NEW USDA NIFA GRANT AIMS TO INCREASE LEVEL OF AUTONOMY IN AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS
Center for Digital Agriculture Faculty Affiliate Katie Driggs-Campbell was awarded a new USDA NIFA grant to increate levels of autonomy in agricultural robots. Read more here on the research that is being done.
The future of farming is autonomous
CSL’s and Associate Director of Research: AIFARMS National AI Institute, Girish Chowdhary has spent years developing robotic technology to improve on traditional farming practices. He is now leading an effort to improve farming practices even more by making it autonomous through artificial intelligence. With one of two new artificial intelligence institutes at the University of […]
Old McDonald had a robot
AIFARMS at the University of Illinois is one of seven National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes funded by the US government. AIFARMS is developing an autonomous farm of the future to test new technologies, improving the labor storage the US is currently facing, and training farmers for the future. Read more here
Illinois becomes integral in future of artificial intelligence
The University of Illinois will host two new artificial intelligence institutes funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The NSF and USDA-NIFA are planning on investing more than $140 million in seven new artificial intelligence institutes across the country, two of which will be […]
NSF and NIFA awards CDA $20M to develop new AIFARMS Institute
UIUC Center for Digital Agriculture wins $20M award from National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes program to accelerate AI research and agricultural innovation through new AIFARMS Institute.
Center for Digital Agriculture announces 12 seed funding recipients
The funded projects will span nearly every facet of digital agriculture, from crop sciences to deep learning.
National Academy of Sciences Elects New Members
Center Affiliate Lisa Ainsworth has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Read more
Request for Proposals
The Center for Digital Agriculture is now accepting proposals for 2020. Seed funding awards up to $50,000 for one year will be made for new collaborations in at least one of the four theme areas in the Center for Digital Agriculture. Learn more
Digital Agriculture Program Yields Promising Prospects
The Center for Digital Agriculture was initiated one year ago with a $2 million investment from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Its official kick-off was held back-to-back with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications Industry Conference, October 7-10, 2019. Read the full story at datanami.
Center for Digital Agriculture Industry Conference
There will be a Center for Digital Agriculture Industry Conference October 8, 2019 at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications building in Urbana, Illinois. This conference will serve as the official launch of the new Center. We will highlight our vision for the future of Digital Agriculture, discuss various ways in which companies can partner […]