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Laila joined AFT in October of 2022. As a member of the AFT Research Fellows Program and the AFT Climate Initiative team she contributes her expertise in agronomy, soil fertility, precision agriculture, digital technologies, and how data can effectively be translated back to growers for adoption of sustainable practices. Laila started a position at Syngenta Group in 2023. In her position as a Computational Agronomy Lead, she contributes to the development of digital agronomic solutions and precision agriculture initiatives, With a strong academic background, Laila held an assistant professor position at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she continues to serve as an adjunct professor, fostering the next generation of agricultural innovators. Her entrepreneurial spirit also led her to co-found a precision agriculture company in Argentina, further underscoring her commitment to advancing the field. Laila’s education includes a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in crop production and physiology from Iowa State University, where she focused on developing crop model-based methods to predict economically optimal nitrogen rates in corn-based systems, laying the foundation for her work in precision agriculture.