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Meet the DAWL team

Our team brings together expertise in weed science, digital agriculture, UAV-based sensing, field experimentation, data analytics, and sustainable crop production.

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Principal Investigator

Dr. Dilshan Benaragama

Assistant Professor

Dr. Benaragama leads the Digital Agronomy and Weeds Lab at the University of Manitoba. His research focuses on developing innovative approaches to weed management and crop production using digital agriculture, UAV-based sensing, remote sensing, and data-driven decision support tools.

Ph.D. in Plant SciencePrecision AgricultureUAV Remote Sensing

Research Staff

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Dr. Mujahid Hussain

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Manitoba focusing on precision agriculture, UAV-based technologies, and data-driven weed management.

UAV sprayingPrecision agricultureRemote sensingWeed managementMachine learning
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Dr. Kenneth Anku

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Manitoba focusing on remote sensing, plant physiology, and data-driven approaches for precision agriculture and crop productivity.

Remote sensingPlant physiologyCrop phenotypingMachine learningPrecision agriculture
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Mike Runzika

Research Technician

Research Technician at the University of Manitoba with expertise in field experimentation, data collection, and agricultural research operations.

Field trialsData collectionCrop researchExperimental designAgronomy

Graduate Students

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Uthpala Ekanayake

M.Sc. Student

Integrated crop management

Profile details available through DAWL.
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Shirmith Nirmal

M.Sc. Student

Machine learning for weed detection

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Pantha

M.Sc. Student

UAV-based crop monitoring

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Shamima Sultana

M.Sc. Student

Kochia seedbank management

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Matt Fallis

M.Sc. Student

Remote sensing in soybean

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Kosar Eivani

M.Sc. Student

Remote sensing for weed management

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Indeera Hetti Arachchige

Ph.D. Student

Precision weed management

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Sarangie Athuda

M.Sc. Student

Crop-weed interactions

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Lakmini Rathnayaka Pathiranage

Ph.D. Student

Weed adaptation and stress memory

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Navroop Kaur

M.Sc. Student

Weed-crop interactions in maize

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