Mila Koeva is an Associate Professor in “3D city digital twins based on geospatial technologies for improved land management and urban planning” at the University Twente, International Institute of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation ITC, The Netherlands. She has a PhD on “3D modelling in architectural photogrammetry” from the University of Architecture, Civil engineering, and Geodesy in Sofia. She also holds an MSc. degree in Engineering (Geodesy) from the same institution.  

Her expertise includes geospatial and remote sensing data processing and fusion using innovative methods and user engagement.  She is working on 3D modelling and Digital Twins in support of resource management and decision-making for cadastral and urban planning applications, among others.

Her career includes ten years of working as a photogrammetric specialist and head of the photogrammetry department (www.gis-sofia.bg) with the main aim of producing accurate cadastral and topographic maps and three years of work in a private organization (www.mapex.bg) leading three EU projects related with geodetic, cadastral and photogrammetric activities.

Currently, she is leading Digital Twin Geohub in UT and is part of several European projects.  She was a Project Coordinator/Leader of its4land, a multidisciplinary European Commission Horizon 2020 project involving 8 academic and private-sector partners and 6 countries in Europe and Africa. Due to her scientific activities, she has been selected to have an active part in international professional organizations, chairing working groups and organizing scientific events, e.g. chairing ISPRS WG IV/9 on Digital Twins, FIG WT 7 on AI4LA, etc. She is regularly invited to give invited talks or to be the keynote speaker at international events, e.g. Gi4DM and Urban Geoinformatics 2022,  3D GeoInfo 2021, UASG2021, GATE Big Data, FIG Cmmision7, GLTN 2020, GI Forum (WWU) 2020,  etc. She is serving as guest editor for several special issues, The Photogrammetric Records, 3D Land Administration in LUP, MDPI RS4LA1, MDPI RS4LA2, MDPI RS43DLA, and MDPI Digital Twins. She serves as a Reviewer Board Member of ISPRS IJGI, MDPI Geomatics, and Frontier Remote Sensing. A full list of scientific publications can be found on Google Scholar and UT-site. Besides research international project activities, she is involved in education, including lecturing, course development, and supervision of MSc and Ph.D. students. In March 2017, she was ranked as one of the TOP 3 teachers of ITC 2016 - 2017; in 2016, her student obtained 3rd place in the Copernicus Masters Competition; in 2021, her student was awarded the Best 3D GeoInfo paper,  and in 2023, her student received the second-best MSc thesis award in The Netherlands. 

Expertise

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

    • Land
    • Cadastral
    • Datum
    • Boundary
    • Pilotless Aircraft
    • Investigation
    • Management
    • Model

Organisations

Mila Koeva is a senior Associate Professor (ius promovendi) in “3D city digital twins based on geospatial technologies for improved land management and urban planning” at the University Twente, International Institute of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation ITC, The Netherlands. She has a PhD on “3D modelling in architectural photogrammetry” from the University of Architecture, Civil engineering, and Geodesy in Sofia. She also holds an MSc. degree in Engineering (Geodesy) from the same institution.  

Her expertise includes geospatial and remote sensing data processing and fusion using innovative methods and user engagement.  She is working on 3D modelling and Digital Twins in support of resource management and decision-making for cadastral and urban planning applications, among others.

Her career includes ten years of working as a photogrammetric specialist and head of the photogrammetry department (www.gis-sofia.bg) with the main aim of producing accurate cadastral and topographic maps and three years of work in a private organization (www.mapex.bg) leading three EU projects related with geodetic, cadastral and photogrammetric activities.

Currently, she is leading Digital Twin Geohub in UT and is part of several European projects.  She was a Project Coordinator/Leader of its4land, a multidisciplinary European Commission Horizon 2020 project involving 8 academic and private-sector partners and 6 countries in Europe and Africa. Due to her scientific activities, she has been selected to have an active part in international professional organizations, chairing working groups and organizing scientific events, e.g. chairing ISPRS WG IV/9 on Digital Twins, FIG WT 7 on AI4LA, etc. She is regularly invited to give invited talks or to be the keynote speaker at international events, e.g. Gi4DM and Urban Geoinformatics 2022,  3D GeoInfo 2021, UASG2021, GATE Big Data, FIG Cmmision7, GLTN 2020, GI Forum (WWU) 2020,  etc. She is serving as guest editor for several special issues, The Photogrammetric Records, 3D Land Administration in LUP, MDPI RS4LA1, MDPI RS4LA2, MDPI RS43DLA, and MDPI Digital Twins. She serves as a Reviewer Board Member of ISPRS IJGI, MDPI Geomatics, and Frontier Remote Sensing. A full list of scientific publications can be found on Google Scholar and UT-site. Besides research international project activities, she is involved in education, including lecturing, course development, and supervision of MSc and Ph.D. students. In March 2017, she was ranked as one of the TOP 3 teachers of ITC 2016 - 2017; in 2016, her student obtained 3rd place in the Copernicus Masters Competition; in 2021, her student was awarded the Best 3D GeoInfo paper,  and in 2023, her student received the second-best MSc thesis award in The Netherlands. 

