Maximilien Gaudette

Leveraging AI and data science to optimize vertical strawberry cultivation:

• Designing and implementing AI agents to maximize yield and resource efficiency
• Developed AI-powered environmental simulations to predict and optimize growing conditions
• Proven ability to be responsible for R&D operational projects and deliver clear, concise reports
• Experience securing funding for innovative projects
• Expertise in AI architecture design, ensuring robust and scalable solutions
• Provided technical expertise in image analysis (static & dynamic) to extract key agronomic performance indicators (KPIs).

Speaker:

• RAUPI - Challenge 1 2024
• The Quebec Agtech Summit 2024
• Les Affaires - AI conference 2023
• ALL IN Canada 2023
• The finalists contest for the Quebec Chief Innovator Award (MTL Techs Awards 2022)

List of technology awards won by Winter Farm

• Quebec Chief Innovator Award - MTL Techs Awards 2022
• Artificial Intelligence Award - ADRIQ 2022
• Technology and Productivity Award - CTAQ 2022

• Subject: Interoperability of information systems in vertical farming, IVADO/MITACS
• Objective: Collect data from various information systems within a Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) complex and utilize AI to analyze and understand relationships between different components
• Speaker: My IVADO Research Project in 180 Seconds

Key tasks:

• Assist in conceptualizing technological and AI infrastructures.
• Contribute to drafting grant applications and responding to technical inquiries related to AI.
• Conduct initial analysis of available data, assess its current state, and identify requirements for deploying real-time AI models aimed at optimizing performance and minimizing energy consumption.