Staff Profile

Introduction

Since September 2014, I am the Degree Programme Director for Surveying and Mapping Science and Geographic Information Science.

I teach on a variety of module, ranging from surveying, BIM, photogrammetry and fieldcourses.

I also look after any equipment and software related to the former three subjects.  

Qualifications

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
PhD title: ‘The Potential of High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing for Mapping Upland Vegetation using Advanced Classification Methods’
June 2005 , University of Newcastle, UK

Diplom-Ingenieur (Equivalent to MSc) of Geodesy of the University of Technology of Dresden, June 2001

Languages

English, German and Russian (basic)

Research Interests

My main areas of expertise related to research are:
- Remote Sensing, in particular Artificial Neural Networks and Support Vector Machines for the processing of high spatial resolution imagery
-  Surveying,

- E-learning

Current Work

I am currently concentrating on teaching activities, such as e-learning and modern pedagic learning approaches.

Module leader for the following Undergraduate Teaching

CEG1701 - Mapping Fieldcourse

CEG2723 - Digital Data Acquisition  

CEG3702 - Advanced Survey fieldcourse

CEG3708 - Spatial Data Engineering and BIM

CEG3718 - BIM and City Modelling

as well as supporting

CEG2726 - 3D Reality Capture

CEG2711 - Engineering Surveying

• Articles

  • Spatar C, Penna N, Mills H, Kutija V, Cooke M. A robust approach for mapping group marks to individual marks using peer assessment. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education 2015, 40(3), 371-389.
  • Bramald T, Mills H, Mills J, Edwards S. Recruitment, retention and progression of Geomatics undergraduates at Newcastle University. Austrian Journal for Surveying and Geoinformation 2009, 97(1).
  • Mills H, Cutler MEJ, Fairbairn D. Artificial neural networks for mapping regional-scale upland vegetation from high spatial resolution imagery. International Journal of Remote Sensing 2006, 27(11), 2177-2195.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Mills H. Use of mobile devices for e-learning in Geomatics. In: ISPRS WG VI/1, WG VI/2 and WG VI/3: ISPRS Workshop of Commission VI 1-3, Advances in Web-Based Education Services. 2015, Berlin, Germany: International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives, v 40, n 6W1, p 5-8, May 27, 2015.
  • Mills H. Mobile Devices for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. In: 14th European Conference on e-Learning ECEL 2015. 2015, Hatfield, UK: ACPI, UK.
  • Mehner H, Fairbairn D, Csaplovics E, Cutler ME. Transferability of Artificial Neural Networks for Mapping Land Cover of Regional Areas With High Spatial Resolution Imagery. In: XXth ISPRS Congress: Geo-Imagery Bridging Continents. 2004, Istanbul, Turkey: ISPRS.
  • Mehner H, Fairbairn D, Cutler M. Issues concerning the transferability of neural networks. In: Annual Conference of the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society. 2003, Nottingham, UK: RSPSoc.