S1098: Autonomy for Efficient Agricultural Production, Processing, and Research to Advance Food Security
(Multistate Research Project)
Status: Active
Date of Annual Report: 05/30/2025
Report Information
Annual Meeting Dates: 04/02/2025
- 04/02/2025
Period the Report Covers: 04/02/2025 - 04/02/2025
Period the Report Covers: 04/02/2025 - 04/02/2025
Participants
(1) Chair: Abhilash Chandel, abhilashchandel@vt.edu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)(2) Associate Chair: Robert Hardin, robert.hardin@ag.tamu.edu, Texas A&M University
(3) Secretary: Xiaofei Li, xiaofei.li@msstate.edu, Mississippi State University
(4) Administrative Advisors: Alex Thomasson, athomasson@abe.msstate.edu
(5) Dong Chen, dc2528@msstate.edu, Mississippi State University
(6) Hussein Gharakhani, gharakhani@abe.msstate.edu, Mississippi State University
(7) Pappu Yadav, pappu.yadav@sdstate.edu, South Dakota State University
(8) Xin Zhang, xzhang@abe.msstate.edu, Mississippi State University
(9) Yanbo Huang, yanbo.huang@usda.gov, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
(10) Yeyin Shi, yshi18@unl.edu, University of Nebraska
(11) Yuzhen Lu, luyuzhen@msu.edu, Michigan State University
(12) Ed Barnes, EBarnes@cottoninc.com, Cotton Incorporated
(13) Gary Thompson, gat009@uark.edu, University of Arkansas
(14) Nuwan Wijewardane, nuwanw@abe.msstate.edu, Mississippi State University
(15) Stavros G. Vougioukas, svougioukas@ucdavis.edu, University of California, Davis
(16) Frank Bai, gbai2@unl.edu, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
(17) Jing Zhou, jing.zhou@oreganstate.edu, Oregon State University
Brief Summary of Minutes
Meeting Minutes
S1098 Autonomy for Efficient Agricultural Production, Processing, and Research to Advance Food Security, 04/02/2025, Starkville, MS
- The S1090 and S1098 joint meeting was held first. The total participants were about 60, including both in-person and online.
- Heard from Dr. Gary Thompson, Director of SAAESD. Dr. Thompson spoke about the S1090 report, making positive comments and some constructive recommendations. He liked the fact that the two groups were meeting together.
- Discussed potential overlap between S1090 and S1098. In general, the two groups were not concerned about the overlap.
- Discussed potential synergy between S1090 and S1098. The groups agreed to communicate with each other, and discussed how S1090 and S1098 should maintain communication to minimize duplication of effort but maximize synergy. It was suggested that one of the officer positions in each group should have the responsibility to communicate with the other group.
- After the joint meeting, the S1098 meeting was held separately. The total participants were about 17, including both in-person and online.
- Each attendee introduced themselves.
- Discussed the project objectives and goals. The group went over the project objectives and identified each attendee’s focused objectives. Among the people in the room, all objectives had someone working on them. Most people will be working on Objective 2.
- Discussed specific plans for 2025.
- Agreed to hold the 2026 annual meeting at the AI in Agriculture conference at North Carolina State University. The group also agreed to host a designated technical session about autonomous systems at that conference, for example, SPIE Defense and Commercial Sensing, SPIE Vision Tech, etc.
- Agreed to hold a 30-40 minutes update meeting every two months. Different individuals or subgroups can present their work under different objectives. The whole group can narrow down on future plans for conferences, meetings, proposals, and other activities.
- Elected officers for S1098: Abhilash Chandel (chair), Robert Hardin (associate chair), and Xiaofei Li (secretary)
- Meeting adjourned