Gustavo Togeiro de Alckmin

Double-degree PhD program with the University of Tasmania. Thesis: From field to airborne spectroscopy – advancing spectral data analytics for accurate retrieval of perennial ryegrass biomass and feed quality. Research areas: remote sensing and machine learning for pastures.

Double-degree PhD program with Wageningen University & Research. Thesis: From field to airborne spectroscopy – advancing spectral data analytics for accurate retrieval of perennial ryegrass biomass and feed quality. Research areas: remote sensing and machine learning for pastures.

Part of the AgrisMundus consortium master's program in project planning for rural development and sustainable management. The program was supported by a competitive European Union scholarship.

Studied animal production systems in tropical areas and assessed livestock index-based insurance for arid regions.

Professional education in commodities, futures, options, derivatives, and hedging strategies.

Five-year undergraduate program emphasizing agricultural economics, business and management, animal sciences, and forage production.

Exchange studies in beef production, forage crop production, and soil physics. Awarded a CAPES/FIPSE scholarship.

Exchange studies in agricultural economics, finance, risk management, decision science, and international business.

• Unit coordinator for SCIE3314 Crops and Cropping Systems and AGRI4401 Precision Agriculture.

Full-time hybrid role.

• Lectured in AGRI30045 Applications in Precision Agriculture and GEOM90005 Remote Sensing.
• Co-coordinated AGRI90096 Advances in Crop Monitoring Methods.

Full-time postdoctoral research in precision pasture management and digital agriculture.

• Developed proximal sensors for pasture height measurement and web platforms for data visualization.
• Applied machine learning and time-series analysis to satellite data for pasture biomass assessment.

Double-degree PhD research with the University of Tasmania, supervised by Arko Lucieer and Lammert Kooistra; resulted in four peer-reviewed publications and research supporting precision pasture management.

• Tutored KGG103 and KGG542: Introduction to Remote Sensing.

Agricultural technology startup providing solutions using UAVs and satellite imagery.

• Developed a technical-research plan for multispectral cameras for agriculture.
• Worked to secure research and development funding.

Short-term scholar working with Deon van der Merwe.

• Worked with unmanned aerial vehicles and modified false-color infrared cameras for grassland biomass assessment.

Commercial work in sugar trading, soft-commodity and foreign-exchange risk management, procurement, and logistics.

• Managed export contracts and trading strategies in physical and derivative markets.
• Developed risk-management programs for soft commodities and foreign exchange.
• Supported procurement outsourcing and logistics operations.