Prof. Qi Long is currently serving as the Dean of the College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering at South China Agricultural University. He is a prominent researcher specializing in field management mechanization within the National Rice Industry Technology System, and has been recognized with the Guangdong Provincial Outstanding Youth Fund. He leads the direction of “Agricultural Smart Operation Systems” in the key discipline of smart agriculture in Guangdong Province. He holds concurrent positions as a visiting professor at the University of Manitoba in Canada and as a professor at the Lingnan Modern Agricultural Science and Technology Guangdong Provincial Laboratory. Additionally, he serves as the Vice Director of the Guangdong Province Rice Transplanter Mechanical Equipment Engineering Technology Research Center. He is the Associate Editor of the top journal in agricultural science, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of South China Agricultural University. He is also the Vice Chairman of the Youth Committee of the China Society of Agricultural Machinery and the Vice Chairman and Director of the Youth Committee of the Guangdong Society of Agricultural Machinery.
Prof. Qi Long leads the Agricultural Intelligence Systems Laboratory (AIS-LAB), dedicated to advancing fundamental theories and key technologies in intelligent agricultural equipment. The laboratory systematically conducts research on the basic theories and model construction of the interactions between agricultural machinery, soil, and crops. Developments include rice intelligent mechanical tillage and weeding equipment (recognized as China’s Major New Agricultural Technology, New Products, and New Equipment in 2022), rice side deep fertilization equipment, rice precision seedling planting equipment, rice nutrient and pest detection systems, and rice intelligent seed selection equipment. These innovations have been widely applied in agricultural production in multiple provinces and cities, generating significant economic, social, and ecological benefits.
Research Areas
Our research group specializes in four key areas, including intelligent weed control, fertilizer and pesticide application, chassis power, and visual detection, to address practical application issues encountered in agricultural production.
● Intelligent weed control: Paddy field mechanical weed control; Dry field mechanical weed control; Novel weed control techniques; Soil modeling.
●Fertilizer and pesticide application: Side deep fertilization; Full layer fertilization; Ground spray application; Unmanned aerial vehicle spray application.
●Chassis power: Unmanned electric chassis for paddy fields; Advanced control systems; Seedling Transplanting/Replanting Device; Seed Detection and Sorting Equipment.
●Visual detection: Weed identification; Disease recognition; Identification and harvesting of premium tea shoots; Soil texture and porosity detection.
Prizes/Honors
● Selected as Leading Talent of the Guangdong Special Support Plan, 2023.
● Selected as a Young Talent of the Shennong Young Talent Program, 2022.
● Recipient of the Guangdong Provincial Outstanding Youth Fund (First time awarded in Agricultural Engineering discipline), 2019.
● Recipient of the Guangzhou Pearl River S&T New Star, 2014.
● “Research and Application of Smart Identification and Control Technologies and Equipment for Major Diseases, Pests, and Weeds in Rice”, Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology First Prize, 2023.
● “Research, Development, and Demonstration Promotion of Intelligent Field Protection and Fertilization Equipment for Rice”, First Prize of Guangdong Provincial Agricultural Technology Promotion Award, 2021.
