Dr. Ali M Nafchi is an Assistant Professor of Precision Agriculture Research and Extension at South Dakota State University (Agronomy, Horticulture & Plant Science; Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering) and is based at the Raven Precision Ag Center in Brookings, SD. He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering (2010, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University). Previously, he was a Precision Agriculture Specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension and a postdoctoral researcher at Clemson University and the University of Florida. His program develops AI-driven sensing and decision tools—smart/IoT sensors, remote sensing, and computer vision—to enable variable-rate management, improve nitrogen use efficiency, and support climate-smart, profitable farming.