Dr.-Ing. Maria Chizhova

Lecturer  / Assistant Professor

Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg/ University of Bamberg
Digital Technologies in Heritage Conservation
Office: ZW4/01.25

Am Zwinger 4 (Villa)
D-96047 Bamberg
Germany
Tel.: +49 951 863-1632
Mail: maria.chizhova[at]uni-bamberg.de

10/2014 – 07/2019

Dr. Eng. in 3D digitalization and reconstruction at the Technical University of Munich in cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt 

09/2006 – 06/2011

Dipl. Eng. in "Surveying", State Academy of Agriculture in Ivanovo

Current position

since 01/2021

Assistant professor/Lecturer in Digital Technologies in Heritage Conservation at the Centre for Heritage Conservation Studies and Technologies (KDWT)

12/2017 – 12/2020

Research assistant at the Chair of Digital Technologies in Heritage Conservation, 

Research assistant in the DAAD-Project „VirScan3D“ (since 2019)

12/2016 – 10/2019

Research assistant at the Institute for Applied Photogrammetry at Jade University in Oldenburg in the project "Object Recognition and Matching in Color Images"

07/2016 – 09/2017

Research assistant in the project for digital photogrammetry "DiPhoBi4KMU"

08/2015 – 07/2016

Research assistant at the Faculty of Plastics Engineering and Surveying, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt

01 – 07/2015

Assistant in the project "LoD2" at the Surveying Office Würzburg (Vermessungsamt Würzburg)

Research experiences/Fellowship

09/2024

Research Fellow in Technical University of Warsaw (Poland)/Faculty of geography and cartography on the topic „Combination of electromagnetic and photogrammetric sensors for investigation of internal timber structures“.

05/2023

Research Fellow in Fondazione Bruno Kessler Trento (Italy) on the topic „Semantic segmentation and classification of 3D point clouds for cultural heritage purposes“. 

12/2022

Research Fellow in Carleton University/Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism in Ottawa (Canada) on the topic “AutoHBIM: Automatic model generation of rule-based objects for HBIM”

09 – 10/2017

Research Fellow in Michigan Tech University/Faculty of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering (USA) on the topic „Optimization of incomplete heritage objects reconstruction through mixed reality human computer interaction“.

Chizhova, M., Gorkovchuk, D., Luhmann, T. and Popovas, D. (2025), “Simulation von mobilem und dynamischem Scanning im virtuellen Simulator VRscan3D”, Allgemeine Vermessungs-Nachrichten, Wichmann, VDE Verl., Berlin, Vol. 132 No. 1–2, pp. 51–58, doi: 10.14627/avn.2025.1-2.5.

Chizhova, M., Pan, J., Luhmann, T., Karami, A., Menna, F., Remondino, F., Hess, M., et al. (2024), “Towards automatic defects analyses for 3D structural monitoring of historic timber”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. XLVIII-2/W4-2024, presented at the 10th Intl. Workshop 3D-ARCH “3D Virtual Reconstruction and Visualization of Complex Architectures”, 21–23 February 2024, Copernicus GmbH, Katlenburg-Lindau, pp. 103–110, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-xlviii-2-w4-2024-103-2024.

Luhmann, T., Chizhova, M., Popovas, D. and Gorkovchuk, D. (2024), “Simulation von mobilem und dynamischem Scanning im virtuellen Simulator VRscan3D”, in Luhmann, T. and Sieberth, T. (Eds.), Photogrammetrie - Laserscanning - Optische 3D-Messtechnik: Beiträge der Oldenburger 3D-Tage und des BIMtages 2024, Wichmann, Berlin ; Offenbach, pp. 304–313.

Pan, J., Chizhova, M., Luhmann, T. and Eißing, T. (2024), “Machbarkeitsstudie zur automatisierten Zustandsanalyse verbauter historischer Holzbalken”, 44. Wissenschaftlich-Technische Jahrestagung der DGPF 2024 – Publikationen der DGPF, Vol. 2024, presented at the 44. Wissenschaftlich-Technische Jahrestagung der DGPF in Remagen, DGPF, Potsdam, pp. 1–16, doi: 10.24407/KXP:1885713169.

