Kansas State University and the newly inaugurated interdisciplinary Institute for Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics are hosting the Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics Symposium — led by K-State graduate students — on Oct. 23 at the K-State Alumni Center as part of the Corteva Symposia Series.
The symposium has emerged as the meeting point for professionals from the academic and industry sectors advancing agricultural technology. Students and senior scientists from industry and academia meet to discuss their research and build a transdisciplinary network for future collaborations.
The symposium hosts discussions about topics like remote sensing, big data and artificial intelligence, precision agriculture machinery, robotics, Internet of Things, statistics and risk analysis in agriculture, and digital agriculture.
Speakers include Michael Humber, NASA Acres; Girish Chowdhary, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Hannah Kerner, Arizona State University; David Makowski, French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment; and Maia Donahue, farming digital platform lead, Corteva. These experts will offer their unique perspectives and insights on the current state-of-the-art technologies and indicate the path forward for scientific development. In addition, the event will feature student poster presentations, including a student competition with cash prizes.
Source: k-state.edu
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