Professor Jose Blasco will talk on the following topic: Using images for crop management in a precision agriculture strategy

Currenty, Professor Jose Blasco is the Head of the Agricultural Engineering Center of IVIA. José Blasco received an MSc (۱۹۹۴) and PhD in Computer Science at Universitat Politècnica de València (۲۰۰۱). He worked for IBM Spain as system analyst before he joined the Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA) in ۱۹۹۶ where he leaded the Computer Vision in Agriculture Group (۲۰۰۲-۲۰۱۴) and now is heading the Agricultural Engineering Centre of IVIA. He is working on the development and application of Computer Vision systems to the agriculture and food industry, being the current Chair of the CIGR Working Group on Image Analysis for Agricultural Products and Processes. His fields of interest are focused on computer vision, real-time quality inspection and monitoring applications for agricultural engineering and precision agriculture through technologies such as spectroscopy or hyperspectral imaging. He has coordinated several research projects and contracts leading the obtention of national and international patents. He is coauthor of more than ۶۰ peer reviewed papers and book chapters, and has given more than ۱۰۰ presentations in conferences and invited talks.