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Arthur Borges Bringel Machado

Arthur Borges Bringel Machado

Master's of Plant Sciences
Gainesville,FL

Summary

Resilient and able to make things happen. Able to do in- and outdoor work. Team's supporter and easy to collaborate with. Appreciate systematic approaches and formal structures.

Overview

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5
Languages

Work History

Research Scholar

LSU AgCenter
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
11.2022 - 06.2023
  • Data analytics using Python and R programming language
  • Drone piloting and imagery stitching
  • In-field data collection using multispectral camera
  • Yield monitor data filtration

Software Developer

Embrapa Cerrados
04.2021 - 07.2022
  • I managed the development of a farm management software
  • I integrated agronomic knowledge to software routines such as water balance, soil and crop harvests database modeling.

Intern

Embrapa Cerrados
04.2019 - 03.2021
  • Development of water balance and farm management software
  • Drone piloting and infield imagery collection
  • Automation bots to improve work colleagues' performance on their agronomic related activities.

Education

Ph.D. - Agricultural And Biological Engineering

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
01.2026 - Current

Master of Science - Plant, Insect And Microbial Sciences

University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
08.2023 - 12.2025

Engineering, Bachelor - Aerospace Engineering

University of Brasilia
Brasilia, DF, Brazil
08.2016 - 07.2023

Skills

Software development

Crop modeling: DSSAT

Bayesian optimization

Convolutional Neural Network

Generalized Uncertainty Estimation (GLUE)

Languages

English
Full Professional
Portuguese
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working
German
Limited Working
Russian
Elementary

Publications

1. Machado, A. B. B., Dias, H. B., Ferreira, T. B., Pavan, W., & de Borja Reis, A. F. (2026). A large-scale, yield-only approach for DSSAT-CROPGRO cultivar parameter calibration. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 241, 111263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2025.111263

2. Machado, A. B. B. (n.d.). A study of integrating large-scale variety trial data and phenology-based hybrid modeling for cultivar-level soybean yield prediction (A. F. de Borja Reis, Chair). University of Missouri Libraries. https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/111031

3. Machado, A. B. B., & Borja Reis, A. (2024) Optimizing Genotype Calibration in DSSAT: Leveraging Large-Volume, Low-Quality Variety Testing Data.  ASA, CSSA, SSSA International Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2024am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/159170

4. Barbosa Junior, M. R.; Moreira, B. R. A.; Oliveira, R. P.; Machado, A. B. B.; Souza, F. L. P.; Trentin, C.; Bortolon, G.; Sirucek, F.; Silva, R. P.; Setiyono, T.; Shiratsuchi, L. S. A high-throughput predictive analysis for qualitative yield in sugarcane based on UAV imagery and machine learning. 2023.

5. Trentin, C.; Barbosa Junior, M. R.; Souza, F. L. P.; Machado, A. B. B.; Chevez, D. D.; Sirucek, F.; Bortolon, G.; Adhikari, R.; Setiyono, T.; Langaro, N. C.; Souza, N.; Escosteguy, P. A. V.; Favareto, A.; Ampatzidis, Y.; Shiratsuchi, L. S. Predicting grain protein, size and yield for malting barley using vegetation indices. 2023.

6. Chevez, D. D.; Barbosa Junior, M. R.; Brido Filho, A. L.; Trentin, C.; Souza, F. L. P.; Machado, A. B. B.; Sirucek, F.; Bortolon, G.; Adhikari, R.; Setiyono, T.; Holland, K.; Shiratsuchi, L. S. Fluorescence Sensor Data As An Input To Predict Sugar Content In Sugarcane Field Using A Machine Learning Model. 2023.

5. Souza, F. L. P.; Favan, J. R.; Souza Passos, J. R.; Campos, S.; Dias, M. A.; Barbosa Junior, M. R.; Trentin, C.; Machado, A. B. B.; Chevez, D. D.; Sirucek, F.; Bortolon, G.; Adhikari, R.; Shiratsuchi, L. S.; Setiyono, T. AI-driven soybean plant density measurement using UAS imagery data. 2023

Awards

  • 1st place in oral presentation at the FL ASABE 2026: Machado, A. B. B., & Pavan, W. (2026, June 10–12). From SSURGO to DSSAT: An automated soil data pipeline [Oral presentation]. Florida Section of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (FL ASABE) 2026 Annual Meeting, Fort Myers, FL, United States.
  • 1st place in poster presentation at the CANVAS 2025: Machado, A. B. B., Dias, H. B., Berton Ferreira, T., Pavan, W., & Borja Reis, A. (2025) A Large-Scale, Yield-Only Approach for DSSAT-Cropgro Cultivar Parameter Calibration [Abstract]. CANVAS 2025, Salt Lake City, UT. https://scisoc.confex.com/scisoc/2025am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/169904

Timeline

Ph.D. - Agricultural And Biological Engineering

University of Florida
01.2026 - Current

Master of Science - Plant, Insect And Microbial Sciences

University of Missouri
08.2023 - 12.2025

Research Scholar

LSU AgCenter
11.2022 - 06.2023

Software Developer

Embrapa Cerrados
04.2021 - 07.2022

Intern

Embrapa Cerrados
04.2019 - 03.2021

Engineering, Bachelor - Aerospace Engineering

University of Brasilia
08.2016 - 07.2023
Arthur Borges Bringel MachadoMaster's of Plant Sciences