Xianghong Hua was born in Tai Xian, Jiangsu Province, China, in 1963. He achieved a Ph.D. degree in Engineering from Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, in 2006. He is currently a Professor of Geodesy and Surveying Engineering, and is the Director of the Wuhan University Hazard Monitoring and Prevention Research Center. His research interests include engineering survey and thematic GIS, 3D laser scanning data processing and quality evaluation, engineering and disaster monitoring and forecasting, multi-sensor information fusion, and seamless positioning and navigation technology.