Welcome Hidemichi!
Jul 16, 2025

Hidemichi Baba has recently joined our research group as a PhD candidate. He brings a strong academic and professional foundation that combines expertise in web technologies and project management with a focused research interest in computational geometry, 3D city modelling, and cloud GIS. His professional experience has equipped him with practical skills in web development and leading collaborative projects across teams and organizations.

In his Master’s thesis (link to PDF), Hidemichi developed FlatCityBuf, a cloud-optimized data format for CityJSON, enabling efficient partial access to large datasets through spatial indexing, attribute indexing, and HTTP range requests.

For his PhD research, he will focus on methodologies for 3D city model reconstruction using heterogeneous datasets and on developing environments that facilitate the integration and use of reconstructed models in real-world applications. He is part of our MultiRoofs project.

Welcome, Hidemichi!