Dr. Wonsuk "Daniel" Lee
Professor, Machine Vision and Precision Agriculture
Fellow, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Precision Agriculture Laboratory
Dr. Lee is working on developing sensing systems for specialty crops for precision agriculture in Florida. His areas of specialization include: sensing systems, artificial intelligence, precision agriculture, farm automation, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), geographic information systems (GIS), near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), image processing, machine vision, yield monitoring/mapping, variable rate fertilizer application, instrumentation, machinery, and agricultural mechanization. He draws from all these areas to develop solutions for a wide range of agricultural problems.
At the heart of Wonsuk "Daniel" Lee's expertise is the application of sensors, devices which "see" beyond the range of human senses and can deliver information to computers and other devices. Lee's skills also include a wide range of supporting technologies and novel applications, such as strawberry flower and fruit detection for yield prediction, two-spotted spider mite (TSSM) detection using deep learning, strawberry fruit bruise detection, autonomous weed control systems, immature green citrus fruit detection, autonomous yield mapping for immature citrus fruit, apple Marssonina blotch (AMB) disease detection, citrus greening disease (Huanglongbing) detection, blueberry fruit detection for yield mapping, and citrus black spot (CBS) disease detection.
Contact Information
352-294-6721
Office:
207 Frazier Rogers Hall
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 110570
Gainesville, FL 32611-0570
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Teaching
- AOM 3333: Pesticide Application Technology
- AOM 4434: Precision Agriculture
- AOM 5435: Advanced Precision Agriculture (Even Years)
- AOM 5334C: Agricultural Chemical Application Technology
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Research
Departmental Research Areas:
- Agricultural Production Engineering
Research Focus:
- Immature green citrus fruit detection from canopy images using various imaging platforms and methods including deep learning technique
- Postharvest citrus fruit evaluation for packinghouses using machine vision and deep learning
- Strawberry flower detection for early yield estimation using machine vision
- Twospotted spider mites detection for strawberry and almonds using a smartphone
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Education
- Ph.D. Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, 1998
- M.S. Agricultural Engineering, Seoul National University, Suwon, Korea, 1988
- B.S. Agricultural Engineering, Seoul National University, Suwon, Korea, 1986
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Professional Experience
- 2013 - Present
Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida - 2006 - 2013
Associate Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida - 2000 - 2006
Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida - 1998 - 2000
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M University
- 2013 - Present
- Publications
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Awards and Honors
- Term Professorship Award, University of Florida, 2017-2019
- Research Foundation Professorship Award, University of Florida, 2017-2020
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Other Professional Activities
- International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (CIGR)
- Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), Member 2002-Present, Senior Member 2015-Present
- North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA)
- Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)
- American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
- Florida State Horticultural Society (FSHS)
- Florida Blueberry Growers Association (FBGA)
- NCERA-180 Site-specific crop management, Florida State Representative 2009-Present
- W-2009 Integrated Systems Research and Development in Automation
- Associate Editor, Transactions of the ASABE and Applied Engineering in Agriculture
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Wisdom Science and Technology (WST)
- Editorial Board Member, Information Processing in Agriculture (IPA) Journal
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Biosystems Engineering