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Associate Professor, Panhandle Research & Extension Center
Academic Degrees
- Ph.D. 2015, Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University
- M.S. 2012, Biosystems Engineering, Clemson University
- B.S. 2009, Water and Wastewater Engineering, South China University of Technology
Appointment
- 50% research
- 50% extension
Areas of Research and Professional Interest
- Deficit irrigation
- Variable rate irrigation
- Sensor technology
- Internet-of-Things
- AI
- On-farm Research and Extension
Selected Publications
1. Jamal, A., Cai, X., Qiao, X., Garcia, L., Wang, J., Amori, A., Yang, H. “Real‐Time Irrigation Scheduling Based on Weather Forecasts, Field Observations, and Human‐Machine Interactions.”(2023) Water Resources Research, vol. 59, no. 12, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023WR035810.2. Liu, L., Qiao, X.*, Liang, W.Z., Oboamah, J., Wang, J., Rudnick, D.R., Yang, H.S., Shi, Y.Y. (2023). An edge-computing flow meter reading recognition algorithm optimized for agricultural IoT network. Smart Agricultural Technologies. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2023.100236.
3. Katimbo, A., Rudnick, D.R., Zhang, J.W., Ge, Y.F., DeJonge, K.C., Franz, T.E., Shi, Y.Y., Liang, W.Z., Qiao, X., Heeren, D.M., Kabenge, I., Nakabuye, H.N., Duan, J.M. (2023) Evaluation of artificial intelligence algorithms with sensor data assimilation in estimating crop evapotranspiration and crop water stress index for irrigation water management. Smart Agricultural Technologies. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2023.100176.
4. Liang, W., Oboamah, J., Qiao, X.*, Ge, Y., Harveson, B., Rudnick, D. R., Wang, J., Yang, H., & Gradiz, A. (2023). CanopyCAM – an edge-computing sensing unit for continuous measurement of canopy cover percentage of dry edible beans. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 204, 107498–. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2022.107498.
5. Gonzalez, H.A., Qiao, X.*, D’Alessio, M., Dissanayake, D.M.P.B, Heeren, D.M., Biswas, S., Williams, C.F., Ray, C. Growing corn and sugar beets with feedlot effluent, air injection, and subsurface drip irrigation systems in western Nebraska. (2022) Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering. https://10.1061/JIDEDH/IRENG-9949.