https://www.xylemlab.org/news-old daily 0.75 2026-05-29 https://www.xylemlab.org/news-old/xylem-lab-graduate-students-showcase-ai-driven-food-security-research-at-inaugural-aim-symposiumnbspnbsp monthly 0.5 2026-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66fedd840f62095c9600928b/0df5a45b-f8b7-466c-a8b5-8814542b8a92/PU11.jpg News - Xylem Lab Graduate Students Showcase AI-Driven Food Security Research At Inaugural Aim Symposium   - Make it stand out Pradeep Kumar Yellapu and Umesh Kumar Adari walk attendees through the YieldWatch/Autopilot pipeline during the poster session. Please see the poster below: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66fedd840f62095c9600928b/6918a9b3-22a1-4e14-b791-1e32f6f29499/AIM+Symposium_Pradeep.png News - Xylem Lab Graduate Students Showcase AI-Driven Food Security Research At Inaugural Aim Symposium   - Make it stand out Poster: Satellite-Based Crop Intelligence for Food Security Policy Decision-Making Across Six African Countries https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66fedd840f62095c9600928b/be648119-54d8-4fc0-8bfa-945afe604e38/AB.jpg News - Xylem Lab Graduate Students Showcase AI-Driven Food Security Research At Inaugural Aim Symposium   - Make it stand out Abena Boatemaa Asare-Ansah presents her research on agricultural dynamics in Uganda's refugee-hosting communities. Please see the poster below: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66fedd840f62095c9600928b/a55cb58b-6401-448f-be8b-b03a8bcf8908/AIM+Symposium_Abena.png News - Xylem Lab Graduate Students Showcase AI-Driven Food Security Research At Inaugural Aim Symposium   - Make it stand out Poster: Mapping Agricultural Dynamics in Uganda's Refugee Hosting Communities Using AlphaEarth Embeddings. Asare-Ansah, Adebayo, Song, Nakalembe & Van Den Hoek, 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66fedd840f62095c9600928b/4d84ca67-741d-45dd-a803-72b2e9e8d76a/CN1.jpeg News - Xylem Lab Graduate Students Showcase AI-Driven Food Security Research At Inaugural Aim Symposium   - Make it stand out Assistant Professor in the Department of Geographical Sciences, NASA Harvest Africa Lead, and Xylem Lab Director, Dr. Catherine Nakalembe, with keynote speaker Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and founder of the AI Equity Lab. https://www.xylemlab.org/news-old/p49tt9sf0ltgbju5cvza36rupyc0kd monthly 0.5 2025-06-09 https://www.xylemlab.org/news-old/kfasaward-fn93e monthly 0.5 2025-02-08 https://www.xylemlab.org/news-old/kfasaward-fn93e-l3mmb monthly 0.5 2026-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66fedd840f62095c9600928b/a4c3ba85-d1a1-4633-8163-6681e5dbc0f5/97d95e59-a91d-420c-822d-23c147f6c292.jpg News - XYLEM Presents at the American Geophysical Union Fall 2024 Meeting - Make it stand out Members of the Xylem Lab after a poster presentation session. Image from the left: Faculty Specialist Ivan Zvonkov, Research Assistant Christopher Wakhanala, Research Assistant Iman Smith, Research Assistant Anjali Paliyam, and Faculty Specialist Diana Botchway Frimpong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66fedd840f62095c9600928b/8f78efae-3184-47af-85bd-c8b63a991f65/IMG-20241209-WA0031.jpg News - XYLEM Presents at the American Geophysical Union Fall 2024 Meeting - This paper sparked intense conversations about the evolving landscape of satellite Earth observation (EO) in Africa. While EO technology is transforming sectors such as agriculture and disaster management, the reality is that many African nations lack control over how data is collected, processed, and used. The paper underscored key challenges, including foreign-led satellite projects that limit local expertise and decision-making. By highlighting the need for greater autonomy, increased training for local experts, and expanded access to EO technology, we brought to the forefront a critical discussion—one that resonated deeply with many of the conference attendees. It’s a stark contrast: while the U.S. has satellite insights into every coffee-growing region worldwide, many African nations producing these cash crops lack access to their own satellite data. AGU2024 became an avenue to challenge these disparities and advocate for greater local ownership of scientific advancements. . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66fedd840f62095c9600928b/50a652f3-f891-43d1-8280-5976f12185cf/WhatsApp+Image+2024-12-14+at+00.28.52.jpeg News - XYLEM Presents at the American Geophysical Union Fall 2024 Meeting - Adebowale Daniel Adebayor, a doctoral student, presented his research, “Reconciling Remote Sensing and Survey-based Cropland Area Estimates in Africa.” His study addresses the challenges of producing precise cropland area estimates. Adebowale highlighted real-world applications while discussing the study's significance: “Through our previous capacity development efforts, training initiatives, and stakeholder discussions with country agencies and ministries, we identified two pressing priorities: monitoring crop conditions with an accurate cropland mask and producing precise cropland area estimates. These insights are crucial for informing policy and decision-making regarding agricultural monitoring and food security assessment. This study addresses these priorities by providing a framework tailored to these needs.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66fedd840f62095c9600928b/b5386d77-c302-47fe-a313-205e37479cd4/IMG_5218.jpg News - XYLEM Presents at the American Geophysical Union Fall 2024 Meeting - Faculty Specialist Diana Botchway Frimpong presented findings from two research papers from our lab, namely, "Rapid Assessment of 2024 Kenya Flood Impacts on Croplands Using SAR Remote Sensing“ and “A scalable regional yield sampling framework for East and Southern Africa.". She shared her enthusiasm for the conference: “I had the pleasure of meeting and interacting with both researchers and scientists alike. The highlight of my time was having the opportunity to present two research posters from our research group. However, was it a little overwhelming? Yes, and would I ever want to be at future AGU's? Absolutely!! The experience was invaluable and I learned so much from the diverse range of presentations and discussions at the conference.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66fedd840f62095c9600928b/d15e56b2-3b95-467b-8956-9c2b7f0742a1/FullSizeRender.jpg News - XYLEM Presents at the American Geophysical Union Fall 2024 Meeting - AGU was intriguing and appealing to Abena Boatemaa Asare-Ansah, a doctoral student at Xylem Lab, who had the opportunity to interact with hundreds of students and experts: “I was thrilled to see over 26,000+ attendees sharing their discoveries and solutions to pressing societal challenges. At the conference, I had the opportunity to present on behalf of a colleague on the topic "Heterogeneity of landscape deformations in a landslide-prone region in Eastern Uganda" and I greatly valued the feedback from the presentation. 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