Publications

2024

Urban digital twin-based solution using geospatial information for solid waste management (2024)Sustainable Cities and Society, 115. Article 105798. Cárdenas-León, I., Koeva, M., Nourian, P. & Davey, C.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105798CadastreVision: A benchmark dataset for cadastral boundary delineation from multi-resolution earth observation images (2024)ISPRS journal of photogrammetry and remote sensing, 217, 91-100. Grift, J., Persello, C. & Koeva, M. N.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2024.08.0053D property valuation in vertical cities (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC). Ying, Y.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036562515Fitness of multi-resolution remotely sensed data for cadastral mapping in Ekiti State, Nigeria (2024)Remote sensing, 16(19), 1-30. Article 3670. Taiwo, I., Ibitoye, M., Oladejo, S. & Koeva, M. N.https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16193670Digital Twin-based Framework for Heat Stress Calculation (2024)[Working paper › Preprint]. Cárdenas-León, I., Morales Ortega, L. R., Koeva, M. N., Atun, F. & Pfeffer, K.https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4861693Real-Time Visibility Assessment in an Interactive Immersive Virtual Reality Application for Urban Public Space Design (2024)In Real-Time Visibility Assessment in an Interactive Immersive Virtual Reality Application for Urban Public Space Design. Dane, G., Campoverde, C., Nourian, P. & Koeva, M. N.3D City Digital Twin Simulation to Mitigate Heat Risk of Urban Heat Islands (2024)In 3D City Digital Twin Simulation to Mitigate Heat Risk of Urban Heat Islands (pp. 129-136). Copernicus. Sukma, A. I., Koeva, M. N., Reckien, D., Bočkarjova, M., Da Silva Mano, A., Canilli, G., Vicentini, G. & Kerle, N.https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W11-2024-129-2024Planning Support System Development for analysing environmental performance of form-based design decisions: Case Study of Enschede (2024)In Planning Support System Development for analysing environmental performance of form-based design decisions: Case Study of Enschede (pp. 137-144) (International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives). Copernicus. Tripathy, A., Koeva, M. N., Cárdenas-León, I. & Nourian, P.https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W11-2024-137-2024Applying the Land Administration Domain Model (LADM) for Integrated, Standardized, and Sustainable Development of Cadastre Country Profile for Pakistan (2024)Land, 13(6), 1-33. Article 883. Ahsan, M. S., Hussain, E., Lemmen, C. H. J., Chipofya, M. C., Zevenbergen, J. A., Atif, S., Morales Guarin, J. M., Koeva, M. N. & Ali, Z.https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060883Deriving requirements for integrated and standardised cadastre profile from the legacy Board of Revenue and the contemporary land administration systems (2024)Survey review, 1-21. Ahsan, M. S., Hussain, E., Lemmen, C. H. J., Zevenbergen, J. A., Atif, S., Chipofya, M. C., Ali, Z., Morales Guarin, J. M. & Koeva, M. N.https://doi.org/10.1080/00396265.2024.2351624

Research profiles

From the University of Twente she holds a university teaching qualification (UTQ) and has diverse teaching background in small and large groups. Current teaching activities cover areas of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 3D Cadastre, GNSS, cadastral rejuvination, 3D modelling, BIM and Smart Cities. She supervised more than 15 MSc students of their master research and is regularly invited for external examiner.

She was voted as one of the TOP 3 teachers in ITC for 2016-2017.

Affiliated study programs

Courses academic year 2024/2025

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Courses academic year 2023/2024

Project Coordinator of its4land, a multidisciplinary European Commision Horizon 2020 project, involving 8 academic and private-sector partners and 6 countries in Europe and Africa - www.its4land.com.

The main goal of its4land, an European Commission Horizon 2020 project is to develop innovative tools inspired by the continuum of land rights, fit-for-purpose land administration, and cadastral intelligence. its4land is using strategic collaboration between the EU and East Africa to deliver innovative, scalable, and transferrable ICT solutions. The innovation process incorporates a broad range of stakeholders and emergent geospatial technologies, including smart sketchmaps, UAVs, automated feature extraction, as well as geocloud services. The aim is to combine innovative technologies, capture the specific needs, market opportunities and readiness of end-users in the domain of land tenure information recording in Eastern Africa. The project consists of a four year work plan, €3.9M funding, and eight consortium partners collaborating with stakeholders from six case study locations in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda. The major tasks include tool development, prototyping, and demonstration for local, national, regional, and international interest groups. The case locations cover different land uses such as: urban, peri-urban, rural smallholder, and (former) pastoralist.

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Langezijds (building no. 19), room 1301
Hallenweg 8
7522 NH Enschede
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