Projects

Below is a selection of research projects I have contributed to, spanning remote sensing, machine learning, ecological monitoring, and precision agriculture.

1. Alfadvisor: A web-based cyber-platform to estimate alfalfa yield and quality for harvest scheduling

Time: 12/2022–08/2025
Funder: USDA–NIFA
Contribution: Acquisition and processing of UAV imagery; alfalfa sample collection and laboratory processing; crop yield and quality trait modeling; preparation of project reports and manuscript writing.

2. Ecological Space Monitoring and Information Service Platform for Nature Reserves in Hainan Province

Time: 06/2019–06/2021
Funder: Key Research and Development Program of Hainan Province
Contribution: Ecological space monitoring, including acquisition and post-processing of UAV imagery covering ~50 km²; development of deep learning–based classification and change detection methods; ecosystem health evaluation.

3. Assessment of Island Biodiversity in the Paracel Islands

Time: 09/2018–11/2018
Funder: Institute of Environmental Sciences of Hainan
Contribution: Land-use/land-cover classification of the islands.

4. Remote Sensing Investigation of the Ecological Environment in the Boao Region, Hainan

Time: 07/2018–08/2018
Funder: Institute of Environmental Sciences of Hainan
Contribution: Development of classification and ecological assessment algorithms for multispectral imagery.

5. Remote Sensing Study of Changes in Three Polar Glaciers and the Effects of Aerosols

Time: 01/2018–05/2018
Funder: Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Contribution: Development of a Sentinel-1 EW SAR–based algorithm for detecting freeze–thaw dynamics of the Antarctic ice sheet.

6. Influence of Non-tidal Ocean Loading on GPS Precision Positioning in Offshore Areas

Time: 05/2016–05/2017
Funder: Undergraduate Innovation Project, Central South University
Contribution: Evaluation of non-tidal ocean loading corrections for high-precision GPS positioning.