Professor
CBAS
Qiu Yubao is a Professor of CBAS. He specializes in the microwave remote sensing for snow and ice, Arctic environment, and data science for Earth observations. From March 2012, he began his secondment as the Scientific and Technical Officer in Secretary to Group on Earth Observations (GEO) based in Geneva, supporting the water component-information services for cold regions, ecosystems, and data sharing. He has been brokering the Earth observation programs and applications. He was with the Helsinki University of Technology in 2008, and Finnish Metrological Institute as a short-term visiting scientist for each year from 2016 to 2018. Currently, he is also working as the PI for three national level projects funded by Ministry of Science and Technology of China and Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2017, he started to co-chair the working group on High Mountain and Polar Cold Regions under Digital Belt and Road Program, and co-lead to the GEO Cold Regions Initiative.
SPACE AGENCY PANEL: EO FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS
This panel will explore the strategic role of Earth Observation technologies in advancing global sustainability, emphasizing SDG 17, which focuses on revitalizing global partnerships for sustainable