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Wireless Sensor Networks for Agricultural Monitoring

A connected-sensing research contribution focused on epidemic monitoring in agricultural environments.

2026UIDE, Ecuador
ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING PATHWireless Sensor Networks for Agricultural Monitoring
01RF EXCITATIONpatch / horn antenna
02RESONANT FIELDchipless structure / material interaction
03SCATTERINGreturn / transmission / RCS
04MEASUREMENTVNA / NanoVNA / anechoic chamber
05SENSING RESULTresonance shift / material response

Block diagram connecting excitation, interaction, measurement and interpretation.

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Problem or Industrial Need

Agricultural epidemic monitoring needs distributed sensing and communications capable of supporting timely field awareness.

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Engineering or Scientific Solution

A wireless-sensor-network research architecture connecting field sensing, communications and monitoring.

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Sebastian's Technical Contribution

Contributed technical and research supervision to the connected-monitoring study and its conference dissemination.

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Methods and Tools Used

  • Wireless-sensor-network architecture
  • Field-monitoring requirements
  • Connected data acquisition
  • Research supervision and publication development
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Prototype, Simulation and Experimental Evidence

publication

Conference paper

Accepted research output reported for 2026.

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Measurable Result or Published Finding

Accepted research output

The work advanced from supervised engineering development to conference publication.

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Diagrams and Publications

ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING PATHWireless Sensor Networks for Agricultural Monitoring
01RF EXCITATIONpatch / horn antenna
02RESONANT FIELDchipless structure / material interaction
03SCATTERINGreturn / transmission / RCS
04MEASUREMENTVNA / NanoVNA / anechoic chamber
05SENSING RESULTresonance shift / material response

Block diagram connecting excitation, interaction, measurement and interpretation.

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Role, Team Attribution, Institution and Project Context

Research coordinator, co-author and technical supervisor within a multidisciplinary team.

Advanced Science ElectromagnetismScientific Computing and Computational EngineeringLeadership, Education & Technology Transfer

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