About
Dr. Liwei Liu is an assistant professor rank research fellow in National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST), Taiwan. Dr. Liu received his Ph.D. degree from NPUST in 2021; the title of his dissertation is "Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) Based Crop Growth Environment Monitoring System Development - A Demonstration of Development and Integration on Rice Growth Rate Modeling, Rice Blast Occurrence Forecasting, and Field Capacity Simulation". His expertise includes hydrology, precision agriculture, remote sensing, and sustainable rice production. He was funded by Taiwan's government as a visiting scholar at Texas A&M University for smart rice production research. One of his research was reported and can be found in the U.S. National Science Foundation (link, the research paper can be found here).
Assistant Professor Rank Research Fellow (NPUST)
- Phone: +886-8-7703202,8416
- City: PingTung, Taiwan
- Degree: Ph.D.
- Email: liweiliu@mail.npust.edu.tw
Education
Ph.D., Department of Civil Engineering, NPUST
Experiences
．Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Remote Sensing, 2023-2025 ．Project Manager, Loreign Smart Agriculture Ltd., 2020-2022 ．Visiting Scholar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2020-2021
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Achievement
Journal Paper 9 SCI, 1 SCOPUS
Conference Paper 6 Best Paper Awards
Projects 9 for PI and 6 for Co-PI
Students7 Under Graduate Students
Research Topics in Publications
Resume
Dr. Liwei Liu is an assistant professor rank research fellow in National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan. His research primarily focuses on the development of Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) based systems for monitoring crop growth environments. His work integrates areas such as water resources management, hydrology, precision agriculture, remote sensing, and water-saving irrigation techniques, especially in sustainable rice production.
MAJOR EXPERIENCES
Assistant Professor Rank Research Fellow
02/2022 - Present
General Research and Service Center, NPUST
Project Manager
04/2020 - 02/2022
Loreign Smart Agriculture Ltd.
Visiting Scholar
09/2020 - 09/2021
Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
Adjunct Lecturer
General Research and Service Center, NPUST
- Water-saving Irrigation on Rice (Credit: 2, in English)
- Smart Rice Production (Credit: 2, in English)
08/2022 - 01/2023
Department of Civil Engineering, NPUST
- Hydrology and Practice (Credit: 3, in Mandarin)
02/2022 - 07/2022
Bachelor Program in Environmental Resources and Disaster Prevention, NPUST
- Soil Mechanics (Credit: 3, in Mandarin)
- River Engineering (Credit: 2, in Mandarin)
- Hydrology (Credit: 2, in Mandarin)
- Statistics (Credit: 2, in Mandarin)
- Water Resources Management (Credit: 2, in Mandarin)
08/2023 - 01/2024
02/2023 - 06/2023
08/2022 - 01/2023
02/2018 - 08/2018
02/2017 - 08/2017
Keynote Speaker
Extension Education, NPUST
- ChatGPT Introduction and Application (4 hours)
06/2023
Graduate Institute of Animal Vaccine Technology, NPUST
- Using Machine Learning on Smart Agriculture (2 hours)
04/2023
Department of Aquaculture, NPUST
- Why Carbon Reduction and Sustainability Related to Aquaculture? (2 hours)
04/2023
Department of Plant Industry, NPUST
- IoT Technology Application in Agriculture (4 hours)
- IoT Technology Application in Agriculture (4 hours)
12/2022
12/2021
Research Assistant
04/2012 - 04/2020
NPUST
Field Assistant
08/2014 - 01/2017
Yu-Lai Construction Co., Ltd.
Internship
06/2012 - 08/2012
Yonglin Engineering Consulting Ltd.
