Position Title
Research Scholar
Wessam Essam Elssawy is a Visiting Scholar at the postdoctoral level in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Engineering, University of California, Davis, working within Dr. Andre Daccache’s Advanced Irrigation Laboratory. Dr. Elssawy holds a Ph.D. focused on water-saving and climate change mitigation through innovative agricultural techniques like hydroponics systems and serves as a Researcher at the Agricultural Engineering Research Institute (AEnRI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Egypt.
Her current research integrates artificial intelligence, machine learning, remote sensing, and environmental monitoring to enhance water use efficiency and develop AI-driven evapotranspiration (ET) and greenhouse microclimate models. Her work emphasizes data fusion from ground sensors and satellite observations to predict crop water requirements and optimize smart irrigation systems under climate variability.
Dr. Elssawy’s broader research interests include hydroponics, aquaponics, climate adaptation strategies, water-saving innovations, predictive modeling, precision agriculture, and advanced technologies for controlled environments. Her interdisciplinary expertise bridges agricultural engineering and computational intelligence, contributing to the development of sustainable, data-driven agricultural systems in both open-field and greenhouse settings.