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🌟 Exciting Achievement by CAU's Dean of Engineering We are proud to announce that Prof. Ahmed Aziz, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, has successfully published his latest research, "MSCPNet: A Multi-Scale Convolutional Pooling Network for Maize Disease Classification," in the prestigious IEEE journal. 📊 Journal Rankings: - Scopus: Q1 - Web of Science (WoS): Q2 📖 About the Research: The paper introduces MSCPNet, an innovative method that leverages multi-scale convolutional pooling for the accurate classification of maize diseases. This breakthrough approach significantly contributes to advancements in agricultural technology and machine learning, offering practical solutions for disease detection in crops. 🌍 Why It Matters: This research addresses critical challenges in agriculture by improving disease diagnosis and enhancing crop health management, paving the way for more sustainable farming practices. 📌 Read the Full Paper: https://lnkd.in/gWSqTVRd 👏 Congratulations to Prof. Ahmed Aziz on this remarkable achievement!

Glad to share our new book from famous USA Publisher IGI Global: International Academic Publisher Harnessing NanoOmics and Nanozymes for Sustainable Agriculture Editors: Vishnu D. Rajput Abhishek Singh Karen Ghazaryan Athanasios Alexiou Abdel Rahman Mohammad Said Al-Tawaha https://lnkd.in/eCchXDTR In an era overshadowed by pressing global challenges such as climate change, burgeoning populations, and the depletion of natural resources, the agricultural landscape is at a critical juncture. The need for sustainable practices has never been more urgent, with conventional methods struggling to meet the demands of a growing population while grappling with environmental degradation. Harnessing NanoOmics and Nanozymes for Sustainable Agriculture delves into the heart of the problem, navigating the intricate web of challenges facing agriculture today. From dwindling crop yields to the environmental repercussions of conventional farming practices, the urgency to find innovative, sustainable solutions is paramount. Harnessing NanoOmics and Nanozymes for Sustainable Agriculture offers a comprehensive exploration of nanotechnology's potential to revolutionize agriculture, presenting a promising pathway toward enhanced productivity, minimizing environmental impact, and optimal resource utilization. This groundbreaking book is a guide for academic scholars, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners alike, providing a bridge between complex scientific research and practical applications. By delving into the transformative realms of NanoOmics and Nanozymes, the book educates on the potential of nanotechnology but inspires a collaborative effort to redefine the future of agriculture. It is essential for those seeking a deeper understanding of how nanotechnology addresses challenges facing global agriculture, fostering innovation, collaboration, and a sustainable agricultural future. #Jordan #Plant #Physiology #Drought #Nanozymes #NamoOmics #Sustainable #Agriculture #Tawaha #Armenia #Legume #Crop #Ecophysiology #IGI #Agriculture

📢 Upcoming IEEE #EDS INPACE SiNANO Institute Distinguished Lecture with Danilo Demarchi, Full Professor at Politecnico di Torino and Member of the IEEE Sensors Council and the BioCAS Technical Committee - "Let the Plants do the Talking: Climate-Smart Agriculture by the messages received from Plants and Soil" Did you register yet? 📆 November 7th at 3pm CET 📍 on Zoom 🙌 Open to all 💬 "Application scenarios for crop monitoring, water control, information communication and decision support will be presented in this talk. In particular, it will be analysed technologies for reaching the needed levels of low power and low cost and the efficient ones to be applied to AgriFood at the global scale, also supporting food security and sustainability." This Distinguished Lecture dedicated to Agritech is part of the INPACE Technology Working Group dealing with Advanced Functionalities in the More than Moore area. This domain will lead to disruptive technological innovation serving major societal challenges, which are agriculture and food Registration and details ➡ https://lnkd.in/eeNzfMbP IEEE Electron Devices Society #agrifood #sustainability

#FEEM | #InternationalConference | #Research 📣 Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei will takes part in the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁-𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 (𝗦𝗕𝗖𝗔). 🎙️ Cristina El Khoury, "𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛" FEEM Program researcher, will be speaking in the session in the 𝗕𝗖𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 session presenting the working paper: "𝑇𝑜𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒: 𝐴 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡-𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑆𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑛", as co-author with FEEM researchers Davide Bazzana, Nicola Comincioli, Demis Legrenzi, Fernando Nardi, Sergio Vergalli and with colleagues Leonor Rodríguez Sinobas and 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗮-𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼𝘇𝗼. 💡 𝐴𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 The conference will be held in Warsaw, Poland, on September 19 and 20, 2024 and will be hosted by the Uniwersytet Warszawski | Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw. The aim of the conference is to promote and improve the #theory and #application of the tools of #benefitcost #analysis; that is, to have both a #research and #policy focus and to provide a forum for scientific exchange. Both #theoretical and #empirical research contributions based on the various methods used to support #publicsector #decisionmaking, including benefit-cost analysis (#BCA), #costanalysis, #costeffectiveness analysis, #riskbenefit analysis, and #damageassessment are admitted. 🔗 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 👇🏻 https://lnkd.in/dfi4QqNk

