Dissertations

Finished Dissertations

Current Dissertations

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• Julia Brandt, M.A.

  Monument versus nature? Strategies for preserving the citadel and fortress Mainz in the field of application of digital documentation, taking into account monument and nature conservation

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr. phil. Kai-Christian Bruhn

  External supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Matthias Müller (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)

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• Jessica Buchner, M.Sc.

  Since: 2024

  
  

  AI-assisted Point Cloud Analysis Based on Natural Language Inputs

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Klauer

  External supervisor: Prof. Dr. Peer Neubert (University of Koblenz)

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• Mahdiyeh Fathi Mousalouei, M.Sc.

  Since: 2020

  
  

  County-level crop yield prediction using time-series satellite imagery and ground data based on deep learning models

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hossein Arefi

  External supervisor: Prof. Reza Shah Hosseini, Univesity of Tehran (University of Tehran, Iran)

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• Janek Groß , M.Sc.

  Since: 2025

  
  

  Reliable AI assistants in production - an evaluation framework

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jens Heidrich

  External supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Liggesmeyer (Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau)

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• Kevin Kaminski, M.A.

  Right to a "smart" village - emancipation potential of digital infrastructures in rural social spaces

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Schaffert

  External supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Anke Strüver (Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz)

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• Cédric Roussel, M.Sc.

  A Framework for Explainable Artificial Intelligence in Geospatial Contexts

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Böhm

  External supervisor: Prof. Dr. Alexander Reiterer (University of Freiburg INATECH)

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• Cemre Sahinkaya-Özer, M.Sc.

  Understanding Urban Transformation and Liveability in a half-century: The Case of Ankara, Turkey

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Schaffert

  External supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Altrock (University of Kassel)

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• Christian Wolff, M.Sc.

  Interdependencies of care for the elderly in rural areas – a holistic perspective

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Schaffert

  External supervisor: Christophe Cruz (Université de Bourgogne - Laboratoire d'Informatique)

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• Dr. Alexander Rolwes

  Finished: 2025

  
  

  Geovisual approaches for analysing space-time relationships in urban use cases

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Böhm

  External supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ralf Dörner (RheinMain University Of Applied Sciences)

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• Dr. Timo Homburg

  Finished: 2024

  
  

  Linked open data for languages written in cuneiform script

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr. phil. Kai-Christian Bruhn

  External supervisor: Dr. Hubert Mara (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg)

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• Dr. Seyd Teymoor Seydi

  Finished: 2024

  
  

  Detection and assessment of damages originated from natural hazards based on deep learning and remote sensing imagery

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hossein Arefi

  External supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mahdi Hasanlou (University of Tehran, Iran)

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• Dr.-Ing. Bastian Plaß

  Finished: 2023

  
  

  Modeling and assessment of residential spaces using smartphone-based 3D geometry capture and machine Learning: a digital contribution towards "Ageing in Place" for mobility restrictions

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Klauer

  External supervisor: Prof. Dr. Uwe Rüppel (Technical University of Darmstadt)

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• Dr.-Ing. Kira Zschiesche

  Finished: 2023

  
  

  Algorithms and methods of a modular imaging total station

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Schlüter

  External supervisor: Prof. Dr. Alexander Reiterer (University of Freiburg INATECH)

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• Dr. Daniel Schröder

  Finished: 2023

  
  

  Quality management for the implementation a LIDAR-based real-time assistance system to avert hazards resulting from geometric deformations in mining, infrastructure facilities and natural objects

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Klonowski

  External supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Benndorf (Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg)

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• Dr. Songül Polat

  Finished: 2021

  
  

  Combined use of 3D and hyperspectral data for environmental applications

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Boochs

  External supervisor: Alain Trémeau (University Jean Monnet, St-Etienne affiliated to University of Lyon)

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• Dr. Claire Prudhomme

  Finished: 2020

  
  

  Knowledge-driven multi-agent simulation engineering for assessing the effectiveness of disaster management plans

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Boochs

  External supervisor: Christophe Cruz (Université de Bourgogne, Dijon)

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• Dr. Jean-Jacques Ponciano

  Finished: 2019

  
  

  Object detection in unstructured 3D data sets using explicit semantics

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Boochs

  External supervisor: Prof. Dr. Alain Trémeau (University Jean Monnet, St-Etienne affiliated to University of Lyon)

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• Dr. Waldemar Kisser

  Finished: 2018

  
  

  The influence of geometric and radiometric errors of digital area sensors on bundle block adjustment

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Boochs

  External supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dietrich Paulus (University of Koblenz)

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• Dr. Falk Würriehausen

  Finished: 2015

  
  

  Semantic and organisational interoperability of municipal geodata in the context of INSPIRE

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hartmut Müller

  External supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ralf Bill (Universität Rostock, Agrar- und Umweltwissenschaftliche Fakultät)

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• Dr. Gildardo Lozano Vega

  Finished: 2015

  
  

  Image-based Detection and Classification of Allergenic Pollen

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Boochs

  External supervisor: Prof. Franck Marzani (Université de Bourgogne, Dijon)

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• Dr. Truong Quang Hung

  Finished: 2013

  
  

  Knowledge based 3D point cloud processing

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Boochs

  External supervisor: Prof. Yvon Voisin (Université de Bourgogne, Dijon)

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• Dr. Camille Simon Chane

  Finished: 2013

  
  

  Intégration de systèmes d’acquisition de données spatiales et spectrales haute résolution, dans le cadre de la génération d’informations appliquées à la conservation du patrimoine

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Boochs

  External supervisor: Prof. Franck Marzani (Université de Bourgogne, Dijon)

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• Dr. Kathrin Schilling

  Finished: 2012

  
  

  Entwicklung von Verfahren zur rechnergestützten Verknüpfung von Bild- und Laserscandaten auf Basis von Passobjekten

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Boochs

  External supervisor: Prof. Carl Gerstenecker (TU Darmstadt, Geodätisches Institut)

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• Dr. Helmi Ben Hmida

  Finished: 2012

  
  

  From quantitative spatial operators to qualitative spatial relationships : a new approach applied to the detection and the semantic qualification of 3D objects

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Boochs

  External supervisor: Prof.Dr. Christophe Nicolle (Université de Bourgogne, Dijon)

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• Dr. Ashish Karmacharya

  Finished: 2011

  
  

  Introduction of a spatial layer in the Semantic Web framework: a proposition through the Web platform ArchaeoKM

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Boochs

  External supervisor: Prof. Franck Marzani (Université de Bourgogne, Dijon)

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• Dr. Wanjing Li

  Finished: 2009

  
  

  Développement d’un Système Stéréoscopique Adaptatif à l’aide de Lumière Structurée

  
  

  Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Boochs

  External supervisor: Yvon Voisin (Université de Bourgogne, Dijon)