Ville Lehtola, Dr. Sc.
Assistant Professor, University of Twente, the Netherlands
Associate Professor (Dosentti), University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Assistant Professor, University of Twente, the Netherlands
Associate Professor (Dosentti), University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Courses that I am (jointly) teaching:
Laser Scanning, 2019- , University of Twente (Mobile mapping with LIDARs/cameras/GNSS/IMU)
Robot Perception, Cognition, and Navigation, University of Twente (SLAM and LIDAR/IMU/GNSS techniques; path finding; etc)
I supervise MSc Robotics and MSc Geo-informatics theses
Previously:
UAV positioning and imaging technologies, 2019-2021 , University of Twente (IMU and GNSS positioning techniques)
Scientific geocomputing, 2019-2020 , University of Twente (Numerical methods with python)
Autonomous mobile robots, Aalto University (GraphSLAM and GNSS techniques)
Digital photogrammetry, Aalto University (image analysis techniques)
Popularization of my work:
On digital twin cities, I was interviewed in 2023 by the multinational news agency CNN and by Germany's largest public radio station Deutschlandfunk, and in 2024 for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Can digital twin techniques serve city needs?, VV Lehtola, M Markkula, GIM International, 37 (2), 12-15, 2023
Can AI become a salty seadog? VV Lehtola, J Montewka, Navigation News 2020 (July/August), 16-18
Autonomous 3D modelling of indoor spaces: A comparison of mobile indoor scanning methods, VV Lehtola, H Kaartinen, A Nuechter, GIM International 31 (10), 20-23, 2017
Novel Indoor Mapping System, LIDAR news blog, 2015