Gabriel Zilnik: ‘Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Analysis: Synthetic Intelligence Machine Studying’ – Entomology & Nematology Information

wpadmin January 1, 2022 2 min read

Gabriel Zilnik, a researcher at USDA’s Agricultural Analysis Service, in Wapato, Wash. would be the UC Davis Division of Entomology and Nematology’s subsequent speaker.

Gabriel Zilnik

He’ll ship a digital seminar on “Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Analysis: Synthetic Intelligence Machine Studying” at 4:10 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17. The Zoom hyperlink is https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/99515291076.

Zilnik says the subject is of rising curiosity for organic researchers across the globe. “On this seminar I’ll try and demystify Synthetic Intelligence and Machine Studying, assuage fears of a robotic takeover, and display its utility in advanced however semi-structured programs like North Carolina tobacco.”

“Whereas machine studying relies on the concept that machines ought to be capable to be taught and adapt via expertise, AI refers to a broader thought the place machines can execute duties ‘well.’ Synthetic Intelligence applies machine studying, deep studying and different methods to resolve precise issues.–SAS.

Zilnik holds a doctorate in entomology from North Carolina State College (2020), the place he additionally obtained his grasp’s diploma in 2016. He obtained his bachelor’s diploma in anthropology from Arizona State College in 2012.

Whereas at NCSU, he based and hosted, Pints of Science, for 2 years, ending in April 2015. “I partnered with a colleague within the Division of Communication to develop an outreach program the place we may present an area for graduate college students and teachers to get out of their consolation zone and work together with the general public,” he writes on his Linked In web site. “We helped our audio system develop their displays and interact with the general public in venues outdoors of the College.”

Nematologist and plant pathologist Shahid Siddique, assistant professor, UC Davis Division of Entomology and Nematology, coordinates the division’s seminars. For additional data on the seminars, contact Siddique at ssiddique@ucdavis.edu.