Dr. Zengli Wang is an Associate Professor, Master’s Supervisor, and National Registered Surveying and Mapping Engineer at Hohai University, where he also serves as the Branch Secretary of the Department of Remote Sensing. He earned his Ph.D. in Cartography and GIS from Nanjing Normal University and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Cincinnati from 2017 to 2019. A distinguished educator, Dr. Wang was honored as a Hohai University Outstanding Chief Lecturer (2026) and has received the Grand Prize in the National Young Teachers’ Teaching Competition for Surveying and Mapping (2022). His dedication to mentorship is further reflected in his leadership of four national and provincial-level Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Programs for university students. Dr. Wang’s research focuses on GIS modeling and analysis, geospatial big data, and public safety analytics. He has led several high-level projects, including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (General and Youth programs) and the Ministry of Education’s Humanities and Social Sciences Fund, addressing critical issues such as the impact of urban renewal on crime mechanisms and the propagation of property-related crimes. With over 20 publications in prestigious journals like IJGIS, IJDE, and Urban Studies, his recent work tackles geocoding optimization and the integration of multi-source spatial data for urban governance.