Kirsi Karila received the M.Sc. and Lic.Tech. degrees from the Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, in 2004 and 2008, respectively. She is a Specialist Research Scientist with the Department of Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute, Kirkkonummi, Finland. Her major research interests include mapping and monitoring applications (land use, urban areas, and forestry) using radar, LiDAR and optical remote-sensing datasets, and the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence in mapping.