About
Pia Ruttner-Jansen is an External Doctoral Student at the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF and affiliated with the GSEG group at ETH Zurich since March 2021. Her work focuses on remote sensing and geomatics applications in snow and avalanche research.
- Education:
- BSc in Geodesy and Geoinformation (Technical University of Vienna, 2018)
- MSc in Geomatic Engineering (ETH Zurich, 2021)
Her research explores high-resolution snow depth monitoring using drones, terrestrial laser scanning (TLS), and GNSS technologies to improve avalanche risk assessment and infrastructure safety in alpine regions. Key methodologies include:
- Low-cost lidar and optical sensors for snow depth mapping
- Probability-based avalanche run-out modeling
- Machine learning integration for GNSS residual analysis
Recent publications highlight her contributions to automated railway infrastructure monitoring, avalanche core-powder cloud simulation, and keypoint-based TLS deformation detection. Her work emphasizes practical applications for mountain hazard mitigation.
Current affiliations include:
- PhD Student at WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
- PhD Student at ETH Zurich's Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
