David Hughes

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor, Entomology

Research Summary

Research interests include food security and parasite manipulation of host behavior.

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Recent Publications

Feasibility of Using an Artificial Intelligence-based Telephone Application for Dietary Assessment and Nudging to Improve the Quality of Food Choices of Female Adolescents in Vietnam: Evidence from a Randomized Pilot Study

Braga, B. C., Nguyen, P. H., Tran, L. M., Hoang, N. T., Bannerman, B., Doyle, F., Folson, G., Gangupantulu, R., Karachiwalla, N., Kolt, B., McCloskey, P., Palloni, G., Thi Tran, T. H., Thuy Thi Trơưng, D., Hughes, D. & Gelli, A., Jun 2024, In: Current Developments in Nutrition. 8, 6, 102063.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Validation of Mobile Artificial Intelligence Technology–Assisted Dietary Assessment Tool Against Weighed Records and 24-Hour Recall in Adolescent Females in Ghana

Folson, G. K., Bannerman, B., Atadze, V., Ador, G., Kolt, B., McCloskey, P., Gangupantulu, R., Arrieta, A., Braga, B. C., Arsenault, J., Kehs, A., Doyle, F., Tran, L. M., Hoang, N. T., Hughes, D., Nguyen, P. H. & Gelli, A., Aug 2023, In: Journal of Nutrition. 153, 8, p. 2328-2338 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Evaluating a global soil moisture dataset from a multitask model (GSM3 v1.0) with potential applications for crop threats

Liu, J., Hughes, D., Rahmani, F., Lawson, K. & Shen, C., Mar 17 2023, In: Geoscientific Model Development. 16, 5, p. 1553-1567 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Learning from algorithm-generated pseudo-annotations for detecting ants in videos

Zhang, Y., Imirzian, N., Kurze, C., Zheng, H., Hughes, D. P. & Chen, D. Z., Dec 2023, In: Scientific reports. 13, 1, 11566.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Portable Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy of Potato Leaves for Pre-Symptomatic Detection of Late Blight Disease

Zhou, C., Bucklew, V. G., Edwards, P. S., Zhang, C., Yang, J., Ryan, P. J., Hughes, D. P., Qu, X. & Liu, Z., May 2023, In: Applied Spectroscopy. 77, 5, p. 491-499 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Near- to long-term measures to stabilize global wheat supplies and food security

Bentley, A. R., Donovan, J., Sonder, K., Baudron, F., Lewis, J. M., Voss, R., Rutsaert, P., Poole, N., Kamoun, S., Saunders, D. G. O., Hodson, D., Hughes, D. P., Negra, C., Ibba, M. I., Snapp, S., Sida, T. S., Jaleta, M., Tesfaye, K., Becker-Reshef, I. & Govaerts, B., Jul 2022, In: Nature Food. 3, 7, p. 483-486 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Exploring an Artificial Intelligence–Based, Gamified Phone App Prototype to Track and Improve Food Choices of Adolescent Girls in Vietnam: Acceptability, Usability, and Likeability Study

Braga, B. C., Nguyen, P. H., Aberman, N. L., Doyle, F., Folson, G., Hoang, N., Huynh, P., Koch, B., McCloskey, P., Tran, L., Hughes, D. & Gelli, A., Jul 1 2022, In: JMIR Formative Research. 6, 7, e35197.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Measuring adherence, acceptability and likability of an artificial-intelligence-based, gamified phone application to improve the quality of dietary choices of adolescents in Ghana and Vietnam: Protocol of a randomized controlled pilot test

Braga, B. C., Arrieta, A., Bannerman, B., Doyle, F., Folson, G., Gangupantulu, R., Hoang, N. T., Huynh, P. N., Koch, B., McCloskey, P., Tran, L. M., Tran, T. H. T., Truong, D. T. T., Nguyen, P. H., Hughes, D. & Gelli, A., Dec 6 2022, In: Frontiers in Digital Health. 4, 961604.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Regional Monitoring of Fall Armyworm (FAW) Using Early Warning Systems

Buchaillot, M. L., Cairns, J., Hamadziripi, E., Wilson, K., Hughes, D., Chelal, J., McCloskey, P., Kehs, A., Clinton, N., Araus, J. L. & Kefauver, S. C., Oct 2022, In: Remote Sensing. 14, 19, 5003.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Optimal Deployment in Crowdsensing for Plant Disease Diagnosis in Developing Countries

Coletta, A., Bartolini, N., Maselli, G., Kehs, A., McCloskey, P. & Hughes, D. P., May 1 2022, In: IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 9, 9, p. 6359-6373 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Relative validity of a mobile AI-technology-assisted dietary assessment in adolescent females in Vietnam

Nguyen, P. H., Tran, L. M., Hoang, N. T., Truong, D. T. T., Tran, T. H. T., Huynh, P. N., Koch, B., McCloskey, P., Gangupantulu, R., Folson, G., Bannerman, B., Arrieta, A., Braga, B. C., Arsenault, J., Kehs, A., Doyle, F., Hughes, D. & Gelli, A., Oct 1 2022, In: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 116, 4, p. 992-1001 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Potential distribution of fall armyworm in Africa and beyond, considering climate change and irrigation patterns

Paudel Timilsena, B., Niassy, S., Kimathi, E., Abdel-Rahman, E. M., Seidl-Adams, I., Wamalwa, M., Tonnang, H. E. Z., Ekesi, S., Hughes, D. P., Rajotte, E. G. & Subramanian, S., Dec 2022, In: Scientific reports. 12, 1, 539.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Social fluidity mobilizes contagion in human and animal populations

Colman, E., Colizza, V., Hanks, E. M., Hughes, D. P. & Bansal, S., Jul 2021, In: eLife. 10, e62177.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

An agent-based model shows zombie ants exhibit search behavior

Imirzian, N. & Hughes, D. P., Oct 7 2021, In: Journal of Theoretical Biology. 526, 110789.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

From Village to Globe: A Dynamic Real-Time Map of African Fields Through PlantVillage

Kehs, A., McCloskey, P., Chelal, J., Morr, D., Amakove, S., Plimo, B., Mayieka, J., Ntango, G., Nyongesa, K., Pamba, L., Jeptoo, M., Mugo, J., Tsuma, M., Mukami, W., Onyango, W. & Hughes, D., May 10 2021, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 5, 514785.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review