Patrick Filippi

Dr. Patrick Filippi is a Lecturer in Precision Crop Management at the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney. He is affiliated with the Precision Agriculture Laboratory and the Sydney Institute of Agriculture. His work focuses on integrating remote sensing, machine learning, and geostatistics to address challenges in precision agriculture, particularly in crop yield modeling, soil mapping, and environmental monitoring.

Research interests include precision agriculture technologies, soil science applications, data-driven crop management, and the use of satellite and proximal sensing for agricultural decision-making. He has contributed to projects funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and the University of Sydney, focusing on spatial variability in crop production, soil constraints, and machine learning interpretability.

Key achievements include developing the LimeSoDa dataset for soil mapping and winning the 2016 CSIRO AgData Challenge Hackathon. His grants span topics like nitrogen fixation mapping in legumes and frost/heat management analytics. Filippi collaborates closely with industry to translate research into practical tools for farmers.

• Awards: 2nd Place CSIRO AgData Challenge Hackathon (2016)
• Labs: Precision Agriculture Laboratory (https://precision-agriculture.sydney.edu.au/)
• Grants: Includes Strategic Partnership Seeding Grants (2024), GRDC-funded projects (2022–2024), and Start-Up Research Funding (2024).