Tao Yancheng, male, born in August , is from Guilin, Guangxi. He is a PhD candidate in ecology at Xiamen University and a senior engineer in marine engineering and technology, surveying, and geographic information at the Guangxi Academy of Marine Sciences (Guangxi Mangrove Research Center). He mainly engages in coastal wetland remote sensing and GIS applications, mangrove protection and ecological restoration, and marine natural resource surveys. He had undertaken research work in monitoring and assessment, drone applications, and ocean surveying and mapping.