Assoc. Prof. Xian Li
Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Bio: Xian Li is an Associate Professor at the School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China. He received his Doctoral degree in Instrument Science and Technology from HIT in 2021 and undertook joint doctoral research at Ghent University, Belgium, from 2018 to 2020, funded by the China Scholarship Council.
His research directions focus on multimodal remote sensing technologies, with emphasis on hyperspectral imaging and LiDAR. His researches is backed by numerous funds, including the National Major Scientific Instruments and Equipment Development Project and the Youth Science Fund Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the China Postdoctoral Special Science Foundation, ministerial-level research programs, the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by the China Institute of Electronics, the Longjiang Science and Technology Talents Program, as well as the Heilongjiang Excellent Young Scholars Science Foundation.
Dr. Li has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers, including more than 25 in prestigious journals such as IEEE TGRS, IEEE TNNLS, and SCIENCE CHINA Information Sciences. He also owns over 40 authorized patents for multi-source remote sensing system design and data fusion algorithms. For academic service, he was named IEEE TGRS Best Reviewer in 2025 and 2026.

Speech Title: Multi-mode Remote Sensing Data Processing