Publications & Talks

Peer-reviewed research, conference papers, and presentations

Toward Intelligent GPR: Wavelet Scattering Networks for Soil Water Content Prediction

Journal

V. Filardi, N. K. Largani, S. Zekavat, M. Moradikia, B. Wilson, R. Askari, O. Mangoubi

IEEE Transactions on AgriFood Electronics 2026

Published May 8, 2026

Soil Water Content Prediction with Drone-Based GPR Using Machine Learning

Conference

S. Haghniaz Jahromi, Y. Nooran, V. Filardi, N. K. Largani, D. Petkie, S. Zekavat

IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Washington DC 2026

Intelligent GPR Energy-Efficient Multi-Carrier Waveform Design

Conference

N. Largani, V. Filardi, B. Wilson, D. Petkie, S. Zekavat

IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Washington DC 2026

Drone-Borne Software-Defined Radio GPR for Intelligent Soil Moisture Estimation

Conference

S. Haghniaz Jahromi, N. Largani, D. Petkie, S. Zekavat

IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Washington DC 2026

ML-Based Soil Moisture Prediction Cross-Site Generalization: Soil Texture Role Assessment

Conference

Y. Nooran, S. Zekavat

IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Washington DC 2026

Data Trace Denoising Via Continuous Wavelet Transform-Deep Learning and Noise Characterization

Poster

B. Heusdens, R. Askari, S. Chatterjee, S. Zekavat

Poster, American Geophysical Union (AGU24), Washington DC, Dec. 09–13, 2024

2024

An Introduction to Drone-Borne GPR-based Intelligent Soil Subsurface Assessment

Poster

S. Zekavat, R. Askari

Poster, American Geophysical Union (AGU24), Washington DC, Dec. 09–13, 2024

2024

A Novel Framework for Farm Irrigation Optimization via GPR-based Intelligent Multi-Layered Subsurface Soil Moisture Assessment

Poster

H. Namdari, S. Zekavat, R. Askari

Poster, Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Conference (SWCS), Myrtle Beach, SC, July 2024

2024

Toward Drone-Based Intelligent GPR Hardware Implementation and Data Acquisition

Poster

S. Haghniaz-Jahromi, V. Filardi, S. Zekavat, Z. Wang, D. Petkie

Poster, Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Conference (SWCS), Myrtle Beach, SC, July 2024

2024

An Introduction to Drone-based Intelligent Ground Penetrating Radar for Root-Zone Soil Moisture Characterization

Talk

S. Zekavat

Oral presentation, Symposium on Soil moisture monitoring for megafarm optimal irrigation, SWC 2024, Myrtle Beach, SC, July 2024

2024

Machine Learning-Based Ground Penetrating Radar Inversion and Mapping of Crop-Scale Soil Moisture

Poster

B. Heusdens, S. Chatterjee, S. Zekavat, R. Askari, M. Moradikia

Poster, American Geophysical Union (AGU23), San Francisco, CA, Dec. 11–15, 2023

2023

Field Measurement Setup for Intelligent Soil Moisture Assessment: An Experimental Study

Talk

H. Namdari, R. Khan, A. Cheung, M. Moradikia, S. Zekavat, D. T. Petkie, B. Wilson, R. Askari

2023 IEEE International Opportunity Research Scholars Symposium (ORSS), Atlanta, GA, USA, 2023

2023

Machine Learning-Based Ground Penetrating Radar Inversion and Mapping of Crop-Scale Soil Moisture

Poster

B. Heusdens, S. Chatterjee, S. R. Zekavat, R. Askari, M. Moradikia

SWCS Conference, Des Moines, Iowa, 2023

2023

GPR System Design for Intelligent Root-Zone Soil Moisture Characterization and Optimal Farm Irrigation

Poster

Seyed Zekavat, Majid Moradikia

Poster, Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Conference (SWCS), Des Moines, IA, July 2023

2023

Enhanced Soil Moisture Estimation via Intelligent Full Waveform Inversion of GPR Data

Poster

Seyed Zekavat, Majid Moradikia, Radwin Askari

Poster, Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Conference (SWCS), Des Moines, IA, July 2023

2023