Lav R. Khot
KEYNOTE
Smart Farms, Ag Cyber physical Systems and Metrology
Lav R. Khot
Washington State University, USA
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Lav R. Khot is the Professor of Precision Agriculture and Director of AgWeatherNet at Washington State University. Under his leadership, AgWeatherNet is undergoing a major infrastructure upgrade to establish a mesoscale weather sensing network. This network provides crucial weather data and decision support, enhancing the resilience of Washington's agriculture, animal, and human health systems. His research and extension program in precision agriculture focuses on integrating advanced sensing and automation technologies to improve the efficiency of irrigated and tree fruit crop production. He has advised over 30 graduate students, postdocs, Fulbright and international scholars as well as over 20 undergraduate interns. His program has published over 200 peer-reviewed research and extension articles (google scholar citations: 5,337, h-index of 33).
Dr. Khot is playing a leadership role in bringing AI-driven tools in Washington agriculture through the USDA-NIFA funded AgAID Institute, where he co-leads the Farm Operations Intelligence thrust efforts. He is also leading collaborative efforts to establish the first-of-its-kind public-private partnership-driven 'Smart Apple Orchard Testbed' in commercial settings for effective smart ag-tech evaluation and grower education. He continues to serve as an Associate Editor of the Journal of ASABE and has been co-organizing special sessions at the IEEE MetroAgriFor past few years. His programmatic efforts at WSU have been recognized with the 2024 Early Career Excellence Award and the 2024 Team Interdisciplinary Award, as well as the by the ASABE with Educational Aids Blue Ribbon Award, among others.
