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FLORENT POUX, PH.D.
Master of Spatial Intelligence
Pioneering the future of 3D data science, point cloud intelligence, and spatial AI. 15+ years of R&D condensed into transformative knowledge for the next generation of spatial computing.
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About Dr. Florent Poux
3D Data Science & Spatial AI. Founder and lead instructor of the 3D Geodata Academy and author of 3D Data Science with Python (O'Reilly Media, 2025).
Florent Poux holds a PhD in Sciences from the University of Liege, where he was formerly an adjunct professor in 3D geodata. He has spent 15+ years on the automation of reality capture, from point clouds, LiDAR and photogrammetry to 3D deep learning and spatial AI. His research carries 1,700+ Google Scholar citations across 60+ peer-reviewed publications, and he received the ISPRS Jack Dangermond Award (2019) and the EuroSDR Best PhD Thesis Award. More than 3,400 engineers have trained with him.
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