Effective 1 September, Prof. Benjamin Busam will assume the role of Professor and Director of the Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (PRS) Lab at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). He returns to the institution where his academic path began and continues to shape cutting-edge research in 3D perception and embodied AI.
Prof. Busam studied Mathematics at TUM, followed by postgraduate studies in Mathematics and Physics at ParisTech and the University of Melbourne. After graduating with distinction from TUM in 2014, he advanced research in 2D and 3D computer vision for pose estimation, depth mapping, mobile AR, and multimodal sensor fusion. His professional trajectory led him to roles as Head of Research at FRAMOS Imaging Systems and as the lead of the 3D Computer Vision Team at Huawei Research London. He later coordinated Computer Vision activities at the Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures at TUM until 2025. His contributions have been recognized with the EMVA Young Professional Award 2015 and the Innovation Pioneer of the Year 2019, and he serves regularly on the programme committees of leading vision conferences including CVPR, ICCV, and ECCV.
The PRS Lab investigates how machines can perceive, understand, and interact with the world in 3D. The team develops algorithms for 3D reconstruction, semantic scene understanding, and multimodal sensor fusion from satellite, aerial, mobile, and embodied sensing systems. Its aim is to create photorealistic and geometrically precise digital twins for applications in environmental monitoring, built-environment modeling, and robotic perception.
Prof. Busam emphasizes the group’s vision: to merge the precision of photogrammetry and remote sensing with modern AI and 3D vision, cultivate open collaboration, and empower curious minds. Guided by the motto “Making Machines See and Think in 3D - from sensor to system”, the lab is positioned to push the boundaries of next-generation spatial intelligence.