Xi Zhang received the B.S. degree in information systems from Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China, in 2005, and the M.S. degree in signal and information processing and the Ph.D. degree in computer science from the Ocean University of China, Qingdao, in 2008 and 2011, respectively. In 2011, he joined the Laboratory of Marine Physics and Remote Sensing, First Institute of Oceanography (FIO), Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao. Since 2021, he has been a Professor with FIO. Since 2020, he has been a Supervisor of doctoral students at China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao. He has authored over 100 journal articles and conference papers and has written one book as a coauthor. His research interests include radar signal processing, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) target detection, and marine and cryosphere environment remote sensing. Dr. Zhang is a member of the Specialized Committee on Artificial Intelligence Oceanography of the Ocean Society of China and the Working Committee on Marine Spatial and Temporal Information of the China Association of Geoinformation Industry. He won five Chinese provincial and ministerial awards. He is a Guest Editor (special issue) for IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine.