Qiuming Cheng was born on March 15, 1960 in P.R.China. He received the Ph.D. degree in earth science from University of Ottawa, Canada, in 1994. He is currently Professor in Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science and Department of Geography, York University, Canada and served as Director of CFI Geomatics Research Lab in York University. He is the recipient for a numbers of prestigious awards including President Prize by International Association for Mathematical Geology (IAMG), 1995; Canada Foundation for Innovation Researcher (CFI), 1998; Ontario Primer Research Excellent Award (PREA), 2000; and Foreign Researcher by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), 2002. He has served as Associate Editor, Computers & Geosciences, Editorial Board Member of Mathematical Geology, Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment and Analysis, Int. Journal of Ocean and Oceanography, Journal of Geophysics Progress and Journal of Earth Science, Fellow of Geological Association of Canada/Mineralogy Association of Canada (GAC), Fellow of International Association of Applied Geochemist (AEG), Council Member of International Association for Mathematical Geology (IAMG) Member, European Geological Union (EGU) and Member of America Geophysical Union (AGU). Research Interests: Geographic Information Systems (GIS). GIS system development. Spatial statistics and fractal modeling. Spatial decision support system Non-linear image processing and pattern recognition Mineral resources assessment. Water system modeling Mathematical geology