Meet Dr Khong Duc Thinh, Research Scientist at SMART's Disruptive and Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) interdisciplinary research group. His work is focused on developing nanosensors that monitor plant hormones and nutrients in real time – which can allow farmers to obtain valuable insights to improve crop yield. By combining nanotechnology, plant biology and precision agriculture, Dr Khong’s research helps to address issues such as food security and sustainability – making a meaningful impact on the future of agriculture. Click below to discover more about his innovative work and interests outside the lab! #AgricultureTech #Sustainability #Nanosensors #FoodSecurity #SMART #DiSTAP #PrecisionFarming #PlantScience #InnovativeResearch

If you are in Stockholm next week, take the chance to listen to this interesting topics in machine automation with Simulations in focus. This Digital Physics group will give three talks next week on IUFRO * Open data, models, and software for machine automation (Tuesday) * Learning forwarder trafficability from real and synthetic data (Friday) * Towards autonomous forwarding using deep learning and simulation (Friday)

The Digital Physics group will give three talks next week on #IUFRO2024 * Open data, models, and software for machine automation (Tuesday) * Learning forwarder trafficability from real and synthetic data (Friday) * Towards autonomous forwarding using deep learning and simulation (Friday)

FRIA We are thrilled to announce that Rafailia Mitraki has been awarded a FRIA Fellowship to pursue her PhD in a 4-year research project focusing on areas related to industry and agriculture. This fellowship is an incredible opportunity to contribute to the transition toward a more sustainable future. Her research project, titled "Study and Optimization of Energy Transition Pathways in High CO2 Emission Belgian Industries," will be supervised by Gregoire LEONARD. The aim is to model various energy transition pathways for different sectors in the Belgian industrial landscape and assess them based on technical, environmental, and economic factors. A key focus of her work will be to explore the potential of industrial symbiosis within a Belgian industrial cluster and analyse the impact of this synergy on the overall system. #PhD #EnergyTransition #Sustainability #IndustrialSymbiosis #Research #Innovation #FRIA #Belgium #ClimateAction Faculté des Sciences Appliquées - ULiège

Enclosed is the press release about the 1st Annual Meeting of the HelEx project, which presents promising advances for more tolerant sunflowers. Researchers from Laboratoire de Chimie Agro-industrielle (UMR 1010 INP-ENSIACET/INRAe) are part of the project consortium, in which they will study the seed quality of the new sunflower varieties more resistant to drought and extreme weather conditions developed during the project. Toulouse INP - Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse INRAE INRAE Département TRANSFORM Carnot 3BCAR

🌱 📊 From business as usual to sustainable intensification. Modern agriculture faces a dual challenge: increasing productivity while reducing environmental impacts. Agricultural innovations, particularly Smart Farming Technologies (SFT), offer a promising solution by enhancing precision and mitigating risks. But what drives farmers to adopt these technologies? And why do some hesitate? 🎓 In our latest #PhenoRob PhD graduate talk Dr. Philipp Feisthauer talks about “Experimental evidence on the adoption of innovations and robotics for sustainable crop production” and explores the agricultural innovation adoption from multiple perspectives: 1️⃣ A 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗽 highlights behavioral, attitudinal, and social factors as stronger drivers of SFT adoption than structural or sociodemographic ones. 2️⃣ 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 reveal that pro-environmental attitudes, innovativeness, and social norms are critical for adoption intentions, while policy scenarios show limited but promising effects. 3️⃣ A 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 questions using students as proxies for farmers in policy evaluations. 4️⃣ The 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿 confirms the importance of behavioral factors in driving sustainable practices like spot spraying. 💡 The research emphasizes behavioral insights as key to fostering context-specific policies and driving sustainable intensification in modern agriculture. ✨ Let’s rethink how we approach agricultural policy and innovation to drive sustainable intensification and create a resilient future for farming. 🔍 To learn more about Philipp’s PhD thesis and his findings, click on the link below 👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/evQcwS_z #UniBonn #PhDResearch #SustainableIntensification #DigitalFarming #SmartFarmingTechnologies #AgriculturalEconomics