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Umeda Mikio

In this Japanese name, the surname is Umeda.

Mikio Umeda (梅田 幹雄, UMEDA Mikio, born November 27, 1945) is a Japanese inventor and scientist in the fields of precision agriculture, field robotics and agricultural robot.[1][2][3][4][5] He is also one of leading international experts in agricultural development strategies in Asia.[6][7] He is currently serving as Professor emeritus of Kyoto University,[8][9] Associate Council Member of the Science Council of Japan[3] and Honorary President of CIGR.[10]

Mikio Umeda
梅田 幹雄
うめだ みきお
Umeda in 2019
Born (1945-11-27) 27 November 1945 (age 79)
Kyoto, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Education
Alma materKyoto University
Known for
Awards
List of Awards
  • Academic Award of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery (1993)
  • Excellent Honorary Foreign Scientist of the Rural Development Administration of the Republic of Korea (2004)
  • Paper Award of the Crop Science Society of Japan (2005)
  • Fellow of Japan Association of International Commission of Agriculture And Biosystems Engineering (2011)
Scientific career
FieldsSmart farming
Field robotics
Agricultural robotics
InstitutionsKyoto University

Early life and education

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Mikio UMEDA in his office at Kyoto University (2009)

Umeda was born in Kyoto, Japan, on 27 November 1945. He earned a B.S. in 1968 and an M.S. degree in 1970, both in Agricultural Engineering from Faculty and Graduate School of Agriculture of Kyoto University, and a Dr. Eng. degree in Agricultural Science, also from Kyoto University in 1992. He served as a Visiting Researcher at University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany in 1994. He has been recognised fully Professor of Kyoto University since 1997, and served as the Head of Laboratory of Field Robotics, Graduate School of Agriculture since then.[7][8][9][11]

Prof. Dr. Mikio Umeda retired Professorship of Field Robotics from Division of Environmental Science and Technology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University in March of 2009.[8][12] He became Professor of Kyoto University Career Support Center between May 2009 and March 2014.[13][14] Since 2014 he has been Secretary General of CIGR, and became its Honorary President since 2018.[10] He frequently gives keynote speeches, presentations and lectures about smart farming and agricultural development at many universities and institutions across Asia and the world, as well as releases many publications.[3][6][13][14]

Research and career

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Mikio UMEDA (upper right), Prof. Dr. Michihisa IIDA (next), and GSA Vice Dean Prof. Eiji NAWATA (Upper left), with researchers from ERDT of the Philippines

Umeda has extensively held and been serving many high positions both in research and professional career life.

Awards and recognition

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  • 2011 – Fellow of Japan Association of International Commission of Agriculture And Biosystems Engineering (CIGR)[10]
  • 2005 – 3rd Paper Award of the Crop Science Society of Japan
  • 2004 – Excellent Honorary Foreign Scientist of the Rural Development Administration of the Republic of Korea
  • 1993 – 38th Academic Award of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery (JSAM)[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "「スマート農業技術の開発・実証プロジェクト」及び「スマート農業加速化実証プロジェクト」課題審査委員（50 音順）" (PDF). National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) (in Japanese). 27 August 2017. p. 2. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. ^ UMEDA, Mikio (2017). "FROM FARM MACHINERY TO FIELD ROBOTS - The History of Farm Machinery in Japan" (PDF). Balkan Agricultural Engineering Review: 18–23. ISSN 1312-5443 – via Bulgarian Agricultural Engineering Society ERA.
  3. ^ a b c "Prof. Mikio Umeda is member of the Science Council of Japan (SCJ)...Speech on Present and Future Mechanized and Smart Farming". Official Website of School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 18 March 2019.
  4. ^ UMEDA, Mikio; IIDA, Michihisa; NAMIKAWA, Kiyoshi (19 October 1993). "DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL HYDRAULIC ROBOT" (PDF). Agricultural Machinery & Process Engineering (1): 820–829.
  5. ^ Hellebrand, Hans J. (October 2005). "International Office News Letter" (PDF). 京都大学農学部国際交流 (in Japanese). FSAO, Kyoto University. pp. 2–4. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Introduction to Advanced Technology in Agriculture by Prof. UMEDA Mikio". Engineering KPS. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Mikio Umeda - Author Profile". IEEE Xplore. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  8. ^ a b c "Prof. UMEDA Mikio 梅田 幹雄 of Kyoto University". Database of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research of Japan (KAKEN).
  9. ^ a b "Japanese Researcher Information on JST - Prof. Dr. Mikio Umeda". Japan Science and Technology Agency. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  10. ^ a b c "CIGR (Commission Internationale du Genie Rural)". Mikio Umeda at International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering – CIGR.
  11. ^ "Mechanization in Agriculture-Prof Dr. Mikio Umeda". Scribd. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  12. ^ "梅田幹雄教授定年退職祝賀会と最終講義 (Translation: Prof. Mikio Umeda Retirement Celebration and Final Lecture)". Laboratory of Field Robotics, Kyoto University (in Japanese). 14 March 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  13. ^ a b "シンポジウム「シリーズ 私の仕事とキャリアデザイン6 －研究者への道－」". 京都大学. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Researcher Profile - Mikio Umeda - Researchmap". researchmap.jp. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  15. ^ "学会賞 | 一般社団法人 農業食料工学会ー梅田幹雄". 一般社団法人 農業食料工学会 | The Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery and Food Engineers (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 October 2010.
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