Dr. Ehsani received his Ph.D. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering from the University of California, Davis. He was a faculty member at the Ohio State University and University of Florida before joining UC Merced in 2017. Currently, he is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Merced. His areas of research include engineering systems for agriculture, automation, and intelligent machines for production and postharvest of high value crops, precision agriculture, sensors for biotic and abiotic plant stress detection, mechanical harvesting machines, and robotic harvesting systems for fruit and nut trees.
Climate
Bolinas to be case study in evacuation
Point Reyes Light: CITRIS visiting scholar Louise Comfort will join a yearlong study in Bolinas, CA along with other UC Berkeley researchers to develop the […]
Indonesia tsunami’s power surprises scientists
“It’s heartbreaking when you know the technology is there,” says CITRIS Policy Lab affiliate scholar Louise Comfort, who has been working to bring new tsunami sensors […]
Siemens acquires Oakland startup Comfy
German conglomerate Siemens has acquired Comfy, which designs IoT-enabled technology for office workers to control temperature and lighting. The company got its start at CITRIS […]
Irrigation robots could help grow wine grapes in California
Faced with shortages of water and workers, winemakers are working with CITRIS researchers at UC Merced and UC Berkeley on a robot-assisted precision irrigation delivery system that uses machines to monitor and adjust water emitters
Drones for Sustainability
In its first annual student video competition, UCTV’s CITRIS-seeded “Sustainable California” channel awarded first place to a trilingual Berkeley graduate student team production about using UAVs for mapping and ecological monitoring.
Beyond the Brink
Drought, climate change, an aging infrastructure and growing population threaten the water California’s San Joaquin Valley uses to supply most of the nation’s produce and […]
Deep Energy Efficiency helps power Carbon Neutrality Initiative
Decades in the making, a carbon-free future for the University of California is finally in sight.
How the Paris climate accord is becoming reality at UC
The University of California launched its Carbon Neutrality Initiative in 2013, aiming to reach that target by 2025. But the big question has been how. Now, a […]
Cal Energy Corps Call for Applications by March 30
Applications are now open for this year’s Cal Energy Corps program! The Cal Energy Corps, sponsored this year by the Center for Information Technology Research […]
CITRIS test beds to be utilized in new CEC partnership
The test beds at CITRIS (Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society) and the Banatao Institute in Sutardja Dai Hall, CIEE (California […]
Catherine Keske
Research Interests: Agricultural and resource economics and coupled natural and human systems research As an applied economist, the majority of Professor Keske’s work involves collaborations […]
Sustainable California presents: Sea Stars
CITRIS-seeded UC-TV’s “Sustainable California” channel features documentaries on environmental topics such as this update on the sea star wasting disease first identified in 2013 from […]
3D Orchards: UC Researcher Turns Farms Into Virtual Reality
3D Orchards: Virtual reality meets agriculture in the article below featuring CITRIS Researcher Dr. YangQuan Chen and the UC Merced MESA lab. Farmers are relying more and more […]
Brains for buildings, packaged in a smart briefcase
UC Berkeley engineers, working with CITRIS Director and EECS Professor Costas Spanos, have developed a new Building-in-Briefcase (BiB) system that can easily monitor the efficiency & sustainability of buildings.
Apply for Smogathon 2017
Do you want to fight air pollution and win $100,000? Apply for Smogathon 2017 by August 15th! On October 3rd, BERC will be hosting a […]
What Does Your Smart Meter Know About You?
CITRIS Director Costas Spanos is among a team of UC Berkeley researchers investigating the implications – and potential misuse – of information gathered by smart […]
UCTV Launches New Portal to Sustainability for California
The University of California is sharing their efforts to maintain a Sustainable California, with a new media-rich web portal hosted by University of California Television […]
Robotic irrigation coming to CA vineyards
Ken Goldberg, director of the People and Robots initiative of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, explains robotic applications for crop irrigation. Researchers are developing a […]
BECC Conference 2017: Call for Abstracts Now Open
The BECC Conference 2017 Call for abstracts is open. Closes on April 1, 2017. The Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference (BECC) is the premier […]
Art Rosenfeld, California’s Godfather of Energy Efficiency, Dies at 90
Art Rosenfeld, a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) Distinguished Scientist Emeritus who is also known as California’s “godfather” of energy efficiency and who has […]
Robots and People Working Together to Save Water and Enhance Agriculture
A nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is helping University of California researchers refine collaborative robotic technology that could change […]
CITRIS announces recipients of the inaugural Athena Awards for Women in Technology
To recognize the accomplishments of technology leaders and organizations fostering interest in computer science for the next generation of women and girls, CITRIS and the […]
Nonnecke and Crittenden discuss IoT & Sustainability w/ World Smart City
In 2016, over half the world’s population live in cities. Each year these cities account for nearly 70% of greenhouse gas emissions, waste 250 to […]