Professor Liu jingnan is a member of Chinese Academy of Engineering. He was born in 1943 and graduated from Wuhan Institute of Surveying and Mapping with a bachelor degree in astronomical geodesy. He obtained his master degree in engineering in 1982. Professor Liu has long been engaged in research and teaching in geodetic surveying. He is considered a pioneer in the application of GNSS technology.

Professor Liu was the President of Wuhan University and the editorial board member of world famous journal GPS SOLUTIONS. He is now the President of Duke Kunshan University, the director of Research Center of National Satellite Positioning System Engineering Technology, member of Science and Technology Commission under the Ministry of Education, standing member of Chinese Society for Surveying and Mapping, editorial board member of GPS WORLD, etc. He was selected as the 11th CPPCC member.

Professor Liu has taken part in a number of research programs to promote the application of satellite positioning system in China. He was awarded three times the National Prize for Progress in Science and Technology and several times the Prize for Progress in Science and Technology at Provincial and Ministerial levels. He has published about 150 theses and supervised more than 40 doctoral theses and over 70 master theses.