With a project list that includes machines, drones, artificial intelligence and robots, it might seem that Luan Oliveira’s research is far from the fields that support Georgia’s No. 1 industry, agriculture.
With a project list that includes machines, drones, artificial intelligence and robots, it might seem that Luan Oliveira’s research is far from the fields that support Georgia’s No. 1 industry, agriculture. On the contrary, growing up in Brazil in a family devoted to farming and business sparked his passion for agricultural engineering and precision agriculture.
“Because of my upbringing, I’ve always been exposed to farming operations, directly and indirectly,” said Oliveira, precision agriculture specialist for University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. “When I was in my early teenage years, my father opened a small auto parts store, and I learned the machinery side, since we were selling parts for local farmers.”
When he arrived at Brazil’s Federal University of Paraíba for his undergraduate program in 2011, Oliveira knew he liked two things: machines and agriculture.
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Luan Oliveira works with robotic equipment in the field. (Photo by Chamberlain Smith/UGA)
