Vikram Adve

Professor of Computer Science. Director, AIFARMS National AI Institute. Co-Director, Center for Digital Agriculture.

[Vikram Adve @vadve]

Super proud to be leading the new National AI Institute for Ag Innovation with a broad and deep team of AI and Ag researchers! It's going to be an exciting 5 years! #AIFARMS

[NCSAatIllinois @NCSAatIllinois]

We are excited to announce the #AIFARMS Institute, a new $20m institute at @Illinois_Alma (@uofigrainger / @ACESIllinois / @IGBIllinois / NCSA) funded by the @NSF and @USDA_NIFA, which will seek to apply #AI to agriculture!

Read the news release here:

https://t.co/OAwBvi8XkO

[iSEE at U of I @sustainILLINOIS]

The rain didn't stop the I-Regen and I-FARM teams from demonstrating their latest research at Farming for the Future Field Day! 🌾

Researchers discussed the benefits of robot cover-crop seeding, drone spraying, virtual fencing and other digital/regenerative ag innovations! 🤖

[Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture @DigitalAgUIUC]

👋 Meet Austin Veal – a senior from @Morehouse
working with CDA REU mentor and #AIFARMS Director Dr. Vikram Adve (@vadve) on a project exploring enhancing robot durability and navigation for #PrecisionAgriculture.

Read on to learn more about his goals and interests!✨

[Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture @DigitalAgUIUC]

👋Meet Kyeaira Faustin, a junior from @TuskegeeUniv! This summer, she worked with Dr. Luciano Alves de Oliveira on a CDA REU project monitoring nitrate loss reduction in the advanced design of denitrifying woodchip bioreactor.

Read on to learn more about her goals & interests!✨

[Vikram Adve @vadve]

The CDA Industry Partners program will empower our industry partners to benefit from the deep bench of faculty, students, and staff driving innovation in critical aspects of digital ag — from remote sensing to AI to genomics, to rural networking, precision ag, and more!

[Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture @DigitalAgUIUC]

The CDA Industry Partners Program will strengthen members' ties to academia, tech, research, and professional development to tackle agricultural challenges by enabling collaboration with world-renowned experts, access to cutting-edge tech & data, and more. https://t.co/8clClRbuha

[Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture @DigitalAgUIUC]

We thank #ILLINOIS Board of Trustee member Tami Craig Schilling for spending the day with us yesterday! During her visit to the farm, she learned about CDA, #AIFARMS, Farm of the Future, and more. She saw ag robots and drone demos and met with our #REU students about their work.

[Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture @DigitalAgUIUC]

❗️Today is the last day to take advantage of the 20% early bird discount – a $60 savings! Attend this workshop to embrace this opportunity to lead the future of agricultural safety and innovation.

Register today –details 👇

[Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture @DigitalAgUIUC]

✨ The AI Expo for National Competitiveness was a success!

It was an excellent opportunity for the #AIFARMS team to share our mission, highlights, and ongoing work with the @scsp_ai network. A special thanks to the @NSF leadership for inviting and hosting us for #SCSPAIExpo2024.

[University of Illinois System Gov Relations @uofigovrelation]

Our friends from @DigitalAgUIUC and @DiscoverDPI were in D.C. yesterday for the @scsp_ai AI Expo for National Competitiveness!

[Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture @DigitalAgUIUC]

The #AIFARMS team is in DC today at #SCSPAIExpo2024 to share highlights on our advances in zero-shot segmentation algorithms, #GenerativeAI tools, and autonomous robotic systems. Stop by our booth to meet the team, learn about our institute, and check out our ag robots!

[Indranil Gupta @indygupta]

First slide in my lecture today... Important Stuff students need to know!
#Illini #Elite8 #2005 #2024 @IllinoisCS @IlliniMBB @UofIllinois

[Vikram Adve @vadve]

@AishwaryaGanlat @IllinoisCS Congratulations Aishwarya!

[Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture @DigitalAgUIUC]

#CDACon24 is still going strong! We concluded the first half of our conference with sessions on Digital Optimization of the Ag #SupplyChain, and #AgTech to Catalyze a #CircularBioeconomy.

A special thanks to our morning speakers for sharing their insights and knowledge with us!

[Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture @DigitalAgUIUC]

📣 Attend #CDACon24 to hear from @JohnDeere's Mark Moran, @kinandcarta's Morgan Sweet, and Balanced Engineering's Alex Foessel on the pivotal role of human-centered design in the evolution of agricultural automation towards fully autonomous systems.

➡️ https://t.co/NmQqKXsS21

[Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture @DigitalAgUIUC]

💡Interested in #PrecisionAgriculture, #Robotics, and Autonomy?

Attend #CDACon24 to hear from @SabantoAg's Ravi Yenduri and @UofIllinois' Katie Driggs-Campbell and Cody Allen on "Machine Form & Pathway from Automation towards Autonomy." Register here: https://t.co/NmQqKXsS21

[Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture @DigitalAgUIUC]

📣 ATTN: Undergrad Students!

There's still time to apply for the CDA REU program. This 10-week paid onsite #opportunity provides #undergraduates with hands-on training in agriculture-focused research activities. Apply by March 1, 2024. Details here: https://t.co/RCf5qGxKSf

[Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture @DigitalAgUIUC]

💡Interested in Safety in Automation to Autonomy in Ag?

Attend #CDACon24 for an exciting session that dives into this topic featuring Balanced Engineering's Rick Weires and Dr. Alex Foessel and @ACESIllinois' Dr. Salah Issa. Register today – details here: https://t.co/NmQqKXsS21

[Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture @DigitalAgUIUC]

💡Are you an #undergrad interested in gaining experience in #AgResearch?

The CDA REU program is a 10-week paid onsite opportunity that provides valuable hands-on training to work in academia, industry, and beyond. Apply by March 1st. More details here:
https://t.co/UCp7OM4n1T

[Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture @DigitalAgUIUC]

Attend the CDA Annual Conference on March 6 to hear from #AgExpert – Dr. Yanfeng Ouyang on the Digital Optimization of the Agricultural #SupplyChain, followed by a fireside chat with Dr. Molly Jahn.

Free to attend. Register today to secure your spot! https://t.co/NmQqKXsS21

[iSEE at U of I @sustainILLINOIS]

Our latest mooo-vie! 🐮

The @USDA_NIFA I-FARM project has begun research into adding cattle to its "Farm of the Future" at @UofIllinois! 🐄
The team is using cameras, GPS and other technology to track their movements & eating habits.🌿

➡️ Learn more at https://t.co/ySGXdiwKhN

[Purdue Digital Agriculture @IDAASPurdue]

Join Dennis Buckmaster as the moderator for: The February Farm Foundation® Forum, Seeds of Change: Register TODAY! https://t.co/sW6S5FSgcC
This Forum will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, February 27, at 2 p.m. Central.