University of Maryland Tenured Associate Professor Kuishuang Feng Elected 10th President of the International Input-Output Association (IIOA)
Congratulations to Kuishuang Feng on being elected the 10th President of the International Input-Output Association (IIOA)
Recently, the International Input-Output Association (IIOA) announced the results of its global election for the 10th President. Kuishuang Feng, a tenured associate professor in the Department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland, was elected, becoming the first Chinese scholar to serve as President of the association. Professor Feng has worked in input-output analysis for more than 20 years and has made substantial contributions to the field. He received the Leontief Memorial Prize at the 21st International Input-Output Conference, and the award-winning paper was published the following year in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). In 2020, Associate Professor Feng was first elected to the IIOA Council for a three-year term, and two years later he was elected Vice President. In 2025, he was re-elected to the Council and ran for President, ultimately defeating two other candidates and winning the election by a wide margin.
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Introduction to the President-elect
Associate Professor Feng earned his PhD at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. From 2012 to 2020, he held successive positions at the University of Maryland as Research Assistant Professor, Research Associate Professor, and Research Professor. His research team focuses on developing and applying input-output models at regional, national, and global scales, conducting frontier research in socioeconomic and environmental accounting. To date, Professor Feng has published more than 150 papers in high-impact international journals, including over 40 papers in Nature, PNAS and their sub-journals, Science sub-journals, and One Earth, a Cell Press sister journal. His research has attracted broad attention and has been widely covered by mainstream media. He also serves as an editor or editorial board member for several academic journals. Since 2020, he has been named to Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers for five consecutive years, reflecting his outstanding contribution and influence in academia.
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Introduction to the International Input-Output Association
The International Input-Output Association (IIOA) was formally established in 1988. Its academic origins can be traced to the theory of input-output analysis founded in the 1930s and 1940s by Wassily Leontief, winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. After input-output research gradually attracted attention from scholars and policymakers around the world in the 1950s, the international community began to hold regular academic seminars and exchanges in this field, laying the foundation for the establishment of the IIOA.
The International Input-Output Association is an international academic organization dedicated to advancing research, practice, and cross-border exchange in input-output analysis. Its members include experts and scholars from government departments, research institutes, universities, international organizations, and the business community, covering economics, the environment, society, and other fields. The IIOA regularly organizes academic conferences, seminars, and training activities, providing a platform for knowledge sharing and cooperation among researchers and policymakers. It also publishes academic journals and related literature, promoting the application of input-output analysis in policymaking, industry research, sustainable development, and global supply chain management. By bringing together input-output experts from around the world, the IIOA plays an important role in deepening multidisciplinary research, strengthening cross-field collaboration, and cultivating the next generation of talent.