David A. Clausi (Senior Member, IEEE) received a Ph.D. degree in systems design engineering from the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, in 1996. Afterward, he worked in medical imaging with Mitra Imaging Inc., Waterloo. He started his academic career in 1997 as an Assistant Professor of geomatics engineering at the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. In 1999, he returned to the University of Waterloo, where he is currently a Professor who specializes in the field of intelligent systems and the Associate Dean of Research and External Partnerships with the Faculty of Engineering. He has numerous contributions, publishing refereed journal articles and conference papers primarily related to remote sensing, computer vision, image processing, and algorithm design. Prof. Clausi has published extensively and received many scholarships, paper awards, research awards, and teaching excellence awards, and his efforts have led to successful commercial implementations, culminating in the creation and sale of a high-tech company. He was the Co-Chair of IAPR Technical Committee 7—Remote Sensing from 2004 to 2006.