Alexandre Escolà

Research group

AgroICT & Precision Agriculture

+34 973702862

alex.escola@udl.cat

Academic

PhD at the Universitat de Lleida – 2010
Agronomy Engineer, Universitat de Lleida – 2001 (eqv MSc)
Agricultural Engineer, Universitat de Lleida – 1997

Research

The research area is Precision Agriculture and the use of sensors and automation in agriculture, in general. More specifically, the research lines are focused on 3D canopy characterization by means of LiDAR sensing systems, delineation of management zones, variable rate technologies, precision crop protection and spatial variability detection and quantification in fructiculture and in arable crops.

Professional Experience

2013 – now

Associate professor at the Department of Agricultural and Forest Engineering at the Universitat de Lleida

2006 – 2013

Full-time assistant professor at the Department of Agricultural and Forest Engineering at the Universitat de Lleida

2001 – 2006

Part-time assistant professor at the Department of Agricultural and Forest Engineering at the Universitat de Lleida

2003 – 2005

Agricultural Engineer at the Centre de Mecanització Agrària de la Generalitat de Catalunya