Matthieu Molinier

Visiting address:

VTT
Tekniikantie 1, FI-02150 Espoo, Finland

Postal address:

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 VTT, Finland

Email:

matthieu.molinier@vtt.fi

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About

Matthieu Molinier is a postgraduate student at the Applications of Machine Learning (AML) research group in the Department of Computer Science at the Aalto University School of Science, Espoo, Finland. He works as a research scientist in the Remote Sensing team at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.

His research interests are optical satellite image processing, change detection, satellite image time series, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, image and video processing. Applications of his research are related to forest and environment monitoring, motion detection and traffic monitoring.

Publications

Chapters in books, invited (1)

• M. Molinier, J. Miettinen, D. Ienco, S. Qiu and Z. Zhu, "Optical Satellite Image Time Series Analysis for Environment Applications: From Classical Methods to Deep Learning and Beyond", In ISTE-Wiley Encyclopedia of SCIENCES, Image, Remote Sensing Imagery, Change Detection and Image Time Series Analysis 2: Supervised Methods, 2021, Chapter 4. Editors: Abdourrahmane M. Atto, Francesca Bovolo and Lorenzo Bruzzone. HTML / DOI

Refereed journal articles (20)

• J. Li, Y. Zhang, Q. Sheng, Z. Wu, B. Wang, Bo, Z. Hu, G. Shen, M. Schmitt and M. Molinier, "Thin Cloud Removal Fusing Full Spectral and Spatial Features for Sentinel-2 Imagery". IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, vol. 15, pp. 8759-8775, 2022, HTML / DOI.
• J. Li, Z. Wu, Q. Sheng, B. Wang, B., Z. Hu, S. Zheng, G. Camps-Valls, and M. Molinier. "A hybrid generative adversarial network for weakly-supervised cloud detection in multispectral images". Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 280, p. 113197. HTML / DOI.
• K. Marjamaa, J. Rahikainen, M. Karjalainen, N. Maiorova, U. Holopainen-Mantila, M. Molinier, N. Aro, H., Nygren, A., Mikkelson, A., Koivula and K. Kruus. "Oxidative modification of cellulosic fibres by lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase AA9A from Trichoderma reesei". Cellulose, Vol. 29, pp. 6021–6038. HTML / DOI.
• M. Mõttus, P. Pham, E. Halme, M. Molinier and J. Laaksonen, "Hyperspectral imagery for forest parameter mapping: a demonstration with multitasking Deep Neural networks and spatially continuous reference data (TAIGA)". IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 60, 2022. HTML / DOI.
• H. Astola, L. Seitsonen, E. Halme, M. Molinier and A. Lönnqvist, "Deep Neural Networks with Transfer Learning for Forest Variable Estimation Using Sentinel-2 Imagery in Boreal Forest". Remote Sensing, 13 (12), pp. 2392, 2021. HTML / DOI.
• J. Li, Z. Wu, Z. Hu, C. Jian, S. Luo, L. Mou, X.X. Zhu and M. Molinier, "A Lightweight Deep Learning-Based Cloud Detection Method for Sentinel-2A Imagery Fusing Multiscale Spectral and Spatial Features". IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, early access, pp 1-19, 2021. HTML / DOI
• J. Li, Z. Wu, Z. Hu, Z. Li, Y. Wang, and M. Molinier, "Deep Learning Based Thin Cloud Removal Fusing Vegetation Red Edge and Short Wave Infrared Spectral Information for Sentinel-2A Imagery". Remote Sensing, 13 (1), pp. 157, 2021. HTML / DOI.
• J. Li, Z. Wu, Z. Hu, J. Zhang, M. Li, L. Mo and M. Molinier, "Thin Cloud Removal in Optical Remote Sensing Images Based on Generative Adversarial Networks and Physical Model of Cloud Distortion". ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 166, pp. 373-389, 2020. HTML / DOI.
