Professor at University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia

President of ISPRS Technical Commission IV on Spatial Information Science (2016-2020) (2022-2026)

Biography: Dr. Sisi Zlatanova is a SHARP Professor at the Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW, Sydney, Australia and the Director of the Geospatial, Research, Innovation and Development (GRID) cluster. She is a world-known researcher in 3D modelling and 3D data management and specifically in the conceptualization of 3D topological relationships. Her resent investigations focus on bringing together BIM and GIS, indoor and outdoor, above and below the surface to support the challenges of Digital Twins. She has been always pioneering in 3D research and development exploring innovative and more efficient approaches for 3D representations, management of data and analysis, trying to bridge the gap between different technologies. She has supervised more than 70 MSc and PhD students on topics related to the third dimension. She has been involved in and leading 3D projects for the Fire and Rescue NSW, Sydney, Australia; Port of Rotterdam, City of Rotterdam, Emergency response sector, the Netherlands; Data harmonization within Europe; Underground infrastructures, NYC, USA; indoor/outdoor navigation in China and South Korea. She has been advisor to many international projects, institutions and organization. She is an author of more than 350 scientific publications and an editor of 22 books. She is the founder of three international annual conferences namely 3DGeoInfo, Gi4DM and Indoor3D. She is an active member of ISPRS and OGC. She is the President of the ISPRS Commission IV ‘Spatial Information Science’ (2016-2020) and editor of OGC SWG IndoorGML.