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Personal profile
Dr. Qiu completed her PhD at the University of Vigo and the University of Salamanca in 2024. During her doctoral studies, she served as an Early-Stage Researcher in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie 'MENELAOS-NT' project, working as an investigator at Ingeniería Insitu. Dr. Qiu continued her research as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Vigo from March 2024 to January 2025. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Remote Sensing from Wuhan University (2016) and a Master’s degree in Geomatics Engineering from the University of Stuttgart (2020). Her research focuses on 3D vision, intelligent point cloud processing, and multimodal fusion perception, with applications in intelligent transportation, geospatial information, and robotics.
Research interests
3D vision, point cloud processing, and multimodal perception in intelligent transportation, geospatial information, and robotics.
Experience
2024–2025: Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Vigo.
2020–2024: Joint PhD at the University of Vigo and the University of Salamanca (International and industrial mention);
- 2022.01–2022.04: Research stay at CiTIUS, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
- 2021.09–2021.12: Research stay at the pmdtechnologies Research Center, Siegen, Germany.
- 2021.06–2021.08: Research stay at the CEOSpaceTech Lab, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania.
2020–2023: Investigator at Ingeniería Insitu.
Teaching
RBE106TC AI-centric Technology Fundamentals for Intelligent Robotics
RBE201TC Computer Aided Design and Simulation with Sustainability Mindset in Robotics
RBE409TC Immersive Robotics Studio 2
Previous:
RBE105TC Introduction to Intelligent Robotics and Application
Awards and honours
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD Fellowship, 2020
Second Prize in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship category for the Best Doctoral Thesis at University of Vigo, 2024
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Geotechnologies Applied to Construction, Energy, and Industry, University of Vigo
2020 → 2024
Master, Geomatics Engineering, University of Stuttgart
2017 → 2020
Bachelor, Remote Sensing Science and Technology, Wuhan University
2012 → 2016
Research areas
- Remote Sensing
- 3D Vision
- Point Cloud Processing
- Multimodal Perception
- Intelligent Transportation
- Geospatial Information
- Robotics
Keywords
- TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
- TE Highway engineering. Roads and pavements
- TF Railroad engineering and operation
- TG Bridge engineering
- TH Building construction
- TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy
- TR Photography
Person Types
- Staff
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Projects
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Embodied Robotic Systems for Autonomous Smart Infrastructure Monitoring Using Multi-Sensor Fusion
1/07/25 → 30/06/28
Project: Internal Research Project
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Fusion of thermal images and point clouds for enhanced wall temperature uniformity analysis in building environments
Qiu, Z., Martínez-Sánchez, J. & Arias, P., 15 Jul 2025, In: Energy and Buildings. 339, 115781.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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HoloLens 2 performance analysis for indoor/outdoor 3D mapping
Navares-Vázquez, J. C., Qiu, Z., Arias, P. & Balado, J., 2025, In: Journal of Building Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advancing Sustainability in Civil Infrastructure through Semantic Segmentation of Road Surface Using 3D Point Cloud Data
Qiu, Z., Sánchez, J. M. & Arias, P., 2024, p. 677-687. 11 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Comparative analysis of image super-resolution: A concurrent study of RGB and depth images
Qiu, Z., Zeng, S., Martínez-Sánchez, J. & Arias, P., 18 Sept 2024, 2024 International Workshop on the Theory of Computational Sensing and its Applications to Radar, Multimodal Sensing and Imaging (CoSeRa). IEEE, p. 36-41Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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Randomised compression ratios for effective large point cloud processing using compressive sensing
Qiu, Z., Nagesh, S., Martínez-Sánchez, J. & Arias, P., 8 Mar 2024, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. Copernicus GmbH, Vol. 48. p. 299-306Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
Open Access
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The EG-ICE International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering
Zhouyan Qiu (Participant)
3 Jul 2024 → 5 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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The 19th International 3D GeoInfo Conference 2024
Zhouyan Qiu (Participant)
1 Jul 2024 → 3 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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IEEE (External organisation)
Zhouyan Qiu (Member)
1 Jan 2022 → 31 Dec 2025Activity: Membership › other membership