Prof. Wei Gong received his B.Sc. degree from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1993, M.Sc. degree from the Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 1996, and Ph.D. degree from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1999. From 1999 to 2000, he was a Senior Researcher at the Wuhan Research Institute of Posts and Telecommunications. From 2000 to 2002, he was a Postdoc at Hampton University and then a Research Assistant Professor from 2002 to 2004. Since January 2005, he has been an Associate Professor at Wuhan University. Now, he is a Professor and PhD tutor of LIESMARS and Director of the International Research Center of Satellite, Remote Sensing, and Atmospheric Monitoring, Wuhan University. He is also the Chairman of the IEEE Section MD; Vice-president of the ISPRS International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Working Group; member of the Chinese Society of Astronautics Optoelectronic Technology Committee; member of the Chinese Society of Astronautics Space Remote Sensing Professional Committee; member of the International Society for Optical Engineering; and esteemed reviewer of a dozen internationally renowned journals. His research focuses on the technology and application of optical and laser remote sensing, including new laser remote sensing technologies towards atmosphere and land, optical and laser remote sensing data processing, and the quantitive applications of optical and laser spatial information.