Author, MIT Researcher to Present Seminar on Application of M Language for Ag

Edmund W. Schuster will present The Data-Driven Economy: Applications of the M Language in Agriculture Monday, Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. in the Ben Hill Griffin Jr. Citrus Hall, Room 2. Schuster is from the Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity - Data Center Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The presentation will examine a new language for computers being developed at the MIT Data Center Program that will enable data and mathematical model interoperability across the Internet. It includes an overview of the M Language including its development and current state of application in industry. Examples will include a range of situations experienced by sponsors of the MIT Data Center Program with specific focus on controlling agricultural risk for the grape industry.

Schuster’s new book, “Global RFID: The Value of the EPCglobal Network for Supply Chain Management,” will be available next month and examples from it will be used during the seminar.

He has a bachelor of science in food technology from Ohio State University and a master's degree from Gannon University (Erie, PA) with an emphasis in management science. Schuster also attended the executive development program for physical distribution managers at the University of Tennessee and holds several professional certifications.

His principal fields of interest are Harvest Risk - Agricultural Modeling; Semantic Modeling - The M Language; Auto-ID Technology; Logistics, Operations, and Supply Chain Modeling; Management Science.