2019 CGIAR Big Data in Agriculture Platform Convention: Plenary 2: Data science showcase II

Plenary 2: Data science showcase II

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This plenary will showcase agricultural data science applications from CGIAR researchers and discuss how best their work can be supported by the Platform and partners.

Pre-harvest loss estimation using satellite remote sensing images calibrated with drone data in Tanzania
Soonho Kim, IFPRI

Categories: Classification, Regression, Model selection
Algorithms: Random forest, Neural network, Support vector machine
Frameworks: Torch/PyTorch

Computational approaches for improving acute malnutrition treatment in sub-Saharan Africa
Lillian Peterson, Los Alamos High School

Category: Regression
Algorithm: Random forest
Framework: scikit-learn

AI-enabled pest and disease forecasting
Julian Ramirez-Villegas, CIAT

Categories: Classification, Regression
Algorithms: Random forest, logistic mixed-effects regression model

Poverty and climate in Africa south of the Sahara
Carlo Azzarri, IFPRI

Category: Regression
Algorithm: Econometrics

Mapping a suitable niche for cultivating cactus as an integrated crop in dryland farming
Chandrashekhar Biradar, ICARDA

Categories: Classification, Clustering
Algorithms: Random forest, AHP
Framework: Tensor Flow

Monitoring cropland using Machine learning algorithms
Murali Gumma, ICRISAT

Application of IoT ecosystems in agriculture
Himanshu Pathak, IFPRI

Categories: Classification, Clustering
Algorithms: Deep learning, Image recognition
Framework: Tensor Flow

Moderators

Jawoo Koo

Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Speakers

Soonho Kim

Senior Data Manager, IFPRI

Lillian Peterson

Student, Los Alamos High School

Lillian Petersen uses big data to investigate climate, agriculture, malnutrition, and poverty in developing countries. She specializes in remote monitoring as an early warning tool. In her talk, she will focus on her work to predict crop harvests in every country in Africa. Lillian... Read More →

Julian Ramirez-Villegas

Climate Impacts Scientist, CIAT

Carlo Azzarri

Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Carlo Azzarri is a core member of the HarvestChoice team. Prior to joining IFPRI, Carlo was a team member of the Living Standard Measurements Study (LSMS) of the research group (poverty and inequality) at the World Bank. He was also a member of the Rural Income Generating Activities... Read More →

Chandrashekhar Biradar

Head- Geoinformatics Units, ICARDA CGIAR

Murali Gumma

Head – Remote Sensing / GIS Lab, ISD, ICRISAT

Murali Gumma leads the RS-GIS unit, and conducts research in spatial aspects of agricultural research providing spatial dimension to almost all the components of agriculture. Prior to this he was a Remote Sensing Specialist and Post-doctoral fellow at IRRI. Before that he was a project... Read More →