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MISSION

To pioneer AI for Agriculture by developing and deploying innovative technological solutions for sustainable practices, including mitigating human-elephant conflict, monitoring sapling health, and digitizing traditional knowledge, all while employing gender-sensitive and participatory approaches that empower communities.

Thematic Areas

TEAM Members

Balu Mohandas Menon
TAG Lead
Team Lead for Rural Technologies, AMMACHI Labs, India
Research Interests: Machine Learning, Haptics, Computational Social Science, Data Analysis, Human Animal Conflict, AI for Agriculture and Robotics
balummenon@am.amrita.edu

Aswathi P.
Research Associate
Research Interests: Data Strategies and Tools; Computational Social Science; Data Value Chains; Knowledge Systems; Data Science; Machine Learning
aswathip@am.amrita.edu

⁠Ayyappan Ajan 
AI & Embedded Engineer
Research Interests: CVDL for agricultural and wildlife, Deep Learning for Classification,Object Detection
ayyappana@am.amrita.edu

Ramakrishnan K.
Prototype and Implementation
Research Interests: Agricultural Robotics, Haptics, AR/VR, AI and IoT
ramakrishnank@am.amrita.edu

Gokul Dev B.
Software Engineer
Research Interests: IoT, Computational Social Science, Human Animal Conflict, AI for Agriculture
gokuldevb@am.amrita.edu

Funded Projects

Publications 2022 – 2025

  • Menon, B. M., Lovin, F. K. F., Nampoothiri, A. K., Rashed, T., & Bhavani, R. (2025, January 16–19). Human-wildlife conflict and gender: A case study from Odisha [Conference presentation]. International Conference on Gender and Technology, Amritapuri, India. 
  • Bhanu, V. R., Nayar, N., Ramesh, R., Padmavilochan, A., Natarajan, A., & Sheshadri, S. (2025, January 16–19). Blended learning for women’s business development in rural India: Enhancing technology adoption and bridging the gender digital divide [Conference presentation]. International Conference on Gender and Technology, Amritapuri, India. 
  • Menon, Balu M., Aiswarya K. Nampoothiri, Festa Lovin KF, and Bhavani Rao. “User-Centered Design of a Seasonal Calendar App for Women: Insights from a Case Study in India.” In 2024 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), pp. 319-325. IEEE, 2024. 
  • Padmavilochanan, A., Anitha, P., Suresh, A. K., Refoulouma, S., Saravanakumaran, S., Sheshadri, S., & Rao, B. R. (2024, September). Tech for all: Innovating inclusive adoption measurement. In 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS) (pp. 1-8). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAS61960.2024.10732464   
  • Menon, B. M., Noble, V., Padmavilochanan, A., Rashed, T., & Bhavani, R. R. (2023, October). Capturing and Digitization of Indigenous Knowledge in Support of Community Resilience to Climate Change. In 2023 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) (pp. 184-187). IEEE. 
  • Padmavilochanan, A., Natarajan, A., Shekhar, L., Sheshadri, S., Parameswari, A., & Bhavani R. R. (2023, October). ICT significance for community engagement during COVID in rural India: An application suite. In 2023 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) (pp. 203-210). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/GHTC56179.2023.10354703  
  • Portable and Automated Seed Metering and Planting Robotic End Effector  – Drafting done by lawyer, to be filed.
  • Solar-powered system and method for monitoring animal activities and notifying users in real-time – Darfting done by lawyer, to be filed. (M118)
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