M.Sc. Christina Sebald
Research Associate and Doctoral Candidate
Telephone: +49 (0)8161 / 71-5320
E-Mail: christina.sebald(at)tum.de
Education
- Since September 2025, doctoral candidate at the Chair of Agricultural Systems Engineering at the Technical University of Munich
- Since April 2024, Research Associate at the Chair of Agricultural Systems Engineering at the Technical University of Munich
- October 2022 to August 2024, Master's degree in Agricultural Systems Science at the Technical University of Munich
- March 2024 to May 2024 Research Scholar in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at North Dakota State University
- September 2019 to May 2023, Bachelor's degree in Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences at the Technical University of Munich
Main areas of work
PeroHop4.0 - "Automated and AI-supported downy mildew infestation forecast for the further development of integrated plant protection in Bavarian hop cultivation"
Project duration: 10/2025 – 12/2028
The aim of the project is to modernize the "downy mildew warning service." The current manual spore analysis will be (partially) automated using digital microscopy, automated spore traps, and artificial intelligence (AI) and expanded to include area-specific forecasts. By combining modern technology with the consortium's expertise, a more efficient and sustainable system with better regional resolution will be created.
PeroHop4.0 is a joint project of the Technical University of Munich (Chair of Agricultural Systems Engineering (AST); Plant Technology Center (PTC) / Greenhouses and Phytochambers Unit (GPU)), Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (Fakultät Nachhaltige Agrar- und Energiesysteme; Smart Farming), and the State Institute of Agriculture (Arbeitsgruppe IPZ 5a Hopfenbau, Produktionstechnik“).
USAGE-NG - "Up-Skilling Agricultural Engineering – Next Generation"
Project duration: 12/2022 – 11/2025
USAGE-NG aims to improve the digital and ecological competencies of higher education, including the ENG working group, smart farming, and sustainability. Climate change and the transformation of agricultural and food systems pose challenges for European food security. Three universities and one industrial partner are targeting university students as future actors along agricultural value chains, including small and medium-sized farms. The project also aims to collaborate with partners in the agricultural technology sector to provide them with the highly specialized products and expertise developed within USAGE-NG.