Pan, J., Chizhova, M., Luhmann, T., Eißing, T. and Hess, M.V.M. (2024), “Automatisierte Ästigkeitsschätzung zur Verbesserung der Qualitätsbewertung von historischem Holz”, in ICOMOS Nationalkomitee der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Ed.), KI und Denkmalpflege. Potenziale nutzen, Risiken erkennen, Berlin, pp. 47–55.

Érsek, E., Chizhova, M., Hascher, M. and Kopanitsak, C. (2024), “Matschoss 2.0: Virtual machine collections as the missing link between museums and historic monuments”, Information Technology, De Gruyter, Berlin, Vol. 66 No. 6, pp. 221–231, doi: 10.1515/itit-2023-0113.

Albrecht, S., Arera-Rütenik, T., Basse, E., Bellendorf, P., Bischoff, B., Breitling, S., Burioni, M., et al. (2022), Kompetenzzentrum Denkmalwissenschaften und Denkmaltechnologien 2018 – 2020, University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, doi: 10.20378/irb-54270.

Chizhova, M. (2022a), “Georgische Kirchen: 3D Datenfusion von Laserscanning und Photogrammetrie”, in Arera-Rütenik, T., Bellendorf, P., Breitling, S., Drewello, R., Hess, M. and Vinken, G. (Eds.), Kompetenzzentrum Denkmalwissenschaften und Denkmaltechnologien 2018 – 2020, University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, pp. 78–81, doi: 10.20378/irb-56701.

Chizhova, M. (2022b), “Digitale Erfassung jüdischer Friedhöfe in Franken”, in Arera-Rütenik, T., Bellendorf, P., Breitling, S., Drewello, R., Hess, M. and Vinken, G. (Eds.), Kompetenzzentrum Denkmalwissenschaften und Denkmaltechnologien 2018 – 2020, University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, pp. 74–77, doi: 10.20378/irb-56700.

Chizhova, M. (2022c), “VirScan3D: Virtueller Laserscanner-Simulator zur Digitalisierung der Unterrichtsumgebung”, in Arera-Rütenik, T., Bellendorf, P., Breitling, S., Drewello, R., Hess, M. and Vinken, G. (Eds.), Kompetenzzentrum Denkmalwissenschaften und Denkmaltechnologien 2018 – 2020, University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, pp. 82–85, doi: 10.20378/irb-56702.

Chizhova, M. (2022d), “Orthodoxe Kirchen: Virtuelle 3D Rekonstruktion aus unvollständigen Punktwolken”, in Arera-Rütenik, T., Bellendorf, P., Breitling, S., Drewello, R., Hess, M. and Vinken, G. (Eds.), Kompetenzzentrum Denkmalwissenschaften und Denkmaltechnologien 2018 – 2020, University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, pp. 70–73, doi: 10.20378/irb-56699.

Luhmann, T., Chizhova, M., Gorkovchuk, D., Popovas, D., Gorkovchuk, J. and Hess, M. (2022), “Development of terrestrial laser scanning simulator”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. XLVI-2/W1-2022, presented at the 9th Intl. Workshop 3D-ARCH “3D Virtual Reconstruction and Visualization of Complex Architectures”, 2–4 March 2022, Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, pp. 329–334, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-xlvi-2-w1-2022-329-2022.

Chizhova, M., Gorkovchuk, D., Kachkovskaya, T., Popovas, D., Gorkovchuk, J., Luhmann, T. and Hess, M. (2021), “Qualitative testing of an advanced terrestrial laser scanner simulator: users experience and feedback”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, Vol. XLIII-B5-2021, pp. 29–35, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B5-2021-29-2021.

Popovas, D., Chizhova, M., Gorkovchuk, D., Gorkovchuk, J., Hess, M. and Luhmann, T. (2021), “Virtual terrestrial laser scanner simulator in digital twin environment”, Proceedings of the Joint International Event 9th ARQUEOLÓGICA 2.0 & 3rd GEORES (‘GEOmatics and PREServation), Valencia (Spain). 26–28 April 2021, Universitat Polytecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, pp. 85–92, doi: 10.4995/Arqueologica9.2021.12091.

