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Karel Vach Sub-department: School of Geosciences
Academic degree:
PhD
Academic title:
no
Position:
Professor
Contacts E-Mail [email protected] Work phone
Education
Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography (MIIGAiK)
Diploma in Geodetic Engineering, 1984.
Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Special Geodesy
Doctoral studies, 1986-1989; dissertation defended in 1990 (CSc. / PhD).
Seniority and experience
Professional Experience and Academic Activities
1984-1986 – Research Institute of Geodesy, Topography and Cartography (VÚGTK Zdiby, Prague), Czech Republic.
1986-1989 – Doctoral studies, Czech Technical University in Prague.
1989-1992 – VPU Praha, engineering, design and consulting company.
1993-Present – Co-founder and Managing Director of EuroGV s.r.o., Opletalova 1284/37, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic.
2017-Present – Co-founder and Managing Director of the Photogrammetric Education and Construction Development Institute (PHEDCS), Thákurova 2077/7, 160 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Since 1996 – Member of the Study Programme Committee for Geodesy and Cartography, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague (FSv CTU in Prague).
Since 2024 – Member of the Temporary Dissertation Council of Satbayev University, O.A. Baikonurov Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Since 2025 – Member of the Temporary Dissertation Council of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Faculty of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Since 2026 – Member of the Editorial Board of the Mining Journal of Kazakhstan.
Management of EU-funded Research Projects
(Operational Programme Enterprise and Innovation for Competitiveness)
• BIM – Building Management I (2020-2022)
• BIM – Building Management II (2021-2023) – Development of modular IoT components for building digital twins.
International experience
Since 2016, active member of ISPRS Technical Commission V (Education and Outreach) in leadership positions within the Commission's Working Groups.
• Deputy Chair of ISPRS Working Group V/7 (2016-2022): "Innovative Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Technologies for Solving Applied Problems in Construction and Education".
• Chair of ISPRS Working Group V/6 (2022-2026): "Innovative Technologies in Training Civil Engineers and Architects".
• Chair of ISPRS Working Group V/7 (2026-2030): "GeoAI and Digital Twins Education for Environmental and Civil Engineering Applications".
More than a decade of contribution to international cooperation in photogrammetry, remote sensing, geoinformatics, engineering education, and capacity building through ISPRS Technical Commission V.
Competitive advantages
Since 2016, Director and Organizer of international scientific conferences and invited speaker at conferences held under the auspices of ISPRS, with proceedings indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.
Key conference locations include Novosibirsk, Prague (multiple editions), Kyiv, Nepal, the Philippines, Almaty (multiple editions), and Tashkent.
Member of Organizing and Scientific Committees of the international conferences GEO-SIBERIA and GEOSTROY (Novosibirsk).
Member of editorial boards of international scientific journals, including the Mining Journal of Kazakhstan (Gornyi Zhurnal Kazakhstana).
Actively contributes to the international scientific community through conference organization, scientific leadership, peer review activities, and the promotion of research cooperation in photogrammetry, remote sensing, geoinformatics, surveying, civil engineering, and geospatial education.