06/2010 - 08/2010
• Department of Urban Development, Taipei City Government
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PROJECT EXPERIENCES (PI or Co-PI)
Ministry of Science and Technology
2020 - 2021
Development of Smart Cultivation Management on the System of Probiotics and Rice Intensification (SPRI)
Ministry of Economic
2020 - 2021
Design and Development of Low-clogging Rate Drip Irrigation Emitter for Smart Agriculture
Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of Indonesia
2022 - 2023
Indonesian International Vocational Student Mobility Awards Program
NPUST
2022
Development of Methane Emission Investigation Device for Paddy Field
Private Enterprises
2023
Development of Paddyfield Irrigation Bathymetry Retrieval AI-models Based on Multispectral Images
2022 - 2023
A Study and Promote on Functional Agriculture Materials of Cheng Feng Group for Greenhouse Cultivation
2022 - 2023
Multispectral Imagery Analysis on Shallow River
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PROJECT EXPERIENCES (Research Assistant)
Ministry of Education
2018 - 2021
Agriculture Field Environment Monitoring-control System Development
Ministry of Science and Technology
2020 - 2021
Development of Smart Cultivation Management on the System of Probiotics and Rice Intensification (SPRI)
2016 - 2017
Sediment Transport and Morphodynamics in a Gravel Bed Channel, Shi-Wen, Taiwan
2015 - 2016
Investigation and Analysis on Flow Velocity, Suspended Sediment, and Bedload Variation Under Tropical Storm Conditions
2013 - 2014
A Study on Flow, Suspended Sediment and Bed Variation Due to Tropical Storms
Pingtung County Government
2014 - 2016
Great Chaozhou Artificial Groundwater Recharge Lake Hydrology Data Analysis (I - IV)
2015 - 2016
Linbian River Hydraulic Data Observation and Gauge-Flow Discharge Rating Curve Establishing
Private Enterprises
2018 - 2019
Citrus Depressa Orchard Intelligent Water Supply Management System Development
2017 - 2018
Slurry Sample Rating of Mudan, Nanhwa, and Tsengwen Reservoir Mechanical Dredging Project
2014 - 2015
Study on the Application of Fine Materials of Incinerator Bottom Slag in Pavements
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EXPERTISE
Agriculture
Precision Agriculture
Field Environment Monitoring (Environment Sensing, Smart Agriculture System Development)
Crop Modeling (DSSAT)
Irrigation and Drainage
Hydrology
High Flow Discharge Investigation (ADCP, Price AA, SVR)
Hydrology Statistics and Analysis (River Flow Discharge, Groundwater Table)
Water Resources Management
Modeling (HEC-RAS, CCHE-2D)
Remote Sensing
Image Analysis (Orthophoto Mosaic, DTM, DEM, Indices Calculation)
AI Application
Machine Learning and Deep Learning (ANN, GEP)
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SCHOLARSHIPS and REWARDS
Scholarships
2022
Outstanding Research Award (NPUST)
2020
Graduate Students Study Abroad Program (Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan)
2013, 2016, 2017
Huimin Scholarship (Huimin Industrial Co., Ltd.)
2013
Chi-Hsin Agricultural Development Foundation (Agricultural Development Scholarship)
2008
Sinotech Engineering Consultants, Inc. (Engineering Research Scholarship)
Rewards
2022
2022 Agricultural Big Data Application Competition, 2nd Place
2022
Best Presentation Award, 1st Place (2022 6th Sustainable Development & Green Technology International Symposium)
2021
Best Presentation Award in Smart Agriculture Group, 1st Place (2021 University Network of Tropical Agriculture (UNTA) Workshop - Young Voice in SDGs)
2020
Best Paper Award in Sustainability and Ecological Engineering Group, 1st Place(2020 Conference on Sustainable Development and Disaster Prevention in Civil Engineering)
2014
Best Paper Award in International Group, 1st Place;Best Paper Award in Disaster Prevention and Reconstruction Group, 3rd Place(2014 International Conference on Sustainable Development and Disaster Prevention in Civil Engineering)
