I am Hoshea Sophia L. Tañedo, a Filipino electronics engineer, researcher, and an Engineering Research and Development for Technology (ERDT) scholar currently pursuing a Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering at De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. My research focuses on developing flexible, wearable sensing technologies for smart agriculture, particularly integrating advanced materials and artificial intelligence to improve plant health monitoring and agricultural sustainability.

I currently explore and research different material hybridizations, sensor fabrication, and the integration of optimization algorithms to enhance the sensitivity, reliability, and practical application of plant wearable sensors. My current research investigates polymer-based wearable sensors for crops to detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in crops exposed to various environmental stresses. I am also involved in a MECO-TECO project that focuses on developing sensor patches to detect volatile organic compounds in potato and tomato plants under pathogen attack, which allows me to explore additional avenues for leveraging my research.

As a Digital GreenTalent Awardee, I look forward to pursuing more collaborations and exchanging ideas to advance plant wearables, enabling efficient decision-making, timely intervention, and mitigation of the staggering effects of worsening environmental stressors brought about by pressing climate change on crop yield and quality. I aim to contribute to advancing sustainable agricultural solutions that support farmers and address current challenges in global food security.