As per my adviser's suggestion, I listened to some of the oral presentations of researches this Monday.
I was only able to attend the CAS(?) afternoon session.
4 researches were presented.. but I was not able to digest the first and last ones very well, so I won't be able to give much.
The second research was all about detecting water stress in a mungbean plant using machine vision. Instead of using lots of machinery, it only involved image processing and getting the angle of the stem to the leaf.
Thinking about it now, it seemed like a very simple way of detecting water stress, and that in itself is great. Achieving the same thing through simple means than complicated processes. Hopefully this research would extend itself not only to mungbean plants but other plants as well.
The third research was about using combinatorics to pair up DNA strands.. or something like that. I cannot think of any possible applications for this research yet, but it seems to have a lot of potential.
Research conferences look tough. You go on stage and present your research, plus you have to be ready for off-the-bat questions. One must really know their research in order for these conferences to be a fulfilling experience. Of course, the audience should do their part as well (though I didn't contribute anything last time).
