Here’s what’s been happening recently at STELAR!
Big things are on the horizon as we gear up for our 3rd Plenary Meeting in Athens and an exciting joint webinar on Knowledge Graphs in agriculture and food safety. Read on to discover what we’ve accomplished recently and what plans are coming up for STELAR!
Latest Updates from STELAR
The STELAR KLMS architecture has evolved significantly, incorporating lessons learned from previous designs and real-world applications in smart agriculture. As we enhance performance, usability, and reliability, preliminary results from the second round of pilot evaluations provide valuable insights that will guide us in finalising the KLMS Toolkit and Platform. Another round of evaluations is planned for the third year to further refine our approach.
In addition, the 3rd Plenary Meeting is scheduled for October 9-10 in Athens, hosted by the University of Athens. The agenda includes discussing pilot results, the KLMS platform status and roadmap, planning for the final versions of STELAR tools, and monitoring DEC activities until the project’s end.
Upcoming Joint Webinar on Knowledge Graphs
We invite you to a joint webinar organised by the STELAR and TITAN projects, focusing on the potential of Knowledge Graphs in agriculture and food safety. This event will bring together leading experts and organisations to share their insights.
📅 Date: 23rd October
🕒 Time: 14:00–15:30
Presenters from INRAE, Athena Research Center, Agroknow, Open Food Chain, TNO, TU Delft, and the DATAPIPE project will highlight how Knowledge Graphs can revolutionise data interoperability and decision-making in smart agriculture. Co-organised by EFFoST and Foodscale Hub, this webinar is a key opportunity to engage with industry leaders and stay updated on the latest advancements in the field.
Stay tuned for registration details, and we look forward to having you with us!
Join STELAR at the European Big Data Value Forum!
Explore the latest in AI-driven data tools for smart agriculture and food safety. The STELAR project coordinator, Dimitris Skoutas from the Athena Research Center, will be there to share insights.
📅 When: 2-4 October
📍 Where: Budapest, Hungary
STELAR Paper Wins Best Paper Award at VLDB 2024!
Wieger Punter and Odysseas Papapetrou from our partnering organisations Eindhoven University of Technology and Minos Garofalakis from Athena Research Center were acknowledged for a paper that presents OmniSketch, the first efficient sketching algorithm for multi-dimensional data streams that effectively enables queries on arbitrary combinations of attributes.
We are honoured that a paper by STELAR partners was recognised at the 50th International Conference on Very Large Databases (VLDB), held in Guangzhou, China this August. VLDB is among the premier conferences in data management and a top computer science conference.
Exploitation & IP Workshop: Go-To-Market Strategy for STELAR KLMS
On September 24, an internal workshop led by Tatjana Knezevic, Head of Exploitation at Foodscale Hub, took place as part of the STELAR project. As we begin shaping the go-to-market strategy for the STELAR Knowledge Lake Management System (KLMS), this internal workshop focused on key steps in the commercialisation process.
The workshop covered early-stage discussions, including:
- Co-creating the Business Case and Value Proposition
- Exploring potential Business Models
- Addressing legal aspects and IPR considerations
This marks the first stage of building a solid foundation for the future of KLMS.
New Episodes from the STELAR Podcast
The STELAR project continues to bring valuable insights through its Data Stories 360° podcast series, with two new episodes now available! In these episodes, consortium experts explore cutting-edge topics shaping AI and agriculture.
Episode 3: Vivek Kumar, a researcher specialising in Natural Language Processing from the University of the Bundeswehr Munich, shared his expertise on bias detection, mitigation, explainability, and synthetic data generation.
Episode 4: Silke Migdall, Managing Director at VISTA Remote Sensing in Geosciences, explored real-world applications of advanced technologies for early crop growth predictions.
Spotlight On: Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Sedlar Highlighting Importance of Farmer's Feedback
To advance precision agriculture, STELAR relies on experts to ensure its platform is optimised for AI tasks and capable of integrating data scattered across different sources.
Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Sedlar, head of the Master’s Program at the University of Novi Sad, shares his expertise on the key benefits of precision agriculture, challenges in adoption, and the transformative role of IT and AI in modern farming practices.
SOFI Report 2024: Summary of Key Findings
In our blog series on the SOFI Report 2024, we explored the major themes of the report, offering insights into the ongoing challenges the world faces in combating hunger and malnutrition. Each post highlights key findings from the report, providing a deeper understanding of the global food security situation.
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