The CBQF/LAE Research Seminar “The use of photonics in horticulture and phenotyping” with Gerrit Polder, from Wageningen University & Research, will take place on September 22nd, at 2:30 pm, in room EBI011, in the Biotechnology Building.
Presentation summary
Sensors play a key role in plant phenotyping, of which photonics-based sensors are the most represented. Think of spectral cameras, chlorophyll fluorescence, thermal cameras or Lidar. An overview of photonics related techniques and projects at Wageningen University & Research will be presented, including the use of these advanced sensors within the NPEC phenotyping facility.
Short biographical note
Gerrit Polder is senior researcher Computer Vision & Plant Phenotyping at the department Greenhouse Technology of Wageningen University & Research. In 1985 he obtained a BSc in electronics at the HAN University of Applied Sciences in Arnhem the Netherlands. After working several years in image processing and related topics, in 2004 he got a PhD from Delft University of Technology on spectral imaging for measuring biochemicals in plant material. From 2004 he works at Wageningen University & Research on machine-vision, robotics and automated phenotyping projects in agriculture. His research interests include photonic based sensing, including imaging spectroscopy and spectral imaging for disease detection and high throughput automated plant phenotyping both in protected cultivation and arable farming. Furthermore he worked on sensor fusion (color, fluorescence and infrared) for monitoring plant health using a robot system, and other projects mainly focused on agricultural research. He is (co-)author of several book chapters and more than 80 papers in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings.