OCTOBER MEETING
Miami University – EE Presentations @ VOA
DATE: Thursday, October 23, 2025
PLACE : Miami University Voice of America (VOA) Learning Center (see below for directions)
TIME : 5:30 p.m. Social Time & Registration, 6:00 p.m. Dinner, 7:00 p.m. Presentation (45-60 min)
COST: Free, See information in Reservations
ABOUT THE MEETING: Miami Student section presentations
ABOUT THE PRESENTER: University student presentations are always great and well attended. Come out and support our up and coming engineering students.
Veena Chidurala
Title: Precision Agriculture in Indoor Smart Farming Environments using Advanced Drone and Camera Technology.
This presentation highlights ongoing research in precision agriculture for indoor smart farming environments. The work focuses on developing an autonomous drone and vision-based sensing system capable of navigating confined indoor farm spaces and performing close-range imaging for plant health assessment. By integrating mobile robotics, computer vision, and sensor analytics, the project enables real-time detection of plant stress and supports data-driven crop management. The research advances sustainable, resource-efficient agricultural practices while reducing labor dependency. Experimental validation demonstrates the system’s potential to transform controlled-environment farming into a fully autonomous, intelligent ecosystem.
Bio:
Dr. Veena Chidurala is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA. She earned her B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, India, in 2014, and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, Texas, in 2016 and 2022, respectively. Dr. Chidurala has held positions as a Computer Vision Engineer at Genus PLC, a Research Associate in the Embedded Sensing and Processing Systems Lab at UNT, and research internships at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Ericsson. Her research interests include Internet of Things (IoT), sensor systems, computer vision, machine learning, and signal processing, with applications in smart sensing, robotics, and precision agriculture.
Brian Swanson
Title: Collegiate Robotic Football Quarterback
In this talk, Dr. Swanson will introduce the capstone project he is currently advising. Students in this project will develop quarterback functionality for a robotic football player intended to compete in the Collegiate Robotic Football Conference (CRFC) combine and competition. This effort involves augmenting the current robotic football player constructed during the previous academic year. Students will be responsible for designing a throwing module that will interface with the preexisting system.
Bio:
Dr. Brian Swanson joined Miami University in 2024. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2024. His major interest is the application of game theory in control systems.
MENU SELECTIONS: Pizza and drinks will be provided.
LOCATION: 7847 VOA Park Dr, West Chester Township, OH 45069 (39.360971, -84.362929)
RESERVATIONS: MEETING RESERVATION LINK. Please click on the appropriate link and complete the reservation. Cost: There is no charge for this meeting, but reservation is required.
Reservations close at 11:59 PM on Wednesday October 22nd, 2025.
DINNER RESERVATION CANCELLATION POLICY
An email to reserve.cinti@ieee.org prior to the close of reservations is required to properly cancel your reservation.
All Reservations must be made by October 23rd, 2025
WALK-INS (those without reservations): Due to catering and seating arrangements, reservations are required for this meeting
PE CREDITS: Depending on the subject matter, attendance at IEEE Cincinnati Section Meetings now qualifies the attendee for Professional Development Hours towards renewal of Professional Engineers Licenses. Required documentation will be available following the meeting if qualified! The Section Meetings also provide a great opportunity to network with fellow engineers in the area.