Event
Sep 09 '24
Emerging Technologies in Food Systems: AIFS AI Expo
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Event Details
Discover how AIFS is leveraging AI technologies to improve food systems.
AI is all around us, but do you know how it's being used to help farmers and improve your food?
Join us Sept. 10 for an afternoon on the UC Davis campus to see AgTech demos with drones and robotics, explore new research leveraging AI to solve big problems, hear inspirational speakers, and learn how emerging technologies are making an impact.
WHEN & WHERE
Tuesday, Sept. 10
1:00–5:00 PM
RMI Sensory Building at UC Davis
WHO: Open to the public including industry members, growers, researchers, investors, policy makers, and students
AIFS is hosting a public Expo to share how we're using natural language processing, machine learning, robotics, sensors, drone technology, and more.
- Meet 30 AIFS Grad Students & Explore Their Research
- Hear Keynote + AI Talks
- Engage in Inspirational Discussions
Learn about this exciting field and how it impacts the world around you. Discover potential career opportunities or new paths of study. Consider how public and private investment are both helping to move us forward.
1:00–2:00 PM
Meet 30 AIFS Grad Students & Explore their Research
View Drone and Robotics Demos
Network with Industry Attendees from the Concurrent Alt Protein Partner Retreat
2:00–5:00 PM
Welcome from Dr. Dionne Toombs, Associate Director for Programs, USDA-NIFA
Hear Keynote by John Melo + AI Talks by Rikin Gandhi and Ned Spang
Engage in an Inspirational Panel Discussion with Local Founders Justin Siegel, Mason Earles, Ana Claudia Arias, Gabe Youtsey, and Mike Lemcke
The AI Institute for Next Generation Food Systems (AIFS) aims to solve the world’s biggest challenges to crop and food production facing our planet: ensuring a sustainable, nutritious, efficient, and safe food supply while mitigating the impacts of climate change.