FULL NAME: Benjamin Simon BLACKMORE
SPECIALISATIONS: Developing more intelligent machines, Precision Farming
and agricultural robotics
NATIONALITY: British
DOB: 1954
A list of papers (2000-2007) can be found
here
QUALIFICATIONS:
I am currently holding a visiting professor position at
King Saud
University 2010
Accepted as Ying Ding guest professor of South China
Agricultural University 2009
Consultant to the
Intelligent
Systems and Robotics Laboratory, UPM Malaysia 2008
Visiting Professor of Bristol Robotics
Laboratory 2007
Visiting Professor of the
University of
Thessaly 2006
Accepted as a World Class Scholar, PR China 2003
Doctor of Philosophy 2003
Visiting Professor of
China Agricultural University 2002
Fellow of the
Institution of Agricultural Engineers 2001
Member of the
American Society of Agricultural
and Biological Engineers
2000
Head of AgroTechnology at KVL
2000-2005
Research Professor at the Royal Veterinary and Ag
University (KVL) 2000-2005
Visiting Professor of
Tokyo University of Agriculture and
Technology 1998
Chartered Engineer 1992, European Engineer 1993
BSc (Hons) Agricultural Engineering 1985
National Certificate in Agriculture 1970
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Simon Blackmore is a discipline leader in Precision Farming and
agricultural robotics with a world-wide reputation. He has worked in
Greece, Denmark, the UK and has spent 6 years working in Africa. Simon
is the managing director of his own company called Unibots Ltd that is
commercialising academic research in mobile outdoor robots. Simon holds
visiting Chairs at the University of Thessaly in Greece, Bristol
Robotics Lab in UK, China Agric University, Beijing and Tokyo University
of Agriculture and Technology in Japan and regularly gives keynote
presentations around the world on robotic agriculture. Currently he is
the manager of the EU Farm of Tomorrow project called FutureFarm. Simon
latest project is setting up the European Agricultural Robotics Network.
Simon has substantial experience as a manager including:
Project manager of FutureFarm, the EU's Farm of Tomorrow (www.FutureFarm.eu)
Developed detailed five year management goals and
deliverables for the AgroTechnology group in KVL
2000-2004: 15 Journal papers, 31 conference papers, 3 book
chapters, 3 news, 1 patent
Given invited presentations in 24 different countries
(about 5 keynote papers per year)
Supervising more than 35 PhD and Master students
Collaborating with research groups from Japan, China,
Malaysia and
Mauritius
Founding the Nordic School for Biosystems Engineering (NORBE)
Co-editor of the 3rd European Conference on Precision
Agriculture proceedings
Member of the editorial board of
Precision Agriculture
Journal and Biosystems Engineering
Journal.
Set up the Centre for Precision Farming
at Cranfield and at
the Centre for Precision Farming at KVL.
Lecture topics include; biosystems instrumentation,
precision farming, digital electronics, computer hardware, software engineering,
mechatronics and Systems Analysis
Coordinated and taught many international short courses
Reviewed and evaluated many international project proposals
and promotions
Team Leader of two industrially based Teaching Company
Schemes (Now called Knowledge Transfer
Partnerships)
Production of a new MSc in Information Technology at
Cranfield University
District resources planner for Quthing district with UNDP,
Lesotho (Google Earth Placemark for
Masatise)
Project Engineer on an Integrated Agricultural Development
Project, Sierra Leone (Google Earth
Placemark for Kambia)
Team Leader of the Engineering section, Plateau State
Wildlife Unit, Nigeria (Google Earth
Placemark for Pandam and
Wase Rock)
Manager of a 1000 acre dairy farm in Nigeria (Google
Earth Placemark for
Batura)
Simons main area of personal research is to develop more intelligent machines
and processes.