David Parsons

David Parsons BSc PhD.

I am now working as a Principal Research Fellow in the Natural Resources Department at Cranfield University - see my page on the Cranfield University web site for further information.

• Application of operational research and other mathematical methods to economic analysis and decision making in agricultural systems, from field scale to national policy issues;
• Stochastic optimisation applied to any aspects of agricultural management; Bayesian networks for risk assessment and uncertainty modelling;
• Mathematical methods: pure and applied mathematics; numerical analysis; functional analysis; optimisation; system modelling; discrete event simulation; quantitative risk assessment; Bayesian networks; dynamic programming.

• Underpinning decision support systems for agriculture;
• ArableDS (Arable Decision Support), including Wheat Disease Manager and Weed Manager;
• Quantitative risk assessment applied to pathogenic organisms in food;
• Integrated management systems for poultry and pigs;
• Logistics of robotic milking systems;
• Impact of climate change on livestock agriculture.

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