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Sigfredo Fuentes
Principal Investigator
The University of Melbourne
Work experience
Professor
2002 - Present
Distinguished Professor
2023 - 2025
Postdoctoral Scientist / Lecturer
2008 - 2012
Top industry applications
Flavor and sensory scienceFood safety and quality controlPrecision farming and smart agriculture
Expertise
Agricultural EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceComputational BiologyFood Engineering & ProcessingFood ScienceMachine Learning
Last updated Jul 2026
I'm working on
9 days ago
Digital Agriculture, Food and Wine Sciences for resilient, high-quality products for Earth and Space habitats on the Moon and Mars. These efforts are part of the Australian Research Council Center of Excellence in Plants for Space, in collaboration with NASA's Artemis missions.
I'm looking for
3 months ago
Partners that are interested in the deployments of our developed AI and digital Ag and Food technologies. We develop tech for Space exploration with applications on Earth to combat climate change and improve resilience and sustainability.
About
Our research group specializes in Digital Agriculture and Food by implementing and integrating digital data, sensors, and tools across agricultural, food, and wine systems, from the livestock paddock, crop fields, and vineyard to the final consumer experience. It encompasses big data analytics, advanced sensor technology, sensor networks and IoT architectures, remote and proximal sensing, robotics and automation, and UAV-based imaging and mapping. These data streams feed AI and machine learning models and support the creation of dynamic digital twins of crops, supply chains, and consumer responses, enabling simulation, prediction, and optimization of soil–plant–atmosphere interactions, product quality, and decision-making for Earth and emerging space-based food production environments.
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