Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Machine Learning and Sensing Lab
Led by Alina Zare · Electrical and Computer Engineering
What we study
The lab develops machine learning methods to analyze sensor data, like ground-penetrating radar and hyperspectral imagery, for applications such as landmine detection and plant phenotyping. They use algorithms to understand data from sensors and imaging systems.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Fieldwork
- Plants
- Coding required
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
DSFAS: Getting to the Core of Roots
Using machine learning to analyze root systems of switchgrass for biofuel research.
AI-HARVEST
Developing deep learning tools to measure ecosystem services in agriculture.
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Recent papers, explained
- Decades of progress: Breeding modified soybean root systems
2026 · Crop Science
Shows that soybean root systems have become more complex over decades of breeding.
- NASA’s hyperspectral EMIT mission improves invasive plant detection in Everglades National Park
2026 · Biological Invasions
Tests whether NASA’s EMIT satellite can detect invasive plants in Everglades better than other satellites.
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- Spatiotemporal controls on soil organic carbon stocks in subtropical grazing lands: An uncertainty-aware digital soil mapping approach
2026 · Geoderma
Maps soil carbon stocks in Florida grazing lands using a method that accounts for uncertainties in the data.
- The impact of irrigation scheduling on aflatoxin risk for peanuts using the CSM-CROPGRO-Peanut model
2026 · Agricultural Water Management
Uses a model to study how irrigation affects aflatoxin risk in peanut crops across different soil and climate conditions.
- Remote Sensing of Endogenous Pigmentation by Inducible Synthetic Circuits in Grasses
2025 · Plant Biotechnology Journal
Builds a genetic circuit in grasses to activate anthocyanin production using transcription factors.
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How to reach out
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