SEMINAR ON "COMPUTER VISION AND AI FOR AGRICULTURE"

RACE Club of Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, of Padre Conceicao College of Engineering organized a seminar on “Computer Vision and AI for Agriculture” by Dr.Manya Afonso on 10^th May 2023.

Manya V. Afonso received the B.E. degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from Padre Conceição College of Engineering, Goa University, India, in 2003, the M.Tech. degree in Communication Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India in 2005, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal in 2011. Dr. Afonso is currently a researcher at the Biometris (Applied Mathematics and Statistics) and Agro Food Robotics groups at Wageningen University and Research Center, the Netherlands.

The seminar aimed to discuss the applications of computer vision and artificial intelligence in the field of agriculture and the potential benefits that could be derived from them.

Dr. Afonso began the seminar by providing an overview of the current challenges faced by the agriculture industry. He then introduced the audience to the concept of computer vision and explained how it could be used to identify and analyze agricultural data such as plant health, soil moisture, and crop growth. He also highlighted the potential benefits of using artificial intelligence to optimize resource use, reduce waste, and increase sustainability.

Dr. Afonso provided numerous examples of real-world applications of computer vision and AI in agriculture, such as crop monitoring using drones and satellite imagery, automated weed detection and removal, and precision irrigation systems.

Dr. Manya encouraged the students to participate for all the different challenges that are held at Wageningen University & Research Netherland. The seminar was well-attended and sparked lively discussions among the participants. There we about 75 participants from second and third year, ECOMP department.