In the News Five Years of Success with CDA Since its launch in 2018, the Center for Digital Agriculture has grown tremendously October 10, 2023
Research Summer Interns Experience the Future of Agriculture An all-women cohort of young researchers joins CDA’s REU program this year, and they share their experiences August 15, 2023
Announcements CDA To Lead Undergrad Research Program On Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence Practices The National Science Foundation approved a Center for Digital Agriculture proposal to host experiential opportunity for students from minority-serving institutions. April 14, 2023
Funding CDA To Create Profitable Food Oases In Urban Ecosystems The project will use AI-powered robotics to automate operations for high tunnels at UIUC’s Sustainable Student Farm. April 12, 2023
In the News NCSA Supercomputers Aid in Fighting Climate Change UIUC researchers used NCSA Delta and Blue Waters to find more efficient ways to calculate carbon credits. January 11, 2023
In the News Advancing Medical Diagnosis with Machine Learning and Digital Cameras What if you could diagnose MS or Parkinson’s by taking a walk in front of a camera? NCSA affiliate Richard Sowers is part of a research team that’s done just that. October 25, 2022
Research Improving the World Through Agriculture CDA REU students get valuable experience from UIUC research mentors over the summer August 24, 2022
Science Features A Fruitful Partnership Center for Digital Agriculture partners with robotics manufacturer EarthSense to develop scalable autonomous solutions for farmers. July 22, 2022
Funding USDA NIFA Awards U of I Research $3.9M for I-FARM The Center for Digital Agriculture at NCSA and the Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment collaborate to pioneer I-FARM, NIFA’s Farm of the Future Project. June 1, 2022
Announcements CDA Collaborates to Launch $25 Million CROPPS Initiative The multidisciplinary, National Science Foundation-funded collaboration aims to understand the communication of plants. September 9, 2021
Announcements Center for Digital Agriculture Contributes to Launch COALESCE Co-led by NCSA’s Girish Chowdhary, the COALESCE initiative will help make field management more efficient and tactical. April 29, 2021
Announcements NSF and NIFA Awards CDA $20M to Develop New AIFARMS Institute UIUC Center for Digital Agriculture wins $20M award from National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes program to accelerate AI research and agricultural Innovation through new AIFARMS Institute. August 26, 2020
Announcements Center for Digital Agriculture Announces 12 Seed Funding Recipients The funded projects will span nearly every facet of digital agriculture, from crop sciences to deep learning. August 20, 2020
Announcements University of Illinois Announces Center for Digital Agriculture The new center will combine campus’ areas of expertise in engineering and agriculture to cement Illinois’ position as an innovator in this emerging field of agricultural technology, and develop solutions to agricultural problems that use digital technology. October 8, 2019