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AI4AGRI website report As the AI4AGRI Centre of Excellence concludes its initial funded phase, we reflect on three transformative years that elevated Romania’s research capabilities in AI and Earth Observation (EO) for agriculture. Project Goals and Vision Launched in 2022 and hosted at Research and Development Institute of Transilvania University of Brașov, the AI4AGRI Romanian […]

The AI4AGRI Summer School 2025 brought together researchers, experts, and students in Brașov, Romania, for a week of learning and exchange on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Earth Observation (EO) for agriculture. Over six days, the program mixed presentations, discussions, and hands-on sessions, moving from key ideas in big data and deep learning to advanced methods

Member highlight: Max Chevalier – IRIT / IUT Toulouse-Auch-Castres (France) Max Chevalier is a Computer Science professor at the IUT Toulouse-Auch-Castres and a senior member of SIG research team at Toulouse Computer science Research Institute (IRIT). Since 2025, he is head of the Computer Science Department at IUT Toulouse-Auch-Castres. His research interests span data management,

Members highlight Andreea Nițu – Transilvania University of Brașov, Brașov (Romania) Andreea Nițu received her B.S. in Information Technology from Transilvania University of Brașov and her M.S. in “Optimal Dynamic Systems and Economic-Financial Models” (SDOMEF) from the Faculty of Applied Sciences at the National University of Science and Technology Politehnica of Bucharest. She is currently

Member highlight: Antonio Di Noia – Tor Vergata University, Roma (Italy) Antonio Di Noia received his M. S., cum laude, in Telecommunications engineering and his Ph. D. in Geoinformation from the Tor Vergata University of Rome in 2009 and 2013, respectively. He currently holds an assistant professor position at the same university, after holding post-doctoral

Member highlight: Olivier Teste – IRIT / UT2J, Toulouse (France) Olivier Teste is a member of the Toulouse Institute of Computer Science (IRIT), CNRS Laboratory, and Professor of Computer Science at the University of Toulouse 2. His work primarily focuses on information systems, data management, and OLAP. He has published numerous scientific articles in these

Member highlight: Luciana Majercsik – UNITBV, Brașov (Romania) Luciana Majercsik is a lecturer at Transilvania University of Brașov, within the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Department of Mathematics and Informatics. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and informatics from the University of Bucharest and obtained her PhD in Informatics in September 2024 from

Member highlight: Davide De Santis – Tor Vergata University, Roma (Italy) Davide De Santis received the Ph.D. in Computer Science, Control and Geoinformation and the M.Sc. degree in Environmental Engineering (cum laude) from Tor Vergata University of Rome (TVU) in 2022 and 2017, respectively. He is currently a researcher at TVU affiliated to the Civil

Member highlight Professor Josiane Mothe – INSPÉ Toulouse Occitanie-Pyrénées, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse, UMR5505 CNRS, Univ. de Toulouse, France  Josiane Mothe is a distinguished professor at the Institut National Supérieur du Professorat et de l’Éducation (INSPÉ) within the Université de Toulouse, France. She leads the Data Science department at the Institut de

The AI4AGRI newsletter relies on submissions from members of the project, please do not hesitate sharing AI4AGRI related news such as newly published papers, participation to conferences and events as well as information about related events and courses. Please send your submissions at the following address: serge.molina+ai4agri@irit.fr Member highlight: Alexandra BAICOIANU, Transilvania University of Brasov