Joao Reboucas Dorea

Joao Dorea is an Assistant Professor in Precision Agriculture and Data Analytics. He obtained his BS (2008) in Agronomy from the Bahia State University (Brazil), MS (2010) and PhD (2014) degree in Animal Science from the University of Sao Paulo (Brazil). Dr. Dorea spent two years coordinating dairy and beef research in Latin America for DSM, a global supplier of animal health and nutrition. In 2019, he was hired as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences (UW-Madison). Dorea develops research focused on digital technology and predictive analytics to optimize farm management decisions. His research group is interested in large-scale implementation of computer vision systems, wearable sensors, infrared spectroscopy, and other sensors to monitor animals in livestock farms. Examples of application include the use of digital technologies to monitor animal behavior, growth development, social interaction, and early detection diseases or animal welfare concerns. Such innovative research program has been extremely well accepted by the livestock industry and scientific community and has also attracted intramural and extramural funding.