• E. Parmes, G. Pesce, C.E. Sabel, S. Baldacci, R. Bono, S. Brescianini, C. D'Ippolito, W. Hanke, M. Horvat, H. Liedes, S. Maio, P. Marchetti, A. Marcon, E. Medda, M. Molinier, S. Panunzi, J. Pärkkä, K. Polańska, J. Prud'homme, P. Ricci, J. Snoj Tratnik, G. Squillacioti, M.A. Stazi, C.N. Maesano and I. Annesi-Maesano, "Influence of residential land cover on childhood allergic and respiratory symptoms and diseases: Evidence from 9 European cohorts". Environmental Research, 183, pp. 108953, 2020. HTML / DOI.
• Z. Wu, J. Li, Y. Wang, Z. Hu and M. Molinier, Self-Attentive Generative Adversarial Network for Cloud Detection in High Resolution Remote Sensing Images. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters (GRSL), 17 (10), pp. 1792-1796, 2020.. HTML / DOI.
• F. Mohammadimanesh, B. Salehi, M. Mahdianpari, E. Gill and M. Molinier, "A new fully convolutional neural network for semantic segmentation of polarimetric SAR imagery in complex land cover ecosystem". ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 151, pp. 223-236, 2019. HTML / DOI.
• J. Rahikainen, S. Ceccherini, M. Molinier, U. Holopainen-Mantila, M. Reza, S. Väisänen, T. Puranen, K. Kruus, T. Vuorinen, T. Maloney, A. Suurnäkki, S. Grönqvist, "Effect of cellulase family and structure on modification of wood fibres at high consistency". Cellulose, pp. 1–19, April 2019. HTML / DOI.
• H. Astola, T. Häme, L. Sirro, M. Molinier and J. Kilpi, "Comparison of Sentinel-2 and Landsat 8 imagery for forest variable prediction in boreal region". Remote Sensing of Environment, 223, pp.257-273, 2019. HTML / DOI.
• A. Novo-Fernández, S. Franks, C. Wehenkel, P. M. López-Serrano, M. Molinier and C. A. López-Sánchez, "Landsat time series analysis for temperate forest cover change detection in the Sierra Madre Occidental, Durango, Mexico". International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 73, pp. 230-244, 2018. DOI
• R.M. Anwer, F.S. Khan, J. van de Weijer, M. Molinier and J. Laaksonen, " Binary Patterns Encoded Convolutional Neural Networks for Texture Recognition and Remote Sensing Scene Classification". ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 138, pp. 74-85, 2018. DOI.
• E. Parmes, Y. Rauste, M. Molinier, K. Andersson and L. Seitsonen, "Automatic Cloud and Shadow Detection in Optical Satellite Imagery Without Using Thermal Bands—Application to Suomi NPP VIIRS Images over Fennoscandia". Remote Sensing - special issue on Atmospheric Correction of Remote Sensing Data, 9(8), pp. 806, 2017. Full text in open access as PDF / HTML / DOI.
• M. Molinier, C.A. López-Sánchez, T. Toivanen, I. Korpela, J.J. Corral-Rivas, R. Tergujeff and T. Häme, "Relasphone—Mobile and Participative In Situ Forest Biomass Measurements Supporting Satellite Image Mapping". Remote Sensing - special issue on Citizen Science and Earth Observation, 8(10), pp. 869-891, 2016. Full text in open access as PDF / HTML / DOI.
• T. Toivanen, S. Koponen, V. Kotovirta, M. Molinier and P. Chengyuan, "Water quality analysis using an inexpensive device and a mobile phone". Environmental Systems Research, 2(9), pp. 1, 2013.
• A. Lönnqvist, Y. Rauste, M. Molinier, and T. Häme, "Polarimetric SAR Data in Land Cover Mapping". IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 48(10), pp. 3652-3662, 2010. Full text in HTML / PDF.
• M. Molinier, J. Laaksonen and T. Häme, "Detecting Man-Made Structures and Changes in Satellite Imagery with a Content-Based Information Retrieval System built on Self-Organizing Maps". IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing - special issue on Image Information Mining, 45(4), pp. 861-874, April 2007. Full text in HTML / PDF.

