Foundational Research

Area 1: Use-inspired and Foundational Al

• Leads

  • Cornell: Qing Zhao
  • UCD: Xin Liu

• Participants

  • UCD: Ilias Tagkopoulos, Yong Jae Lee, Yu Zhou, Zhaodan Kong, Mason Earles 
  • UCB: Tarek Zohdi, Francesco Borrelli, Mark Mueller, Simo Makiharju, Ana Claudia Arias, Khalid Mosalam
  • Cornell: Jayadev Acharya
  • UIUC: Chenhui Shao, Niao He

Area 2: Socioeconomics and Ethics

• Lead

  • UCD: Aaron Smith

• Participants

  • UCD: Martin Kenney, Pamela Ronald, Mark Yarborough
  • UCB: Ethan Ligon, Lee Fleming

Application Research

Area 1: Molecular Breeding

• Lead

  • UCD: Daniel Runcie

• Participants

  • UCD: Christine Diepenbrock, Allen Van Deynze, Pamela Ronald, Gail Taylor, Steve Knapp

Area 2: Agricultural Production

• Lead

  • UCD: Mason Earles 

• Participants

  • UCD: Brian Bailey, Yufang Jin, Isaya Kisekka, Alireza Pourezza, Stavros Vougioukas
  • UCB: Tarek Zohdi, Simo Makiharju, Khalid Mosalam

Area 3: Food Processing and Distribution

• Project co-Lead(s)

  • UCD: Nitin Nitin
  • UCB: Tarek Zohdi
  • Cornell: Renata Ivanek Miojevic 

• Participating Personnel

  • UCD: Luxin Wang, Christopher Simmons, Edward Spang 
  • Cornell: Martin Wiedmann
  • UIUC: Hao Feng, SungWoo Nam, Chenhui Shao
  • UCB: Ana Claudia Arias, Rebecca Arbegel, Ethan Ligon, Simo Makiharju, Khalid Mosalam

Area 4: Nutrition

• Project Lead

  • USDA: Danielle Lemay

• Participating Personnel

  • UCD: Carlito Lebrilla, David Mills, Jennifer Smilowitz