Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ferdinand Maiwald

This website is no longer updated due to the appointment as Professor for Optical 3D-Metrology at TU Dresden!

since 04/2024: Professor for Optical 3D-Metrology
2017-2022: PhD student at the Chair of Photogrammetry, TU Dresden.
Topic of the thesis: A window to the past through modern urban environments - Developing a photogrammetric workflow for the orientation parameter estimation of historical images Permalink
2020-2023: research associate at the Chair for Digital Humanities, FSU Jena
2016-2024: research associate at the Chair of Photogrammetry, TU Dresden
2014-2016: Master's degree in geodesy at the TU Dresden, final thesis on the topic of capturing and analysing three-dimensional deformations on paintings to support the restoration process.
2011-2014: Bachelor's degree in geodesy and geoinformation at the TU Dresden, final thesis on the topic of position determination using QR codes

HistKI: Investigation, Modelling and Multimodal AI-based support of image source research and criticism as a complex and fundamental historical scientific working technique (FSU Jena) (own work completed)
AIM: Art Information Modeling: Prototype of a Digital Twin for panel paintings
Jena4D: Virtual city history with citizen participation (FSU Jena)
VirtEx: Numerical analysis tool for simulation and risk assessment of climatically and mechanically stressed wooden art objects
SFB/Transregio 280: Design strategies for material-minimised carbon concrete structures - foundations for a new way of building (own work completed)
Kulturerbe4D - Digital urban mediation of anthropogenic factors of influence and protective measures on architectural cultural heritage (FSU Jena)
HistStadt4D: Multimodal access to historical image repositories to support urban and architectural history research and education

Seminar AI in Photogrammetry (Master Geodesy / Geoinformation Technologies)
Seminar Photogrammetry und Image Analysis (Master Geodesy / Geoinformation Technologies)
Exercise Robust Estimation Techniques - RANSAC (Master Geodesy / Geoinformation Technologies)
Geodetic seminar (Bachelor Geodesy)