Personal profile
Research interests
Professor Holst (*1986) specializes in engineering geodesy. His research focuses on
- static and mobile 3D mapping and reality capture, high-precision static and mobile laser scanning,
- point cloud processing and 3D surface approximation,
- quality analysis and calibration of geodetic sensors and
- advanced methods for the geodetic monitoring of the built and un-built environment (critical infrastructure, industrial objects, landslides, rockfalls, etc.).
His research is applied to a wide range of interdisciplinary challenges in the context of the digitalization of reality.
Scientific Career
Professor Holst studied geodesy and geoinformation at the University of Bonn, specializing in engineering geodesy and parameter estimation. He then remained at the University of Bonn as a research assistant and lecturer. He completed his doctorate with distinction in 2015. Subsequently, he led a research group on laser scanning and the geometric analysis of surfaces. In 2021, Professor Holst was appointed full professor of engineering geodesy at the Technical University of Munich (TUM).
Prof. Holst heads the working group "Mobile and Autonomous Sensor Systems" of the German Association of Geodesy, Geoinformation and Land Management (DVW e.V.) since 2023 and he is a member of the board of directors of DVW Bayern e.V. since 2021. Since 2026, he also holds the Permanent Secretary of the German Geodetic Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
Education/Academic qualification
Engineering Sciences, PhD, Analysis of the configuration at approximating irregularly sampled surfaces based on levellings and terrestrial laser scans, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Award Date: 16 Jul 2015
Engineering Sciences, Master, Geodesy and Geoinformation, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
1 Oct 2008 → 30 Sep 2010
Award Date: 30 Sep 2010
Engineering Sciences, Bachelor, Geodesy and Geoinformation, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
1 Oct 2005 → 30 Sep 2008
Award Date: 30 Sep 2008
External positions
Permanent Secretary of German Geodetic Commission (DGK), Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften
1 Jan 2026 → …
Head of working group "Mobile and Autonomous Sensor Systems", DVW - Gesellschaft für Geodäsie, Geoinformation und Landmanagement e.V.
1 Jan 2023 → 31 Dec 2026
Member of Board Council, DVW Bayern e.V.
1 Jan 2023 → …
Professorial Member, Leonhard Obermeyer Center at the Technical University of Munich
1 Jan 2023 → …
Keywords
- TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
- Reality Capture
- Mobile Mapping
- Surveying
- Laser Scanning
- Change Analysis
- TH Building construction
- Deformation Monitoring
- Digital Twinning
- Construction Surveying
- GA Mathematical geography. Cartography
- Earth Observation
- Mapping
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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AlpSenseAdapt: Alpine climate-induced natural hazards: integrative adaption of early warning models
Krautblatter, M. (Spokesperson), Holst, C. (CoPI), Elsner, M. (CoPI), Seidl, R. (CoPI), Leinauer, J. (CoPI), Mayer, C. (CoPI) & Weiken, S. (CoI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Qualitätsgesteuerte Fusion heterogener Scan- und BIM-Modelle
Holst, C. (Co-Spokesperson)
1/11/25 → 31/10/27
Project: Research
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ScanClouDT: Traceability for industrial 3D digitalisation by advanced scanning systems
Holst, C. (CoPI)
1/06/25 → 31/05/28
Project: Research
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PROVILAS: Processing models for analysing the 3D vibration response of structures using terrestrial laser scanners (PROVILAS)
Holst, C. (Spokesperson) & Neuner, H. (CoPI)
1/02/25 → 31/01/28
Project: Research
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NERF2BIM: AI-Driven Detailing-on-Demand through Sustainable Point Cloud Surveys and Semantic 3D Understanding for Advanced Modeling of Existing Buildings
Holst, C. (CoPI)
1/11/24 → 31/10/28
Project: Research
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Feature-based multi-epoch rock slope monitoring using images and terrestrial laser scans
Lucks, L. & Holst, C., 2026, In: ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 19, p. 100120 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Feature-based multi-epoch rock slope monitoring using images and terrestrial laser scans
Lucks, L. & Holst, C., Jan 2026, In: ISPRS Open Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 19, 100120.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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HovoPhoto40 – A high-resolution multi-epoch photogrammetry dataset for geomonitoring of the Mt. Hochvogel (5 epochs, 40 images each)
Lucks, L., Hoegner, L. & Holst, C., 2026, In: Zenodo.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Identification and interpretation of systematic influences caused by changing atmospheric conditions in multitemporal Permanent Laser Scanning
Czerwonka-Schröder, D., Yang, Y. & Holst, C., 2026, 21. Internationaler Ingenieurvermessungskurs.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Improved 4D feature-based deformation tracking for high-resolution real-time landslide and slope deformation monitoring based on terrestrial laser scanning
Hosseini, K., Zubareva, S., Hummelsberger, J. & Holst, C., Mar 2026, In: Natural Hazards. 122, 5, 178.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access