Ankita Raturi

Ankita Raturi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering at Purdue University, leading the Agricultural Informatics Lab. Her work focuses on human-centered design, information modeling, and software engineering to enhance resilience in food systems. She develops decision support tools for cover cropping, agronomic data services, and soil health technologies.

Her research integrates digital agriculture applications across field crops, livestock, and food systems, emphasizing open-source solutions. Key projects include modular decision tools for diversified farming systems and information management frameworks for community food resilience.

Publications highlight her expertise in sustainable tech adoption, precision agriculture, and ecosystem impact design. She actively bridges engineering and agriculture through interdisciplinary collaborations.

Dr. Raturi's lab explores digital tools for smallholder farmers, pandemic response systems, and ecological wealth restoration through technology. She emphasizes trust-building in tech-mediated research and advocates for nonhuman-centric design in agroecosystems.