@vadve

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

Joined June 2009
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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@NCSAatIllinois26 Aug 2020
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: digitalag.illinois.edu/2020/…
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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! 🤖
Photos from the 2024 Farming for the Future Field Day at the Illinois Energy Farm. Clockwise from top left: a cover cropping robot and field drone on display; a researcher demonstrates a drone near a mockup of a farm; Crop sciences Asst. Professor Bin Peng explains a dispay on field drainage to I-Regen Director Emily Heaton; U of I Extension's Dennis Bowman stands near a slide showing a field where a drone will conduct a pesticide "spray mission"; Tuskegee University Professor Gregory Bowman speaks to the crowd.

ALT Photos from the 2024 Farming for the Future Field Day at the Illinois Energy Farm. Clockwise from top left: a cover cropping robot and field drone on display; a researcher demonstrates a drone near a mockup of a farm; Crop sciences Asst. Professor Bin Peng explains a dispay on field drainage to I-Regen Director Emily Heaton; U of I Extension's Dennis Bowman stands near a slide showing a field where a drone will conduct a pesticide "spray mission"; Tuskegee University Professor Gregory Bowman speaks to the crowd.

Illinois Center for Digital Agriculture@DigitalAgUIUC15 Aug 2024
Rain or shine – it's always a good day to talk agriculture! ✨ Today, over 50 people gathered at the #ILLINOIS Energy Farm to learn about the many benefits of the intersection between digital technology and regenerative agriculture during the Farming for the Future Field Day!
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👋 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!✨
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👋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!✨
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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@DigitalAgUIUC23 Jul 2024
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. ncsa.illinois.edu/cda-create…
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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.
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❗️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@DigitalAgUIUC18 Apr 2024
We're offering a three-day comprehensive workshop on mastering ISO 25119 compliance and preparing for autonomy in agriculture. This engaging event includes in-depth training, insightful discussions, networking & more. Secure your spot today! Details here: digitalag.illinois.edu/cfs-w…
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✨ 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.
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Our friends from @DigitalAgUIUC and @DiscoverDPI were in D.C. yesterday for the @scsp_ai AI Expo for National Competitiveness!
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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!
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First slide in my lecture today... Important Stuff students need to know! #Illini #Elite8 #2005 #2024 @IllinoisCS @IlliniMBB @UofIllinois
Indranil Gupta@indygupta29 Mar 2024
Let’s go #Illini! 72-69 in #Sweet16. #Elite8 here we go, first time in 19 years!
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#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!
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📣 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. ➡️ go.illinois.edu/cda-conferen…
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💡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: go.illinois.edu/cda-conferen…
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📣 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: go.illinois.edu/cda-reu
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💡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: go.illinois.edu/cda-conferen…
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💡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: digitalag.illinois.edu/educa…
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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! go.illinois.edu/cda-conferen…
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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 i-farm.illinois.edu/
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Join Dennis Buckmaster as the moderator for: The February Farm Foundation® Forum, Seeds of Change: Register TODAY! farmfoundation.org/.../seeds… This Forum will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, February 27, at 2 p.m. Central.
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Join us at our free annual conference on March 6th to hear from Prof. James Krogmeier from #Purdue and Prof. Amy Marshall-Colon (@MC_Lab_PlantBio) from #ILLINOIS on the "Digital Transformation of Crop R&D." Secure your spot – register today! Details here: go.illinois.edu/cda-conferen…
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