Aman Kumar Singh
I study where LiDAR goes wrong, and how to fix it.
B.Tech–M.Tech (Dual), Civil Engineering (Geoinformatics), IIT Kanpur, 2025
Applying to PhD programs for Fall 2027- amanks.iitk [at] gmail.com
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About
When the scanner, the object, or both are moving, the point cloud comes out quietly distorted. I work out exactly how that happens, and how to model and correct it, so that machines can measure the real world with confidence.
I completed my B.Tech–M.Tech Dual Degree in Civil Engineering (Geoinformatics) at IIT Kanpur. My thesis on motion-induced distortions in mobile laser scanning was advised by Prof. Bharat Lohani, with Prof. Gaurav Pandey (Texas A&M) as co-supervisor. With both, I also worked on a LiDAR, camera, and thermal system that guides aircraft into their parking stands.
Featured
★ Editor's Choice · ASCE Journal of Surveying Engineering
Modeling Point Cloud Distortions in Mobile Laser Scanning for Surveying
Focus
Three questions drive my work.
Motion. How does motion of the scanner, the object, or both distort what a scanner sees, and can we undo it? (distortion paper)
Disagreement. When LiDAR, camera, and thermal sensors disagree, which do we trust, and why? (SVDGS, SURGE)
Trust. How do we test a 3D measurement before the real world tests it for us? (simulation pipelines)
Next, I want to build perception and mapping systems that stay accurate when sensors move and the world gets messy: motion-aware LiDAR mapping and SLAM, robust multi-sensor fusion, and simulation-driven validation of 3D measurements.
News
- Paper selected as an Editor's Choice in the ASCE Journal of Surveying Engineering.
- Paper on motion distortions in mobile laser scanning published in the ASCE Journal of Surveying Engineering.
- Received the MAY Award for Engineering Excellence, IIT Kanpur (2023 – 2024).
Research
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Smart Visual Docking Guidance System (SVDGS) Aug 2024 – Jul 2025LiDAR-based aircraft perception, with simulation pipelines to test performance under sensor noise and changing conditions.
Simulated aircraft docking at an airport gate Simulated LiDAR view, top and side -
Modeling Motion Distortions in Mobile Laser Scanning Aug 2023 – May 2025Closed-form equations that predict how a moving object's length and orientation are distorted in mobile laser scans. Validated in simulation, with RMS errors of 0.17 m in length and under 0.6° in orientation. Published in the ASCE Journal of Surveying Engineering.
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LiDAR–Camera Calibration (SURGE) May – Jul 2022Multi-sensor calibration and colorized point clouds, correcting projection and alignment errors.
Education
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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 2020 – 2025Thesis: Understanding and Modeling Motion-Induced Point Cloud Distortions in Mobile Laser Scanning
Advised by Prof. Bharat Lohani (IIT Kanpur) and Prof. Gaurav Pandey (Texas A&M)