
| Wilfried Aulbur, Senior Partner, Roland Berger LLC, USA | Driving Job Site Optimization in Agriculture | |
| Yiannis Ampatzidis, Professor, University of Florida, USA | Revolutionizing Specialty Crop Management with Robotics and AI | |
| Jianfeng Zhou, Professor,University of Missouri, USA | Improving Efficiency of Production Agriculture using Digital Agriculture Technology | |
| 16:30–17:30 PM | Advanced Monitoring and Intelligent Systems in CEA (Conference A) | |
| Yuankai Huang, Professor,University of Memphis, USA | Smart Nutrient Sensing for Hydroponic Plant Assessment | |
| Zhaohui Tong, Professor,Georgia Institute of Technology, USA | Data-driven Technology Coupled with Advanced Sensor Devices for Controlled Food-Water-Energy Nexus | |
| Anju Toor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA | Fully-printed Ion Sensors for Agriculture Applications | |
| Shannay Rawal, Student, West Virginia University | Enhancing Circularity and Resource Recovery through Data-Driven Nutrient Management Planning in Rural West Virginia | |
| 18:00–21:00 PM | Reception and Poster Presentations (Ball Room-Salon 4-6) | |
| Day 2 (17 June 2025) | ||
| 8:30–09:45 AM | AI and Robotics in Agriculture (Conference A) | |
| Mohammadreza Davoodi, Professor,University of Memphis, USA | Deploying Heterogeneous Multi-Robot Systems for Efficient Monitoring in Precision Agriculture | |
| Shreyas Kousik, Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA | Strawberry Pollination as a Testbed for General-Purpose Robot Manipulators in Indoor Farming | |
| Francisco Yandun, Senior Project Scientist, Carnegie Mellon University, USA | Efficient Data Generation for Robotics and AI in Agriculture | |
| Yu She, Professor,Purdue University, USA | High-resolution Tactile Sensing for Robotic Automation | |
| Aditya Singh, Professor, Texas A&M University, USA | AI and Hyperspectral Imaging in Agricultural Crop Management and Plant Breeding, Current Research and Potential Future Applications | |
| 09:45-10:15 AM | Coffee Break (Ball Room Foyer-2nd Floor) | |
| 10:15-11:15 AM | Panel Discussion 2: Industry Perspectives on Digital Agriculture and Data Sharing (Conference A) | |
| Moderator: Tres Crow, CEO, GreenBox Homes, USA Panelists: Wilfried Aulbur, Senior Partner, Roland Berger LLC, USA Marcello Silva, Commercial Director, Huber Agrosolutions, USA Michael Choi, CEO,Ponix Farms, USA | ||
| 11:15–12:15 PM | Computer Vision (Conference A) | |
| Yin Li, Professor,University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA | Towards Visual Perception in the Dark for Digital Agriculture | |
| Yu Hang He, Research Engineer I, Georgia Tech Research Institute, USA | Early Detection of Virus in Peanut Plants using 3D Gaussian Splatting and VOCs | |
| Risa Shinoda, Professor, Osaka University, Japan | Large Dataset and Model for AI in Ecology | |
| Colin Usher, Senior Research Scientist, Georgia Tech Research Institute, USA | Application of AI and Digitization for Animal Agriculture | |
| 12:15–13:45 PM | Lunch (Conference Dining Room) | |
| 14:00–17:00 PM | CEA Facility Tour | |
| Ponix Farms, 5105 Peachtree Blvd, Building A, Chamblee, GA 30341 | ||
| List of Poster Presentations (16 June 2025, 18:00-20:00, Ball Room-Salon 4-6) | |
| Presenter | Presentation Title |
| Xu Tao, University of Kentucky, USA | iCrop+: On-Device AI for Crop Disease Detection with Adaptive Offloading over LoRa |
| Holger David Torres Cueva, Student, Earth University, Costa Rica | Enhancing Durability of Bamboo: Evaluating Preservation Methods’ Impact on Physical-Mechanical Properties |
| Wen Zhang, Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA | Nanobubbles and their Environmental and Agricultural Applications |
| Yajing Li, Student, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA | Nanobubble-enriched Hydrogels for Sustainable Agriculture: Enhancing Water and Nutrient Delivery to Boost Plant Growth |
| Andrew Sharkey, Student, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA | Comprehensively Modeling the Biomass Growth and Nutrient Uptake of Hydroponic Lettuce in NPK-limited Conditions |