Volker Rodehorst

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Volker Rodehorst is a full professor of computer vision at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, holding positions in both the Faculty of Media and Faculty of Civil Engineering. His research focuses on photogrammetric computer vision, image analysis, 3D reconstruction, and structural health monitoring with applications in civil infrastructure inspection and urban modeling. He leads projects like ev.AI.luate and InfraCloud, leveraging AI and UAS technologies for infrastructure assessment.

Education:

• PhD (2003): Technical University of Berlin, Faculty of Civil Engineering & Applied Geosciences
• Habilitation (2013): TU Berlin, Faculty of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
• Computer Science Diploma (1994): TU Berlin

Research Interests:

• UAS-based structural inspection using multi-view stereo and deep learning
• Crack detection and segmentation in concrete structures
• Automated building age estimation for energy modeling
• Flight path planning optimization for complex structures
• Integration of computer vision into BIM workflows

Publications: Recent work emphasizes robust algorithms for crack detection (Omnicrack30k benchmark), UAS flight path optimization, and semantic segmentation challenges in bridge inspections. Key contributions include MVCrackViT and CISOL datasets advancing structural analysis methodologies.

Awards:

• Best Academic Performance Prize (1994) - TU Berlin
• ISPRS Presidential Citation (2008) for WG III/2 leadership

Grants & Labs: Leads Bauhaus' 3D-RealityCapture-ScanLab and coordinates EU projects like AISTEC-PRO. Active in developing modular solutions like smoodPLAN for infrastructure inspection.

Teaching: Offers courses in photogrammetric computer vision, geodesy, and parallel systems. Supervises PhD students in structural health monitoring and computer vision.