Data-Driven Seminar Series
The Institute for Digital Forestry, Institute for Plant Sciences, and Digital Agriculture present the College of Agriculture Data-Driven Seminar Series.
Since Fall 2020, Purdue Agriculture has hosted the Data-Driven Agriculture seminar series featuring experts in data science and digital agriculture from across Purdue's College of Agriculture and beyond.
To view all past seminars, check out the Data Driven Agriculture playlist on Purdue Agriculture’s YouTube channel.
Fall 2024 Seminars
The seminar series features experts in data science, digital agriculture, and digital forestry and will be offered in-person (WSLR 116) at 12:30 p.m. ET on select Thursdays throughout the semester.
- September 19, 2024 | Dr. Bedrich Benes, Professor of Computer Science & Associate Department Head, Purdue University | Hosted by the Institute for Digital Forestry| Generative AI for Digital Twin Reconstruction
- September 26, 2024 | Dr. Jian Jin, Associate Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue University | Hosted by Institute for Digital and Advanced Agricultural Systems | Purdue's Handheld Leaf Scanners for Accurate and On-The-Spot Crop Diagnosing
- October 3, 2024 | Dr. Tommy Butts, Clinical Assistant Professor, Site-Specific Weed Management, Botany & plant Pathology, Purdue University | Hosted by Plant Sciences | Integrating data-driven tools and novel technologies for targeted weed management
- October 15, 2024 | Dr. Jan Stejskal, Department of Forest Genetics and Physiology, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague | Hosted by the Institute for Digital Forestry | Forestry Reimagined: The Impact of High-Throughput Phenotyping with a Focus on Hyperspectral Reflectance
- October 17, 2024 | Dr. Sidd Paul, Assistant Professor Geospatial Science, Agronomy, Purdue University | Hosted by Plant Sciences | Enhancing soil and agroecosystem sustainability under climate change using geoinformatics
- October 24 | Sr. Jinha Jung, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering; Dr. Minyoung Jung, Postdoctoral Researcher in Geomatics; Ben Hancock, Senior Web Developer, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue University | Hosted by theInsittute for Digital Forestry | Data to Science (D2S) - Open Source Online Platform for Geospatial Data Management
- October 31, 2024 | Ethan Belair, Natural Climate Solutions Forester, The Nature Conservancy | Hosted by the Institute for Digital Forestry | Climate-Smart Forestry at the Nature Conservancy: Quantifying and Enabling Global Forests' Ability to Mitigate Climate Change
- November 7, 2024 | Dr. Phil Townsend, Professor of Forest & Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin | Hosted by the Institute for Digital Forestry | TBD
- December 5, 2024 | Tom Kronewitter, Senior Multimedia Designer, Agricultural Communications, Purdue University | Hosted by the Institute for Digital and Advanced Agricultural Systems | Exploring Plant Phenotyping with Virtual Reality
To view past presentations, check out the Data Driven Agriculture playlist on Purdue Agriculture’s YouTube channel.
Data Driven Posts
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