2025

First Annual

Symposium ofDigital Agriculture

From Innovation to Impact

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October 18, 2025 • 8:00 AM

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About

Join us for the first annual Symposium on Digital Agriculture (SyDAg), where we bring together researchers, industry leaders, and innovators to explore the intersection of digital technology and agricultural systems.

Our goal is to showcase practical applications that are making a real-world impact on sustainable agriculture.

Vision

Build a future where digital agriculture is impactful, intuitive, and accessible, making it easy to understand, simple to adopt, and useful for growers and stakeholders of all backgrounds.

Mission

Create a hands-on, student-led symposium that makes digital agriculture approachable and easy to understand, offering interactive experiences, two-way conversations, and opportunities to explore real-world ag tech.

Target Audience

Our target audience includes students, researchers, educators, and industry professionals in digital and precision agriculture. We welcome individuals from data science, engineering, agronomy, and environmental science interested in real-world applications and cross-sector collaboration. We especially focus on students and early-career professionals seeking skills and opportunities at the intersection of technology and agriculture.

Posters

We are excited to share that all symposium posters will be processed and published through Purdue e-Pubs, Purdue University's open-access institutional repository.

This platform assigns a persistent DOI for stable citation, ensures broad accessibility, and establishes a permanent publication record for your work with usage statistics and streamlined submission process.

In-Person Posters

Follow these instructions to register and upload your poster:

Create a Purdue e-Pubs account

Sign the Purdue e-Pubs licensing agreement

Choose the "Submit research" tab and select "Symposium of Digital Agriculture from Innovation to Impact 2025"

Submit your abstract and poster as a PowerPoint file

Online Posters

In addition to your poster, record a 3-minute video explaining your poster:

Create a Purdue e-Pubs account

Sign the Purdue e-Pubs licensing agreement

Choose "Submit research" and select the SyDAg 2025 link

Submit abstract and poster as PowerPoint file

Upload video as "Additional file" with 99% accurate transcription/closed captions

Deadline

The deadline to submit your poster information is September 30 at 11:59 p.m.

Competition

You may register and present more than one poster, but you can only participate in the poster competition with one.

Competition Prizes

Compete for cash prizes with your innovative poster presentation

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1st Place

$300

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2nd Place

$150

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3rd Place

$50

Competition Details

Posters will be judged on innovation, impact, and presentation quality. Remember: you can present multiple posters but only compete with one!

Awards & Recognition

In-Person Presenters

Monetary awards are available for the top in-person poster presentations in the competition.

Online Presenters

All online presenters/poster submitters will receive a certificate of participation.

Poster Requirements

Header Template

Include the provided header template in your poster design to maintain consistency across all submissions.

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Innovation Focus

Add a dedicated section highlighting the innovation and impact of your research in digital agriculture.

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Dimensions

Recommended size:
34 × 45
inches

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All posters will be published through Purdue e-Pubs with persistent DOI assignment for permanent citation

Ankita Raturi

moderator

Assistant Professor of Agricultural Informatics

Purdue University

Bruce Erickson

moderator

Clinical Professor of Digital Agriculture

09:30 am - 10:30 am

Panel Discussion Session 1

Innovation and Impact of Digital Ag Today: The Foundations for Tomorrow

Moderator:

Panelists:

10:30 am - 11:45 am

Break and poster session

11:45 am - 01:00 pm

Lunch

12:15 pm - 01:00 pm

Keynote

30-35 mins talk; 10 min questions

Afternoon Session

01:00 pm - 02:30 pm

Turning Agricultural Challenges into Scalable Digital Solutions

01:00 pm

Real-World Challenges: Lessons from the Field

01:30 pm

Innovations at the Frontier: New Discoveries Shaping the Future of Ag Tech

02:00 pm

From Research to Reality: Transforming Innovation into Scalable Solutions

02:30 pm - 03:00 pm

Break and poster session

03:00 pm - 04:00 pm

Panel Discussion Session 2

Closing the Gap between Innovation & Adoption

Moderator:

Panelists:

04:00 pm - 04:30 pm

Awards ceremony

Hackathon + poster session

04:30 pm - 06:00 pm

Thirawat Bureetes

Chair and Session Team

Ph.D. Student

Wily Sic

Logistics & Operations and Session Team

Ph.D. Student

Faculty and Staff Advisors

Ankita Raturi

Ph.D. - Purdue University Professor

Advising Faculty

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Ignacio Ciampitti

Ph.D. - Purdue University Professor

Advising Faculty

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Melinda Smith

Project Manager

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