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Venkanna Babu Guthula

Researcher

I am a researcher passionate about developing computer vision and machine learning methods that extract meaningful insights from imagery and complex datasets for real-world applications. My current research focuses on object detection and segmentation in drone and satellite imagery to support vector-borne disease risk assessment in African cities.

I recently submitted my PhD thesis at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, under the supervision of Christian Igel and co-supervision of Stefan Oehmcke. I will defend my PhD later this year, with the defense expected in September. I am currently a postdoctoral researcher in the same research group, where I work closely with Christian Igel, Nico Lang, Ankit Kariryaa and Rasmus Fensholt.

Previously, I completed my Master's at the University of Twente, Netherlands (joint education program with Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO, India), and my Bachelor's at Andhra University College of Engineering, India. Before starting my PhD, I worked at several organizations, including Mapbox, Wildlife Institute of India and CropIn. Please check my Curriculum Vitae for more details.