Qiang Mei is now working as a lecturer at the School of Navigation at Jimei University, currently executing one national major science and technology project as the project executor, leading one Fujian Provincial Natural Science Foundation project, two Fujian Provincial Department of Education funds, and one open fund from the Digital Fujian Big Data Modeling and Intelligent Computing Research Institute. He has participated in the drafting and approval of the "Deep Blue Plan," a key project of the Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transportation. His major interests are GIS and maritime safety.