Dr. Rozita Dara is an Associate Professor at the School of Computer Science and the co-Director of Artificial Intelligence for Food (AI4Food) at the University of Guelph. Dr. Dara has established an interdisciplinary research program that spans applied artificial intelligence and data and technology governance, with a particular focus on agri-food systems. She has also spearheaded several initiatives related to digital agri-food at both the global and national levels. These initiatives include governing agri-food data and trustworthy artificial intelligence, and enhancing automation in agri-food practices. Her agri-food automation projects cover areas such as developing surveillance tools for avian influenza monitoring and prediction, early identification of mastitis in dairy cows, plant variety identification and selections, and mushroom harvesting.
