Professor Cheng Qiuming, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Foreign Academician of the European Academy of Sciences, is also a Fellow of the International Science Council. He serves as a Professor at the School of Earth Sciences and Engineering at Sun Yat-sen University, and is the Director of the State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources. He is the Chief Scientist and Director of the Deep Time Digital Earth Frontier Science Center. In addition, he is the Vice Chairman of the Chinese Committee of the International Science Council and the Chairman of the Data-Driven and Geosciences Development Professional Committee of the Geological Society of China.

Qiuming Cheng has dedicated himself to quantitative geoscience research for many years, establishing the theory of geological process singularity and developing a systematic methodology for nonlinear quantitative mineral prediction. His pioneering work has opened up a new field in big data analysis of geosciences.

Cheng's research outcomes have been widely applied both domestically and internationally, yielding significant results in mineral exploration, and earning him high praise from the global geoscience community. He has received numerous accolades, including the Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, and the highest honors from both the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG) and the Association of Applied Geochemists (AAG).

Cheng has also held key leadership positions, including the presidency of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) and the IAMG. He organized the establishment of the IUGS International Big Science Program on Deep-Time Digital Earth and currently leads the UNESCO Chair on Deep-Time Digital Earth and Mineral Resources. His efforts have significantly advanced data-driven geoscience development and global collaboration and exchange.

Cheng has held key leadership roles on the international stage, contributing significantly to the advancement of data-driven geoscience development and global collaboration. He has served as President of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG) and the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), as well as Chair of the International Geological Congress Management Committee. He led the establishment of the IUGS Deep-time Digital Earth International Big Science Program. Currently, he is the head of the UNESCO Chair on Deep-time Digital Earth and Mineral Resources, continuing to advance scientific innovation and international cooperation.