Dr. Xinyuan Wang is currently Professor of the Aerospace
Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China. He is
also serving as Deputy Director of the International Centre on Space
Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) under the Auspices of
UNESCO, Chair of the Digital Heritage Specialized Committee of China National
Committee, International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE), Co-Chair of the
Heritage Working Group of the Digital Belt and Road Programme (DBAR), Member of
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), Executive Member of
ICOMOS-China, Member of the World Heritage Expert Committee of the State
Forestry and Grass Administration of China. He is engaged in the research of
remote sensing archaeology and digital heritage conservation and application.
He was in charge of or participated as a key member in more than 30 projects,
and published more than 180 research papers and 6 academic works.
Dr. Lei Luo is currently an Assistant Professor in the topic of remote sensing and GIS at the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He graduated from Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, China, in 2010 and received his Master's degree and Ph.D. degree at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, China, in 2013 and 2016, respectively. He researches earth observation technologies and big earth observation data for natural and cultural heritage mapping, monitoring, and conservation. He was a member of HIST and published a series of peer-reviewed papers related to natural and cultural heritage.