Research Centre for Sustainable Agriculture

Research Centers

Research Centre for Sustainable Agriculture

Research Center Focus Area
  • Autonomous and Intelligent Agricultural Systems: Development of AI-enabled autonomous platforms for harvesting, inspection, and farm operations across crop and livestock systems.
  • AI-Driven Crop and Plantation Monitoring: Deep learning–based visual and multimodal sensing for crop type identification, maturity assessment, yield estimation, and precision harvesting (e.g., perennial and tree-based crops).
  • Contactless Sensing and Smart Monitoring Technologies: Use of radar, RF, vision, and IoT technologies for non-invasive monitoring of crops, livestock, and agricultural infrastructure to enhance productivity and sustainability.
  • Digitalization and Precision Agriculture for Sustainable Food Production: Integration of edge AI, data analytics, and automation to enable smart decision-making, resource optimization, and digital transformation of agricultural and aquaculture systems.

Members

Dr. Jawad Yousaf

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Email: jawad.yousaf@adu.ac.ae

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Dr. Mohd Shiraz Aris

Head of Process and Technology / SVP, SD Guthrie Berhad

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Smart Harvesting

Sample Project

We have developed a sustainable deep transfer learning-based autonomous robotic system to automatically classify five date types (Khalas, Barhi, Sullaj, Meneifi, Naboot Saif) as well as their five different maturity stages (Immature, Khalal, Khalal with Rutab, Pre-Tamar, Tamar) for efficient and sustainable harvesting in a natural environment. The robotic vehicle uses front and top cameras for tree localization via Canny edge detection and Hough transformation. It captures images using the YOLOv8 algorithm, uploads them to Firebase, and provides a user-friendly interface for farmers to make harvesting decisions based on the classifications.

Faculty Research Incentive Grant

The purpose of this grant is to strengthen research capabilities at Abu Dhabi University. The grant provides funding for research projects that will elevate Abu Dhabi University’s reputation as a key UAE research institution.

The recipients of the Research Incentive Grant will be expected to publish the results of their work in a refereed journal/conference proceeding and to participate in ADU’s research conference.

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The objectives of the Faculty Research Incentive Grant are:

  • To support the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030 roadmap.
  • To promote and develop faculty research and scholarly production.
  • To develop Abu Dhabi University as a Center of Research Excellence by building a state-of-the-art research infrastructure to support the research activities of faculty, students, and community.
  • To develop Abu Dhabi University as a preferred research hub for local, regional, and international scholars.
  • To increase the capacity of ADU to attract external research income from government, foundation, and corporate sponsors.
  • To keep faculty and students up-to-date with the latest research technologies

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Faculty Funding

Exploring Grants, Collaboration, and Timelines for Faculty-Led Research and Innovation.

At ADU, we are committed to supporting faculty research that aligns with our strategic priorities. To achieve this, we offer the Internal Faculty Research Funding Program, which operates within the framework of faculty development.

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