PROFILE
UPM's Staff Profile
YBHG. PROFESOR DR. SIVA KUMAR BALASUNDRAM
KETUA JABATAN
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
PROFESSIONAL
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
(Degree | Thesis Title | University | Year)
• Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science (Precision Agriculture) | Strategies for Precision Oil Palm Management in South Sumatera, Indonesia | University of Minnesota, USA | September, 2003
• Master of Agricultural Science (Soil Chemistry) | Use of Palm Oil Mill Effluent and Peat to Reduce Ammonia Volatilization from Fertilizer Urea | Universiti Putra Malaysia | May, 1997
• Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Agronomy) | Effect of Repeated Application of Selected Herbicides on the Growth and Physiology of Immature Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) | Universiti Putra Malaysia | July, 1994
RESEARCH SCOPE: Precision Agriculture; Digital Agriculture; Smart Farming
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
• Head | Department of Agriculture Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, UPM | 2021-2022
• Country Representative | International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA) | 2011-todate
• Country Representative | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Agricultural Data Union | 2018-todate
• Chairman of the Executive Committee | Asian Conference on Precision Agriculture (ACPA) Conference Series | 2021-2023
• Adjunct Associate Professor | AIMST University | 2019-2023
• Adjunct Associate Professor | Taylor's University | 2021-2023
(Degree | Thesis Title | University | Year)
• Doctor of Philosophy in Soil Science (Precision Agriculture) | Strategies for Precision Oil Palm Management in South Sumatera, Indonesia | University of Minnesota, USA | September, 2003
• Master of Agricultural Science (Soil Chemistry) | Use of Palm Oil Mill Effluent and Peat to Reduce Ammonia Volatilization from Fertilizer Urea | Universiti Putra Malaysia | May, 1997
• Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Agronomy) | Effect of Repeated Application of Selected Herbicides on the Growth and Physiology of Immature Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) | Universiti Putra Malaysia | July, 1994
RESEARCH SCOPE: Precision Agriculture; Digital Agriculture; Smart Farming
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
• Head | Department of Agriculture Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, UPM | 2021-2022
• Country Representative | International Society of Precision Agriculture (ISPA) | 2011-todate
• Country Representative | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Agricultural Data Union | 2018-todate
• Chairman of the Executive Committee | Asian Conference on Precision Agriculture (ACPA) Conference Series | 2021-2023
• Adjunct Associate Professor | AIMST University | 2019-2023
• Adjunct Associate Professor | Taylor's University | 2021-2023
NAME :
(Ybhg. Profesor Dr.) Siva Kumar Balasundram
POSITION :
Ketua Jabatan
ENTITY :
Faculty Of Agriculture
PUBLICATION
2021:
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security and agriculture in Iran: a survey
2021:
Response of Potential Indicators of Soil Quality to Land-Use and Land-Cover Change under a Mediterranean Climate in the Region of Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya
2021:
Assessment of spatial structure and risk associated with fruit rot disease in Areca catechu L.
2021:
Combined Use of Charcoal, Sago Bark Ash, and Urea Mitigate Soil Acidity and Aluminium Toxicity
2021:
Remote Sensing Agricultural Applications in Integrated Pest Management in Malaysia: A Literature Review
2020:
Assessment of Land Use and Land Cover Changes in the Region of Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya Using Time-series Landsat Data from 1985 to 2017
2020:
IoT-Based Sensor Data Fusion for Determining Optimality Degrees of Microclimate Parameters in Commercial Greenhouse Production of Tomato
2020:
Using SPOT-7 for Nitrogen Fertilizer Management in Oil Palm
2020:
Model-based evaluation of greenhouse microclimate using IoT-sensor data fusion for energy efficient crop production.