Recently, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) announced the list of newly elected Fellows for 2025. Academician Tong Xiaohua of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor at Tongji University has been elected as an IEEE Fellow for 2025 in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of photogrammetry and remote sensing applications in lunar and Mars exploration.

Academician Tong Xiaohua is currently a professor and doctoral supervisor at the College of Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Tongji University, and serves as the Vice President of Tongji University. His research focuses on planetary surveying and remote sensing. He is the Director of the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Space Mapping and Remote Sensing for Planetary Exploration. Tong is also a recipient of the The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, Chief Scientist for the National Key Research and Development Project of China, leader of an advanced collective in the national education system, and the head of an innovation research group funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

His research has advanced surveying and remote sensing technology from Earth to deep space celestial bodies, and from broad-area to real-time applications, achieving systematic and innovative results that have supported numerous major projects. He has received the First Prize of State Science and Technology Advancement Award, the Second Prize of State Natural Science Award, the Second Prize of National Teaching Achievement Award, National Innovation Forefront Award, and the Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Prize.

The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is the world's largest nonprofit professional technical association. IEEE Fellow is the highest honor conferred by the IEEE to its members and is recognized in academia and the technology community as a prestigious distinction and a significant professional achievement. Each year, candidates are selected by peer experts from among members who have made outstanding contributions. To be elected as a Fellow, one must have made significant contributions to the advancement or application of engineering science and technology, bringing substantial value to society.