Dr. Haimeng Liu is an Associate Professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He earned his Ph.D. from the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research in 2017. He has published more than 80 peer-reviewed publications, international presentations, and book chapters. He is recognized as one of the World's Top 2% Scientists. His research has provided decision-making consulting and urban planning services to many local governments.  He is one of the main authors of the Report on Big Data Supporting Sustainable Development Goals (2021), Beautiful China Construction Evaluation Report 2020, and Climate and Ecological Environment Change in China. His research and publications concern urban sustainability, urban geography, coupled human and natural systems in urbanization, spatial analysis and visualization, and environmental economics.