We are pleased to recognize the outstanding achievements of Dr. Kyriaki Mouzakidou from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Dr. Weixiao Gao from Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), recipients of the EuroSDR PhD Award 2025.
This award honors early-career researchers whose work makes a strong impact in the field of geoinformatics and spatial data science. Both Dr. Mouzakidou and Dr. Gao have demonstrated how the advanced geospatial research can address real-life problems and help more intelligent, more interconnected communities.
The research of Dr. Mouzakidou is aimed to make geo-referencing and 3D modeling more accurate and reliable. She has come up with techniques of integrating optical and GNSS technologies to improve image-to-lidar processes. Her method is more accurate in space and renders 3D information more precise in mapping and other environmental uses. The work she has done can be used as a good basis to the future research in remote sensing and digital mapping to enable scientists and engineers to design more efficient models of our world.
The studies of Dr. Gao discuss the way in which cities can be better comprehended based on the semantic analysis of urban3D meshes. By relating geospatial information to city systems, he assists planners and designers to comprehend urban systems in a clearer way. His work leads to the development of the sustainable and data-driven urban planning to ensure the smart cities make better decisions.
Both the researchers demonstrate the significance of integrating technology, information and environmental insight. Their projects bridge multiple scientific fields and demonstrate how digital mapping and geospatial intelligence can shape the future of cities and the environment.
Their contribution to advancing the scope of geospatial science and its application in the contemporary society is rewarded by the EuroSDR PhD Award 2025.
We are pleased with the contributions they have made and the current development they have on geoinformatics, spatial analysis, and urban innovation at GlobalX Publications. Their success encourages scientists, educators and policymakers to keep on searching new methods of bridging technology and human advancement.