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CERTIFICATIONS
Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan, 2023
Disaster Prevention and Response Personnel
Minister of Education, Taiwan, 2022
Academic Teaching Rank Accreditation Certificate Assistant Professor
SGS, 2022
ISO 14067:2018 Quantification of the Carbon Footprint of Products
SGS, 2022
ISO 14064:2018 Carbon Footprint Internal Auditor
Texas A&M University, 2021
Irrigation Water Management of Commercial Landscapes
Texas A&M University, 2021
Advanced Irrigation CAD
University of Georgia, 2021
DSSAT Crop Modeling
Microsoft, 2019
Develop Azure Cognitive Services, Bot, and IoT solutions
Microsoft, 2019
Introduction to Python for Data Science
Microsoft, 2019
Develop Azure Cognitive Services, Bot, and IoT solutions
NPUST, 2012
Firefighting Management Personnel
Autodesk, 2007
AutoDesk Certified User
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OTHER EXPERIENCES
Editorial Board Member
02/2023 – 02/2025
American Journal of Remote Sensing (AJRS)
Journal Paper Reviewer
2023
Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (SCI, 1/58, Q1: 0.9%, Agriculture, Multidisciplinary, 2022IF=8.300)
2023
Plant (SCI, 43/238, Q1: 17.9%, Plant Science, 2022IF=4.500)
2022
NJAS: Impact in Agricultural and Life Sciences (SCI, 20/58, Q2: 33.6%, Agriculture, Multidisciplinary, 2022IF=2.400)
2022
Sustainability (SCI, 114/274, Q2: 41.4%, Environmental Science, 2022IF=3.900)
2022
Sensors (SCI, 19/63, Q2: 29.4%, Instruments & Instrumentation, 2022IF=3.900)
Conference Paper Reviewer
11/2022
2022 GeoAsia7 Conference & IGS First Young Engineers Conference (GeoAsia7)
09/2020
2020 18th Taiwan Geotechnical Engineering Conference
Master's Degree Examination Committee Member
07/2022
Research on Paddy Rice Cultivation Techniques and Greenhouse Gas Emission (NPUST)
07/2022
Application of Artificial Neural Network and Multi-Spectral Imagery to Establish Rice Lodging Model (NPUST)
Exhibition
03/2023
Smart City Summit & Expo, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Water-saving Irrigation, Agri-AIoT)
10/2022
ASE Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc., Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Water-saving Irrigation)
08/2022
Ma-Jia Township Aboriginal Harvest Festival, Pingtung, Taiwan (Water-saving Irrigation)
05/2022
The Fun-Future Expo. of Technical Education and Career Exploratory, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Water-saving Irrigation)
02/2022
Pingtung Tropical Agriculture Expo., Pingtung, Taiwan (Smart Rice Production)
05/2019
Taipei Computex, Taipei, Taiwan (Field Server)
12/2018
The Fun-Future Expo. of Technical Education and Career Exploratory, Taipei, Taiwan (Field Server)
11/2018
2018 Interdisciplinary and Industry Integration - NPUST Business Day, Taipei, Taiwan (Field Server)
Admissions Activities
05/2023
National HengChun Vocational High School
12/2022
National Taitung Girls' Senior High School
06/2022
Indonesian International Student Online Admission (Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards)
04/2022
National Nei-Pu Senior Agricultural and Industrial Vocational High School
03/2019
2019 Malaysia Agriculture Expo. and Education Propaganda, Batu Pahat, Malaysia (Field Server)
Interpreter
Workshop of the USGS Index Velocity Method (USGS TM3-A23) Application by ADCP in Taiwan
- Using Index Velocity with New Measurement Technology for Water Saving and Irrigation Controlling
- Using Index Velocity to Approve Flow Monitoring with Typically Canal Controlling Weirs and Flumes
05/2018
05/2018
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VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
World Vision, Math Teacher, Pingtung, Taiwan
08/2015 - 02/2016
Teaching Math to Aborigine Children in Rural Area in Pingtung, Taiwan.
PUBLICATIONS
From 2018 to 2024, he has published 9 SCI paper, 1 Scopus papers, and 8 conference papers as the first, second, or corresponding author.
