Lars Bodum

Lars Bodum is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sustainability and Planning, part of The Technical Faculty of IT and Design at Aalborg University. His research focuses on geoinformation, urban development, and digital technologies, particularly 3D modeling, AI, and geovisualization for sustainable cities. He co-authored Denmark’s foundational GIS textbook and leads projects like the award-winning The Digital Underground, exploring subsurface infrastructure data.

Education: PhD in Urban Planning (2000) and MSc in Chartered Surveyor (1990), both from Aalborg University’s Department of Sustainability and Planning.

Research interests include data integration, Citizen Science, and Digital Twins. His work bridges academia with municipal and private sector applications, emphasizing practical solutions for infrastructure management and climate adaptation.

Key projects include Effektiv anvendelse af 3D-scanninger (2024–2026) and NBRACER (2023–2027), focusing on climate resilience and nature-based solutions. He has received the 2021 Outstanding Review Award for peer review contributions.

Labs/Teams: Danish Centre for Spatial Planning and the Centre for 3D GeoInformation. Collaborations span Denmark and international partners like the University of California, Davis.