Hossein Arefi received an M.Sc. degree from the HFT University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany, in 2003 and his Ph.D. degree from the UniBW University of Munich, Munich, Germany, in 2009. From September 2008 to August 2013, he worked at the Institute of Remote Sensing Technology, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany. Since 2013, he started his academic work at the School of Surveying and Geospatial Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran, as an Assistant Professor. At present, he is a full professor at the University of Applied Sciences, Mainz, Germany. His research focuses on 3D point cloud analysis, 3D object and surface models, and machine learning.