{"674875":{"#nid":"674875","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Yongsheng Chen Awarded $300K Grant for Sustainable Agriculture AI Research","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/directory\/person\/yongsheng-chen\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYongsheng Chen\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, Bonnie W. and Charles W. Moorman IV Professor in Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded a $300,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to spearhead efforts to enhance sustainable agriculture practices using innovative AI solutions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe collaborative project, named \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2419122\u0026amp;HistoricalAwards=false\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEAGER: AI4OPT-AG: Advancing Quad Collaboration via Digital Agriculture and Optimization\u003C\/a\u003E, is a joint effort initiated by Georgia Tech in partnership with esteemed institutions in Japan, Australia, and India. The project aims to drive advancements in digital agriculture and optimization, ultimately supporting food security for future generations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChen, who also leads the Urban Sustainability and Resilience Thrust for the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ai4opt.org\/\u0022\u003ENSF Artificial Intelligence Research Institute for Advances in Optimization\u003C\/a\u003E (AI4OPT), is excited about this new opportunity. \u0022I am thrilled to lead this initiative, which marks a significant step forward in harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to address pressing issues in sustainable agriculture,\u0022 he said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHighlighting the importance of AI in revolutionizing agriculture, Chen explained, \u0022AI enables swift, accurate, and non-destructive assessments of plant productivity, optimizes nutritional content, and enhances fertilizer usage efficiency. These advancements are crucial for mitigating agriculture-related greenhouse gas emissions and solving climate change challenges.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo read the full agreement, click \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2419122\u0026amp;HistoricalAwards=false\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ehere\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Yongsheng Chen Secures $300,000 NSF Grant for AI-Driven Sustainable Agriculture Project"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EYongsheng Chen\u003C\/strong\u003E, Bonnie W. and Charles W. Moorman IV Professor in Georgia Tech\u0027s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded a $300,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to spearhead efforts to enhance sustainable agriculture practices using innovative AI solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Yongsheng Chen, a Georgia Tech Prof. has been awarded a $300,000 NSF grant to lead a collaborative AI project aimed at advancing sustainable agriculture practices globally."}],"uid":"36348","created_gmt":"2024-05-23 17:57:45","changed_gmt":"2024-05-23 18:13:02","author":"Breon Martin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-05-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2024-05-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"674067":{"id":"674067","type":"image","title":"Chen, Yongsheng Thumbnail.png","body":null,"created":"1716487902","gmt_created":"2024-05-23 18:11:42","changed":"1716487902","gmt_changed":"2024-05-23 18:11:42","alt":"Yongsheng Chen","file":{"fid":"257536","name":"Chen, Yongsheng Thumbnail.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/05\/23\/Chen%2C%20Yongsheng%20Thumbnail.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/05\/23\/Chen%2C%20Yongsheng%20Thumbnail.png","mime":"image\/png","size":707642,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/05\/23\/Chen%2C%20Yongsheng%20Thumbnail.png?itok=5d7oiGRd"}}},"media_ids":["674067"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"188370","name":"AI4OPT"},{"id":"193212","name":"AI4OPT, Artifical Intelligence, Optimization"},{"id":"192863","name":"go-ai"},{"id":"187915","name":"go-researchnews"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBreon Martin\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAI Research Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["breon.martin@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}