Ajay Sharda

Ajay Sharda is a Professor in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at Kansas State University. He holds the Terry Beemer Foundation Chair for Engineering Innovation and serves as Co-Director of the Institute for Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics and Director of FarmsLab.

Education:

• Ph.D., Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, 2011
• M.Tech., Farm Power and Machinery, Punjab Agricultural University, 2001
• B.Tech., Agricultural Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, 1998

Research: Focuses on developing control systems for agricultural machinery. Key areas include automation, sensor technology, AI-driven computer vision, unmanned vehicles, thermal imaging, and digital agriculture analytics to enhance environmental and socioeconomic decision-making.

Awards:

• University Outstanding Scholar
• Terry Beemer Foundation Chair for Engineering Innovation

Leadership: Leads interdisciplinary research at the Institute for Digital Agriculture and FarmsLab, integrating technology for agricultural innovation.