Anderson Safre is a UC Cooperative Extension Specialist with a statewide appointment in agricultural technology and innovation. He is based at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Parlier and the West Side Research and Extension Center in Five Points, California.

His research focuses on precision agriculture for specialty crops, with an emphasis on yield mapping through the development of low-cost sensing hardware and computer vision approaches. His work includes the design of affordable, open-source tools such as dendrometers, as well as the deployment of IoT-based sensor networks for agricultural applications.

Safre’s research also explores the use of remote sensing to estimate plant water stress and evapotranspiration. By integrating satellite, UAV, and ground-based sensing systems with advanced data analytics, his work supports improved irrigation scheduling, enhanced water-use efficiency, and broader adoption of agricultural technologies.

He received recognition for his research excellence as the 2025 Ph.D. Student of the Year from both the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the College of Engineering at Utah State University.