Ville Lehtola

Dr. Ville Lehtola serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth Observation Science within the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) at the University of Twente. Additionally, he holds an Associate Professor (Dosentti) position in Computational Science, specializing in Multi-Sensor Fusion and Machine Learning, at the University of Jyväskylä's Faculty of Information Sciences.

His research centers on indoor and mobile mapping, with core expertise in simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), multi-sensor fusion, and AI-driven data analysis. He investigates perception sensors and data processing across urban, indoor, forest, and maritime environments, addressing challenges in measuring while moving and interpreting scanned data through machine learning techniques. His work bridges geospatial science and autonomous systems development.

Key applications include autonomous vehicles (cars, forest machinery, and ships) and automated 3D indoor modeling for Building Information Modeling (BIM) digital twins in construction. His technical proficiency spans Computer Science, Point Cloud Modeling, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Cartography, and Laser Scanning technologies, driving innovations in spatial data acquisition and analysis.