Yiannis Ampatzidis

Professor

University of Florida

State: FL

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About

Dr. Yiannis Ampatzidis is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Florida (UF), where he leads the Precision Agriculture Engineering program at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center (SWFREC). His research focuses on AI-enabled precision agriculture, robotics, and autonomous systems, with an emphasis on developing intelligent, data-driven solutions for high-value crop production. Dr. Ampatzidis specializes in integrating machine vision, UAV-based sensing, and ground robotic systems to enable early plant stress and disease detection, site-specific crop management, and real-time decision-making. His work advances the transition from data collection to closed-loop, autonomous agricultural systems that improve productivity, resource efficiency, and sustainability. He has developed several innovative technologies, including Agroview, an award-winning AI platform for aerial crop analytics, and AI-enabled smart spraying systems for precision input applications. His research has been recognized with multiple prestigious awards, including the UF Research Foundation Professorship (2024–2027), the UF Innovation Award, and the ASABE AE50 Award. Dr. Ampatzidis has published over 129 peer-reviewed journal articles and more than 250 conference papers. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Smart Agricultural Technology and holds editorial roles with Computers and Electronics in Agriculture and other leading journals in the field. Throughout his career, he has secured over $18 million in competitive research funding, with approximately $8 million directly supporting his program. His work bridges research and deployment, aiming to enable scalable, intelligent agricultural systems for diverse environments, including emerging applications in arid and controlled-environment agriculture.