Dr. Xinan Yue has been a Professor at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, since 2015. Before that, he worked at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research as a Research Scientist from 2009 to 2011, as a Project Scientist 1 from 2011 to 2013, and a Project Scientist 2 from 2013 to 2015. He studied for a Ph.D. degree at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, from 2003 to 2008. He has received honors including the Presidential Excellence Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Excellent PhD thesis of CAS Nomination Award. His scientific interests include ionospheric/thermospheric modeling, data assimilation, GNSS applications, remote sensing, and space weather. Now, he is leading SYISR development.