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Dr. Sindhuja Sankaran Phenomics Lab

 

 

 

 

2019 Fairfield Field Day

 

 

 

 

2019 Family Science Saturday

Extension/Outreach Activities [Selected]

  • Sankaran, S. 2023.  Future of Technology, Robotics, and Automation in Agriculture. Washington State Potato Summit, Spokane, WA, 11-12 December 2023. [Invited Talk, Grower Meeting, Participants: 50-70]
  • Sangjan, W., Pukrongta, N., Carter, A. H., Pumphrey, M. O., and Sankaran, S. 2023. IoT-based sensor system for automated in-field monitoring in Washington State, USA. Affordable Phenotyping Workshop, International Plant Phenotyping Network (IPPN), Angers, France, 26-27 June 2023 [Invited Speaker, Virtual] [Participants: 40+]
  • Sankaran, S. 2022. Multi-scale multispectral imaging for crop phenotyping applications. 2022 The Asian Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture (AFITA)/ The World Congress on Computer in Agriculture (WCCA), Hanoi, Vietnam, 24-26 November 2022 [Keynote Speaker, Virtual] [Participants: 20]
  • Sankaran, S. 2022. Capturing crop agronomic traits across different spatial and temporal scales. Joint WSU-Germany’s Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences (CEPLAS) Seminar Series on Complex Plant Traits, 12 July 2022. [Virtual] [Participants: 40]
  • Sankaran, S. 2022. Concepts related to sensing and associated technologies applicable to small hold farmers [Presentation and Panel Discussion], Innovative Technologies for Small-Scale Farmers, Fruit and Vegetable Small-Scale Farming Webinar Series, Organized by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), 21 June 2022. [Invited Speaker, Virtual] [Participants: 178]
  • Sankaran, S. 2022. Can phenomics technologies assist in crop improvement and precision management programs for horticultural crops? North American Plant Phenotyping Network (NAPPN) Annual Conference, 22-25 February 2022. [Plenary Speakers]
  • Sankaran, S. 2021. Crops for Future: Role of sensing technologies to promote sustainable crop production. 2021 University of Guelph Corteva Agricultural Science Symposium on ‘Moving Towards Sustainable Agriculture: Leveraging Scientific Innovations to Improve Current Farming Systems’, Ontario, Canada, 19 November 2021. [Invited Speaker, Virtual] [Participants: 75]
  • Sankaran, S. 2021.Phenomics techniques and machine learning approaches to support crop breeding programs at Washington State University. Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, 11 October 2021. [Invited Talk, Virtual] [Participants: 45]
  • Sankaran, S.* 2021. Phenomics techniques to support crop breeding programs. Summerland Research and Development Centre (SuRDC), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland, B.C., Canada, 30 April 2021. [Invited Talk, Virtual] [Participants: 15]
  • Sankaran, S. 2020. Sensing technologies guided phenotyping to support crop improvement programs. 2020 AgroBIT Evolution, Brazil, 10 November, 2020. [Keynote Speaker, Virtual] [Participants: 3000]
  • Sankaran, S. 2020. Phenotyping field and horticultural crops using advanced sensing techniques. Symposium on Tracing Complex Trajectories of Crop Phenotypes, The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Virtual Annual Meeting on Translating Visionary Science to Practice, Phoenix, USA, 9-13 November 2020. [Invited Speaker, Virtual]
  • Sankaran, S. 2020. Machine learning tools for phenomics data integration and analysis. Symposium on Smart Farming Enabled By Remote Sensing Big Data, The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Virtual Annual Meeting on Translating Visionary Science to Practice, Phoenix, USA, 9-13 November 2020. [Invited Speaker, Virtual]
  • Sankaran, S. 2020. Data mining and machine learning approaches for hyperspectral data analysis. 4th Annual Plant Phenotyping and Imaging Research Centre (P2IRC) Symposium, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 23-24 November 2020. [Plenary Speaker, Virtual] [Live participants: 60]
  • Sankaran, S. 2020. Phenomics technologies for in-field and postharvest crop phenotyping at Washington State University. Talk as a part of Borlaug Fellowship Program, Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia, 13 February, 2020. [Participants: 20-25]
  • Sankaran, S. 2020. Introductions to sensor applications in phenomics & artificial intelligence/machine learning. International Scientists-Students Interface on “Drones, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Farm Machineries.” Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, India, 12 January, 2020. [Keynote Speaker] [Participants: 250-300]
