Sonal Bakiwala

Experience

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  DuPont

  Jul 2011 - May 2019

  Data Analyst
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  Corteva Agriscience

  Jun 2019 - now

  APAC Satellite Remote Sensing Lead

  Currently working as a remote sensing data scientist and leading data science digital Ag efforts for Corteva Agriscience, India--Developing, digital disease portfolio for the Corteva Asia Pacific region--Developed Forecasting method Fall armyworm to help famers mitigate FAW damages in advance using multi sensor data for maize crops in Indiahttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/356287801_Forecasting_Fall_armyworm_using_multi-sensor_data_for_maize_farmers_in_India--Developing crop classification layer for entire India using deep learning techniques, using microwave sensored satellited data--Developing corn yeild estimation pipeline for entire India--Supporting brown plant hopper risk forecasts for Asia Pacific region in rice--Involved in rice practices classification like DSR and TPR using SAR satellite data sets in collaboration with IRRI, India--Training field scientists for data collection using geo-spatial tools.--Working with business leaders to understand and enable the digital Ag business for Asia Pacific region.--Established the field data collection protocols and managed the field campaigns in India --Forecasting powdery mildew for grapes farmers and potato late blight for potato using weather data augmented with SAR satellite data and ground data collected through field scientists--Collaborating with external companies and start-ups to attract talent and state-of the-art capabilities related to remote sensing and software developments to Corteva family.--Present a talk in IPPC 2019 on "Spatio-temporal Prediction on FAW in India" https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Safaa-Kumari/publication/348732467_CGIAR_Germplasm_Health_A_Global_Network_for_Germplasm_Phytosanitary_Safety_and_Prevention_of_Transboudnary_Spread_of_Seed-borne_Pests/links/600d7e6a92851c13fe336b6b/CGIAR-Germplasm-Health-A-Global-Network-for-Germplasm-Phytosanitary-Safety-and-Prevention-of-Transboudnary-Spread-of-Seed-borne-Pests.pdf Show less