Stéphane Doutriaux is an accomplished engineer, entrepreneur, and innovator with over 20 years of experience developing cutting-edge technologies across multiple industries. As co-founder of the Swiss tech startup MycoSense, Stéphane has spent the last several years spearheading the development of advanced solutions designed to improve mushroom yields, streamline operations, and enhance worker productivity.

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With deep expertise in robotics, automation, computer vision, and artificial intelligence, Stéphane focuses on creating technology that solves real-world agricultural problems in the simplest, most effective ways possible. Under his leadership, MycoSense developed Spotlight—a handheld and trolley-mounted device that utilizes 3D scanning, specialized sensors, and AI to identify harvest-ready mushrooms and guide pickers using color lasers. This innovative approach optimizes thinning strategies and significantly boosts human efficiency as a practical alternative to full robotic automation. Beyond hardware, Stéphane has driven the creation of the Harvest Manager software suite and intelligent sensor systems aimed at early crop disease detection.

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Over the past five years, Stéphane has met with hundreds of growers worldwide, gaining a profound understanding of the universal challenges in finding, training, and retaining harvest labor. He is deeply passionate about empowering human workers, making them more productive, and helping cultivation teams thrive.

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Stéphane holds a wealth of knowledge on balancing high-tech innovation with practical, on-the-farm usability. He looks forward to sharing his insights on how accessible technology can alleviate labor pains and transform modern mushroom harvesting.

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