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Dr. Zhiwei Li is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Cartography and Geoinformation Engineering from Wuhan University in 2020. Prior to his current position, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Wuhan University from 2020 to 2022. His research interests mainly focus on urban and environmental remote sensing, cloud detection and removal, land cover/use mapping, and flood monitoring. He has been the PI of multiple projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation. He has authored over 20 journal papers in RSEISPRS P&RSIEEE TGRS, etc., with a total of over 3000 citations (as of April 2025 in Google Scholar), four of which have been selected as ESI highly cited papers. The methods and tools he developed have been widely used to generate national and regional remote sensing data products and to support national land resource monitoring by the China Land Survey and Planning Institute and other related departments.

Personal Website: https://zhiweili.net/

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land

Education/Academic qualification

Doctor of Engineering, Wuhan University

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