Refereed book chapters (1)

• M. Molinier, T. Häme and H. Ahola, "3D-Connected Components Analysis for Traffic Monitoring in Image Sequences Acquired from a Helicopter", In Proc. SCIA 2005 - 14th Scandinavian Conference on Image Analysis, Joensuu, Finland, 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Vol. 3540, Springer-Verlag, pp. 141–150. HTML / DOI

International conferences - refereed articles (25)

• M. Mõttus, M. Molinier, E. Halme, H. Cu and J. Laaksonen. Patch size selection for analysis of sub-meter resolution hyperspectral imagery of forests. 2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Brussels, Belgium, July 11–16, 2021, pp. 2035-2038. DOI / HTML.
• J. Li, Z. Wu, Z. Hu, Y. Zhang and M. Molinier, "Automatic Cloud Detection Method Based On Generative Adversarial Networks In Remote Sensing Images". ISPRS Annals of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Spatial Information Science, V-2-2020, pp. 885–892. 2020 24th ISPRS Congress on Technical Commission II: Online - Virtual, Nice, France. DOI / HTML
• M. Molinier, R. Tergujeff, Timo Toivanen, T. Häme, C. A. López-Sánchez, Marcos Barrio Anta and A. Novo-Fernández, "Providing Reference Forest Biomass Data for EO Imagery: A Comparison of Four in-Situ Relascope Measuring Devices In Asturias, Spain" In Proc. IGARSS 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Yokohama, Japan, 2019, pp. 8574-8577. DOI / HTML
• M. Molinier and J. Kilpi, "Avoiding Overfitting When Applying Spectral-Spatial Deep Learning Methods on Hyperspectral Images with Limited Labels" In Proc. IGARSS 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Yokohama, Japan, 2019, pp. 5049-5052. DOI / HTML
• M. Molinier, N. Reunanen, A. Lämsä, H. Astola and T. Räty, "Deepcloud - A Fully Convolutionnal Neural Network for Cloud and Shadow Masking in Optical Satellite Images," In Proc. IGARSS 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Valencia, Spain, 2018, pp. 2107-2110. DOI / HTML
• M. Molinier, H. Astola, T. Räty and C. Woodcock, "Timely And Semi-Automatic Detection of Forest Logging Events in Boreal Forest Using All Available Landsat Data". In Proc. IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Valencia, 2018, pp. 1730-1733. DOI / HTML
• M. Molinier, T. Toivanen, T. Häme, C. López-Sánchez, J.J. Corral-Rivas and D. Vega, "Participative forest in-situ measurements for biomass mapping in satellite images over Durango State, Mexico". In Proc. 2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Milano, Italy, 26-31 July 2015, pp. 5391-5394.
• T. Pyhälahti, T. Toivanen, K.Y. Kallio, M. Järvinen, M. Molinier, S. Koponen, V. Kotovirta, C. Peng, S. Anttila, M. Laanen and M. Lindholm, "Advances in combining optical citizen observations on water quality with satellite observations as part of an environmental monitoring system". In Proc. 2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Milano, Italy, 26-31 July 2015, pp. 5395-5398.
• T. Häme, T. Mutanen, Y. Rauste, O. Antropov, M. Molinier, S. Quegan, E. Kantzas, A. Mäkelä, F. Minunno, J.A. Benediktsson, N. Falco, K. Arnason, R. Storvold, J. Haarpaintner, V. Elsakov and J. Rasinmäki, "North State - Enabling intelligent copernicus services for carbon and water balance modeling of boreal forest ecosystems". In Proc. 2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Milano, Italy, 26-31 July 2015, pp. 2048-2051.
• T. Häme, T. Mutanen, Y. Rauste, O. Antropov, M. Molinier, S. Quegan, E. Kantzas, A. Mäkelä, F. Minunno, J.A. Benediktsson, N. Falco, K. Arnason, R. Storvold, J. Haarpaintner, V. Elsakov and J. Rasinmäki, "Enabling intelligent copernicus services for carbon and water balance modeling of boreal forest ecosystems - North State". In Proc. International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment ISRSE-36, 710(1), Berlin, Germany, 11-15 May 2015.
• T. Toivanen, R. Tergujeff, K. Andersson, M. Molinier and T. Häme, "Analyzing Forest Inventory Data from Geo-Located Photographs". In EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, Vol. 17, Vienna, Austria, 12-17 April 2015.
• V. Kotovirta, T. Toivanen, R. Tergujeff, T. Häme and M. Molinier, "Citizen Science for Earth Observation: Applications in Environmental Monitoring and Disaster Response". In the ISPRS International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, suppl. W3 XL.7:, 16 Jan 2015, pp. 1221-1226.
• H. Astola, M. Molinier, M. Simons and P. Susila, "Forest stem volume and storm damage mapping in Finland and Russia". In Proc. of IGARSS 2014 - IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Quebec City, QC, Canada, 13-18 Jul 2014, pp. 2309-2312.
• M. Molinier, T. Häme, T. Toivanen, K. Andersson and T. Mutanen, "Relasphone-Mobile Phone and Interactive Applications to Collect Ground Reference Biomass Data for Satellite Image Analysis". In Proc. of IGARSS 2014 - IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Quebec City, QC, Canada, 13-18 Jul 2014, pp. 836-839.
• M. Molinier and H. Astola, "Feature selection for tree species identification in very high resolution satellite images". In Proc. of IGARSS 2011 - IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 24-29 July 2011, pp. 4461-4464.
• M. Molinier, K. Andersson and T. Häme, "Automatic tree stem delineation supporting forest inventory". In Proc. of IGARSS 2011 - 2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 24-29 July 2011, pp. 4465-4468.
• P. Pyykönen, M. Molinier, and G. Klunder, "Traffic monitoring and modeling for intersection safety". In Proc. of the 2010 IEEE 6th International Conference on Intelligent Computer Communication and Processing (ICCP 2010), Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 26-28 Aug. 2010, pp. 401-408.
• M. Molinier, A. Lönnqvist and Y. Rauste, "Comparison Of Polarimetric Change Detection Methods On ALOS PALSAR Images over Finland". In Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Boston, MA, 2008, Vol. 5, pp. 377–380.
• H. Astola, M. Molinier, T. Mikkola and E. Kubin, "Web Cameras In Automatic Autumn Colour Monitoring". In Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Boston, MA, 2008, Vol. 5, pp. 824–827.
• M. Molinier, Y. Rauste and T. Häme, "Clearcut Mapping For Sustainable Forest Management Using TerraSAR-X Imagery". In Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Boston, MA, 2008, Vol. 5, pp. 647–650.
• Y. Rauste, A. Lönnqvist, M. Molinier, J.-B. Henry and T. Häme, "Ortho-Rectification and Terrain Correction of Polarimetric SAR Data Applied in the ALOS/Palsar Context". In Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Barcelona, Spain, 2007, pp. 1618–1621.
• M. Molinier, J. Laaksonen, Y. Rauste and T. Häme, "Detecting Changes in Polarimetric SAR Data with Content-Based Image Retrieval". In Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Barcelona, Spain, 2007, pp. 2390 – 2393.
• M. Molinier, Y. Rauste and T. Häme, "Comparison and Evaluation of Polarimetric Change Detection Techniques in Aerial SAR Data". In Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Barcelona, Spain, 2007, pp. 2386–2389.
• H. Astola, L. Sirro, T. Häme, M. Molinier and J. Ahola, "Separation of Coniferous Species in Boreal Forest using Spectral and Contextual Features from Ikonos Imagery". In Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Denver, CO, 2006, pp. 2141–2144.
• M. Molinier, J. Laaksonen and T. Häme, "A Self-Organising Map Framework for Detection of Man-Made Structures and Changes in Satellite Imagery". In Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Denver, CO, 2006, pp. 53–56.

