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Topic 

Ecological Interactions in Computational Agroecology

Abstract

Recent advancements in digital and computational monitoring are changing how we observe and interact with the grown environments around us. When coupled with robotic tools, new possibilities and complex capabilities emerge that challenge conventional agricultural and environmental conservation thinking. This talk explores several projects that deploy these complex tools, and reimagines the ways that society may interact with agricultural and ecological systems in the future.

About the speaker

Jonathan Minchin is a multidisciplinary researcher and developer. He directs the applied research group ‘Ecological Interaction’ which creatively deploys ‘Computational agro-ecology’ and inter-regional knowledge transfer projects. His research farm is situated in a Catalan UNESCO Biosphere and focuses on arid area regeneration. His work supports rural and traditional land-use practices with modern technology systems. Jonathan directed the ‘Valldaura Labs’ campus in Barcelona where he taught master programs and conducted volunteer events between 2013 and 2020. Rural projects, including acoustic monitoring with ‘Open Source Beehives’ and ‘VinQ’ for advanced land management data 2024. His involvement in EU Horizon programs includes leading ‘ROMI’ Robotics for Micro-farms in 2016, participating in ICAERUS for Crop monitoring with drones in 2021, and ‘Living Lab Soils’ for healthy soils and crops in 2024. His international work includes development projects associated to ‘UN habitat’ in Barcelona, ‘Habitat for Humanity’ in Costa Rica, ‘UNESCO’ in Cuba

Your host

Oscar Plasencia Tomico, associate professor at the Department of Industrial Design at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½, will host Professor Jonathan Minchin.

Registration is required but free of charge.