*Research Interests:

• Satellite Laser Altimetry/ Space LiDAR Data Processing and Sensor Calibration

• Applications of Satellite Laser Altimetry in Polar Regions, Mapping, etc.

• Sampling and Validation Methods for Geospatial /Land Cover Data

• Fusion of Remote Sensing Data, including Multi/Hyperspetral and LiDAR

*Education:

• Mar. 2006 - Jun. 2009   Ph.D in Cartography and Geoinfomation Engineering, Tongji University, China

• Sep. 2003 - Feb. 2006   Master in Cartography and Geoinfomation Engineering, Tongji University, China

• Sep. 1999 - Jun. 2003   Bachelor in Surveying and Mapping Engineering, Tongji University, China

*Working Experience：

• Jan. 2016 – Present     Professor, College of Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Tongji University, China

• Jan. 2014 - Dec. 2016   Associate Professor, College of Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Tongji University, China

• Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2013  Assistant Professor, College of Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Tongji University, China

• Oct. 2007 - Oct. 2008   Visiting Scholar, Institute of Photogrammetry and GeoInformation (IPI), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany

• Dec. 2006 - May 2007  Research Assistant, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

*Selected Publications:

(1) Li B, Xie H*, Tong X, Zhang Z, Liu S, (2020). Extracting Satellite Laser Altimetry Footprints for Expected Accuracy with Random Forest, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, doi: 10.1109/LGRS.2020.2999201(early access).

(2) Zhang Z, Xie H*, Tong X*, Zhang H, Tang H, Li B, Wu D, Hao X, Liu S, Xu X, Liu S, Chen P, Feng Y, Wang C, Jin Y, (2020). A Combined Deconvolution and Gaussian Decomposition Approach for Overlapped Peak Position Extraction from Large-Footprint Satellite Laser Altimeter Waveforms, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 13(1), 2286-2303, doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2020.2992618.

(3)  Guo Y, Ji J, Shi D, Ye Q, Xie H*, (2020). Multi-view Features Learning for VHR Remote Sensing Image Classification, Multimedia Tools and Applications, doi: 10.1007/s11042-020-08713-z(early access).

(4) Zhang Z, Xie H*, Tong X*, Zhang H, Liu Y, Li B, (2019). Denoising for satellite laser altimetry full-waveform data based on EMD-Hurst analysis, International Journal of Digital Earth, 10.1080/17538947.2019.1698665(early access).

(5) Xie H*, Du W, Chen L, Hai G, Tang H, Tong X, (2019). Precision and Bias Comparison Between Laser and Radar Altimetry Data in Amundsen Sea Embayment and Lambert Amery System of Antarctica, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 12(11), 4342-4350.doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2019.2947547.

(6)Xie H*, Zhao A, Huang S, Han J, Liu S, Luo X, Pan H, Du Q, Tong X, (2018). Unsupervised Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Image Clustering Based on Adaptive Density, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters,15(4), 632-636, doi:10.1109/LGRS.2017.2786732.

(7) Xie H*, Luo X, Wang C, Liu SJ, Xu X, Tong XH, (2016). Multispectral Remote Sensing Image Segmentation Using Rival Penalized Controlled Competitive Learning and Fuzzy Entropy, Soft Computing, 20(12), 4709-4722, doi: 10.1007/s00500-015-1601-0.

(8) Xie H*, Chen L, Liu S, Jin Y, Liu J, Liu S, Tong X, (2016). A Least-squares Adjusted Grounding Line of Amery Ice Shelf Using ICESat and Landsat 8 OLI Data, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 9(11), 5113-5122. doi:10.1109/JSTARS.2016.2614758.

(9) Xie H, Li R*, Tong XH, Ju XL, Liu J, Tian YX, Shen YZ, Liu SJ, Sun B, Cui XB, Ye WK, Chen L, (2016).  A comparative study of changes in the Lambert Glacier-Amery Ice Shelf System, East Antarctica, during 2004-2008 using gravity and surface elevation observations, Journal of Glaciology, 62(235), 888-904, doi: 10.1017/jog.2016.76.

(10) Xie H*, Du L, Liu S, Chen L, Gao S, Liu S, Pan H, Tong X, (2016). Dynamic Monitoring of Agricultural Fires in China From 2010 to 2014 Using MODIS and GlobeLand30 Data, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 5(10), 172, doi: 10.3390/igji5100172.

(11) Xie H*, Luo X, Xu X, Pan HY, Tong X*, (2016). Automated subpixel surface water mapping from heterogeneous urban environments using Landsat 8 OLI imagery, Remote Sensing, 8(7), 584, doi:10.3390/rs8070584.

(12) Xie H*, Luo X, Xu X, Pan H, Tong X, (2016). Evaluation of Landsat 8 OLI imagery for unsupervised inland water extraction, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 37(8), 1826-1844, doi: 10.1080/01431161.2016.1168948.

(13) Xie H, Tong X*, Meng W, Liang D, Wang Z, Shi W, (2015). A Multilevel Stratified Spatial Sampling Approach for the Quality Assessment of Remote Sensing Derived Products, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 8(10), 4699-4713, doi：10.1109/JSTARS.2015.2437371.

(14) Xie H* and Tong X, (2014). A Probability-Based Improved Binary Encoding Algorithm for Classification of Hyperspectral Images. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 7(6), 2108 - 2118. DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2013.2273795.

(15) Xie H*, Heipke C, Lohmann P, Soergel U, Tong X. and Shi W, (2011). A New Binary Encoding Algorithm for the Simultaneous Region-based Classification of Hyperspectral Data and Digital Surface Models. Photogrammetrie Fernerkundung Geoinformation, 1, 17-33. DOI: 10.1127/1432-8364/2011/0072.