3D computer vision pioneer joins Bulgaria's INSAIT

Professor Marc Pollefeys, one of the world's leading researchers in robotics and computer vision, is joining the Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT) at Sofia University, the Education Ministry said.

Pollefeys will work with INSAIT researchers on projects in robotics and computer vision, fields regarded as strategically important for artificial intelligence.

His work has contributed to a range of technological advances, including the first autonomous drone guided by computer vision and the augmented reality technology behind Google Maps Live View.

Pollefeys also developed COLMAP, one of the world's most widely used open-source tools for creating accurate 3D models from photographs, and LightGlue, an image-matching technology widely used in computer vision.

Editor: Miglena Ivanova