Prof. John SHI Wenzhong, Director of Director of the Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute (SCRI) and Chair Professor of Geographic Science and Remote Sensing at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), has been elected as an ISPRS Fellow 2026 by the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS).
The ISPRS Fellowship is regarded as one of the highest honours within the global photogrammetry, remote sensing, and spatial information science community. It is awarded to distinguished scholars in recognition of their sustained and outstanding contributions to the advancement of the discipline and dedicated service to ISPRS. Since 2010, ISPRS Fellows have been elected every four years, with no more than five scholars receiving this honor per four years.
Beyond his research achievements, Prof. Shi has demonstrated outstanding international academic leadership. He has served in numerous leadership positions within ISPRS, including Technical Commission President, Working Group Chair, and member of the International Science Advisory Committee. Through these roles, he has contributed substantially to shaping the global research agenda and fostering international collaboration in photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences.
Prof. Shi is also widely recognised as a pioneer and global advocate of Urban Informatics, an emerging convergent science that integrates geographical information science, computer science, and urban science to address complex contemporary urban challenges. He is the Founding President of the International Society for Urban Informatics, as well as the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal Urban Informatics, the first international journal dedicated to this field.
The election as an ISPRS Fellow represents international recognition of Prof. Shi's sustained scholarly achievements, visionary leadership, and dedicated service to the global geospatial community. SCRI extends its warmest congratulations to Prof. Shi on this prestigious honour and wishes him continued success in advancing research and innovation for smart cities and spatial information science.
香港理工大學潘樂陶慈善基金智慧城市研究院（SCRI）院長、地理資訊科學與遙感講座教授史文中教授，獲國際攝影測量與遙感學會（International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, ISPRS）選舉為 2026年度ISPRS會士（ISPRS Fellow）。
ISPRS會士是國際攝影測量、遙感及空間資訊科學領域最具聲望的學術榮譽之一，旨在表彰長期為攝影測量、遙感及空間資訊科學的發展作出卓越貢獻，並持續服務於國際學術界的傑出學者。自2010年開始，ISPRS每四年進行一次會士增選，每次僅有不多於五位學者獲此殊榮。
除了卓越的科研成就外，史教授亦展現了傑出的國際學術領導力。過去二十五年來，他一直積極參與ISPRS的學術與組織工作，先後擔任技術委員會主席、工作組組長及國際科學顧問委員會委員等多個重要職務，為推動國際攝影測量、遙感及空間資訊科學領域的學術發展與國際合作發揮了重要作用。
史教授同時被公認為國際城市信息學的開拓者和宣導者。城市信息學融合地理資訊科學、計算機科學與城市科學，為解決城市發展中的複雜挑戰提供創新方案。史教授為國際城市信息學會（International Society for Urban Informatics）創會主席，並擔任本領域第一部國際學術期刊《Urban Informatics》的創刊主編，持續引領這一新興科學的發展。
此次當選ISPRS會士，是國際學術界對史教授長期以來在空間資訊科學、遙感與城市信息學領域所取得的重要學術成就、卓越領導力以及持續國際服務貢獻的高度認可。
智慧城市研究院謹向史文中教授致以最誠摯的祝賀，並期待他未來繼續推動智慧城市、空間資訊科學及相關領域的創新研究與國際合作。
| Research Units | Otto Poon Charitable Foundation Smart Cities Research Institute |
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