- All
- Journal Papers
- Conference Papers
- Books and Chapters
Journal Papers
Chih-Hung Lee, Min-Kung Hsu, Yu-Min Wang, Jan-Mou Leu, Chung-Ling Chen, Liwei Liu*. (2024, Apr.).
Evaluating gradient descent variations for artificial neural network bathymetry modeling and sensitivity analysis. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 022204.
(SCI, 30/34, Q4: 86.8%, Remote sensing, 2022IF=1.700). * Correspondence.
Li-Wei Liu, Xingmao Ma, Yu-Min Wang, Chun-Tang Lu, and Wen-Shin Lin (2021, Jul).
Using artificial intelligence algorithms to predict rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth rate for precision agriculture, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 187, 10286.
(SCI, 1/58, Q1: 0.9%, Agriculture, Multidisciplinary, 2022IF=8.300).
Xiaoxuan Wang+, Liwei Liu+, Weilan Zhang, Xingmao Ma (2021, May).
Prediction of Plant Uptake and Translocation of Engineered Metallic Nanoparticles by Machine Learning. Environmental Science & Technology, 55 (11), pp. 7491-7500.
(SCI, 19/374, Q1: 6.8%, Environmental Science, 2022IF=11.400). + Joint first author.
Conference Papers
1. Chih-Hung Lee, Li-wei Liu, Yu-Min Wang, Jan-Mou Leu, Chung-Ling Chen (2023, Mar.).
Modeling Shallow Bathymetry by Machine Learning Algorithms and Drone-based Multi-spectral Imagery.
2023 International Conference on Remote Sensing and Geographic Information, Prague, Czech Republic.
2. Li-wei Liu, Yu-Min Wang, Wen-Shin Lin (2022, Nov.).
It’s time to prevent! Using AI for rice blast prediction.
2022 Smart Agriculture Annual Result Announcement and Seminar of Kaohsiung City. Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
2. Li-wei Liu, Yu-Min Wang, Wen-Shin Lin (2022, Nov.).
It’s time to prevent! Using AI for rice blast prediction.
2022 Smart Agriculture Annual Result Announcement and Seminar of Kaohsiung City. Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
3. Chih-Wei Chang, Li-wei Liu*, Yu-Min Wang* (2022, Jul.).
A Study on Mitigating Emitter Clogging from the Suspended Solid in Drip Pipe.
2022 Conference on Sustainable Development and Disaster Prevention in Civil Engineering, Chia-Yi, Taiwan. * Correspondence.
4. Chin-Chuan Chen, Li-wei Liu*, Yu-Min Wang (2022, Jun.).
Applying Accumulative Temperature Method on Agronomic Cheratics Analysis on Coloured-Film Greenhouse Tomato (solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformein) Production – Using Purple Numen, Jade Girl, and Golden Sweet Cultivars as Demonstrations.
2022 6th Sustainable Development & Green Technology International Symposium, Chia-Yi, Taiwan. * Correspondence.
5. Li-wei Liu, Wen-Shin Lin, Yu-Min Wang (2021, Nov.).
Using machine learning techniques in smart agriculture.
2021 University Network of Tropical Agriculture (UNTA) Workshop - Young Voice in SDGs, Pingtung, Taiwan.
6. Li-wei Liu, Mohd Hasmadi Ismail, Yu-Min Wang, Wen-Shin Lin (2020, Nov).
Internet of Things based Smart Irrigation Control System for Paddy Rice Field.
The 1st International Sustainable Development Conference (ISDC 2020), Pingtung, Taiwan.
7. Chih-Wei Chang, Chih-Hung Lee, Li-wei Liu*, Yu-Min Wang (2020, May).
A study for sludge monitoring in the conveying pipe of dredging system,
2020 Conference on Sustainable Development and Disaster Prevention in Civil Engineering, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. * Correspondence.
8. Jung-Yu Chien, Chih-Hung Lee, Tzu-Hsuan Wen, Li-wei Liu*, Yu-Min Wang (2020, May).
Adopting UAS Photo on Manning Roughness Analysis in Taiwan Mountain River,
2020 Conference on Sustainable Development and Disaster Prevention in Civil Engineering, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. * Correspondence.