Chizhova, M., Gorkovchuk, D. and Luhmann, T. (2020), “Fusion of UAV and Terrestrial Photogrammetry with Laser Scanning for 3D Reconstruction of Historic Churches in Georgia”, MDPI, Basel, Vol. 4 No. 3, doi: 10.3390/drones4030053.

Chizhova, M., Popovas, D., Gorkovchuk, D., Gorkovchuk, J., Hess, M. and Luhmann, T. (2020), “Virtual terrestrial laser scanner simulator for digitalisation of teaching environment concept and first results”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, Vol. XLIII No. B5, pp. 91–97, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B5-2020-91-2020.

Pavlovski, M., Chizhova, M., Hindmarch, J. and Hess, M. (2020), “Application of multi-criteria decision making for the selection of sensing tools for historical gravestones”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, Vol. XLIII No. B2, pp. 1435–1442, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B2-2020-1435-2020.

Luhmann, T., Chizhova, M., Gorkovchuk, D., Hastedt, H., Chachava, N. and Lekveishvili, N. (2019), “Combination of terrestrial laserscanning, UAV and close range photogrammertry for 3D reconstruction of complex churches in Georgia”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, Vol. XLII-2/W11, pp. 753–761, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W11-753-2019.

Chizhova, M., Gurianov, A., Hess, M., Luhmann, T., Brunn, A. and Stilla, U. (2018), “Semantic segmentation of building elements using point cloud hashing”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, Vol. XLII No. 2, pp. 241–250, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-2-241-2018.

Chizhova, M., Korovin, D., Gurianov, A., Brunn, A., Luhmann, T. and Stilla, U. (2018), “A General Approach for the Reconstruction of Complex Buildings from 3D Point Clouds Using Bayesian Networks and Cellular Automata”, in Remondino, F., Georgopoulos, A., Gonzalez-Aguilera, D. and Agrafiotis, P. (Eds.), Latest Developments in Reality-Based 3D Surveying and Modelling, MDPI, Basel, pp. 74–92, doi: 10.3390/books978-3-03842-685-1-4.

Chizhova, M., Gurianov, A., Brunn, A., Stilla, U. and Luhmann, T. (2017), “Wavelet-basierte Erkennung architektonischer Formen aus präzisen Punktwolken”, Photogrammetrie, Laserscanning, optische 3D-Messtechnik: Beiträge der Oldenburger 3D-Tage 2017, Vol. 2017, presented at the 16. Oldenburger 3D-Tage 2017, Wichmann, Berlin, pp. 129–141.

Chizhova, M., Korovin, D., Gurianov, A., Brodovskii, M., Brunn, A., Stilla, U. and Luhmann, T. (2017a), “Probablistic Reconstruction Of Orthodox Churches from Precisionpoint Clouds Using Bayesian Networks And Cellular Automata”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, Vol. XLII No. 2/W3, pp. 187–194, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-2-w3-187-2017.

Chizhova, M., Korovin, D., Gurianov, A., Brodovskii, M., Brunn, A., Stilla, U. and Luhmann, T. (2017b), “Automatically Extraction and Reconstruction of Cupola Geometries of Orthodox Churches from Precision Point Clouds”, Publikationen Der Deutschen Gesellschaft Für Photogrammetrie, Fernerkundung Und Geoinformation e.V., Vol. 26, presented at the 37. Wissenschaftlich-Technische Jahrestagung der DGPF 2017, Geschäftsstelle der DGPF, Münster, pp. 434–443.

Brodovskii, M., Korovin, D., Chizhova, M., Brunn, A. and Stilla, U. (2016), “Recognizing separate structural elements of churches using neural networks”, Publikationen Der Deutschen Gesellschaft Für Photogrammetrie, Fernerkundung Und Geoinformation e.V., presented at the 36. Wissenschaftlich-Technische Jahrestagung der DGPF :  Dreiländertagung der SGPF, DGPF und OVG Lösungen für eine Welt im Wandel, Geschäftsstelle der DGPF, Münster, pp. 153–164.

Chizhova, M., Brunn, A. and Stilla, U. (2016), “PROBABILISTIC FEASIBILITY OF THE RECONSTRUCTION PROCESS OF RUSSIAN-ORTHODOX CHURCHES”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, Vol. XLI No. B5, pp. 221--227, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-xli-b5-221-2016.