Dr. Yujia Zhang has started her postdoctoral fellowship in the summer, 2019. Her research focuses on SLAM, photogrammetry, computer vision, 3D reconstruction, robotic mapping, and navigation
Projects:
Dr. Zhang is part of 3D Mobile Mapping Artificial Intelligence (3DMMAI) project, which is supported by the NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada) Collaborative Research Development (CRD) program and Teledyne Optech in Toronto

Publications:
Huai Jianzhu, Zhang Yujia, Yilmaz Alper, “The Mobile AR Sensor Logger for Android and IOS Devices”. In the processing of IEEE SENSORS 2019.
Zhang Yujia, “A Structured Light-Based 3D Reconstruction Using Combined Circular Phase Shifting Patterns.” The Ohio State University.
Zhang Yujia, Yilmaz Alper, “A Novel Structured Light Reconstruction Method Using Combined Circular and Column Phase Shifting Patterns.” ASPRS Annual Conference 2019.
Zhang Yujia, Yilmaz Alper, “Structured light-based 3D scanning for specular surface by the combination of gray code and phase-shifting”, Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLI-B3, 137-142, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLI-B3-137-2016, 2016
Huai Jianzhu, Zhang Yujia, Yilmaz Alper, “S Real-time large scale 3D reconstruction by fusing Kinect and IMU data”. ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spat. Inf. Sci. 2015, II-3-W5, 491–496.
Education:
Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geodetic Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
Bachelor of Science (BS), Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
2012 – 2018
2007 – 2011
Experience:
Research:
Postdoctoral Fellow, GeoICT/ AUSMLab, York University Canada
Research Assistant, Ohio State University
April, 2019 – Present
Sep, 2013 – Mar, 2019
Publications (4)
2025
- Zhang, Y., Ahmadi, S. M., Kang, J., Arjmandi, Z., and Sohn, G. (2025). YUTO MMS: A Comprehensive SLAM Dataset for Urban Mobile Mapping with Tilted LiDAR and Panoramic Camera Integration. The International Journal of Robotics Research, 44(1), 3-21.
2023
- Zhang, Y., Kang, J., and Sohn, G. (2023). PVL-Cartographer: Panoramic Vision-Aided LiDAR Cartographer-Based SLAM for Maverick Mobile Mapping System. Remote Sensing, 15(13), 3383.
- Ahmadi, M., Alizadeh Naeini, A., Sheikholeslami, M. M., Arjmandi, Z., Zhang, Y., and Sohn, G. (2023). HDPV-SLAM: Hybrid Depth-Augmented Panoramic Visual SLAM for Mobile Mapping System with Tilted LiDAR and Panoramic Visual Camera. IEEE 19th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE).
2021
- Kang, J., Zhang, Y., Liu, Z., Sit, A., and Sohn, G. (2021). RPV-SLAM: Range-augmented Panoramic Visual SLAM for Mobile Mapping System with Panoramic Camera and Tilted LiDAR. 20th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR), 1066-1072.
