Earlier this year, I got invited to give a talk at the Plant Protection Society Symposium titled The plant protection data toolbox: On beyond t, F and χ, thanks to my expertise in data mining.
Despite me drawing the short straw in getting the last slot for the day – right before drinks and nibbles – my talk was well received. I did various analyses of an aphid-related dataset and also showed briefly a project that I’m working on with Cropwatch BV in regards to insect classification – all using ADAMS/WEKA, of course. Generated a few interesting conversations after my talk, which was really great.
The only downside was getting up at 5am and getting back home by 10pm… But well worth it!