Image Processing Technician - Chestnuts

Department Overview:

This project aims to develop, train, and optimize a deep learning-based model for automatic detection, segmentation, and enumeration of chestnut burrs in multispectral drone imagery. Additionally, this project aims to train a deep learning-based model for 3D object detection to detect and segment individual chestnut tree canopies from photogrammetry-derived point clouds. The anticipated result is an automated image-processing pipeline that relates chestnut yield to individual chestnut trees using drones and artificial intelligence. This framework will enable chestnut breeders to efficiently and effectively assess individual trees for target breeding objectives. The technician can anticipate assisting with identifying chestnut burrs in drone imagery and creating annotated imagery datasets for training various deep-learning algorithms.

Anticipated Start Date:

April 1, 2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

August 31, 2025

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

All Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

Minimum: 20 

Schedule:

Flexible work schedule expecting about 20 hours per week.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

Minimum: $15.00 

Number of Positions:

1-2

Qualifications:

A positive attitude, strong organizational skills, and attention to detail are essential. Access to a computer with a stable internet connection is required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Experience using GIS and remote sensing technologies to conduct horticultural studies. Familiarity with online image annotation platforms. Knowledge of or interest in perennial agriculture, tree crops, and learning deep learning methods for object-based image analysis are a plus.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

Review model-generated annotations of chestnut burrs for a subset of images. This work will be done via the online platform Roboflow. Tasks will include removing erroneous burr detections and adding polygons for missing burrs.

Physical Demands:

Ability to work at a computer for hours.

Institutional Statements:

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