About Me

Education

Skills

Work Experience

• Research Assistant at Digital Agriculture Laboratory of the University of California, Davis
  2022-Present
• Research and Teaching Assistant at the University of Tehran
  2018-2022
• Teaching Physics at Bonyad Amoozeshi Ghalamchi
  2014-2016
• Internship at Agricultural Engineering Research Institute of Iran (AERI)
  2017-2022

Research Experience

• Remote Sensing for Early Detection of Branched Broomrape in Tomato from Leaf to Canopy Level
• 3D Radiative Transfer Modeling for Specialty Crops
• Wildfire Detection and Monitoring Using Satellite Imagery and Deep Learning
• Image semantic segmentation using convolutional neural networks for Agricultural Vision 2021 Competition
• High-Throughput Wheat Phenotyping for Agricultural Research Institute of Iran

Teaching Experience

• Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Systems for Agriculture & Environmental Science TA
  UC Davis
• Communications and Computing Technology TA
  UC Davis
• Programming with Python and MATLAB TA
  University of Tehran
• Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence TA
  University of Tehran
• Industrial drawing with CATIA, SolidWorks and Autocad TA
  University of Tehran

Honors and Awards

• Best Presentation Award of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Annual International Meeting
  2024
• Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative scholarship
  2024
• Bill And Jane Fischer Vegetation Management Scholarship
  2024
• Member of SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing
  2024-Present
• Peter J. Shields and Henry A. Jastro Research Award
  2023
• Prestigious Dean's Distinguished Graduate Fellowship
  2022
• Member of ASABE
  2021-Present
• First rank prize of Iran Internet of Things and Computer Vision Competition
  2020

Leadership and Mentorship

• Vice President of Graduate Student Association of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department
  2024-Present
• Representative of Graduate Student Association of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department
  2023-2024
• Mentoring Four Undergraduate Students at E-SEARCH Program Scholarship
  2024-Present
• Mentoring high school students in digital agriculture through the Young Scholar Program
  2023

Journal Publications

• Drone-based multispectral imaging and deep learning for timely detection of branched broomrape in tomato farms
  Narimani MR, Pourreza A, Moghimi A, Mesgaran B, Farajpoor P, Jafarbiglu H
  SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2024
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• Dynamic neural network modeling of thermal environments of two adjacent single-span greenhouses with different thermal curtain positions
  Akpenpuun TD, Ogunlowo QO, Na WH, Dutta P, Rabiu A, Adesanya MA, Narimani MR, Zakir E, Kim HT, Lee HW
  Journal of Agricultural Engineering 2024
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• Developing an aeroponic smart experimental greenhouse for controlling irrigation and plant disease detection using deep learning and IoT
  Narimani MR, Hajiahmad A, Moghimi A, Alimardani R, ShRafiee, Mirzabe AH
  ASABE 2021 Journal
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• Design and construction of electric turning machine for urban agriculture
  Kianmehr M, Elyasi M, Narimani MR
  Journal of Tarbiyat Modares University
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Conference Presentations

• Drone-based multispectral imaging and deep learning for timely detection of branched broomrape in tomato farms
  Oral Presentation - Machine Learning Session - SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2024
• Early Detection of Branched Broomrape in Tomato by Hyperspectral Sensing
  Oral Presentation - Hyperspectral Imaging Session - ASABE 2024
• Determining the best irrigation strategy for pistachio orchards with saline water and soil
  Jafarbiglu H, Pourreza A, Narimani MR, Sanden B, Marino G, Culumber M, Mehata M, Ferguson L
  Oral Presentation - Sustainability Session - SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2024
• Remote Sensing of Branched Broomrape in Tomato
  Oral Presentation - 65th Weed Day of UC Davis 2024
• Wildfire Detection and Monitoring Using Satellite Imagery and Deep Learning
  Lightning Talk - Machine Learning Session - ASABE 2023

My Mentees' Posters

• Enhancing Orchard Management with Deep Learning: Tree Segmentation Using Geospatial SAM2 Model and NAIP Aerial Imagery
  Kumar S, Narimani MR, Moghimi A, Pourreza A
  Poster – University of California, Davis – ESEARCH Fall Program 2024
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• Global Vegetation and Climate Insights Portal (GVCIP): A Google Earth Engine-Based Monitoring Tool
  Richmond N, Narimani MR, Moghimi A, Pourreza A
  Poster – University of California, Davis – ESEARCH Summer Program 2024
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• Enhancing Wildfire Monitoring Through Remote Sensing With Sentinel-2 Imagery And Python Programming
  Tran Q, Narimani MR, Moghimi A, Pourreza A
  Poster – University of California, Davis – ESEARCH Spring Program 2024
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Media Coverage

• Parasitic Weeds Threaten Tomato Plants on California Farms
  University of California Newsletter, 2023
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• Parasitic Weeds Threaten Tomato Plants on California Farms
  UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, 2023
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• Parasitic weeds threaten tomato plants on California farms
  Daily Democrat Newspaper (Woodland)
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• Researchers target parasitic weed in tomato fields
  Ag Alert Magazine
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• The enemy underground: California researchers target parasitic weed
  Capital Press Newsletter
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