
Liangchao Deng (邓良超)
Ph.D. Candidate in Crop Science (SHZU × CAS-CEMPS)
Education
2023 – 2026 (Expected)
Ph.D. in Crop Science
Shihezi University (SHZU) × CAS-CEMPS
Joint Ph.D. Training with the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Precision AgricultureCanopy Photosynthesis
2016 – 2021
B.Sc. in Information & Computational Science
Shihezi University
Undergraduate Thesis: Numerical Solution of Phase Transition Equations.
Research Experience
2024 – Present
Generative AI for Agriculture
Research Assistant
Developing image-to-3D generative workflows (Diffusion, NeRF) to accelerate 3D plant modeling. Integrating LLMs into phenotyping pipelines.
2021 – Present
Next-Gen Phenotyping
Research Assistant
Implementing 3D Gaussian Splatting and Ray Tracing for high-fidelity canopy reconstruction and photosynthetic simulation.
Ray Tracing3DGSLidar Simulation
Skills
AI & Machine Learning
PyTorchDiffusion ModelsNeRF / 3DGSLLMsDocker
Computer Vision
OpenCVOpen3DPCLRay TracingBlender API
Dev & Tools
PythonMATLABGitReact/DocusaurusUAV Pilot
Selected Publications
Leaf Optical Properties Predicted with BRDF and Phenotypic Traits
Plant Phenomics (2025)
Deng, L., Yu, L. X., Mao, L., et al.
Digital Plant Phenotyping Platform (v25.0)
Zenodo (Software)
Deng, L. (2025)
Last updated: January 2026