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three students analyze data on a computer near a conveyor belt transporting a sweetpotato

Oct 21, 2025

AI Drives a Revolution in Engineering

The Applied AI in Engineering and Computer Science initiative is energizing the college.
students and faculty observe a four-legged dog-sized robot outside of a building

May 19, 2025

Extension Agents Explore AI for Agriculture

Artificial intelligence promises to transform agriculture, and a recent workshop at NC State’s Plant Sciences Building aims to position agricultural agents as key links in ensuring that farmers benefit.
red greenhouse tomatoes on the vine

Dec 2, 2024

Robots + Drones + AI = Hardier Tomatoes?

An interdisciplinary team is combining cameras, robots, drones and artificial intelligence to make it easier for tomato breeders to develop disease-resistant varieties.
two college students talking about the SAPLINGS project

Nov 8, 2024

SAPLINGS: A Meaningful Impact

SAPLINGS provides NC State students with the experience and skills to succeed in applying artificial intelligence and data analytics in agriculture.
a professor and a student stand in a soybean field, examining the plants

Sep 26, 2024

New NC State Web Tool Delivers Precise Soybean Planting Recommendations

BeanPACK will be released during a public webinar on Oct. 1, in time to advise growers statewide on 2025 planting decisions.
a faculty mentor and students discuss plant science and data analytics in an agricultural field

Sep 12, 2024

New Training Program Tackles AI and Plant Science Challenges

GRAD-AID for Ag will give graduate students the chance to drive innovation in artificial intelligence technologies at the intersection of basic and applied plant sciences.
field crops growing on a farm in healthy soil

Mar 18, 2024

NC State Partners on NSF-Funded “Ag Tech Corridor” Project

The CROPS project will build an ag tech corridor to speed the sharing of research-based techniques and new technologies with farmers, particularly underserved farmers, new farmers and those with small acreage.
the five leading faculty on the Sweet-APPS research team gather around a table with computers

Nov 18, 2022

Sweet-APPS Yielding Sweet Success

From deploying innovative sensors to creating productive relationships with stakeholders, the Sweetpotato Analytics for Produce Provenance and Scanning project has had a rewarding first two years.
Cranos Williams

Mar 24, 2022

Cranos Williams Named Goodnight Distinguished Professor

NC State faculty member Cranos Williams was recently named a Goodnight Distinguished Professor in Agricultural Analytics by the College of Engineering (COE) and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS).
Cranos Williams Headshot

Nov 19, 2020

PSI Profile: Cranos Williams, Platform Director for Data-Driven Plant Sciences

Cranos Williams, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named the director of the Data-Driven Plant Sciences platform for the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative.