Research Clusters

Growth & Development

Dr. Marcel Proveniers (Utrecht University) leads this research cluster to study the response of crops to both root and shoot environments for optimising the use efficiency of resources

Quality

Dr. Francesca Quattrocchio (University of Amsterdam) leads this research cluster to investigate the regulation of quality parameters such as taste, aroma, appearance, shelf life and nutritional value.

Climate & Energy

Prof. Andy van den Dobbelsteen (TU Delft) leads this research for an improved control of the climate (environmental conditions) in the vertical farm and smart integration in buildings required for the optimal plant production and minimal energy use.

Intergration

Dr. Joaquin Vanschoren(TU Eindhoven) leads this research to develop novel machine learning techniques to predict and understand interactions between the different factors and processes; subsequently modelling is applied to optimize operation and design of vertical farms with respect to growth, quality, energy use and costs.