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Prof. Yi Wang

China University of Geosciences, Wuhan

Yi Wang is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at China University of Geosciences, serving as the Director of the Hubei Provincial First-Class Undergraduate Program in "Geoinformation Science and Technology." Recognized for his academic excellence, he has been selected for prestigious programs including the university's "Cradle Plan Talent" and "Distinguished Geoscientist" award. He was consecutively listed in Stanford University's "World’s Top 2% Scientists" from 2023 to 2024. His primary research focuses on disaster remote sensing, spatiotemporal analysis and prediction of geological hazards, and intelligent geoscience information processing. He has led or participated in over 10 national and provincial-level research projects. With a strong publication record, he has authored more than 60 papers, including over 40 as first or corresponding author in international SCI journals. His work has garnered significant impact, with total citations exceeding 4,000, nine papers recognized as ESI Global Top 1% Highly Cited, and multiple awards such as the Elsevier "Most Cited Paper Award." In addition to his research, Professor Wang serves on the editorial boards of several journals and holds national invention patents and software copyrights.

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Prof. Jisheng Xia

Yunnan University

Jisheng Xia is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, currently serving as the Party Committee Secretary of the School of Earth Sciences at Yunnan University. He holds several academic and professional roles, including member of the Education and Popularization Committee of the National GIS Association, Vice Chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Society of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation, and standing council member of the Yunnan Geographical Society. He has been recognized as a leading young academic scholar in Kunming. Since joining Yunnan University in April 2002, he has been engaged in teaching and research focusing on GIS applications, watershed eco-environment informatization, mountain environmental change and simulation, and LiDAR remote sensing. He has received multiple awards, such as the Third Prize of the Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Award, the Second Prize of the Ministry of Education Science and Technology Award, the First and Second Prizes of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Science and Technology Award, teaching achievement awards from Yunnan University, and the Yunnan University Wu Daguan Outstanding Teacher Award. Professor Xia has led three projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has authored over 80 academic papers published in journals including GIScience & Remote Sensing, Geosphere, Remote Sensing, Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, Landscape Ecology, Geographical Science, and Resources and Environment in the Yangtze Basin. Among these, 20 papers are SCI-indexed with him as the first or corresponding author. He has also published four academic monographs and textbooks.

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Prof. Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in geoinformatics from the University of Technology, Malaysia, and the Ph.D. degree in civil and structural from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Since 2001, he has been with the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He also appointed as the Head of the Earth Observation Centre, Institute of Climate Change, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He has involved as a principal researcher and a consultant works more than 50 research grants, 33 consultant works in Malaysia. He has supervised 13 Ph.D. students, six master’s students, and 19 bachelor’s degrees. His expertise is a geographical information system and geomatic and has almost 20 years’ experience in research and consultancy. He has successfully completed almost 17 water-related projects including sea-level rise, geospatial analysis, land-use changes, water quality, shoreline erosion, water management using GIS and coastal vulnerability index. He now led high impact research on climate change, especially on the physical and economic impacts. He has published more than 86 journal articles, 28 books and chapters in book and 78 proceedings in national and international proceedings.