ICA 2026 Governance

The Organizing
Committee

Meet the distinguished global experts shaping the future of agriculture through research, innovation, and digital transformation.

Conference Theme

AI Meets Farm – Digital Agriculture for a Sustainable Future

Honourable

Patrons

Prof. Rajeev Ahuja

Prof. Rajeev Ahuja

Director, IIT Ropar

Leadership

General Chairs

Dr. Tomas Norton

Dr. Tomas Norton

Associate Professor, KU Leuven

Dr. Mukesh Kumar Saini

Dr. Mukesh Kumar Saini

Associate Professor, IIT Ropar

Technical Program

Program Committee Chairs

Dr. Neeraj Goel

Dr. Neeraj Goel

IIT Ropar

Dr. Mukesh Kumar Saini

Dr. Mukesh Kumar Saini

IIT Ropar

Dr. Dhananjay Singh

Dr. Dhananjay Singh

Penn State College of IST, USA

Global Network

Advisory Board

Dr. Mohan Kankanhalli

Dr. Mohan Kankanhalli

NUS Singapore

Dr. Ramesh Jain

Dr. Ramesh Jain

UC Irvine

Dr. Abdulmotaleb El Saddik

Dr. Abdulmotaleb El Saddik

University of Ottawa

Dr. Dwarikanath Mahapatra

Dr. Dwarikanath Mahapatra

Khalifa University

Dr. Athula Ginige

Dr. Athula Ginige

University of Western Sydney

Organisation

Organising Committee

Dr. Hanumant Singh Shekhawat

Dr. Hanumant Singh Shekhawat

Workshop Chair

IIT Guwahati

Dr. Stephen Paine

Dr. Stephen Paine

Workshop Chair

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Dr. Kavya Dasora

Dr. Kavya Dasora

Publicity Chair

IIT Delhi

Dr. Sudarshan Iyengar

Dr. Sudarshan Iyengar

Publicity Chair

IIT Ropar

Dr. Suman Kumar

Dr. Suman Kumar

Sponsorship Chair

IIT Ropar

Dr. Radhika Trikha

Dr. Radhika Trikha

Industry Connect Chair

Dr. Mudasir Ahmad Ganaie

Dr. Mudasir Ahmad Ganaie

Award Chair

IIT Ropar

Dr. Gyanendro Loitongbam

Dr. Gyanendro Loitongbam

Award Chair

IIT Ropar

Dr. Simrandeep Singh

Dr. Simrandeep Singh

Local Arrangement Chair

Chandigarh University

Dr. Reet Kamal

Dr. Reet Kamal

Sponsorship Chair

IIT Ropar

Dr. Kalyan TV

Dr. Kalyan TV

Registration Chair

IIT Ropar

Dr. Manish Kumar

Dr. Manish Kumar

Website Chair

IIT Ropar

Dr. Shashank Tamaskar

Dr. Shashank Tamaskar

Tutorial Chair

Plaksha University

Dr. Rajiv Ratn Shah

Dr. Rajiv Ratn Shah

Tutorial Chair

IIIT Delhi

Dr. Jan Pidanic

Dr. Jan Pidanic

Tutorial Chair

University of Pardubice, Czech Republic

Dr. Rakesh Sharda

Dr. Rakesh Sharda

Agriculture/Farmer Connect

Punjab Agriculture University

Dr. Rohitashw Kumar

Dr. Rohitashw Kumar

Agriculture/Farmer Connect

SKUAST

Deepak Meena

Deepak Meena

Technical Lead

IIT Ropar

Dr. Sana Afreen

Dr. Sana Afreen

Registration Chair

IIT Ropar

Vedant Agnihotri

Vedant Agnihotri

Technical Coordinator

IIT Ropar

Ms. Parry Sood

Ms. Parry Sood

Local Arrangement Chair

IIT Ropar

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