Shih-Lung Shaw holds Chancellor’s Professorship, Alvin and Sally Beaman Professorship, and Arts and Sciences Excellence Professorship at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. He served as the Department Head from 2007 to 2010 and Interim Associate Provost for International Education in 2017-2018. Dr. Shaw is an elected Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) and a recipient of the Edward L. Ullman Award for outstanding contributions to the field of transportation geography and the Outstanding Scholar Award in Regional Development and Planning from the Association of American Geographers (AAG).  Daniel Sui is Vice President for Research and Innovation at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA, and Professor of Geography and Public & International Affairs.  Prior to Virginia Tech, Dr. Sui was vice chancellor for research and innovation and a distinguished professor at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (2018-2020). Dr. Sui also served as Division Director for Social & Economic Sciences at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) between 2016 and 2018. He was an Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor at the Ohio State University (OSU) between 2009 and 2018. Dr. Sui was a 2009 Guggenheim Fellow and recipient of both AAG and CPGIS distinguished scholar award.