Qihao Weng is a Chair Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and a Foreign Member of the Academia Europaea. A Fellow of IEEE, AAAS, AAG, ASPRS, and AAIA, he previously directed Indiana State University’s Center for Urban and Environmental Change (2001-2021) and served as a NASA Senior Fellow (2008-2009). He led the GEO Global Urban Observation & Information Initiative (2012-2022) and is Editor-in-Chief of the ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. He also edits two Taylor & Francis book series in remote sensing and imaging science, chairs the IEEE/ISPRS/GEO International Workshop on Earth Observation series (since 2008), and has held leadership roles with ASPRS and the U.S. DOE.