Di He

Dr Di He is a Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO Agriculture and Food in Canberra, Australia, with a strong research focus on agricultural systems modelling and climate resilience. She is co-leader of the AgMIP-Canola international modelling team and leads a CSIRO-CAS project on agri-climatic extremes. Her work integrates biophysical modelling with digital technologies to improve farm decision-making.

Research Interests: Dr He specializes in genotype-by-environment-by-management (GxExM) interactions, climate change and extreme weather impacts on crops, and soil-plant systems modelling. She applies the APSIM platform to study water, carbon, and nutrient dynamics, and combines traditional modelling with machine learning, remote sensing, and phenotyping for digital agriculture solutions.

Scientific Awards:

• John Philip Award for the Promotion of Excellence in Young Scientist (CSIRO, 2018)
• Best PhD Research and Presentation Award at MODSIM 2015

Advising and Grants: Dr He leads the CSIRO-CAS project (2023–2026) on new methods to detect and cope with extreme climate events in cropping systems. She has been co-leader of AgMIP-Canola since 2015, fostering international collaboration in canola model improvement. While no formal students are listed, she co-leads major research initiatives and contributes to scientific capacity building.

Labs and Teams: She is part of CSIRO’s Digiscape and Agriculture and Food divisions, contributing to advanced digital agriculture research. Her work is embedded in collaborative international networks, particularly with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Stanford University, where she was a visiting scientist in 2019.