Lirong Xiang

Lab Alumni

Postdoctoral Researchers

• Prem Raj (2024–2025): Dr. Raj earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Kanpur, where his doctoral research developed innovative robotic grasping and motion planning solutions for cluttered environments. His research intersects computer vision, deep learning, and robotic manipulation, driving advancements in intelligent and sustainable agricultural solutions. As of December 2025, he is a postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University.
• Wesley Moss (2023-2024): Dr. Wesley Moss is a mechanical engineer and researcher from Australia and worked at NCSU as a Fulbright visiting researcher. He received a PhD in Agricultural Engineering from The University of Western Australia. In collaboration with the Precision Sustainable Agriculture network, Wesley led the development of robotic weeding platforms. As of May 2024, he is a Research Fellow at UWA.

• Ratan Immidisetti (2022-2023): Ratan's research in the lab focused on performing 2D/3D computer vision tasks like semantic segmentation and object detection. As of May 2024, he is an Applied Scientist at Amazon.

• Fan Wu (2023): Fan is an undergraduate student from Zhejiang University. She led the development of AI algorithms for cotton seed damage detection. As of 2024, Fan is a master student at NC State.

• Evelynn Wilcox (2024): Evelynn Wilcox was an undergraduate student in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, where she developed AI models for tomato disease phenotyping. As of 2025, she is a graduate student at NC State University.
• Jean Cheng (2023-2025): Jean is an undergraduate student at UNC–Chapel Hill. Her research activities include cotton seed damage detection and cotton seedling phenotyping.
• Hannah Wall (2023-2024): Hannah was an undergraudate student in BAE. She supported robotic weeding, sweetpotato transplanting projects, and summer camp (Summer 2023 and 2024). As of 2024, Hannah is a master student at NC State.
• Kevin Lin (2023-2024): Kevin led the development of a user interface for tomato disease detection. As of summer 2024, Kevin is an undergraduate student in the Department of Computer Science at NC State.
• Costas Pieri (2023): Costas supported robotic weeding and mechanical design. As of 2024, he is an undergraduate student in BAE.
• Brendon Sadlowski (2023): Brendon worked on robotic weeding and mechanical design. As of 2024, he is an undergraduate student in BAE.

• Sujit (2023-2024): Sujit worked on robotic structure design for agricultural robotics. As of December 2025, he is an undergraduate student at Carnegie Mellon University.
• Siddharth Gundarapu (2024): Siddharth supported the mechanical design of a strawberry-sensing robot. As of 2024, he is a high school student at Green Level High School.
• Tanvi Chordiya (2024): Tanvi worked on developing robotic systems for strawberry sensing and pruning. As of 2024, she is a high school student at Green Level High School.

I am currently looking for fully funded graduate students to join the Automation and Robotics Lab. If you are interested in our research in robotics, sensors, machine vision, or artificial intelligence, please email me with your CV.

• Ph.D. Students: Fully funded Ph.D. positions are available for highly motivated students with backgrounds in engineering, computer science, or related fields.
• Postdoctoral Researchers: Positions are available for candidates with strong expertise in robotics, machine learning, computer vision, or AI-driven systems.
• Undergraduate & High School Students: Students interested in robotics, sensors, machine vision, or artificial intelligence are welcome to join the lab and participate in hands-on research.
• Visiting Scholars: Visiting researchers and students are welcome through formal exchange or fellowship programs.

For more information, please click here . You may also contact me directly at lxiang@cornell.edu.