Dan Xu is a lecturer at China Agricultural University. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Automation from Shandong University of Science and Technology between September 2008 and June 2012. Subsequently, he earned his Master of Engineering degree in Agricultural Electrification and Automation from China Agricultural University between September 2012 and July 2014. From September 2014 to January 2019, he completed his Doctor of Engineering degree in Agricultural Electrification and Automation at China Agricultural University. Between February 2019 and November 2020, he conducted postdoctoral research at the Institute of Agricultural Environment and Sustainable Development of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. In December 2020, he joined the Department of Agricultural Architecture and Environmental Engineering in the College of Water Conservancy and Civil Engineering at China Agricultural University as a lecturer, and currently serves as a master's supervisor. His research focuses on greenhouse environment optimal control and computer vision.