5th International Symposium on Machine Learning & Big Data in Geoscience (5ISMLG)
10-13 May 2026, Hong Kong
The HKUST Space Remote Sensing Program
Speaker:
Limin Zhang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Abstract:
Space-aerial-terrestrial monitoring ensures the safe operation of engineering systems, socio-economical systems and the natural environment. The multi-source monitoring data also fuels geoscience machine learning and engineering applications. HKUST leads an ambitious multi-modal satellite sensing program that aims to monitor global land and ocean hazards and environment, advance renewable energy development, and achieve green and sustainable development goals. The major components of the multi-modal satellite program will be introduced in this lecture, including the HKUST-FYBB#1 high-resolution optical satellite, the high-precision CO2 and methane synergistic observatory payload to be deployed on China Space Station, the Feilian hyperspectral satellite constellation for global wind field measurement, and a space-based data center that will eliminate the downlink bottleneck for remote sensing data and support low-carbon economy.
Biography:
Dr Limin Zhang is Chair Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Associate Director of Sate Key Lab of Climate Resilience for Coastal Cities at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research areas include slopes, dams, foundations, geotechnical risk assessment and management, as well as geoscience sensing. Dr Zhang is Chair of International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)’s TC210 on Embankment Dams, Past Chair of ASCE Geo-Institute’s Risk Assessment and Management Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Georisk, Special Editor of Geodata and AI, Associate Editor of ASCE’s Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, and editorial board member of Engineering Geology, Computers and Geotechnics and other journals. He is recipient of Chinese National Engineer Award, ASCE Ralph Peck Award, ISSMGE’s Lacasse Lecture Award and Wilson Tang Lecture Award.