The physicist engineer, a Master's student in Bioengineering and a member of the BIMAC research group, presented his work at the International Workshop on Adaptive, Compressive and Computational Imaging (WACCI 2024), where it was recognized for its academic significance and applicability in the cocoa industry.

Kevin Andrés Contreras, a physicist engineer and Master's student in Bioengineering at the University of Cauca, presented his innovative work “Spectral Assessment for Cocoa Quality” during the International Workshop on Adaptive, Compressive and Computational Imaging (WACCI 2024).

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The member of the Environmental Molecular Biology and Cancer (BIMAC) Research Group was distinguished at the event for the approach of his research and its potential to revolutionize cocoa quality assessment in Colombia.

His study has been acknowledged both for its academic importance and its practical applications in the cocoa industry.

This research, which integrates artificial intelligence techniques and near-infrared spectroscopy, offers a non-invasive methodology to evaluate cocoa bean quality, providing a fast and reliable alternative to conventional methods.

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The International Workshop on Adaptive, Compressive and Computational Imaging (WACCI 2024), held from November 26 to 28, 2024, in Montevideo, Uruguay, was a landmark event in the field of computational and adaptive imaging.

The Environmental Molecular Biology and Cancer (BIMAC) Research Group seeks to deepen knowledge in molecular biology, studying the interactions between the environment and cancer. Additionally, it aims to explore the fundamental laws governing life (microorganisms, plants, animals, and humans) through genomic, metagenomic, proteomic, and multifractal genomic approaches.

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