Research Director

Masayuki Hirafuji

Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Project Professor

Outline

Plants grow dynamically under changing environmental conditions. So time series data such as plant growth and soil moisture should be collected simultaneously for long term. Such time-series data can be analyzed as phenomena of complex systems, and the results enable objective evaluation and control in farm management and breeding. We will develop a method to construct agricultural big data (AgriBigData) automatically using our field monitoring technologies, that is, sensor networks and drones. Also we will develop methods on the AgriBigData to discover new knowledge, which can be applied for optimal farming and rapid breeding.