• June 29th - 3rd of July 2025
  • Barcelona, Spain
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      Conference Committees

      The Conference Committees for ECPA 2025 include over 100 esteemed researchers and industry leaders from around the globe. The Scientific and Organization Committees play a crucial role in shaping the conference, ensuring that it delivers cutting-edge research, innovative technologies, and practical applications in precision agriculture.

      ECPA 2025's

      ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

      CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

      • Prof. Emilio Gil (Chairman), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – UPC
      • Ing. Enric Armengol (Vice-Chairmen), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – UPC 
      • Prof. Àlex Escolà, Universitat de Lleida – UdL
      • Dr. Javier Campos Tobajas, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – UPC
      • Prof. Javier García Ramos, Universidad de Zaragoza – UNIZAR
      • Dr. Jordi Llop-Casamada, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – UPC
      • Prof. José Antonio Martínez-Casasnovas, Universitat de Lleida – UdL
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      Prof. Emilio Gil

      Emilio Gil is Full Professor of the Department of Agri-Food Engineering and Biotechnology at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and Director of Unit of Agricultural Machinery – UMA research group.He serves as Professor at PhD program in Agri-Food Technology and Biotechnology at UPC.  He was a Visiting Professor at Cornell University (USA). He has been invited expert of EIP-AGRI Focus Group in Precision Farming. Further information here.

      UMA – UPC RESEARCH GROUP

      The Agricultural Mechanization Unit (UMA) at UPC is a leading research group specializing in agricultural machinery and precision farming. UMA is proud to be the organizer of ECPA2025, the world’s premier scientific event in precision agriculture.

      With extensive experience in European research projects such as Horizon 2020’s NOVATERRA, CANOPIES, INNOSETA, OPTIMA, and leading the RENOVATE project, UMA drives innovation in sustainable crop protection and advanced agricultural technologies. UMA has also international experience on education skills and programs related with precision agriculture, with great experience in ERASMUS+ projects as AGRICT and AGRISAT, offering a combined vision of research and education.

      The group has a strong track record in research, technology transfer, and education at all levels, including supervision of numerous national and international doctoral theses. UMA maintains an extensive network of collaborations with universities, research centers, and companies worldwide.

      UMA offers international training programs and collaborates closely with the European Commission and industry partners. Their expertise spans sensors, drones, autonomous vehicles, satellite imagery, and crop monitoring systems—making them a key contributor to the future of precision agriculture.

