Tomoaki Yamaguchi — Assistant Professor, Gifu University

Translating
Crop Production
Science.

作物学を翻訳する

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Rice · Remote sensing · Artificial intelligence · Knowledge translation
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About

Translating crop science
through remote sensing and AI,
and delivering it to farmers.

Research findings in crop science often remain within academic papers. Working with UAVs, spectral sensors, and machine learning — including explainable AI (XAI) — I develop crop growth monitoring systems and yield prediction models for rice and other crops. Beyond data collection and analysis, I am committed to "translating" complex scientific knowledge into forms that farmers can actually use. Through the use of large language models (LLMs) and freely available web applications, I continue to bridge the gap between research and the field.

Career & Education

  • 2024 —
    Assistant Professor Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University
  • 2024.2
    Visiting Researcher Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany
  • 2022–24
    Research Fellow DC2 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
  • 2021–24
    Ph.D. in Agriculture Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
  • 2019–21
    M.S. in Agriculture Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
  • 2015–19
    B.S. in Agriculture Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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Publications

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Awards

2026.03
Paper Award, The Crop Science Society of Japan

Improving efficiency of ground-truth data collection for UAV-based rice growth estimation models: investigating the effect of sampling size on model accuracy

The Crop Science Society of Japan
2025.09
Excellence in Presentation Award (Oral), 260th Meeting The Crop Science Society of Japan
2020.09
10th Asian Crop Science Association Conference
Presentation Award (Poster)
Asian Crop Science Association