CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX
Research archive
Every field note in one calm timeline—from developer workflows to AI-assisted plant phenotyping.
- 19
- field notes
- 6
- years documented
2026
1 notes- PhenoHUB: A Mobile Toolkit for Digital Plant Phenotyping
A January 2026 snapshot of a WeChat Mini Program combining field utilities, weather queries, image tools, and experimental AI assistants.
2025
7 notes- Botanical Extract AI Pro: An Experimental Background-Isolation Workflow
An experimental web and batch workflow for placing plants on white backgrounds with multimodal image models, including scientific and privacy limitations.
- MCTP: A Multi-Modal Crop Phenotyping Workspace
A desktop workspace for hyperspectral, LiDAR, RGB, and thermal crop-phenotyping workflows, with clear boundaries between shared UI and cross-modal fusion.
- Predicting Leaf BRDF from Phenotypic Traits
A peer-reviewed framework combining directional spectroscopy, BRDF fitting, phenotypic traits, ensemble learning, and canopy ray tracing in four species.
- Local AI Assistants and Agents: A Secure, Reproducible Deployment Guide
A practical path from a local Ollama assistant to retrieval and controlled tool use, with explicit privacy, security, versioning, and deployment boundaries.
- Local Image Quantification in Python: An Experimental, Auditable Workflow
A compact OpenCV workflow for segmenting isolated biological samples, exporting pixel and calibrated size descriptors, and documenting the validation required before scientific use.
- From Manuscript to Publication: A Practical Guide for Researchers
A concise, publisher-neutral guide to journal selection, manuscript preparation, submission, peer review, publication status, research integrity, and post-publication maintenance.
- Hunyuan3D-1 for Plant Images: A Reproducible Exploration Guide
A version-specific, evidence-aware workflow for generating exploratory plant meshes with Hunyuan3D-1 and validating why generative 3D output is not automatically a phenotype measurement.
2024
3 notes- UAV 3D Crop Phenotyping: From CCO Acquisition to Validated Traits
A field-to-analysis workflow for Cross-Circular Oblique UAV acquisition, SfM reconstruction, spatial referencing, point-cloud phenotyping, and honest model validation.
- Root Quantify: Interactive Root Image Preprocessing in Python
A practical guide to using Root Quantify for polygon ROI selection, background correction, binary-mask cleanup, and organized export before downstream root analysis.
- Local LLMs: A Reproducible Guide to Running, Fine-Tuning, and Serving Models
A maintainable workflow for choosing a local model, testing it with Ollama, planning parameter-efficient fine-tuning, evaluating results, and exposing a service safely.
2023
2 notes- Canopy Photosynthesis from 3D Plant Models — A Conceptual Workflow
A validation-first research framework connecting multi-view reconstruction, plant geometry, radiative transfer, leaf physiology, and canopy-scale uncertainty.
- DJI P4 Multispectral to Plot-Level Traits with WebODM and QGIS
A validation-first workflow for processing DJI P4 Multispectral imagery in WebODM, checking band metadata in QGIS, and extracting plot-level vegetation features.
2022
3 notes- PyTorch for Research — A Version-Aware Learning Roadmap
A concise, reproducibility-focused route from tensors and training loops to transfer learning, evaluation, safe checkpoints, and deployment boundaries.
- Turntable Photogrammetry for Potted Cotton in a Growth Chamber
An experimental, validation-first protocol for acquiring and reconstructing multi-view images of potted cotton plants in a controlled environment.
- A Reproducible Research Workflow with VS Code, Miniconda, and Git
A practical workflow for structuring Python research projects, recording environments, collaborating through Git, and preserving data provenance.
2021
3 notes- Git and GitHub Beginner Guide
A safe, modern introduction to repositories, commits, branches, remotes, pull requests, authentication, and undoing mistakes.
- macOS Keyboard Shortcuts — A Practical Reference
A compact, safety-aware reference for everyday macOS, Finder, text-editing, browser, screenshot, and recovery shortcuts.
- Build and Publish a Personal Website with Docusaurus and GitHub Pages
A version-aware workflow for creating a Docusaurus portfolio, configuring GitHub Pages correctly, and maintaining a reliable deployment.