Preliminary Agenda

Time

Event

10:00am-12:00pm

Meeting of S1090: AI in Agroecosystems: Big Data and Smart Technology-Driven Sustainable Production

1:00-6:00pm

Registration

1:30-3:00pm

Pre-conference workshop: AI in agriculture: Let's write a modern thesis! Instructors: Thanos Gentimis (LSU), Leticia Santos (LSU)

4:30-6:00pm

Conference Committee Meeting

6:00-8:00pm

Conference Welcome and Networking. Conference Welcome Speaker: Yiannis Ampatzidis

Time

Event

7:00-8:00am

Registration, light breakfast and coffee

8:15-10:00am

Opening ceremony and Keynote speaker. Moderator: Dr. Yiannis Ampatzidis, Lead Conference Organizer; Speakers: Dr. Scott Angle, SVP IFAS; Dr. Joe Glover, UF Provost; Keynote: Chris Malachowsky

10:00-10:30am

Coffee break and networking

10:30-12:30pm

Five concurrent breakout sessions on 1) AI applications in crop production, 2) AI in food processing, food safety, and supply chain, 3) AI applications in soil moisture and weather events, 4) Adoption of AI technologies, 5) Incorporating producers and consumers into AI technology development.

12:30-1:30pm

Lunch

1:30-3:00pm

Panel Discussion of Industry CEOs. Moderator: Dr. Max Teplitski, CSO IFPA

3:00-5:00pm

Five concurrent breakout sessions on 1) AI applications in crop yield and maturity, 2) AI application in precision farming for crop yield prediction, 3) AI applications in Breeding and phenomics, 4) AI applications in livestock management, and 5) PANEL: Transform Research to Innovation: Startup Companies, Challenges, and Opportunities.

5:00-5:30pm

Coffee break and networking

5:30-7:00pm

Poster session

Time

Event

7:30-8:00am

Light breakfast, coffee, and networking

8:00-10:00am

Four concurrent breakout sessions on 1) Innovations in academic, private, and public sector to meet the needs and demands of AI, 2) AI applications in pathogen, pest, toxin, and weed control, 3) Data security, data privacy and ownership, and ethics 4) The human side of AI/technology adoption in tree crops: research and producer perspectives.

10:00-10:30am

Coffee break and networking

10:30-12:00pm

Stakeholder Panel Discussion. Moderator: Joby Sherrod, Directory of Agronomy ALICO Incorporated

12:00-1:30pm

Lunch

1:30-3:30pm

Four concurrent breakout sessions on 1) AI applications in crop health, 2) AI applications in precision farming for crop management, 3) AI and Robotics in agriculture, and 4) Climate-smart AI-enhanced technologies for agriculture and ecosystem services.

3:30-5:00pm

Conclusions and closing plenary, Poster awards. Conference planning team: Yiannis Ampatzidis, Jeff Vitale, Margarita Velandia, Brenda Ortiz, Alex Thomasson; USDA NIFA Program Leadership: Steven Thomson and Charlotte Tuttle