• Geospatial educational initiatives and new programs development
• 20+ years of academic experience and conducting geospatial engineering projects
• Five years of educational experience in online teaching (video lectures, animated presentations,
animated lab, online testing)
• GIS, Remote Sensing, Geodesy, and Photogrammetry expert (design, development, customization,
and delivery of industrial projects)
• Dr. of Science Geodesy, Photogrammetry, and Cartography (Ph.D. plus 2012)
• Ph.D. in Geodesy (2006)
• Certified Photogrammetrist (ASPRS, US)
• Extensive hands-on experience with Remote Sensing (Assessment of Environmental Impact of
Construction), GIS (Environmental Modelling and Analysis in GIS, Cartographic Design and Mapping in
GIS), Applied Geodesy (Engineering and Global Geospatial Monitoring Projects, Geodetic Conduct of
Large Engineering Structures Assembling, TS, GNSS, TLS, InSAR), BIM (Engineering Structures
Assembling), Close-range Photogrammetry, UAV (Innovative Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Technologies for Structure Inventory and Certification, Monitoring and Cultural Heritage
Preservation), and Aerial and Satellite Imagery (Geo-referencing, Bundle Adjustment, 3D Surface
Reconstruction, Ortho-rectification, Mapping, Scientific Proposals Development)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Research and application of remote sensing, UAS, close-range photogrammetry, and terrestrial laser
scanning, BIM; GIS and remote sensing for town-planning, spatial management, and assessment of
the construction impact on the environment; GIS and remote sensing educational and outreach
activity; geospatial monitoring of engineering structures; geodetic support of civil engineering and
assembling works

Keynote Lecture: Evolution of laser scanning technology and digital transformation in construction based on expertise in solving applied surveying and construction tasks, forming seamless connections, and creating digital platforms

Prof. Vladimir Seredovich, Ph.D. in Applied Geodesy. More than 40 years of educational
experience, scientific and research works, and implementation of new education specialties
such as mine surveying, information systems, cadastre, metrology and new scientific
disciplines: GLONASS, geodynamic polygons, laser scanning, 3D modeling, and
metrological supervision. He founded a new scientific school on laser scanning at the
Siberian State University of Geosystems and Technology in Novosibirsk.
He was a chair of ISPRS WG V/7: Innovative Technologies in Training Civil Engineer and
Architects and main trends of his interest were:
• Innovative geospatial technologies in civil, town planning and architecture
• DEM for construction design
• Building information modeling (BIM) and 3D city models
• Environmental impact assessment
• Geospatial technology for smart city design and planning
• Geospatial technology for structure inventory and certification.
As a scientific supervisor, he was engaged in the implementation of innovative projects in
oil, gas, and mining companies, supervised the deformation monitoring at the Ignalina NPP,
etc.
Since 2016 he has been actively engaged in the following R&D: geospatial solutions for
construction, implementation of BIM and laser scanning technologies, digitalization in the
construction industry, use of UAVs for problem solving in architecture, GIS, ecology, etc. He
is busy at the Regional Self-Regulating Organization of Construction Association of the
Novosibirsk Region (SRO ASONO) with the implementation of digital transformation
technologies in the construction industry, practical implementation of laser scanning
technology at all stages of the object life-cycle.

Prof. Milan Konečný is a distinguished Czech cartographer and geoinformatics expert affiliated with the Department of Geography at Masaryk University in Brno. His academic work focuses on digital cartography, geographic information systems, spatial data infrastructures and geospatial support for decision-making.

He served as President of the International Cartographic Association from 2003 to 2007 and has played an important role in developing international cooperation in cartography and geographic information science. In recognition of his long-standing contribution to the discipline, he was awarded the Honorary Fellowship of the International Cartographic Association.

Prof. Konečný has led and participated in numerous international research and educational initiatives addressing Digital Earth, dynamic geovisualization, early-warning systems, crisis management and the application of geospatial information to sustainable development.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Digital cartography; geographic information systems; spatial data infrastructures; Digital Earth; dynamic geovisualization; early warning and crisis management; spatial decision support; land-use management and international geospatial cooperation.

Keynote Lecture: High-Accuracy Close-Range Photogrammetry: From Requirements to Systems and Solutions

Prof. Thomas Luhmann is Professor Emeritus of Photogrammetry at Jade University of Applied Sciences in Oldenburg, Germany, and an internationally recognized expert in close-range photogrammetry, laser scanning and optical 3D metrology.

He served as Director of the Institute for Applied Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics from 1996 to 2022. Before entering academia, he worked as a project manager and Head of Photogrammetry Research and Development at Kern/Leica in Switzerland.

Prof. Luhmann is the principal author of the internationally established textbook Close-Range Photogrammetry and 3D Imaging. His academic and professional work combines fundamental research, technological development, practical applications and education in modern photogrammetry and 3D measurement.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Close-range photogrammetry; terrestrial laser scanning; UAV-based data acquisition; optical 3D metrology; camera calibration; point-cloud processing; 3D vision and spatial data modelling.