Chen Jianping was born in Beijing, China, in 1959. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geoscience from the Chengdu University of Technology, Sichuan, in 1988 and his Ph.D. degree in Remote Sensing of Environmental Resources from Chengdu University of Technology, Sichuan, in 1995. From 1982 to 1993, he was a Research Assistant with the Remote Sensing Geology Laboratory, Chengdu University of Technology. From 1993 to 1997, he was an Associate Professor at Chengdu University of Technology. Since 1997, he has been a Full Professor in the Earth Science and Resources Department, University of Geoscience, Beijing, China. He is the author of 30 books, more than 120 articles, and more than 10 inventions. His research interests include mineral resources assessment and big data analysis. Prof. Chen was a recipient of the Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2015 and the International Association for Mathematical GeoScience Scientist Award for Excellence in 2009.