“Green Box” Agronomical System Prototype Awarded At World AI IoT Congress

Last summer, Iridium® Radio Frequency Engineering intern Bharath Kumar Nagalamadagu Govindaraju developed an Iridium Connected™ Agronomical Management System prototype, called Green Box, for his summer project. Working under Dr. Omid Nia, Iridium’s Associate Director of Product Engineering & Certification, Bharath’s prototype aims to combat issues faced by the agriculture industry, to include climate change, water scarcity, and pests.

Green Box

Bharath and Omid co-wrote an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) paper about Green Box, which was accepted at the 2024 IEEE World Artificial Intelligence Internet of Things Congress (AIIoT)—winning Best Paper and Best Presenter.

Bharath and Iridium Engineer Ahmad Tamanna accept the Best Paper and Best Presenter awards from IEEE AIIoT 2024 General Chair, Dr. Son T. Vuong

Adding to their list of achievements, Bharath and Omid recently celebrated personal academic milestones—with Bharath earning a master’s degree and Omid a Ph.D., both from George Mason University.