Dr. Francesco Nex

Associate Professor

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Biography

Francesco Nex is currently an Associate Professor in Earth Observation Science at the University of Twente. He received his master's degree in Environmental Engineering in 2006, followed by a PhD in 2010 from TU Turin (Italy). From 2011 to 2015, he worked as a Marie-Curie Post-Doctoral researcher in the 3DOM unit at FBK (Italy). In 2015, he joined the University of Twente as an Assistant and then Associate Professor within the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC). His research focuses on fusing elements of photogrammetry and deep learning in robotics to develop innovative solutions for Geomatics applications. He has authored 150 publications in international journals and conferences and has been involved in various European and national research projects related to UAV data processing, leading the UAV center within the ITC Faculty. He chairs the ICWG I/II on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles at ISPRS and has contributed to other ISPRS scientific initiatives, serving on editorial boards for indexed journals. In 2020, he was awarded the ISPRS President’s Honorary Citation E.H. Thomson Award.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2015-01-01 — Present

University of Twente • Enschede, Netherlands

Teaching and researching in Earth Observation Science with focus on UAV data processing and photogrammetry.

Awards

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ISPRS President’s Honorary Citation E.H. Thomson Award

2020-01-01

Requirements for University of Twente

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:90
GMAT
Total Score
Required:600
Overall
Required:600
GRE General
Verbal
Required:143
Verbal Percentile
Required:25
Quantitative
Required:155
Quantitative Percentile
Required:60
Analytical Writing
Required:3
Writing Percentile
Required:25
Prerequisites
Bachelor of Science in a related field Knowledge of Statistics and Probability Knowledge of Mathematics Specialization-related topics: Operation Research, Simulation, Financial topics
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Specialization Notes

Includes specializations in Financial Engineering & Management, Healthcare Technology & Management, and Production & Logistics Management.