Harris has a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Agriculture) (Honours) from the University of Sydney. Her PhD research builds on her Honours thesis, which used weather, remote sensing, genetic and crop management data to predict wheat phenology. She has also worked in industry building satellite-based crop type detection models.

This thesis focuses on using machine learning to model wheat development, including phenology. The aim is to create practical tools for data-driven decision-making at the farm scale, as well as large-scale spatial and temporal analysis.

Patrick Filippi, Thomas Bishop