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Data Scientist & Applied Research Specialist Driving Insight-Led Decisions in AgTech, Energy, and Sustainability

Profile Summary

I am an interdisciplinary Data Scientist and Applied Research Specialist with experience translating complex datasets into actionable insights for decision-makers across agriculture, energy, sustainability, and technology-driven industries. My work sits at the intersection of quantitative analysis, experimental design, and strategic problem-solving, helping organizations move from data to impact. I bring hands-on expertise in statistical modeling, power analysis, experimental and field-trial design, data validation, and predictive analytics. I have worked with multi-year, multi-location datasets, built decision frameworks under uncertainty, and supported research-to-implementation efforts where rigor and practicality must coexist.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Agricultural Engineering
• ☆ Agricultural Technology
• ☆ Farm Management
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Applied Statistics
• ☆ Regression Analysis
• ☆ Multivariate Analysis
• ☆ Bayesian Statistics
• ☆ Correlation Analysis
• ☆ Spatial Statistics
• ☆ Consumer Products

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Research Market Research

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting, Digital Strategy Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

Research Assistant

North Dakota State University

January 2016 - Present

Digitization Manager/ Principal Discovery Scientist

PepsiCo

December 2023 - December 2025

Education

Ph.D. (Agricultural and Biosystem Engineering)

North Dakota State University

January 2016 - Present

PhD

North Dakota State University

January 2016 - December 2019

M.Sc. (Water Engineering)

University of Tabriz Faculty of Agriculture

September 2012 - January 2015

B.Sc. (Water Engineering)

University of Tabriz Faculty of Agriculture

September 2007 - August 2011

Certifications

• MIT Decision Making

  NA

  September 2023 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ali Rashid Niaghi, Oveis Hassanijalilian, Jalal Shiri (2021). Estimation of Reference Evapotranspiration Using Spatial and Temporal Machine Learning Approaches . Hydrology.

Ali Rashid Niaghi, Xinhua Jia(2019). New Approach to Improve the Soil Water Balance Method for Evapotranspiration Estimation . Water. 11. (12). p. 2478. {MDPI} {AG}

Ali Rashid Niaghi, Xinhua Jia (2019). New Approach to Improve the Soil Water Balance Method for Evapotranspiration Estimation . Water.

Yavuz F. Fidantemiz, Xinhua Jia, Aaron L.M. Daigh, Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, Dean D. Steele, Ali R. Niaghi, Halis Simsek(2019). Effect of Water Table Depth on Soybean Water Use, Growth, and Yield Parameters . Water. 11. (5). p. 931. {MDPI} {AG}

Yavuz F. Fidantemiz, Xinhua Jia, Aaron L.M. Daigh, Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, Dean D. Steele, Ali R. Niaghi, Halis Simsek (2019). Effect of Water Table Depth on Soybean Water Use, Growth, and Yield Parameters . Water.

OTHER

Ali Rashid Niaghi, Oveis Hassanijalilian, Jalal Shiri(2019). Evaluation of Machine Learning Techniques for Daily Reference Evapotranspiration Estimation . {MDPI} {AG}

WORKING PAPER

Evaluation of Machine Learning Techniques for Daily Reference Evapotranspiration Estimation .