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      ECPA 2025's

      scientific COMMITTEE

      • Christian Weber (Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Argentina)
      • Mark O’Connell (DJPR, Australia)
      • Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada (University of Melbourne, Australia)
      • Patrick Filippi (University of Sydney,Australia)
      • Simon Cook (Murdoch University, Australia)
      • Thomas Bishop (University of Sydney, Australia)
      • Andreas Gronauer (Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Austria)
      • Abdul M. Mouazen (Ghent University, Belgium)
      • Tomas Norton (KU Leuven, Belgium)
      • Andre Colaco (Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil)
      • Jorge Ricardo Ducati (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
      • Jose Miller (University of São Paulo – USP, Brazil)
      • Lucas Amaral (Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil)
      • Angela Kross (Concordia University, Canada)
      • Biswas Asim (University of Guelph, Canada)
      • Keshav D Singh (AAFC Government of Canada, Canada)
      • Mikolaj Cieslak (University of Calgary, Canada)
      • Viacheslav I. Adamchuk (McGill University, Canada)
      • Qiang Cao (Nanjing Agricultural University, China)
      • Tao Cheng (Nanjing Agricultural University, China)
      • Ivan Vidović (University of Osijek, Croatia)
      • Monika Zovko (University of Zagreb, Croatia)
      • Claus Aage Grøn Sørensen (Aarhus Universitet, Denmark)
      • Davide Cammarano (Aarhus University, Denmark)
      • Michael Nørremark (Aarhus Universitet, Denmark)
      • Søren Marcus Pedersen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
      • Matti Pastell (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Finland)
      • Bruno Tisseyre (Institut Agro Montpellier, France)
      • Christelle Gee (Institut Agro Dijon, France)
      • Christian Germain (Bordeaux Sciences Agro, France)
      • Gawain Jones (Institut Agro Dijon, France)
      • Guilhem Brunel (Institut Agro Montpellier, France)
      • James Taylor (INRAE, France)
      • Jean Paul Douzals (INRAE, France)
      • Jean-Noêl Paoli (Institut Agro Dijon, France)
      • Léo Pichon (Institut Agro Montpellier, France)
      • Marco Medici (UniLaSalle, France)
      • Olivier Naud (INRAE, France)
      • Véronique Bellon-Maurel (INRAE, France)
      • Dimitrios Paraforos (Hochschule Geisenheim University, Germany)
      • Gerassimos Peteinatos (Universität Hohenheim, Germany)
      • Jens Karl Wegener (JKI, Germany)
      • Juliane Bendig (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany)
      • Manuela Zude-Sasse (Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie, Germany)
      • Markus Gandorfer (Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft, Germany)
      • Stefan Kopfinger (Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft, Germany)
      • Stefan Patzold (Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft, Germany)
      • Spyros Fountas (Agricultural University of Athens, Greece)
      • Theofanis Gemtos (University of Thessaly, Greece)
      • Gábor Milics (Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary)
      • Ittai Herrmann (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
      • Moshe Meron (MIGAL Galilee Research Institute, Israel)
      • Raphael Linker (Israel Institute of Technology, Israel)
      • Victor Alchanatis (Agricultural Research Organization – Volcani Institute, Israel)
      • Yafit Cohen (Agricultural Research Organization – Volcani Institute, Israel)
      • Alessandro Matese (CNR, Italy)
      • Annamaria Castrignanò (University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy)
      • Danilo Monarca (Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Italy)
      • Francesco Morari (University of Padua, Italy)
      • Paolo Balsari (University of Turin, Italy)
      • Paolo Gay (University of Turin, Italy)
      • Raffaele Casa (Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Italy)
      • Roberto Oberti (University of Milan, Italy)
      • Eiji Morimoto (Kobe University, Japan)
      • Carolyn Hedley (Landacare Research, New Zeland)
      • Jakob Geipel (NIBIO, Norway)
      • Greg Doruchowski (INHORT, Poland)
      • Antonio Canatàrio Duarte (School of Agricolture/IPCB, Portugal)
      • Silvius Stanciu (-Dunărea de Jos- University of Galați, Romania)
      • Uroš Žibrat (Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Slovenia)
      • Àlex Escolà Agustí (Universitat de Lleida, Spain)
      • Ana de Castro (CSIC, Spain)
      • Ángela Ribeiro (CSIC, Spain)
      • Constantino Valero (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain)
      • Enrique Moltó García (Generalitat Valenciana, Spain)
      • Francesc Solanelles (Universitat de Lleida, Spain)
      • Francisco Javier García Ramos (Universidad de Zaragoza)
      • Francisco J. García Ruíz (Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, Spain)
      • Francisco Jesús Moral García (Universidad de Extremadura, Spain)
      • Francisco Rovira (Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Spain)
      • Gonzaga Santesteban (Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain)
      • Gonzalo Pajares (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain)
      • Jaume Arnó Satorra (Universitat de Lleida, Spain)
      • Javier Campos Tobajas (Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, Spain)
      • Javier Jose Cancela Barrio (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
      • Joan Ramon Rosell Polo (Universitat de Lleida, Spain)
      • Jordi Llorens (Universitat de Lleida, Spain)
      • José Antonio Martínez Casasnovas (Universitat de Lleida, Spain)
      • Jose Blasco-Ivars (Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias, Spain)
      • José M. Peña (CSIC, Spain)
      • Juan A. Fernández Hernández (Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain)
      • Manuel Pérez Ruiz (Universidad de Sevilla, Spain)
      • María Videgain (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain)
      • Patricia Chueca (Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias, Spain)
      • Ramón Salcedo (Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, Spain)
      • Joanna Wetterlind (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)
      • Mats Söderström (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)
      • Thomas Anken (Agroscope, Switzerland)
      • Victor Rueda Ayala (Agroscope, Switzerland)
      • Lammert Kooistra (Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands)
      • Marcel Wenneker (Wageningen University Research, The Netherlands)
      • Sytze De Bruin (Wageningen University & Research,The Netherlands)
      • Tekin Behiç (Ege University, Turkey)
      • Dick Godwin (Harper Adams University, UK)
      • James Lowenberg-DeBoer (Harper Adams University, UK)
      • Margaret Oliver (University of Reading, UK)
      • Paul Miller (Silsoe Solutions, UK)
      • Suzanne Higgins (AFBI – Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute Northern Ireland, UK)
      • Tim Chamen (CTF Europe, UK)
      • Ajay Sharda (Kansas State University, USA)
      • Alex Thomasson (Mississippi State University, USA)
      • Anita Dille (Kansas State University, USA)
      • Chenghai Yang (USDA · Servicio de Investigación Agrícola (ARS), USA)
      • David Mulla (University of Minnesota, USA)
      • Elia Scudiero (University of California Riverside, USA)
      • Erdal Ozkan (Ohio State University, USA)
      • Eugenia Pena-Yewtukhiw (West Virginia University, USA)
      • George Vellidis (University of Georgia, USA)
      • Gretchen Sassenrath (Kansas State University, USA)
      • Heping Zhu (USDA · Servicio de Investigación Agrícola (ARS), USA)
      • James Schepers (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)
      • Jianfeng Zhou (University of Missouri, USA)
      • John Fulton (Ohio State University, USA)
      • John K. Schueller (University of Florida, USA)
      • Ken Sudduth (USDA · Servicio de Investigación Agrícola (ARS), USA)
      • Kristin Persson (University of California, USA)
      • Lav R. Khot (Washington State University, USA)
      • Louis Longchamps (University of Cornell, USA)
      • Michael Delwiche (University of California, USA)
      • Ruth Kerry (Brigham Young University, USA)
      • Susan O’Shaughnessy (USDA · Servicio de Investigación Agrícola (ARS), USA)
      • Yiannis Ampatzidis (University of Florida, USA)
      • Yuxin Miao (University of Minnesota, USA)

      Stay tuned for more updates on the ECPA 2025 conference and join us in Barcelona to be part of this transformative event in precision agriculture!

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       ECPA 2025 is organized by ISPA, UPC, and UMA.