Researchers use artificial intelligence to help farmers | Local News
Researchers use artificial intelligence to help farmers | Local News
Publish Date: 2026-04-20 07:45:00
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Dr. Ciprian Popoviciu, assistant professor in East Carolina University’s Department of Technology Systems, points to a screen showing data sensor locations across eastern North Carolina in his lab in ECU’s Science and Technology Building.
East Carolina University researchers are using artificial intelligence to transform data collected in Hyde County canals and fields to provide real-time, usable information for managing water levels, salinity intrusion and other environmental conditions.
Researchers with the Center for IoT (Internet of Things) Engineering and Innovation started on a project to help farmers better understand what’s happening on their farms, said Ciprian Popoviciu, associate professor in the department of technology systems and the director of the Center for IoT Engineering and Innovation.
The center developed Piton, Platform for IoT Open Networks, which deploys low-cost sensors to collect data for analysis.
When the project started, Popoviciu and his team performed the analysis themselves, but that created a delay in…
