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Deqiang He is a researcher whose career spans the intersection of computer vision, deep learning, and agricultural robotics — a journey that began with foundational work in active vision systems and has evolved into pioneering contributions to precision agriculture. In the early 2000s, He developed novel active-vision systems for recognizing moving 3D objects, integrating pre-marking techniques and trajectory prediction to address real-world recognition challenges — work that laid an intellectual foundation for his later applied research. By 2008, his focus had shifted toward agricultural automation, contributing control system designs for apple-picking robotic arms. His most impactful contributions, however, have come through his recent work applying advanced deep learning architectures to fruit detection and harvesting. His improved YOLOv8-based models for mango picking point localization and simultaneous fruit-and-stem detection have garnered over 44 and 38 citations respectively within a single year, demonstrating remarkable uptake in the research community. His work on edge-deployed lightweight models for detecting passion fruits in complex orchard environments further underscores his commitment to practical, field-ready solutions. Collectively, He's research is shaping the future of robotic harvesting and smart agricultural systems.