Iaroslav Melekhov

Iaroslav Melekhov is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Aalto University's Department of Computer Science, affiliated with the Professorship Kannala Juho. His work focuses on advancing computer vision techniques, particularly in camera relocalization, 3D reconstruction, semantic segmentation, and autonomous systems. He has contributed to high-impact datasets like ECLAIR and developed methods for memory-efficient visual localization and medical image analysis. Melekhov holds a Nokia Foundation Scholarship (2018) and has engaged in collaborative research with institutions such as Wayve Technologies and ETH Zurich.

Research Interests:

• 3D Reconstruction and Gaussian Splatting
• Camera Relocalization and Visual Localization
• Semantic Segmentation and Dataset Development
• Deep Learning for Autonomous Systems
• Self-Supervised Learning and Feature Descriptors

Key Contributions:

• Co-developed the ECLAIR aerial LiDAR dataset for semantic segmentation.
• Advanced memory-efficient camera relocalization via differentiable product quantization.
• Explored medical image segmentation using SAM-generated annotations.

Grants & Awards:

• Nokia Foundation Scholarship, 2018

Labs & Collaborations:

Associated with the imedslab research group, contributing to open-source tools like SOLT. Collaborative efforts include projects with Wayve Technologies and ETH Zurich, focusing on autonomous driving and robotics.