Daniel Marçal de Queiroz received a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the State University of Campinas in 1980, a Master’s degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Federal University of Viçosa in 1984, and a Doctorate in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Purdue University in 1995. He held a Post-Doctorate at the University of Florida (2015–2016). He is currently a full professor at the Federal University of Viçosa. He was the Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Agricultural Engineering at UFV from 1996 to 1998 and from 2018 to 2021. He was the director and president of the Arthur Bernardes Foundation from 2011 to 2014, president of the Brazilian Association of Agricultural Engineering from 2009 to 2011, and technical director of the National Training and Storage Center from 2001 to 2012. He was a member of the CNPq Agricultural Engineering Advisory Committee from 2007 to 2010 and from 2018 to 2021. He was a member of the Chamber of Agricultural Sciences at FAPEMIG from 2002 to 2006. He has experience in the area of agricultural engineering, with an emphasis on precision agriculture, digital agriculture, agricultural machinery design, and mathematical drying simulation.