Prof. Dr. Xiaoxiang Zhu

Xiaoxiang Zhu is a Full Professor of Data Science in Earth Observation at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where she also serves in the board of directors of the Munich Data Science Institute. She also serves as a Visiting AI Professor at the European Space Agency’s Φ-lab. Previously, she held leadership roles including Director of the International Future Lab AI4EO and Founding Head of the EO Data Science Department at the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Her research focuses on signal processing, machine learning, and data fusion for Earth observation, particularly in urban and climate applications. Prof. Zhu has led numerous high-impact projects, including the three ERC grants. Since 2022 her work has been recognized by inclusion in the list of “Highly Cited Scientists” by Clarivate in the field “Geosciences”. According to ScholarGPS, she ranked #2 worldwide in the list of highly ranked scholars in remote sensing during the prior 5 years. She serves on several scientific advisory boards, such as those of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the German Research Center for Geosciences, and editorial roles including IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing and IEEE Signal Processing Magazine. Her honors include IEEE Fellow, Academia Europaea Fellow, and multiple best paper awards.