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## **About the Editors**

**Viacheslav Adamchuk** obtained a mechanical engineering degree from the National Agricultural University of Ukraine in his hometown. Later, he received both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Purdue University. Shortly after graduation, Dr. Adamchuk began his academic career as a faculty member in the department of Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. There, he taught university students, conducted research, and delivered outreach programs relevant to precision agriculture, spatial data management, and education robotics. In 2010, Dr. Adamchuk joined the Department of Bioresource Engineering at McGill University (Chair of the Department since 2018), while retaining his adjunct status at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. At McGill University, Dr. Adamchuk has formed the Precision Agriculture and Sensor Systems (PASS) research team that has been actively involved in research and outreach activities across Canada and the USA as well as a variety of other global initiatives.

**Kenneth Sudduth** leads a multidisciplinary team conducting precision agriculture research on topics including field-scale implementation of precision agriculture systems and evaluation of their economic and environmental effects at the USDA Agricultural Research Service's Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research Unit in Columbia, Missouri, USA. Throughout his career, his research has focused on sensors, instrumentation, and data management and interpretation for soil and crop properties important in precision agriculture. This research is documented in over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles (seven of which have received journal paper awards) and one patent. Dr. Sudduth received a B.S. and M.S. from the University of Missouri and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, all in Agricultural Engineering. He serves as an associate editor or editorial board member for several journals, holds an adjunct faculty position at the University of Missouri, and is Past-President of the International Society of Precision Agriculture. He has received over 25 international invitations to present his research and four major awards from three national/international scientific societies.

**Asim Biswas** is an Associate Professor at the University of Guelph, Canada, and an Adjunct Professor at McGill University, Canada. He is also a Visiting Professor at Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, China, and a Jinshan Scholar Professor at Jiangsu University, China. Previously, he worked as Assistant Professor at McGill University, Canada, and Environmental Research Scientist at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia. Dr. Biswas completed all three degrees in soil science: a Ph.D. from the University of Saskatchewan; Canada; an M.Sc. from the University of Agricultural Sciences-Bangalore, India; and a B.Sc. from Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University, West Bengal, India. Dr. Biswas's research program on sustainable soil management focuses on providing solutions to increase the productivity and resilience of land-based agri-food production systems. His team works towards developing a more sustainable agri-food system to meet the challenges of a changing climate but also to do so in an environmentally sustainable manner. The core of his research is the design and development of sensors for fast, inexpensive, and accurate characterization of soil properties. He teaches courses related to traditional soil science and data-driven and sensor-based agriculture. He leads and is a member of various committees of international organizations including the International Union of Soil Sciences, International Society of Precision Agriculture, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, and Canadian Society of Soil Science. He is an Associate Editor of five journals and has guest edited another five Special Issues from different journals.
