Dr. Florent Poux is the founder and head professor of the 3D Geodata Academy and the author of 3D Data Science with Python (O'Reilly Media, 2025). He holds a PhD in Sciences from the University of Liege, where he was formerly an adjunct professor in 3D geodata, and has spent 15+ years on the automation of reality capture, from point clouds and photogrammetry to spatial AI. His research carries 1,700+ Google Scholar citations across 60+ peer-reviewed publications.