SUSTAIN Projects
We are delighted to showcase our four-year PhD projects in the application of Artificial Intelligence to sustainable agri-food.
Explore the projects in more detail below.
Interested in being involved in future projects from an industry perspective? Please contact us for more details sustain@lincoln.ac.uk

Cohort 1 (2024/25)
L1101
Intelligent, Energy-efficient De-leafing for the Soft Fruit Industry
Prof Elizabeth Sklar, University of Lincoln; Prof Greg Keeffe, Queen’s University Belfast; Sarah Palmer, Driscolls Genetics Limited (Industry Supervisor)

Cohort 1 (2024/25)
L1103
Robotics and AI to Support Scalable Agronomy (RAISSA)
Prof Marc Hanheide, University of Lincoln; Prof Georgios Leontidis, University of Aberdeen

Cohort 1 (2024/25)
L1218
Service Robots Interventions Promoting More Sustainable Buyers’ Choices in Supermarkets
Dr Francesco Del Duchetto, University of Lincoln; Dr David McBey, University of Aberdeen; Dr Leonardo Guevara, University of Lincoln

Cohort 1 (2024/25)
A1106
Machine Learning Crop Breeding in Precision-Controlled Vertical Farming for a Sustainable Future
Dr Aiden Durrant, University of Aberdeen; Dr Mamatha Thota, University of Lincoln; Prof Georgios Leontidis, University of Aberdeen; Prof Derek Stewart, Advanced Plant Growth Centre, The James Hutton Institute; Dr Tanveer Khan, Intelligent Growth Solutions

Cohort 1 (2024/25)
A1107
Transparent Carbon Footprint Quantification and Reporting in Agriculture
Dr Milan Markovic, University of Aberdeen; Dr Paul Williams, Queen’s University Belfast; Dr Matthias Kuhnert, University of Aberdeen; Karl H Richter, iSumio Ltd

Cohort 1 (2024/25)
A1109
Nature-based Solutions for Restoration of Degraded Soils in Sub-Saharan Africa
Prof Jo Smith, University of Aberdeen; Prof Anil Fernando, University of Strathclyde; Prof Georgios Leontidis, University of Aberdeen; Getahun Yakob, Southern Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), Ethiopia (Industry Supervisor), Moses Kimani, Lentera Ltd, Kenya (Adviser)

Cohort 1 (2024/25)
S1102
Advanced Video Processing to Optimise Feeding of Livestock in Farms
Dr Paul Murray, University of Strathclyde; Prof Ilias Kyriazakis, Queen’s University Belfast; Anthony McMahon Peacock Technology (Industry Supervisor), Prof Christos Tachtatzis (University of Strathclyde).

Cohort 1 (2024/25)
Q1214
Food Authentication Using Portable Sensors: Addressing Food Fraud and Food Mislabelling
Prof Hui Wang, Queen's University Belfast; Prof Louise Manning, University of Lincoln