Lirong Xiang
Assistant Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Dr. Xiang is the Principle Investigator of the Automation and Robotics Lab in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department at North Carolina State University and affiliated to N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative. She received her Ph.D. degree in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering from Iowa State University and her B.S. degree in Biosystems Engineering from Zhejiang University. Dr. Xiang’s research mainly focuses on developing smart cyber-physical systems that integrate cutting-edge robotics, machine vision, and machine learning technologies to automate labor-intensive tasks in agricultural systems. The research topics include but are not limited to: developing robotic platforms for weeding, transplanting, and selective harvesting; adopting AI and robotics tools for precision crop management; and combining aerial and ground robots for in-situ and non-invasive crop sensing.