About me

My name is Feng Chen (陈丰), and I am currently a PostDoc in Machine Learning associated with VIOS Collab at the University of Edinburgh and PhenomUK. I work closely with Prof. Sotirios A. Tsaftaris and Dr. M. Valerio Giuffrida.

My research focuses on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for natural sciences, with a particular emphasis on:

• Large Language Model (LLM) agents
• Computer Vision and Deep Learning
• Weakly-Supervised Learning
• AI applications in Plant Phenotyping

Previously, I earned my PhD in Computer Science from the Computer Vision Lab at the University of Nottingham, under the supervision of Prof. Andrew P. French and Prof. Tony Pridmore.

Funded Projects

• Co-PI: Agricultural Foundation Models via Domain-Specific Pre-Training
  Microsoft Accelerate Foundation Models Research Grant ($20,000 USD)
  September 2023 – June 2025