Innovative AI research being presented by Olds College student at agricultural conference in Brazil

An Olds College student will be going global next week to present his groundbreaking work on machine learning.

Zachary Komarnisky is a third-year digital agriculture student who has been selected to pass along his knowledge on the international stage in Brazil.

He will be part of the 17th International Conference on Precision Ag which is being held in conjunction with the 11th Brazilian Congress on those topics as well.

According to Olds College officials, his project has a focus on revolutionizing the way the ag industry cleans and processes massive geospatial datasets.

Galen Hartviksen
Galen Hartviksen
Straight outta northwestern Ontario, Galen moved from his hometown of Thunder Bay to Alberta in 1998. After graduating from the broadcasting program at Mount Royal College (Class of 2003), it was off to the Town of Olds for the launch of the independent radio station (CAB-K Broadcasting). A fan of all seasons, Galen has been News Director & the voice of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Olds Grizzlys on 96.5 CKFM/ROCK 104.5 for two decades and in 2024 he was excited to have the opportunity to join the team at Vista Radio and My Mountain View Now.

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