  • Sankaran, S. 2020. Introductions to artificial intelligence/machine learning and applications in phenomics. International Scientists-Students Interface on “Drones, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Farm Machineries.” College of Agriculture, Pune, India, 10 January, 2020. [Keynote Speaker] [Participants: 350-400]
  • Sankaran, S. 2020. Artificial intelligence/machine learning guided crop improvement: Phenomics perspective. International Symposium on ‘Artificial Intelligence based Future Technologies in Agriculture’. 54th Annual Convention of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE), Pune, India, 7-9 January, 2020. [Keynote Speaker] [Participants: 150-200]
  • Sankaran, S. 2019. Sensing technologies for phenotyping applications in potato breeding and production, 46th Annual Hermiston Farm Fair, Hermiston, OR, 4-6 December 2019. [Participants: 40]
  • Khot, L.R., Sankaran, S., Stöckle, C., Peters, T., and Jacoby, P. 2019. Role of Advanced Remote Sensing Technologies in Irrigated Crop Water Stress Assessment. Applications and Advancements of Machine Learning from Big Agriculture Data Symposium, The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) International Annual Meeting on Embracing the Digital Environment, San Antonio, TX, 10-13 November 2019. [Participants: 40]
  • Sankaran, S. 2019. Machine learning tools in phenomics big data management. Applications and Advancements of Machine Learning from Big Agriculture Data Symposium, The American Society of Agronomy (ASA), the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) International Annual Meeting on Embracing the Digital Environment, San Antonio, TX, 10-13 November 2019. [Invited Speaker] [Participants: 35]
  • Sankaran, S. 2019. Advancements in artificial intelligence for cyber-physical system enabled agriculture. Second International Workshop on Machine Learning for Cyber-Agricultural Systems (MLCAS 2019), Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 11-12 September 2019. [Semi-Plenary Speaker] [Participants: 100]
  • Zhang, C., Marzougui, A., McGee, R., Chen, W., Vandemark, G., and Sankaran, S. 2019. Applications of phenomics technologies in pulse breeding, Fairfield Field Day, Othello, WA, 28 June 2019. [Participants: 25]
  • Sankaran, S., Sangjan, W., Khot, L.R., and Schroeder, B. 2019. High-throughput sensing of pathogens in potato storage facilities, WSU Potato Field Day, Othello, WA, 27 June 2019. [Participants: 300]
  • Sankaran, S. 2018. Advances in sensing technologies & data mining approaches in phenomics big data management. 2018 C3 (Climate Change Cluster) Research Colloquium on ‘Algal phenomics’, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 4-7 December 2018. [Keynote Speaker] [Participants: 50]
  • Sankaran, S. 2018. Role of data mining and machine learning approaches in phenomics big data management. 2018 Microbial and Plant Genomics Institute (MPGI) Fall Symposium on ‘Machine Learning Applications to Phenomics and Genomics’, Minneapolis, MN, 23 August 2018. [Invited Speaker] [Participants: 100]
  • Sankaran, S. 2018. Sensors for phenomics: Role of automated image processing and machine learning in high-throughput sensing. 2018 Texas A&M Plant Breeding Symposium on ‘The Omics Era – A New Page in Plant Breeding’, College Station, TX, 22 February 2018. [Keynote Speaker] [Participants: 200]
  • Sankaran, S. 2018. Advances in sensing for high-throughput in-field and postharvest crop phenotyping. Phenome 2018 Conference, Tucson, AR, 14-17 February 2018. [Keynote Speaker] [Participants: 250]
  • Zúñiga, C.E. , Jacoby, P., Khot, L.R., and Sankaran, S. 2018. Proximal and remote sensing methods to evaluate vine water status in subsurface and deficit irrigated Cabernet Sauvignon grapevines. 2018 Washington Winegrowers Association Convention and Trade Show, Kennewick, WA, 6-8 February 2018 (Poster). [Participants: 20-30]
  • Sankaran, S., and Khot, L.R. 2016. Role of sensor technologies in precision agriculture and high-throughput phenomics. 2nd International Workshop on the Role of Robotics in Precision Agriculture, Lahore, Pakistan, 13 October 2016. [Invited Webinar] [Participants: 60]
  • Sankaran, S. 2016. Advancing sensing tools and future of phenomics. North American Plant Phenotyping Network (NAPPN) Inaugural Convening Event, Co-hosted by Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) and Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 29-31 August, 2016. [Invited Talk] [Participants: 170]
  • Sankaran, S. 2015. Leaf-level to field phenomics: advancements and challenges. PhytoPhenomics: EMSL Workshop in Plant Phenotyping, Organized by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 12-13 March 2015. [Invited Talk] [Participants: 25]
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