Major Grant Funded: $465K for Sturgeon Aquaculture AI Project

Sep 15, 2024·
Edwin Solares
Edwin Solares
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Secured ~$465,000 in funding from USDA NIFA Western Regional Aquaculture Center for “Reducing Costs in Sturgeon Aquaculture: AI-Assisted Sex Determination and Strategic Innovations.”

Collaborators

  • UC Davis (Department of Animal Sciences, Dr. Jackson Gross)
  • University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories (Dr. Adam Summers)
  • Industry partners: Sturgeon growers in California and Idaho

Project Goals

This project develops artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches to revolutionize sex determination in sturgeon aquaculture, dramatically reducing costs and improving sustainability of caviar production.

Research Funding AI Aquaculture
Edwin Solares
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Edwin Solares (he/him)
Executive Director, ESB AI Lab Corporation
Executive Director of ESB AI Lab Corporation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advancing research in AI, machine learning, computer vision, and genomics. Previously a Lecturer at UC San Diego. My research harnesses AI and bioinformatics for food security and species conservation. Published in Nature Plants, PNAS, Genome Research, and G3 (h-index: 7).