Shufang Xu is an associate professor at the College of Computer and Software and Engineering at the Hohei University. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Applied Electronics Technology from the School of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering at Anhui Normal University, as well as a Master's degree and Ph.D. in Communication and Information Systems, both from the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. She has published over 30 high-impact papers and holds over 30 authorised invention patents. She is also an editor of the international journal Frontiers in Remote Sensing and a member of the Remote Sensing Imagery Committee of the Chinese Society of Image and Graphics.