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ManuelPérez-Ruiz

Fu l l Pro fe s s o r
Department of Aerospace
Engineering and Fluid Mechanics.
School of Agricultural Engineering.
U n i ve rs i ty o f S ev i l l e
Road Sevilla-Utrera, km 1, 41013,Sevilla, Spain.
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Proﬁle.
Dr. Manuel Pérez-Ruiz is a full professor at the University of Seville, Spain. Initiating his research
journey in 2001, he was an integral part of precision agriculture advancements within theresearch group at KU Leuven’s Department of Biosystems in Belgium. His collaboration withProfessor David C. Slaughter at the University of California at Davis f rom 2008 to 2014 further
solidiﬁed his standing in agricultural technology. With a career spanning over two decades
dedicated to developing and applying sensors and instrumentation for agricultural machinery,
GNSS, variable application techniques, and intelligent systems, his work has been pivotal in
revolutionizing weed control and reducing the costs of agricultural operations. He has devoted
considerable effort to transferring knowledge and the on-farm demonstration of precision
strategies and technologies, ensuring that research outcomes beneﬁt the farming community
directly. Since 2019, he has been at the helm of the Smart Biosystems Laboratory at theUniversity of Seville. Under his leadership, this research group of 20 researchers pursues
projects with a European scope. This role provides him with a deep understanding of the varied
agronomic and technological systems across Europe and insight into the speciﬁc needs of theregion's agriculture sector.

Education.
Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering University of Cordoba 2007
B.A. & M.S. Agricultural Engineering University of Cordoba 2002

Professional experience.
2021 to present Full Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Fluid Mechanics,
University of Sevilla.
2017 to 2021 Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Fluid Mechanics,
University of Sevilla
2013 to 2017 Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Fluid Mechanics,
University of Sevilla2010 to 2013 Assistant Professor/Lecturer, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Fluid
Mechanics, University of Sevilla2007 to 2010 Teaching Assistant, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Fluid Mechanics,
University of Sevilla

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Sánchez-Fernández, L., Barrera, M., Martínez-Guanter, J., Pérez-Ruiz, M. 2023. Drift reduction inorchards through the use of an autonomous UAV system. Computers and Electronics inAgriculture, Vol. 211, 107981.
Gallardo-Romero, D. J., Apolo-Apolo, O.E., Martínez-Guanter, J., Pérez-Ruiz, M. 2023. Multilayer
data and artiﬁcial intelligence for the delineationof homogeneous management zones in maize
cultivation. Remote Sensing, Vol. 15(12), 3131.
P. Castro-Valdecantos, O.E. Apolo-Apolo, M. Pérez-Ruiz, G. Egea. 2022. Leaf area index
estimations by deep learning models using RGB images and data fusion in maize. Precision
Agriculture, Vol. 23(6), 1949-1966
M. Pérez-Ruiz, D.C. Slaughter. 2021. Development of a precision 3-row synchronizedtransplanter. Biosystems Engineering, Vol. 206, Pages 67-78.
Perez-Ruiz, M., Martínez-Guanter, J., Upadhyaya, S. K. 2021. High-precision GNSS for agriculturaloperations. In GPS and GNSS Technology in Geosciences (pp. 299-335). Elsevier.
Apolo-Apolo, O.E.; Martínez-Guanter, J.; Egea, G.; Raja, P.; Pérez-Ruiz, M. 2020. Deep learningtechniques for estimation of the yield and size of citrus using a UAV. European Journal ofAgronomy, 115, 126030.
Pérez-Ruiz, M.; Prior, A.; Martinez-Guanter, J.; Apolo-Apolo, O.E.; Andrade-Sanchez, P.; Egea, G.
2020. Development and evaluation of a self-propelled electric platform for high-throughtput
ﬁeld phenotyping in wheat breeding trials. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 169, 105237.
Pérez-Ruiz, M., Brenes, R., Urbano, J.M., Slaughter, D.C., Forcella, F., Rodríguez-Lizana, A. 2018.
Agricultural residues are efﬁcient abrasive tools for weed control. Agronomy for Sustainable
Development, 38, 18.

Recent research projects.
Cooperation for Upskilling and Building Regional Ecosystems in Sustainable Precision (VTskills).
2024. PI: Manuel Pérez-Ruiz; Funding: 1.198.871,00 €Andalucía Agrotech Digital Innovation Hub. 2023. PI: Manuel Pérez-Ruiz; Funding: 120.000,00 €Advances in terrestrial high-throughput phenotyping to enhance wheat breeding against bioticand abiotic stresses (PHEWHEAT). 2022. PI: Manuel Pérez-Ruiz; Funding: 163.350,00 €LiDAR and hyperspectral measurements for the determination of wheat rust severity and its
impact on crop yield (ROBIGUS). 2021. PI: Manuel Pérez-Ruiz; Funding: 98.000,00 €Patents.
GPS-controlled automatic lateral displacement device for weed control in line crops.
International Patent-PCT/ES2012/000289
GPS-controlled portable spray application equipment for educational and research use.
International Patent-PCT/201300493

Awards.
Losada Villasante Award for Excellence in Research in the Agrifood Area (May 2016), €6,000.00. For
his research on "Intelligent equipment for the localized application of herbicides", aided by aerial
inspection (drones).
EurAgEng Outstanding Paper Awards 2016. "Co-robotic intra-row weed control system" Best
article published in Biosystems Engineering magazine during 2014 and 2015.
EurAgEng Outstanding Paper Adwards 2014. "Tractor-based Real-time Kinematic-Global
Positioning System (RTK-GPS) guidance system for geospatial mapping of row crop transplant"
published in Biosystems Engineering magazine during 2012 and 2013.

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