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Alina Zare is a Professor at the University of Florida's Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She leads the Artificial Intelligence and Informatics Research Institute, focusing on machine learning and remote sensing applications. Her work spans domains like agricultural technology, environmental monitoring, and defense systems.
Dr. Zare earned her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida in 2008. Her research emphasizes developing AI-driven methods for analyzing sensor data, with applications in landmine detection, plant phenotyping, and underwater scene understanding.
Her research interests include machine learning, pattern recognition, and hyperspectral imaging. Recent projects involve aflatoxin mitigation, drought-resistant peanut research, and soil carbon sequestration. She has secured over $30M in grants from NSF, USDA, DoD, and NASA, leading or co-PIing projects like the NSF Engineering Research Center for IoT4Ag and the USDA-funded APPS Alliance.
Her 150+ publications reflect contributions to deep learning, remote sensing algorithms, and interdisciplinary applications. Key awards include the NSF CAREER Award (2014) and Herbert Wertheim College Teacher/Scholar (2021-22).
- Grants: Over 40 projects spanning 15 years, including $2.5M USDA NIFA grants for plant phenotyping software
- Students: Mentors 15+ graduate and undergraduates annually across AI, agriculture, and environmental domains
- Impact: Technologies commercialized via partnerships with Premium Peanut and NASA
Her lab's innovations include the RhizoVision Crown phenotyping system and the open-source APPS software platform for plant analysis.
