Jon Mills

Jon Mills is a Professor of Geomatic Engineering at Newcastle University's School of Engineering. He serves as Deputy Head of the Geospatial Engineering group and Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Geospatial Systems. His research focuses on optimized geospatial solutions for measurement, mapping, and monitoring in engineering contexts. He leads the Newcastle Earth Observation research laboratory (NEOlab) and chairs EuroSDR's Commission 1 on primary data acquisition.

Education:

• PhD in Digital Photogrammetry (1996)
• First Class BSc (Hons) in Surveying Science (1993)
• Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (2000)

Research Interests: His work spans photogrammetry, laser scanning, remote sensing, and earth observation. Key areas include:

• Calibration of sensor systems
• Data fusion from multi-modal sources
• Automated information extraction
• Applications in civil infrastructure, environmental monitoring, and cultural heritage

Publications: Over 200 peer-reviewed papers, with recent trends in smart city infrastructure, glacial lake dynamics, and sensor calibration. Notable contributions include digital twin frameworks for urban management and UAV-based landslide monitoring systems.

Awards:

• Fellow of ISPRS (2022)
• XPrize Moonshot Award (2019)
• Leadership roles in ISPRS and EuroSDR

Grants: Principal Investigator for £6.7M EPSRC CDT in Geospatial Systems. Major projects include EC-funded Rome Transformed (£1.7M) and UKRI Water Security Hub (£17.7M).

Labs/Teams: Leads NEOlab and collaborates with global networks on heritage documentation (e.g., SOCH project) and disaster resilience initiatives.