Cuca Branka

Branka Cuca, born in Belgrade, is an Associate Professor with more than 15 years of experience at international level, currently working at Politecnico di Milano. She works in domain of geomatics, in particular mapping and monitoring of built environment within a larger GIS and geospatial data framework. Cuca has taught and worked in research domain in Italy (Politecnico di Milano), Belgium (K.U.Leuven) and Cyprus (Cyprus University of Technology). She has been involved and is currently active in a series of international projects in Italy, Serbia, Albania, Belgium, and Cyprus, collaborating with numerous universities in Europe. During the period 2013-2019 Cuca acted as co-chair of the Earth Observation/Copernicus working group of the European NEREUS network (Network of European Regions Using Space Technologies). She is a proud mom of two girls.

Career

Degree in Architectural Sciences, Politecnico di Milano, 2003.

Master’s Degree in Architecture, Politecnico di Milano, 2006.

International PhD student, Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation (RLICC) of the Catholic University of Leuven, 2009.

PhD in Geomatics and Infrastructures, Politecnico di Milano, 2010.

Research

Branka Cuca conducts research activities in domain of geomatics for built environment employing the use of terrestrial survey and documentation, Earth Observation data and (open) geospatial information. She works in domain of recording and monitoring of built Cultural Heritage.

Selected Publications

Li, L. Cuca, B. (2026) Interoperability and optimization issues in mixed reality setup for complex built heritageInt. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-2/W12-2026, 247–254.

Cuca, B. (2024) Teaching geomatics to architecture students: low-cost modelling approach for critical interpretation of architectural design context, Int. Arch. PhotogrammRemote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-2/W8-2024, 109–116.

Skarlatos, D. Cuca, B. Kafataris, G. Previtali, M. and Agapiou, A. (2024) Low-cost photogrammetry solutions for surveying confined underground spaces: testing the traditional set-up against 360° camera on Tombs of the Kings archaeological siteInt. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-2/W8-2024, 425–430.

Cuca, B. (2022) Copernicus Sentinel imagery for more risk-resilient historic cities in coastal zones: contribution to the monitoring of Albenga archaeological site and delta of river Centa Appl Geomat 14 (Suppl 1), 67–78.

Cuca, B. Zaina, F. Tapete, D. (2023) Monitoring of Damages to Cultural Heritage across Europe Using Remote Sensing and Earth Observation: Assessment of Scientific and Grey LiteratureRemote Sensing, 15(15), 3748.

Cuca, B. Agapiou, A. (2021) Contribution of Earth Observation and Geospatial Information for Urban Planning of Historic Cities’ Centres: The Case Study of NicosiaCyprusSustainability, 13(13), 7023.

Cuca, B. Hadjimitsis, D. G. (2017) Space technology meets policy: An overview of Earth Observation sensors for monitoring of cultural landscapes within policy framework for Cultural HeritageJournal of Archaeological Science: Reports, Vol 14 (2017), pp. 727-733, ISSN 2352-409X.

Community Service

Member of Research Commission of Department ABC (Polimi)
International Committee of Architectural Photogrammetry - CIPA (member)
International Council of Monuments and Sites - ICOMOS Cyprus section (member)