Ricardo da Silva Torres

Prof. Ricardo da Silva Torres is a Professor in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands. Previously, he held professorships at NTNU (2019-2024) and the University of Campinas, Brazil (2005-2019). He earned his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Campinas (2000 and 2004, respectively). His research focuses on eScience projects involving multimedia analysis, machine learning, databases, and visualization.

Education:

• B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, University of Campinas, Brazil (2000)
• Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Campinas (2004)

Research Interests:

• Multidisciplinary eScience projects
• Machine Learning applications in sports science and agriculture
• Knowledge graphs and digital twins for urban and agricultural planning
• Computer vision for environmental monitoring and aquaculture

Notable Projects:

• KD-BIO: Large-scale AI infrastructure for green life sciences
• IUMENTA: Animal digital twin framework
• NorDark-DT: Urban lighting digital twin

He serves as Associate Editor for Pattern Recognition Letters and is an IEEE member. His work bridges computational methods with real-world challenges in agriculture, sports, and urban systems.