Agriculture in the SAR (South Asian Region) is caught in a low equilibrium trap with low productivity of staples, supply shortfalls, high prices, low returns to farmers and area diversification – all these factors can be a threat to food security. Addressing this issue can have a great impact over the lives of the people in this region. Contributing to sustainable water and agriculture resource management systems can be a challenging task. This workshop is among many other initiatives towards a major goal of food security in the South Asian Region through stocktaking of research, potential and role of technology, and other interdisciplinary initiatives.
The intent of this workshop is three-fold. The first is exploration of activities related to research, developing technologies, and other interdisciplinary initiatives. Secondly, it shall identify gaps that can be addressed through research and development, capacity building, and knowledge management. Lastly, it shall provide a platform to the participants to establish multidisciplinary collaborations.
Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Chief Scientific Officer, NARC Pakistan
Scientific Officer, NARC Pakistan
Associate Professor, SEECS, NUST, Pakistan
Associate Professor, SEECS, NUST, Pakistan
Associate Professor, SEECS, NUST, Pakistan
Associate Professor, SEECS, NUST, Pakistan
Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany
Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany
Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Associate Professor, SEECS, NUST, Pakistan
Assistant Professor, SEECS, NUST, Pakistan
| Time | Tutorial Topic | Presenter |
| 09:00am – 09:30am | Registration | |
| 09:30am – 11:00am | Intro to Crop Simulation for Agriculture applications using Unreal Engine-I – (Video Link) | Qazi Hamza Jan, Research Scientist, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany |
| 11:00am – 12:30pm | Crop Simulation for Agriculture applications using Unreal Engine-II – (Video Link) | Jakub Pawlak, Research Scientist, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany |
| 01:00pm – 02:00pm | Break | |
| 02:00pm – 03:30pm | Role of Multi-spectral Drone Imagery in Remote Sensing towards Crop Health Monitoring – (Video Link) | Muhammad Anwaar Khalid, Data Scientist, Machine Vision and Intelligent Systems Lab, SEECS, NUST, Islamabad |
Time | Presentation Title | Presenter |
09:00am – 09:30am | Registration |
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09:30am – 09:35am | Welcome | Muhammad Salman Akhter (MoC) |
09:35am – 09:50am | Dr. Arsalan Ahmed, Assoc Prof, NUST SEECS | |
09:50am – 10:40am | Prof. Dr. Karsten Berns, Robotics Research Lab, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany | |
10:40am – 11:00am | Break | |
11:00am – 11:50 am | Quasi-real-time water quality monitoring for early chemical and/or bio-contamination detection – (Video Link) | Dr. Yasir Faheem, Assoc Prof, NUST SEECS |
12:00 pm – 12:50 pm | Opportunities and challenges of wheat crop improvement programme – (Video Link) | Dr Zahid Mehmood, Senior Scientific Officer Wheat Programme, National Agricultural Research Centre Islamabad |
01:00pm – 02:15pm | Break | |
2:15pm – 03:00pm | Object Detection under image Noises for Agriculture Use-Cases – (Video Link) | Jakub Pawlak, Research Scientist, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany |
03:00pm – 03:40pm | Improving Oilseeds crops for climate resilience through innovative approaches – (Video Link) | M. Jahanzaib, Scientific officer, Oilseeds Research program,National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad. |
03:40pm – 04:00pm | Break | |
04:00pm – 04:50pm | An Autonomous Lightweight robot for steep slope Agriculture – (Video Link) | Eike Gassen, Research Scientist, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany |
Time | Presentation Title | Presenter |
09:30am – 10:10am | Distributed architectures for agriculture and water resource management applications – (Video Link) | Dr. Asad Waqar Malik, Assoc Prof, NUST SEECS |
10:10am – 10:50am | Exploring on-device classification for Agriculture Use Cases: Potentials and Challenges – (Video Link) | Dr. Hasan Ali Khattak, Assoc Prof, NUST SEECS |
10:50am – 11:00am | Break | |
11:00am – 11:40am | Enabling Smart Yield Boosting: Rice Phenology Estimation Using Airborne Multispectral Remote Sensing Data – (Video Link) | Ramesha Murtaza, Research Scientist, Machine Vision and Intelligent System Lab |
11:50am – 12:30pm | Application of AI and Multispectral Imagery for health monitoring of Corn Crop and Vineries – (Video Link) | Muhammad Usama, Research Scientist, Machine Vision and Intelligent System Lab |
12:30pm – 12:45pm | Closing Ceremony |
