Ongoing Research Projects

Thematic Research Areas

Climate- Water- and Field-Smart Irrigation Strategies - Design of adaptive irrigation solutions that respond to climate variability, soil heterogeneity, and crop water demands.
Controlled and Automated Drainage Water Management - Innovation in drainage systems to optimize water table control and minimize nutrient losses under variable field conditions.
Optimization of Irrigation Water Management - Strategies to improve water-use efficiency and scheduling through system-level evaluation and technology integration.
Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI) Management - Design and application of VRI systems for spatially targeted water delivery based on real-time field data.

Digital Agriculture and Smart Farming Technologies - Development and implementation of integrated digital tools to enhance decision-making and farm management efficiency.
Remote Sensing, IoT, and GIS Applications in Crop Production - Use of spatial and sensor-based technologies for monitoring crop health, soil moisture, and field variability.
AI-Driven Agricultural Intelligence and Big Data Applications - Application of advanced data science methods to analyze large-scale datasets for predictive modeling and precision decision support.

Developing and Optimizing Soil Hydraulic Properties (SHPs) to Improve Crop and Hydrologic Modeling - Advancing methods to accurately characterize and parameterize soil hydraulic properties, enabling more reliable simulations of soil-water dynamics and improving the predictive accuracy of the models.
Crop Modeling Integrated with Lab and Field Measurements - Development and calibration of process-based models using empirical data to simulate crop growth and soil-water interactions.