AquaCrop: The FAO Crop Water Productivity Model and Its Adaptation for the AI4Water Project

SEMINAR OVERVIEW
Join us for an in-depth exploration of AquaCrop integration within the AI4Water project framework. This DII Seminar will provide valuable insights into crop water productivity modeling and its application to Mediterranean water resource optimization.

Speaker: Prof. Eva Onaindia, Universitat Politècnica de València

Date & Time: April 1, 2026 | 10:00-13:00

Location: Room B2.4 DICATAM
Online: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/366346911962484?p=nwo282evz1oZX3xfQk

ID riunione: 366 346 911 962 484
Passcode: jd2dP6a4

Organized by: Prof. I. Serina, Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione (DII)

Session Highlights:

Part 1: AquaCrop Simulation Framework

• Input data requirements for AquaCrop simulations
• The optimization-AquaCrop framework architecture
• Temporal and static data components
• Constraints and parameters of each system component

Part 2: Capitanata Case Study Application

• Soil data analysis from SoilGrids database
• Data mapping methodologies to AquaCrop parameters
• Soil parametrization results and validation
• Comparative analysis with AquaCrop default values

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Prof. Eva Onaindia is a Professor of Computer Science at Universitat Politecnica deValencia (UPV) in Spain. She has worked in several subfields of AI, particularly on the areas of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Automated Planning and Multi-Agent Systems. Currently, her main focus is on the integration of Planning and Learning and the development of personalized decision-making techniques that account for human values and user preferences. She was Editor-in-Chief of the journal AI Communications, the European journal on AI, and served as programco-chair of the conference ICAPS 2019, the International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling.