Ajay Sharda

Professor

University Outstanding Scholar

Terry Beemer Foundation Chair for Engineering Innovation

Co-Director, Institute for Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics

Director, FarmsLab

Education

• Ph.D., Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, 2011
• M.Tech., Farm Power and Machinery, Punjab Agricultural University, 2001
• B.Tech., Agricultural Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, 1998

Contact information

1042 Seaton Hall
785-532-2936
asharda@k-state.edu

Professional experience

Ajay Sharda is a professor of biological and agricultural engineering at Kansas State University. He received a Ph.D. in biosystems engineering from Auburn University.

Research

Sharda’s research focuses on the development, analysis and experimental validation of control systems for agricultural machinery systems with a variety of emphases, including automation, sensor testing/development, mechatronic systems, computer vision, artificial intelligence, developing automated test setups for hardware-in-the-loop simulations, unmanned vehicles and thermal infrared imaging.

Sharda also serves as co-director of research for K-State's Institute for Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics, a people-centered interdisciplinary collective transforming learning, research, and outreach around digital technologies and advanced analytical methods to enhance agricultural, environmental, and socioeconomic decision-making.