Giulia Sammartano

Giulia Sammartano is a Fixed-term Tenure-Track Assistant Professor at the Department of Architecture and Design (DAD) of the Polytechnic University of Turin. She is a member of the FUTURE Urban Legacy Lab (FULL) and engages in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of geomatics, cultural heritage, and sustainable architecture.

• Scientific Branch: Geomatics (CEAR-04/A, Area 0008 - Civil Engineering and Architecture)
• ERC Skills: PE8_3 (Civil Engineering), PE6_8 (Computer Graphics), SH2_12 (GIS), PE2_15 (Metrology)
• SDG Contributions: Quality Education, Gender Equality, Cities & Communities, Climate Action

Her research interests include 3D modeling, digital cultural heritage, UAV photogrammetry, and SLAM-based mapping. She specializes in applying advanced geomatic techniques for heritage documentation, with a focus on laser scanning, point cloud processing, and HBIM (Heritage Building Information Modeling).

Recent publications highlight her work on the REVHEAL and HERITALISE projects, exploring topics like masonry vault simulations, autonomous robotic surveying, and ML/DL classification of LiDAR data. She serves as Guest Editor for journals such as Remote Sensing, Sensors, and Drones.

• Awards:
  • Polytechnic University of Turin Publications Award (2016, 2018)
  • Best Poster SIFET2017 (2017)
  • Quality of Research Activity (2016)
• Scientific Memberships:
  • ICOMOS Italia (2023-)
  • CIPA Heritage Documentation (2023-)
  • ISPRS (2020-)