Academic Background

Ph.D. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, United States, 2022
M.Sc. in Agriculture (Engineering), Dalhousie University, Canada, 2019 
B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Bangladesh, 2016

Professional Experience

August 2023 - Present, Assistant Professor of Precision Crop Protection, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, United States
Jan 2024 – Present, Courtesy Faculty, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Georgia, United States
August 2022 - July 2023, Assistant Professor of Precision Agriculture, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Tennessee State University, United States
August 2019 - July 2022, Graduate Research Assistant, Pennsylvania State University, United States
May 2017 - May 2019, Graduate Research Scholar, Dalhousie University, Canada

Research and Current Efforts

My research program focuses on developing and applying computer vision, artificial intelligence, and robotics to detect, identify, monitor, and manage plant diseases and biotic stresses in the field and controlled-environment conditions. Specific areas of interest include but are not limited to, the development of smartphone applications, cloud and edge computing technologies, early disease prediction models, and intelligent/robotic systems using different sensors, computer programs, and electronics for disease and pest management.

Honors and Awards

• Outstanding Dissertation Award from the College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University
• Boyd-Scott Graduate Research Award (2022, Second Place), American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
• Paul Hand Award for Graduate Student Research Achievement from the College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University
• Harold V. and Velma B. Walton Doctoral Student Endowment in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University 
• Nova Scotia Research and Innovation Graduate Scholarship, Nova Scotia Provincial Government, Canada 
• Prime-Minister Gold Medal Award, University Grants Commission, Bangladesh 
• Atlantic Farm Mechanization Show Graduate Scholarship in Engineering, Dalhousie University
• International Differential Fee Scholarship, Dalhousie University 
• Entrance Scholarship, Dalhousie University 
• Dean List Scholarships from Faculty of Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University, Bangladesh  

Professional Affiliations 

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
Canada Society of Bioengineering (CSBE)

Precision Crop Protection Laboratory

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