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Dr. Aili Qu is a leading researcher in agricultural robotics and autonomous systems, specializing in computer vision and deep learning for precision agriculture. Her work focuses on developing lightweight, efficient neural networks for real-time object detection and semantic segmentation in complex natural environments. Dr. Qu’s most impactful contribution is the creation of a modified Single Shot Multi-Box Detector (SSD) for detecting Lingwu long jujubes, achieving 16 citations by enabling low-computational, high-precision robotic picking. She further advanced the field with MFENet (Multi-scale Feature Extraction Network), cited 11 times, which simultaneously deblurs and segments images of swinging wolfberry branches—a critical step for automated harvesting in dynamic conditions. Her research extends to autonomous navigation, where she designed a multiscale feature extraction network for real-time semantic segmentation of road scenes, cited 9 times, directly supporting the safe operation of agricultural robots. By integrating multi-scale feature extraction with lightweight architectures, Dr. Qu has significantly improved the accuracy and speed of vision systems for field robots, bridging the gap between laboratory algorithms and practical deployment in orchards and farms. Her work is essential reading for engineers developing intelligent harvesting and autonomous navigation solutions.