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analysis, ensemble learning, deep learning, and remote
sensing applications.
Lin received his bachelor's degree from HIT in 2012. He
has worked at the Institute of Image and Information Technology, HIT, in the field of parallel computing and machine
learning (especially deep learning) and their applications for
remote sensing.
Zhao received her bachelor's degree from the College of
Information and Communication Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, China, in 2013. She graduated from
the Institute of Image and Information Technology, HIT.
Her research interests include hyperspectral image processing, machine learning, and deep learning.
Wang received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from
HIT in 2005 and his Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(UIUC) in 2010. He is a professor at the School of Electrical
and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and a research scientist with the Advanced
Digital Science Center, Singapore. His research interests include computer vision, machine learning, object recognition,
scene analysis, and large-scale machine learning. Wang received the prestigious Harriett and Robert Perry Fellowship in
2009-2010 and the Computer Science/Artificial Intelligence
Award in 2009 while completing his Ph.D. degree at UIUC.

FIGURE 5. The recipients of the 2019 GRSS publications awards with
their presenters (from left): Antonio Plaza, Irena Hajnsek, Quanhua
Liu, Feifeng Liu, Yushi Chen, Weimin Huang, and Paolo Gamba.

FIGURE 6. 2019 IEEE GRSS Early Career Award recipient Si-Wei

Chen (right) with GRSS President Paolo Gamba.
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Gu received his Ph.D. degree in information and communication engineering from HIT in 2005. He joined HIT
as a lecturer in the School of Electronics and Information
Engineering and in 2006 was appointed associate professor. From 2011 to 2012, he was a visiting scholar with the
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley, United States.
Currently, he is a professor with the Department of Information Engineering, HIT. He has published a number of
peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. He is the holder
or coholder of seven patents. His research interests include image processing in remote sensing, machine learning, pattern analysis, and multiscale geometric analysis.
Gu was enrolled in the first Outstanding Young Teacher
Training Program of HIT. He is a peer reviewer for several
international journals, including IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on Instrument
and Measurement, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology's
Electronics Letters.
Figure 5 shows all of the recipients of GRSS publication
awards with presenters Paolo Gamba and Antonio Plaza.
IEEE GRSS EARLY CAREER AWARD
The IEEE GRSS Early Career Award aims to promote, recognize, and support young scientists and engineers within the GRSS who have demonstrated outstanding ability
and the promise for significant future contributions. Factors considered for nomination include quality, the significance and impact of contributions, papers published
in archival journals, papers presented at conferences and
symposia, patents, a demonstration of leadership, and advancement of the professional. The candidate must have
been a GRSS member for at least five years and be younger than 35 at the time of nomination. He or she must be
making outstanding contributions in one or more GRSS
field(s) of interest. Previous award winners are ineligible.
The award consists of a certificate and an honorarium of
US$1,500. This year, the GRSS Early Career Award was
presented to Si-Wei Chen (Figure 6), associate professor at
the National University of Defense Technology in Changsha, China, for "outstanding contributions in polarimetric
radar imaging, target scattering interpretation, and natural disaster evaluation."
Chen received his Ph.D. degree from Tohuku University,
Sendai, Japan. He has made a number of highly significant contributions to radar polarimetry and polarimetric
imaging radar, especially polarimetric SAR target scattering mechanism modeling, interpretation, and application.
Three of his scientific achievements will be included in the
new version of PolSARpro software, which is a widely used
tool for PolSAR data investigations. He has an impressive
research record, multiple patents, and a history of invited
talks at international conferences. He is a Senior Member of
the IEEE and a founding member of the IEEE GRSS Changsha Chapter.
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