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I am Karishma Kumari, a Ph.D. student at Raven Precision Agriculture Center, South Dakota State University specializing in plant science. I completed my M.Tech at ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, focusing on developing a sensor-based device for crop disease severity estimation. Before this, I earned a B.Tech degree in Agricultural Engineering from Dr. R.P.C.A.U, Pusa (Samastipur). During my M.Tech, I gained skills in precision agriculture, including sensor interfacing with Raspberry Pi and Arduino, image processing using MATLAB, and statistical analysis with R software. I also trained in Remote Sensing and GIS applications at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) and learned finite element analysis and simulation using CATIA, NX-Unigraphics, and ANSYS at CTTC Bhubaneswar. Additionally, I secured the 8th all India rank in the ICAR AIEEE PG-Junior Research Fellow Examination 2020 and the 8th rank (EWS category) in the AICE-Ph.D. Senior Research Fellow Examination 2022. As an aspiring agricultural engineer, I am passionate about innovative research and development, eager to contribute my expertise, and committed to professional growth and meaningful contributions to precision and sustainable agriculture.