Publications
2024
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Hermann, M.; Weinmann, M.; Nex, F.; Stathopoulou, E. K.; Remondino, F.; Jutzi, B.; Ruf, B. (2024). Depth estimation and 3D reconstruction from UAV-borne imagery: Evaluation on the UseGeo dataset. ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 13, Art.-Nr.: 100065. doi:10.1016/j.ophoto.2024.100065
2022
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Ruf, B. (2022, May 2). Fast Dense Depth Estimation from UAV-borne Aerial Imagery for the Assistance of Emergency Forces. PhD dissertation. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000145502
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Ruf, B. (2022). Fast Dense Depth Estimation from UAV-borne Aerial Imagery for the Assistance of Emergency Forces. PhD dissertation. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000149436
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Zube, A.; Kleiser, D.; Albrecht, A.; Woock, P.; Emter, T.; Ruf, B.; Tchouchenkov, I.; Buller, A.; Wagner, B.; Baatar, G.; Petereit, J. (2022). Autonomously mapping shallow water environments under and above the water surface [Autonome Kartierung von Flachwasserumgebungen unter und über der Wasseroberflache]. at - Automatisierungstechnik, 70 (5), 482–495. doi:10.1515/auto-2021-0145
2021
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Hermann, M.; Ruf, B.; Weinmann, M. (2021). Real-Time Dense 3D Reconstruction from Monocular Video Data Captured by Low-Cost UAVS. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLIII-B2-2021, 361–368. doi:10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B2-2021-361-2021
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Ruf, B.; Mohrs, J.; Weinmann, M.; Hinz, S.; Beyerer, J. (2021). ReS²tAC—UAV-borne real-time SGM stereo optimized for embedded ARM and CUDA devices. Sensors, 21 (11), Article: 3938. doi:10.3390/s21113938
2020
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Hermann, M.; Ruf, B.; Weinmann, M.; Hinz, S. (2020). Self-Supervised Learning for Monocular Depth Estimation from Aerial Imagery. ISPRS annals, V-2-2020, 357–364. doi:10.5194/isprs-annals-V-2-2020-357-2020
2019
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Kalb, T.; Kalms, L.; Göhringer, D.; Pons, C.; Muddukrishna, A.; Jahre, M.; Ruf, B.; Schuchert, T.; Tchouchenkov, I.; Ehrenstråhle, C.; Peterson, M.; Christensen, F.; Paolillo, A.; Rodriguez, B.; Millet, P. (2019). Developing Low-Power Image Processing Applications with the TULIPP Reference Platform Instance. Hardware Accelerators in Data Centers. Ed.: C. Kachris, 181–197, Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-92792-3_10
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Pollok, T.; Junglas, L.; Ruf, B.; Schumann, A. (2019). UnrealGT: Using Unreal Engine to Generate Ground Truth Datasets. Advances in Visual Computing : 14th International Symposium on Visual Computing, ISVC 2019, Lake Tahoe, NV, USA, October 7–9, 2019, Proceedings, Part I. Ed.: George Bebis, 670–682, Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-33720-9_52
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Ruf, B.; Pollok, T.; Weinmann, M. (2019). Efficient Surface-Aware Semi-Global Matching with Multi-View Plane-Sweep Sampling. ISPRS Annals of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, IV-2/W7, 137–144. doi:10.5194/isprs-annals-IV-2-W7-137-2019
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Schmitz, S.; Weinmann, M.; Ruf, B. (2019). Automatic co-registration of aerial imagery and untextured model data utilizing average shading gradients. ISPRS Geospatial Week, 10-14 June 2019, Enschede, The Netherlands, 581–588, ISPRS. doi:10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W13-581-2019
2018
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Grinberg, M.; Ruf, B.; Monka, S.; Kollman, M.; Buller, A.; Tchouchenkov, I. (2018). Embedded Stereokamera-basierte reaktive Kollisionsvermeidung für UAVs Embedded stereo vision based reactive collision avoidance for UAVs. Forum Bildverarbeitung 2018. Hrsg.: T. Längle, P. L. Fernando, M. Heizmann, 277–290, KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.5445/IR/1000088327
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Ruf, B.; Monka, S.; Kollmann, M.; Grinberg, M. (2018). Real-Time On-Board Obstacle Avoidance for UAVs based on Embedded Stereo Vision. The international archives of photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences, XLII-1, 363–370. doi:10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-1-363-2018
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Ruf, B.; Thiel, L.; Weinmann, M. (2018). Deep Cross-Domain Building Extraction for Selective Depth Estimation from Oblique Aerial Imagery. ISPRS Annals of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, IV-1, 125–132. doi:10.5194/isprs-annals-IV-1-125-2018
2017
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Ruf, B.; Erdnüss, B.; Weinmann, M. (2017). Determining plane-sweep sampling points in image space using the cross-ratio for image-based depth estimation. 4th ISPRS International Conference on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Geomatics, Bonn, Germany, 4th - 7th September 2017, 325–332, International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS). doi:10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W6-325-2017
2016
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Kalb, T.; Kalms, L.; Gohringer, D.; Pons, C.; Marty, F.; Muddukrishna, A.; Jahre, M.; Kjeldsberg, P. G.; Ruf, B.; Schuchert, T.; Tchouchenkov, I.; Ehrenstrahle, C.; Christensen, F.; Paolillo, A.; Lemer, C.; Bernard, G.; Duhem, F.; Millet, P. (2016). TULIPP: Towards ubiquitous low-power image processing platforms. Proceedings, 2016 International Conference on Embedded Computer Systems: Architectures, Modeling and Simulation (SAMOS XVI) : July 17-21, 2016, Samos, Greece. Ed.: Walid Najjar, 306–311, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/SAMOS.2016.7818363
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Ruf, B.; Schuchert, T. (2016). Towards real-time change detection in videos based on existing 3D models. Proceedings of SPIE : The International Society for Optical Engineering. Hrsg.: L. Bruzzone, 100041H, Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). doi:10.1117/12.2241992
Curriculum Vitae
Since 2016 | Research assistant and PhD student at the Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation, Karlsruhe. |
2015 – 2016 | Research assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation, Karlsruhe. |
2012 – 2015 | Master studies in informatics (M.Sc.) at the University of Stuttgart. Focus on Computer Vision, Visual Computing and Service Computing. |
2014 – 2015 | Student assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation, Karlsruhe. |
2013 – 2014 | Student assistant at the University of Stuttgart Visualisation Research Centre. |
2009 – 2012 | Bachelor studies in information technologies (B.Eng.) at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) in Ravensburg. Focus on software and network engineering. |
2009 – 2012 | Working student at Cassidian in Friedrichshafen as part of the dual studies at the DHBW-Ravensburg. |
Research Areas / Interests
- Structure-from-Motion from aerial imagery
- Model generation
- Stereo Vision
- 3D Change Detection
- 3D Rendering
Projects
Lectures
Since 2016 | Lecture on computer graphics in the course information technologies at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) |
Memberships & Voluntary Work
2015 - 2017 | Member of the board of directors of Freundeskreis Neema Lalela e.V. |
2008 - 2009 | Volunteer youth worker at the West Rand Lutheran Community Church in Johannesburg, South Africa. |