Dr. Deanroy Mbabazi is a civil engineer| Ag and Biological Engineer specializing in water resources engineering, mathematical and statistical modeling, AI/machine learning, hydraulics, and hydrology.
Dean earned his PhD in the Biological and Agricultural Engineering department at Texas A&M University. His M.S. and B.S. degrees were earned at the University of Florida and Makerere University respectively.
2021 AGU Fall Meeting
Dec 13-17, 2021
UPCOMING EVENTS
PREVIOUS RESEARCH
Access to water is a fundamental human right, with population growth projections of 2 to 3 billion by 2050 coupled with the limited or uncertain supply of fresh water, competition for water is a key driver of conflict and raises concerns about food security.
Agriculture accounts for 70% of the worlds global freshwater withdrawals and efficient irrigation scheduling will help maximize water savings. This research was conducted in Florida, USA.
Objectives of research were to
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Evaluate the use of Smartphone apps and evapotranspiration based controllers for irrigation scheduling to achieve water and energy savings.
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Develop irrigation scheduling models in R and MATLAB to optimize the Smartphone apps.
