Prof. Dr. Xiaoquan Song obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Marine Physics from Ocean University of Qingdao, in 1998 and 2000, respectively. In 2003, he received his PhD degree in Physical Oceanography and Ocean Technology from the Institute of Marine Remote Sensing, Ocean University of China. Since 2015, he has been serving as an Associate Professor at the Department of Marine Technology, School of Information Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China. Since 2017, he has been working as an Associate Professor at the Regional Ocean Dynamics and Numerical Simulation Function Laboratory, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology Pilot. His research focuses on atmospheric and ocean laser remote sensing methods and lidar systems, technologies, data processing and applications.