Urs Mall
پژوهشگر · Artificial Intelligence for surface landform identification
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Researchمعرفی
Urs Mall is a Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) in the Planetary Science Department, where he has been a staff scientist since 1998. His work focuses on experimental physics applied to planetary science, cometary research, and space instrumentation.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Experimental Particle Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland (1985–1989)
- M.Sc. in Experimental Physics, University of Basel (1984)
- B.Sc. in Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, University of Basel (1979–1982)
Research Interests: Mall specializes in AI-driven surface landform identification, cometary in-situ analysis, remote sensing of planetary bodies, lunar exospheric studies, and space weather physics. He also designs instruments for space missions, including mass spectrometers and infrared sensors.
Publications: His recent work (2016–2025) emphasizes machine learning applications in planetary geology, lunar mineral mapping, cometary morphology, and space instrumentation. Trends include AI validation in geomorphology and high-resolution spectral analysis of lunar/cometary surfaces.
Space Projects: Mall has led hardware teams for ESA/NASA missions (e.g., Rosetta-RTOF, BepiColombo). Key roles include Co-Investigator for Rosetta-RTOF (2005–2018) and PI for Chandrayaan-1's SIR-2 spectrometer.
