Congcong Sun

Congcong Sun is an Assistant Professor in Agricultural Biosystems Engineering, specializing in control systems for agricultural environments and water distribution networks. Her research spans predictive modeling, reinforcement learning, and sensor technology integration.

• Affiliation: Agricultural Biosystems Engineering
• Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Research Focus:
Congcong Sun's work emphasizes:

• Reinforcement Learning for climate control in greenhouses
• Model-based Predictive Control (MPC) for water distribution systems
• Handling Parametric Uncertainty in urban drainage networks
• Multisensor Fusion for precision agriculture
• Food Security through advanced agricultural technology

Collaborative Projects:
Current projects include:

• Soft and Biodegradable Sensing Technologies for Precision Soil and Crop Management
• Zero-emission Indoor Horticulture with Renewable Energy
• Autonomous Plant Factory Light Control using Phenomics
• SMARTFARMING: Vertical Farming with Self-learning Control
• Manure Removal Robotics in Dairy Barns

Scientific Contributions:
Her publications focus on:

• Deep Learning for Temperature Prediction in Solar Greenhouses
• Stochastic MPC for Urban Drainage Systems
• Sliding Mode Control for Nonlinear Systems
• Safe Stabilization Techniques for Robotic Systems
• Data-Driven Pipe Life Prognosis in Water Networks

Advising & Collaboration:
Active advisor for multiple PhD and EngD candidates, collaborating with researchers like E. van Henten, P. Groot Koerkamp, and G. Kootstra on agricultural automation and water system controls.