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About me
Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural & Biological Eng., Mississippi State University
Affiliated faculty, Agricultural Autonomy Institute, Mississippi State University, USA
Affiliated faculty, Geosystems Research Institute, Mississippi State University, USA
Email: vmartins(at)abe(dot)msstate(dot)edu
Research Interests: Satellite optical data, AI for image processing, Digital agriculture, Water resources, and High-Performance Computing
Education:
• 2022 Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Global Change & Earth Observations, Michigan State University, USA
• 2020 Ph.D. in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. Iowa State Univ., USA
• 2017 M.S. in Remote Sensing. Brazilian Institute for Space Research, SP, Brazil
• 2014 B.S. in Agricultural and Environmental Eng., Federal Univ. of Viçosa, Brazil
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mississippi State University
Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Email: uilson(dot)aires(at)msstate(dot)edu
Education:
• 2022 Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Viçosa, MG, Brazil
• 2018 M.S. in Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Viçosa, MG, Brazil
• 2016 B.S. in Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Lavras, MG, Brazil
Research Interests: Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, and Hydrology
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mississippi State University
Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Email: fp244(at)msstate.edu
Education:
• 2024 Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering, São Paulo State University (UNESP), SP, Brazil
• 2021 M.S. in Agronomy, São Paulo State University (UNESP), SP, Brazil
• 2017 B.S. in Agronomic Engineering, University of the Sacred Heart (USC), SP, Brazil
Research Interests: Precision Agriculture, Remote Sensing, Artificial Intelligence, UAV Image Analysis, and Sustainable Crop Management
Dakota Hester
Ph.D. Student in Biosystems Eng., Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Mississippi State University
Email: dh2306(at)msstate.edu
Education:
• 2021 B.S. in Computer Science, Mississippi State University, MS, USA
Research Interests: Deep Learning, Computer Vision, and Remote Sensing
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Ph.D. Student in Biosystems Eng., Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Mississippi State University
Email: jd2725(at)msstate.edu
Education:
• 2023 M.S. in Remote Sensing, Brazilian Institute for Space Research, SP, Brazil
• 2020 B.S. in Environmental Engineering, Sao Paulo State University, SP, Brazil
Research Interests: Remote Sensing, Geospatial Data Science, Machine Learning, Crop monitoring, Digital agriculture​
Ph.D. Student in Biosystems Eng., Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Mississippi State University
Email: rdp282(at)msstate.edu
Education:
• 2022 M.S. in Remote Sensing. National Institute for Space Research, SP, Brazil
• 2019 B.S. in Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Ceará, CE, Brazil
Research Interests: Remote Sensing, Satellite Image Processing, and Water Resources Management
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Ph.D. Student in Biosystems Eng., Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Mississippi State University
Email: cb3910(at)msstate.edu
Education:
• 2024 PhD in Water Resources and Environmental Sanitation. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, RS, Brazil
• 2019 M.S. in Water Resources. Federal University of Pelotas, RS, Brazil
• 2017 B.S. in Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, Federal University of Pelotas, RS, Brazil
Research Interests: Remote Sensing, Hydrology, Land Use and Cover Changes, Water Quality
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Ph.D. Student in Biosystems Eng., Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Mississippi State University
Email: tml411(at)msstate.edu
Education:
• 2023 M.S. in Remote Sensing. National Institute for Space Research - INPE, SP, Brazil
• 2021 B.S. in Cartographic Engineering. Sao Paulo State University - UNESP, SP, Brazil
Research Interests: Remote Sensing, Water Quality, Machine Learning, Computer Vision
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MS student in Biosystems Eng., Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University
Email: web190(at)msstate.edu
Education:
• 2023 B.S. in Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University, MS, USA
Research Interests: Remote Sensing, Hydrology, Water Quality, Marine Debris/Microplastics
Ashleigh Robbins
MS student in Biosystems Eng., Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University
Email: ad2164(at)msstate.edu
Education:
• 2022 B.S. in Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University, MS, USA
Research Interests: shoreline conservation and management, wetlands, and coastal restoration
MS student in Biosystems Eng., Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University
Email: nate.venarske(at)msstate.edu
Education:
• 2023 B.S. in Biosystems Engineering, Mississippi State University, MS, USA
Research Interests: Remote Sensing, Vector Borne Diseases, Mosquito Ecology
Visiting scholar at ABE/MSU
Ph.D. Student in Applied Meteorology, Department of Agricultural and Bio. Engineering, UFV
Email: thais.silva(at)ufv.br
Education:
• 2016 M.S. Environment and Agricultural Production Systems, State University of Mato Grosso, Brazil
• 2008 B.S. Agricultural and Environmental Eng., Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil
Research Interests: Remote sensing, LULC changes, water resources, climate change
MS student in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mississippi State University, USA
Email: fa348(at)msstate.edu
Education:
• 2023 Bachelor of Technology in Aerospace Engineering, Chandigarh University, India
Research Interests: Aerodynamics, Manufacturing Systems, System Optimization, Quality Control, CFD Simulation, Remote Sensing Applications in Engineering
BS Student in Computer Science, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Mississippi State University
Email: jpk224(at)msstate.edu
Research Interests: Geospatial data analysis and machine learning models
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