Dr. Bingwen Qiu, Fuzhou University, China.
Dr. Qiu Bingwen is a Research Professor at the Key Laboratory of Spatial Data Mining & Information Sharing of the Ministry of Education, based at Fuzhou University in Fujian, China. He holds a Ph.D. in Cartology and GIS from the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he conducted multi-scale analyses of regional land use patterns. Dr. Qiu’s research interests center on mapping cropping systems at large scales using optical and radar time series datasets, integrating spatial data for environmental assessment. He has held visiting scholar positions at the Carnegie Institution for Science and the University of Cambridge, working under renowned scientists such as Joe Berry and Robert Haining. His academic background includes a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Huazhong Agricultural University and a Bachelor’s degree in Soil Science from Hunan Agricultural University.
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Summary of Suitability for Women Researcher Award:
Dr. Qiu Bingwen, a Research Professor with extensive experience in GIS, cartology, and environmental engineering, has significantly contributed to mapping large-scale cropping systems using optical and radar datasets. She has multiple high-impact publications in the fields of agricultural systems, crop mapping, and sustainability, indicating a strong research portfolio. Dr. Qiu’s academic path includes a Ph.D. from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and multiple visiting scholar appointments at prestigious institutions like the Carnegie Institution for Science and the University of Cambridge.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Cartology and GIS
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Sept 2002 – Jun 2006
Dissertation: Multi-scale analysis of regional land use patterns and its change modeling
Supervisor: Tianhe Chi
- Master of Science in Environmental Engineering
Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
Sept 1997 – Jun 2000
Thesis: Water & Land Resource analysis and Assessment in South Lake and Shizi Mountain area of Wuhan city Based on GIS
- Bachelor of Agronomy in Soil Science
Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
Sept 1993 – Jun 1997
Work Experience:
- Visiting Scholar
Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Global Ecology
Sept 2018 – March 2021
Supervisors: Joe Berry, Gregory P. Asner
- Visiting Scholar
University of Cambridge, Department of Geography
Aug 2009 – Aug 2010
Supervisor: Robert Haining
Publication top Notes:
National-scale 10-m maps of cropland use intensity in China during 2018–2023
A temporal-spatial deep learning network for winter wheat mapping using time-series Sentinel-2 imagery
National-scale 10 m annual maize maps for China and the contiguous United States using a robust index from Sentinel-2 time series
Mapping upland crop–rice cropping systems for targeted sustainable intensification in South China
Unveiling grain production patterns in China (2005–2020) towards targeted sustainable intensification
Where is tea grown in the world: A robust mapping framework for agroforestry crop with knowledge graph and sentinels images