Dr. Luan Pereira de Oliveira is an Agricultural Engineer (Ph.D., São Paulo State University, 2021) and currently serves as an Assistant Professor and Precision Agriculture Extension Specialist (75% Extension / 25% Research) in the Department of Horticulture at the University of Georgia – Tifton Campus. He leads the Precision Horticulture Lab, focusing on specialty crops such as Vidalia onions, blueberries, and pecans, and develops advanced ag-tech solutions including drones, robotics, AI-driven platforms, and mechanical weeders to support growers in the Southeastern U.S. He has authored and co-authored 16 refereed articles and secured over US$1 million in competitive grants. In recognition of his programs’ impacts, Dr. Oliveira has been invited to deliver over 40 presentations. His team recently won 1st place in the national Farm Robotics Challenge, a competition featuring 37 universities from the U.S., China, and Brazil, focused on developing innovative technologies using a commercial robotic platform. Dr. Oliveira’s team created the “Spray Drone Dock,” a fully automated spray output mixing and refilling system for spraying drone operations. Dr. Oliveira is current a member of the International Society for Precision Agriculture, the American Society for Horticultural Sciences, and the Sigma XI Society.