TU Wien DIGHUM

Simon Parsons: “AI for Sustainable Agriculture”

"Simon Parsons will talk about ways AI can help to make the food supply more sustainable."

Speaker: Simon Parsons (University of Lincoln, UK), Moderator: Viola Schiaffonati (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Speaker: Simon Parsons (University of Lincoln, UK), Moderator: Viola Schiaffonati (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)

March 18th 2025

  • 17:00 – 18:00 CET
  • This is an online-only event.
    See description for details.

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About the Event

March 18, 2025
5:00 – 6:00 PM
(17:00) CET

We are looking forward to seeing you:
Participate via Zoom (Password: 0dzqxqiy). The talk will also be live-streamed and recorded on the DIGHUM YouTube Channel.

Abstract

Food is important. All of us rely on it, every day, to survive. At the same time, the methods that have been used to grow our food over the last 80 years raise concerns about long-term sustainability. Modern agriculture relies heavily on chemical herbicides and pesticides which have side-effects that cause ecological damage, and intensive agricultural practices have degraded soils and led to costly erosion. More sustainable agriculture is urgently needed, and artificial intelligence (AI) can help us achieve it. In this talk, I will look at ways that AI can help to make our food supply more sustainable. All the examples will be based on work at the University of Lincoln, some that I have been involved in, and some that is the work of my colleagues.

Slides

Slides will be avaliable for download after the lecture.

Video

Recording will be available after the lecture.