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The Machine Learning and Sensing Lab is excited to welcome our newest lab member, John True! John is currently a senior at the University of Florida majoring in Materials Science and Engineering (with focus on semiconductors). Additionally, he is FAA UAS 14 CFR Part 107 certified, which means he can fly drones!  John will be […]

Congratulations to our labmate, Weihuang Xu, for being awarded the University of Florida International Center Certificate of Excellence! The UFIC Certificate recognizes international students who are making impacts in education, research and service at the University of Florida.  Wei’s accomplishments will be recognized at the International Student Achievements Awards Ceremony later this month. Great job, […]

Congratulations to our labmates, Hudanyun Sheng and Princess Lyons, for successful Master’s defenses!   Hudanyun conducted work on “Switchgrass Genotype Classification using Hyperspectral Imagery”, while Princess investigated  “Anomaly and Target Detection in Synthetic Aperture Sonar”. Great job, you two!

Congratulations to our labmate, Trung Tran, for obtaining an internship at Microsoft HQ!  Trung will be working as a Program Manager Intern in Microsoft’s Cloud & AI Security Team during Summer 2020. Enjoy the beautiful Seattle summer, Trung!

Our labmates, Ron Fick and Susan Meerdink, recently presented at the 2019 IEEE WHISPERS conference in Amsterdam! The WHISPERS  conference is an international workshop focusing on advances in remote sensing with hyperspectral data.  Ron presented on his paper, titled “Temporal mapping of Hyperspectral Data”, while Susan demonstrated her work on “Developing spectral libraries using Multiple […]

Congratulations to our labmate, Sheng Zou, and his collaborators: Y. Tseng, A. Zare, D. Rowland, B. Tillman and S. Yoon!  Their paper, “Peanut Maturity Classification using Hyperspectral Imagery”, was recently accepted to Biosystems Engineering.  This paper describes a method which can be used to estimate the maturity of individual peanut pods, without having to remove […]

Abstract: Seed maturity in peanut ( Arachis hypogaea L.) determines economic return to a producer because of its impact on seed weight, and critically influences seed vigor and other quality characteristics. During seed development, the inner mesocarp layer of the pericarp (hull) transitions in color from white to black as the seed matures. The maturity […]

Abstract: This paper presents a hybrid data-driven physics model-based framework for real time monitoring in smart grids. As the power grid transitions to the use of smart grid technology, it’s real time monitoring becomes more vulnerable to cyber attacks like false data injections (FDI). Although smart grids cyber-physical security has an extensive scope, this paper […]

Abstract: Tree detection is a fundamental task in remote sensing for forestry and ecosystem ecology applications. While many individual tree segmentation algorithms have been proposed, the development and testing of these algorithms is typically site specific, with few methods evaluated against data from multiple forest types simultaneously. This makes it difficult to determine the generalization […]

Congratulations to our labmate, Deanna Gran, for winning a travel award to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing! The Grace Hopper Celebration is the world’s largest gathering of women technologists. The event consists of a series of conferences designed around the research and career interests of women in technological roles. Deanna was […]