Welcome to the SAID Lab! We are passionate about drones and living organisms, our goal being bringing the UAV technology closer to the people. Based in the Netherlands, our multi-cultural members are working tirelessly as part of the Wageningen University & Research, world's #1 educational institution for agriculture.
OUR MISSION
To design AI approaches that translate raw drone data in practical information that can be understood by non-expert users.
To migrate from drone’s data-intensive processes to real-time analytics.
To explore human-UAV interaction avenues.
To disseminate drone best practices and education around the world.
To advocate the use of drones for good.
OUR VISION
To bridge the gap between drone technology and people.
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People
Meet the people behind tomorrow's trends!
João Valente
Team leader
The brain behind the operation, João is seamlessly coordinating the team towards success!
Christos Pantos
Drone expert
With a lot of expertise in drone technology, Christos can fly your project from zero to the sky in no time!
Mihai Frangulea
Plant expert
Passionate about plants and technology, Mihai combines the two into reaching creative solutions
Stefan de Jong
Deep learning expert
Currently doing his Master in Geo-Information Science, especially focusing on the data science track. Stefan is interested in research areas like machine learning.
João da Silva
Drone expert
João is a Biosystems Engineering MSc student. He is interested in crop modelling, machine vision and sustainability.
Mar Ariza
RS/GIS expert
Mar is a MSc Thesis student who is studying how to predict spinach yield with 2D UAV images. She is interested in deep learning combined with agriculture.
Karsjen Tamminga
Wearable technology expert
With an interest in new and unconventional technologies, Karsjen worked on creating a wearable sensing platform for orchard management during his MSc thesis.
Henk-Jan Hoving
Machine learning expert
Henk-Jan is doing his MSc thesis about weed (rumex, hogweed, jacobaea and dandelion) detection in grassland. He is interested in agriculture, drones and machine learning.
Gonzalo Mier
Robotics, AI expert
Know how to develop robots from zero to hero. Gonzalo loves to automate tasks to have more time to automate other tasks.
Chenglong Zhang
UAV remote sensing expert
You can always find him in the apple orchard with a drone. Chenglong focuses on the adoption of artificial intelligence in orchard management.
Jurrian Doornbos
Data science expert
Jurrian is developing a water quality sensor platform for the Striker v2. His academic interests are environmental monitoring, remote sensing and machine learning.
Diego Bárbulo
Animal science expert
Diego is a MSc thesis student focused on improving real-time detection & tracking of animals in the infrared spectrum. He is interested in the applications of deep learning for animal conservation & sustainable management.
Mingzhu Du
UAV remote sensing expert
Her PhD work is in agricultural remote sensing. Particularly, her interests are on UAVs and intelligent agriculture.
Zhen Cao
Robotics, AI expert
Zhen is interested in exploring out-of-the-box robotic technologies. His PhD work focus on real-time crop disease detection by using UAVs and AI.
Hilmy Baja
Computer Vision expert
A Biosystems Engineering student who is enthusiastic about AI and Deep Learning for practical purposes. Hilmy worked on a project that predicts apple yields using UAVs and Computer Vision.
Omar Idoum
Control expert
Mechatronics systems enthusiast with specialty in control systems. Omar Idoum is interested in the application of modern technology in the agricultural domain all around the world.
Sergio Vélez Martín
Remote sensing expert
He received his PhD in Biosystems Engineering, applying remote sensing techniques in agriculture, specialising in vineyards and woody crops. Sergio focuses on implementing algorithms and automated data in crop management.
Former Members
Sander Krul
Equipment
In order to deliver the best results, our team uses the lastest technology on the market:
DJI Phantom 4 RTK
Parrot ANAFI RGB
Parrot ANAFI Thermal
DJI Tello
Parrot AR.Drone 2.0
Water drone
High-performance computer
Creality Ender-3 3D printer
Projects
We are pioneering ways to integrate drones' benefits into everyday life!