9. Li-wei Liu, Yu-Min Wang, 2018,
A Study of Reservoir Surface Water Turbidity Model Development Using Landsat 8 Satellite Imagery,
Academic Exchange Workshop Between NPUST and Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
10. Fang-Lin Liao, Li-wei Liu, Wen-Guey Chung, and Yu-Min Wang (2017, Mar).
Using ANN for Modeling the Unconfined Groundwater Variation Induced by Artificial Recharge Lake in Dry Season.
The 2017 4th International Conference on Coastal and Ocean Engineering (ICCOE 2017), Osaka, Japan. MOST 105- 2221-E-020-009.
11. Li-wei Liu, Sheng-Hsin Hsieh, Wen-Guey Chung and Yu-Min Wang (2017, Mar).
Sensitivity Analysis on the Rising Relation of Short-term Rainfall and Unconfined Aquifer Groundwater Table.
The 2017 4th International Conference on Coastal and Ocean Engineering (ICCOE 2017), Osaka, Japan. MOST 105- 2221-E-020-009.
12. Yu-Min Wang, Li-wei Liu, Wei-Chuan Hu (2016, Oct).
A Feasibility Study on UAV Aerial-Photo Analysis for Riverbed Material and Manning Roughness Coefficient Determination.
2016 5th International Conference on Material Science and Engineering Technology (ICMSET 2016), Tokyo, Japan. MOST 105-2221-E-020-009.
13. Samkele Tfwala, Wei-Chuan Hu, Tzu-Hsuan Wen, Li-wei Liu, Wen-Guey Chung (2016, May).
The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Evaluating Changes in Fluvial Morphology.
2016 APEC Typhoon Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan.
14. Li-wei Liu, Jin-Bing Lin, Yu-Min Wang, 2014,
The Effects on Stage-Flow Rating Curve and Riverbed Variation - A Case of Shi-Wen Bridge Cross Section,
2014 International Conference on Sustainable Development and Disaster Prevention in Civil Engineering, Pingtung, Taiwan.
15. Samkele S. Tfwala, Yu-Min Wang and Li-wei Liu,
Prediction of Sediment Discharge by Sediment Rating Curve and Fully Recurrent Neural Network in Shiwen River, Taiwan,
2014 International Conference on Sustainable Development and Disaster Prevention in Civil Engineering, Pingtung, Taiwan.
16. Li-wei Liu, Wei-Jyun Chen, Jin-Bing Lin, 2013,
An Investigation on Sideslope Stabilization in TengJhih Forest Road at 2k Section,
2013 Conference on Sustainable Development and Disaster Prevention in Civil Engineering, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
17. Wei-Jyun Chen, Li-wei Liu, Jin-Bing Lin, 2013,
Tengjhih Forest Road Earth Anchor Damage and Slope Failure Exploration of the Relationships,
2013 Conference on Sustainable Development and Disaster Prevention in Civil Engineering, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Books and Chapters
1. Li-wei Liu (2021, Nov.).
Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) Based Crop Growth Environment Monitoring System Development - A Demonstration of Development and Integration on Rice Growth Rate.
Ph.D. Degree Dissertation. Department of Civil Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology.
2. Sheng-Hsin Hsieh, Li-wei Liu, Wen-Guey Chung and Yu-Min Wang (2020, Jul.).
Sensitivity Analysis on the Rising Relation between Short-Term Rainfall and Groundwater Table Adjacent to an Artificial Recharge Lake.
In R. Morbidelli, C. Saltalippi and A. Flammini (Ed.). Rainfall Infiltration Modeling (pp.123-136), Basel, Switzerland: MDPI Publisher. ISBN 978-3-03936-022-2.
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Location:
BD205, General Research Service Center, No. 1, ShuiFu Rd., Neipu Township, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan
Email:
liweiliu@mail.npust.edu.tw
Call:
+886-8-7703202,8416