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May 8, 2025: The MVOS lab robotics team was one of the finalists at the 2025 Farm Robotics Challenge! Best wishes for the upcoming years!
April 15, 2025: The MVOS lab group members presented some of the ongoing research projects at the 2025 SPIE DCS conference in Orlando, FL.
April 3, 2025: The MVOS lab group members presented some of the ongoing research projects at the 2025 AI in Agriculture and Natural Resources conference in Starkville, MS.
February 18, 2025: Pictures from the World Ag Expo 2025 in Tulare, CA
Future Innovator spotlight / Parmar ‘peppers’ her learning with AI project
February 4, 2025
Picture credit: Dave Graves
Future Innovators of America
January 6, 2025
The MVOS lab member, Amee Parmar gets selected as one of the recipients of the prestigious Future Innovators of America Fellowship! Congratulations to her!
College names Future Innovators of America | South Dakota State University
The MVOS lab secures funding from South Dakota Nutrient Research & Education Council to conduct study on a project titled "Estimation of Nitrogen Status in Corn Leaves Using Convolutional Neural Network, Machine Learning and Hyperspectral Imaging ". It will be a collaborative effort among the MVOS lab at SDSU, Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science at SDSU, University of Florida and USDA ARS.
The MVOS lab group showcased different aspects of AI and robotics in agriculture at Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls event.
The MVOS lab group joined faculty and staff from the ABE department in showcasing the wide range of degree programs offered by the department to incoming freshmen during the SDSU Senior Day event.
Rishik Aggarwal presented his poster titled "Estimation of Nitrogen Status in Corn Leaves Using Convolutional Neural Network, Machine Learning and Hyperspectral Imaging" at the 11th Annual Research Symposium organized by SD EPSCoR in Sioux Falls, SD.
Amee Parmar presented her poster titled "AI Driven Computer Vision for Detection and Pose Estimation of Chile Peppers (Capsicum annuum L.) for Robotic Harvester" at the 11th Annual Research Symposium organized by SD EPSCoR in Sioux Falls, SD.
Swarnabha Roy presented his poster titled "PhenAI-Bot: Precision 3D Crop Phenotyping of Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Varieties in Greenhouse" at the 11th Annual Research Symposium organized by SD EPSCoR in Sioux Falls, SD.
The MVOS lab announces an opening for a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) position at Ph.D. level starting Fall 2024/Spring 2025.
Required Qualifications
· MS degree in Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or closely related disciplines with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
· Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, MATLAB, C, C++, Julia
· Proficiency in Linux Operating System
· Experience or interests in one or more of the following areas:
o AI-driven Computer Vision
o Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and Vision Transformers (ViTs)
o Hyperspectral Imaging System
o Mission Planner/MAVProxy
o Embedded Systems
o Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)
Image source: Farm Foundation, Nature News
The MVOS lab secures funding from South Dakota Soybean Research & Promotion Council to conduct study on a project titled "Detection of Fusarium virguliforme -borne Sudden Death Syndrome Disease in Soybean using Portable Hyperspectral Imaging System and AI-driven Computer Vision". It will be a collaborative effort among the MVOS lab at SDSU, University of Florida and USDA ARS.
Dr. Pappu Kumar Yadav presented a collaborative research work with the University of Florida, SafetySpect Inc., and USDA ARS titled "Detection of citrus black spot fungus using fluorescence imaging and deep learning on leaf surface" at SPIE DCS 2024 conference in National Harbor, MD.
Dr. Pappu Kumar Yadav presented a collaborative research work with the University of Florida, SafetySpect Inc., and USDA ARS titled "Detection of E. coli concentration levels using CSI-D+ handheld with UV-C fluorescence imaging and deep learning on citrus leaf
surfaces" at SPIE DCS 2024 conference in National Harbor, MD.
Rishik Aggarwal presented his poster titled "Machine Vision and Optical Sensor (MVOS) Lab at SDSU: Current Status and Future Prospects " at the 2024 ASABE North Central Regional Section Meeting at South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.
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