Welcome to the Lab!

Our lab is working to develop the next generation of high-performance computational tools that can allow for realistic simulation of plant systems in order to better understand how plant structure and function impacts biophysical processes across scales. We combine novel experimental and modeling approaches to conduct basic and applied research in plant productivity and water-use efficiency.

Read more about lab research here.

Software

Our research is centered around the Helios 3D simulation software, which is developed and maintained by the lab. Helios is a C++ API that manages 3D model geometry and associated data, and has numerous model plug-ins, e.g., radiation, transpiration, photosynthesis, LiDAR, and others. Learn more here.

Recent Publications

Early 2025

A text-based, generative deep learning model for soil reflectance spectrum simulation in the solar range (400-2499 nm). Remote Sensing of Environment Link to Article

Late 2024

Computer-aided design and optimization of a multi-level fruit catching system for fresh-market fruit harvesting. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture Link to Article

Mid 2024

Does intensity-based weighting of multiple-return terrestrial LiDAR data improve leaf area density estimates? Remote Sensing of Environment Link to Article

Mid 2024

Simulation of automatically annotated visible and multi/hyperspectral images using the Helios 3D plant and radiative transfer modeling framework. Plant Phenomics Link to Article

Early 2024

VisTA-SR: Improving the Accuracy and Resolution of Low-Cost Thermal Imaging Cameras for Agriculture. Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV) Workshops Full-Text PDF

Early 2024

Practical considerations and limitations of using leaf and canopy temperature measurements as a stomatal conductance proxy: sensitivity across environmental conditions, scale, and sample size. Plant Phenomics Link to Article

Early 2024

Quantifying Water-Use Efficiency in Plant Canopies with Varying Leaf Angle and Density Distribution. Annals of Botany. Link to Article