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Antero Kukko is a leading figure in geospatial and forest engineering, pioneering the integration of mobile laser scanning (MLS) and robotics for environmental monitoring. His research bridges autonomous perception, precision forestry, and remote sensing, with a focus on developing real-time, under-canopy sensing systems. Kukko’s most influential work, the 2022 review “UAV in the advent of the twenties” (285 citations), established a benchmark for UAV applications in geoscience. He further revolutionized forest measurement with “Under-canopy UAV laser scanning for accurate forest field measurements” (182 citations), demonstrating how robotic platforms can capture sub-canopy data with unprecedented accuracy. His recent innovations include integrating MLS with forest harvesters for real-time tree stem localization (2024) and exploring hyperspectral single-photon LiDAR for autonomous vehicle perception. Kukko’s contributions extend to raw data stream classification and semantic segmentation of multispectral LiDAR, enabling real-time 3D city modeling and forestry automation. With over 500 total citations and a portfolio spanning from UWB positioning in dense canopies to deep learning for point cloud analysis, Kukko is shaping the future of autonomous, data-driven environmental sensing.