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Tarek Zohdi

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley

Co-PI, Co-Lead of Food Production and Distribution Cluster, Co-Lead of Engagement

Tarek is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and an Associate Dean for Associate Dean for Research at UC Berkeley College of Engineering. He is the Chair of the UCB Computational & Data Science & Engineering Program. Tarek is also the Co-PI, Co-Lead of Food Production and Distribution Cluster, and Co-Lead of Engagement for AIFS, the USDA-NIFA/NSF Artificial Intelligence Institute for Next Generation Food Systems. In Tarek's Lab, Multiphysics Simulation and Optimization Lab (MSOL), he specializes in multiphysical modeling and simulation of cutting edge industrial processes spanning from fields of manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, lidar, material design, and many more. These simulations are utilized for parameter optimization using a combination of several machine learning processes such as genetic algorithms and neural networks.

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AIFS Publications

  • A thumbnail of the journal or conference cover of Special report: AI Institute for next generation food systems (AIFS)
    Journal Article ⏐ Comput. Electron. Agric. 2022

    Special Report: AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems (AIFS)

    DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2022.106819
  • A thumbnail of the journal or conference cover of A note on rapid genetic calibration of artificial neural networks
    Journal Article ⏐ Comput. Mech. 2022

    A Note on Rapid Genetic Calibration of Artificial Neural Networks

    DOI: 10.1007/s00466-022-02216-4
  • A thumbnail of the journal or conference cover of A digital-twin and machine-learning framework for the design of multiobjective agrophotovoltaic solar farms
    Journal Article ⏐ Comput. Mech. 2021

    A Digital-twin and Machine-learning Framework for the Design of Multiobjective Agrophotovoltaic Solar Farms

    DOI: 10.1007/s00466-021-02035-z
  • A thumbnail of the journal or conference cover of Crop-driven optimization of agrivoltaics using a digital-replica framework
    Journal Article ⏐ Smart Agric. Technol. 2023

    Crop-driven Optimization of Agrivoltaics Using a Digital-replica Framework

    Mengi, Emre,Omar A Samara,and Tarek I Zohdi
    DOI: 10.1016/j.atech.2022.100168
  • A thumbnail of the journal or conference cover of A digital-twin and machine-learning framework for precise heat and energy management of data-centers
    Journal Article ⏐ Comput. Mech. 2022

    A Digital-twin and Machine-learning Framework for Precise Heat and Energy Management of Data-centers

    DOI: 10.1007/s00466-022-02152-3
  • A thumbnail of the journal or conference cover of A Digital-Twin and Machine-Learning Framework for Ventilation System Optimization for Capturing Infectious Disease Respiratory Emissions
    Journal Article ⏐ Arch. Comput. Methods Eng. 2021

    A Digital-Twin and Machine-Learning Framework for Ventilation System Optimization for Capturing Infectious Disease Respiratory Emissions

    DOI: 10.1007/s11831-021-09609-3
  • A thumbnail of the journal or conference cover of Machine-learning and digital-twins for rapid evaluation and design of injected vaccine immune-system responses
    Journal Article ⏐ Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Eng. 2022

    Machine-learning and Digital-twins for Rapid Evaluation and Design of Injected Vaccine Immune-system Responses

    DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2022.115315
  • A thumbnail of the journal or conference cover of Placement and drone flight path mapping of agricultural soil sensors using machine learning
    Journal Article ⏐ Comput. Electron. Agric. 2023

    Placement and Drone Flight Path Mapping of Agricultural Soil Sensors Using Machine Learning

    DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2022.107591
  • A thumbnail of the journal or conference cover of A machine-learning digital-twin for rapid large-scale solar-thermal energy system design
    Journal Article ⏐ Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Eng. 2023

    A Machine-learning Digital-twin for Rapid Large-scale Solar-thermal Energy System Design

    DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2023.115991
  • A thumbnail of the journal or conference cover of A digital-twin framework for genomic-based optimization of an agrophotovoltaic greenhouse system
    Journal Article ⏐ Proc. R. Soc. A 2022

    A Digital-twin Framework for Genomic-based Optimization of an Agrophotovoltaic Greenhouse System

    DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2022.0414
  • A thumbnail of the journal or conference cover of A Digital-Twin and Rapid Optimization Framework for Optical Design of Indoor Farming Systems
    Journal Article ⏐ Comput. Mech. 2023

    A Digital-Twin and Rapid Optimization Framework for Optical Design of Indoor Farming Systems

    DOI: 10.1007/s00466-023-02421-9
  • A thumbnail of the journal or conference cover of An adaptive digital framework for energy management of complex multi-device systems
    Journal Article ⏐ Comput. Mech. 2022

    An Adaptive Digital Framework for Energy Management of Complex Multi-device Systems

  • A thumbnail of the journal or conference cover of A Computational Framework for Precise Aerial Agricultural Spray Delivery Processes
    Journal Article ⏐ Arch. Comput. Methods Eng. 2024

    A Computational Framework for Precise Aerial Agricultural Spray Delivery Processes

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11831-024-10106-6