Prof. Boris Jutzi appreciates the direct contact from person to person. This preference was the relevant factor in his decision to return to TUM after graduating in electrical engineering and holding various professional positions in research and teaching: "The electrical engineering course in Kaiserslautern is very popular, and I came to geodesy by multidimensional signal processing - in geodesy we are pretty close to colleagues and work in a very interdisciplinary way."
After completing his doctorate at TUM on sensor technology and laser scanning, he decided to shift his focus and tackle new challenges. With his habilitation at KIT and subsequent professorship, Prof. Boris Jutzi has successively expanded his research spectrum. He is internationally recognized as an expert in 3D computer vision, photogrammetry, and remote sensing. When the position at TUM became vacant, he didn´t hesitate: "I found it extremely appealing to get to know TUM from a different perspective this time and to head the professorship on an interim basis. Both the colleagues and the team I am researching with are highly motivated and competent." Parallel to the interim professorship at TUM, which he holds since April 2024, he supervises three doctoral students at KIT: "There is no question that I will continue to support the doctoral students and fulfil my obligations."
His current research focuses on implicit scene representation, which he believes offers new possibilities for photogrammetry. This method is particularly used for objects and scenes that are difficult to capture, such as reflective surfaces like glass or water. Initially developed in computer graphics, Prof. Boris Jutzi has transferred this method to photogrammetry. "Cameras only capture certain perspectives; new perspectives can be calculated using synthesized images - real and tactile - which is enormously exciting," he explains.
Another thrilling project is CuBy, the Bavarian Satellite Network, in cooperation with the State Office for Digitization, Broadband and Surveying (LDBV), to observe the Earth from space. Following a feasibility study, Prof. Boris Jutzi's team is developing the automation of the process chain and AI-based filtering methods for satellite images.
Research-oriented teaching and plenty of space for creativity are essential to him. "Raising people's awareness for scientific topics, tackling exciting and modern research topics, publishing the findings, and all this in an international team - that's what makes my job attractive," he says.
Links:
Professorship of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Study Program Geodesy and Geoinformation B. Sc. at TUM ED