Daniel Camilo Ruiz Ayala

Mr. Daniel Camilo Ruiz Ayala

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

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5 September 2025 in Agriculture
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OSOscar J. Suarez
Oscar J. Suarez
Daniel Camilo Ruiz AyalaDaniel Camilo Ruiz Ayala
Daniel Camilo Ruiz Ayala
LCLiliana Rojas Contreras
Liliana Rojas Contreras
Manuel Guillermo ForeroManuel Guillermo Forero
Manuel Guillermo Forero
JMJesus Medrano-Hermosillo
Jesus Medrano-Hermosillo
ARAbraham Efraim Rodríguez-Mata
Abraham Efraim Rodríguez-Mata
The identification of Aspergillus flavus (A. flavus), a fungus known for producing aflatoxins, poses a taxonomic challenge due to its morphological plasticity and similarity to closely related species. This article proposes a computational approach for its characterization across four culture media, using ultraviolet (UV) radiation imaging and radiomic analysis. Images were acquired with a camera controlled by a Raspberry Pi and processed to extract 408 radiomic features (102 per color channel and grayscale). Shapiro–Wilk and Levene’s tests were applied to verify normality and homogeneity of variances as prerequisites for an analysis of variance (ANOVA). Nine features showed statistically significant differences and, together with the culture medium type as a categorical variable, were used in a supervised classification stage with cross-validation. Classification using Support Vector Machines (SVM) achieved 97% accuracy on the test set. The results showed that the morphology of A. flavus varies significantly depending on the medium under UV radiation, with malt extract agar being the most discriminative. This non-invasive and low-cost approach demonstrates the potential of radiomics combined with machine learning to capture morphological patterns useful in the differentiation of fungi with optical response under UV radiation.