Wenjiao Shi earned her Ph.D. in Cartography and Geographic Information Systems from the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 2009. At the same institute, she served as an Assistant Professor (2009–2014), then an Associate Professor (2014–2019), and is currently a Professor. She was elected as a member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association (YIPA), CAS. Her areas of specialization include geographic information analysis and remote sensing of resources and the environment.