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Prof. Stavros Vougioukas

Prof. Stavros Vougioukas

Professor, University of California, Davis, USA

Topic: Pending

Bio: Leading expert in agricultural robotics focusing on perception, automation, and human-robot interaction. Pioneering work in robotic harvesting and autonomous navigation.

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Dr. Wei Han

CEO, AIForceTech (China)

Topic: Challenges and Practices of Electric Unmanned Tractors

Bio: Pioneer in electric unmanned tractors and smart farming solutions, bridging research and commercial applications.

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Prof. Manoj Karkee

Prof. Manoj Karkee

Professor, Washington State University, USA

Topic: Robotics for Crop-Load Management in Orchards

Bio: Pioneer in robotic solutions for orchard management including pruning, thinning, and harvesting.

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Dr. Chris Lehnert

Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Topic: Advancing Agricultural Robotics: Handling Deformable Environments

Bio: Expert in automating complex tasks like crop monitoring and fruit harvesting.

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Prof. Zhao Zhang

Prof. Zhao Zhang

Professor, China Agricultural University

Topic: Sensing and Automation Technology Progress for Apple Harvest

Bio: Specialist in sensing/automation technologies for precision agriculture and AI integration.

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Dr. Amir Ghalamzan

Associate Professor, University of Surrey, UK

Topic: Pending

Bio: Focuses on robot learning and data-driven control for agri-food sector challenges.

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Prof. Andrea Gasparri

Prof. Andrea Gasparri

Professor, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy

Topic: Pending

Bio: Expertise in networked multi-agent systems and precision agriculture applications.

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