Dr.

Xin ZHOU

Dr. Xin Zhou is Director of the AI and New Frontier Group at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan. She leads interdisciplinary research on artificial intelligence (AI) for sustainability decision support, applying machine learning, geographic information system (GIS) spatial analysis, remote-sensing data analytics, and natural language processing (NLP) to disaster forecasting, neighbourhood-scale risk assessment, resilience planning, climate–health systems, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) interlinkages, and sustainability transition pathways.

With more than 30 years of research and policy experience, Dr. Zhou develops data-driven tools, modelling frameworks, and integrated analytical approaches for climate policy, green transitions, energy systems, and the water–energy–food nexus. She has led the development of widely used tools and frameworks, including the SDG Interlinkages Analysis and Visualisation Tool, the Interactive SDG Tool for River Basins, and the Japan 2050 Low Carbon Navigator, supporting integrated and evidence-based policy planning.

Before joining IGES, she worked at the Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy under China’s State Environmental Protection Administration, now the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, where she led major environmental-policy research initiatives and received national scientific awards.