European Space Agency (ESA) conferences and symposia - refereed abstracts (13)

• M. Molinier and E. Antikainen,"Unsupervised LSTM-AE and Harmonic Models for Improving Timeliness of Forest Logging Notifications With Dense Satellite Image Time Series". In Proc. of ESA Phi-Week 2019, September 2019, Frascati, Italy.
• M. Molinier, H. Astola and M. Mõttus, "Combining Deep Learning Methods for Retrieval of Forest Biomass & Structure". In Proc. of ESA Living Planet Symposium 2019, May 2019, Milano, Italy.
• T. Toivanen, M. Molinier, T. Häme, J.J. Corral-Rivas, C.A. Lopez-Sanchez, D. Vega and Y. Rauste, "Supporting forest inventory in Durango, Mexico by combining in-situ data from cellular phones with satellite image mapping". In Proc. ESA POLinSAR 2015 and 1st BIOMASS Science Workshop, Frascati, Italy, 26-30 Jan 2015.
• H. Astola, M. Molinier, M. Simons and P. Susila, "Forest Stem Volume and Storm Damage Mapping in Boreal Forest". In Proc. of ESA SENTINEL-2 for Science Workshop 2014, Frascati, Italy, 20-22 May 2014.
• T. Häme, L. Sirro, J. Kilpi, M. Molinier, F. Paz-Pellat, B.H.J. De Jong and J. Hämäläinen, "Monitoring forest cover in Chiapas, Mexico to support REDD – Results of the ReCover project". In Proc. of ESA SENTINEL-2 for Science Workshop 2014, Frascati, Italy, 20-22 May 2014.
• O. Saarela and M. Molinier, "Change detection from satellite data time series using pixel value distributions". In Proc. of ESA Living Planet Symposium 2013, September 2013, Edimburgh.
• M. Molinier and T. Häme, "Combining Cellular Phone Images and Wall-to-Wall Satellite Imagery in Forest Management Planning". In Proc. ESA Sentinel-2 Preparatory Symposium. Frascati, Italy, April 2012.
• H. Astola, H. Ahola, K. Andersson, T. Häme, J. Kilpi, M. Molinier, Y. Rauste and J. Rasinmäki, "Towards Operative Forest Inventory by Extraction of Tree Level Information from VHR Satellite Images". In Proc. of the ESA Living Planet Symposium 2010, Bergen, Norway (ESA SP-686, December 2010). European Space Agency ESA, ESA Communications, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands (2010).
• Y. Rauste, A. Lönnqvist, H. Ahola, M. Molinier and T. Häme, "Polarimetric Mosaicking of Ortho-Rectified ALOS/PALSAR Data". In Proc. of ALOS PI 2008 Symposium (ESA SP-664), Rhodos, Greece, 2008.
• M. Molinier, V. Viitaniemi, M. Koskela, J. Laaksonen, Y. Rauste and T. Häme, "Improving Content-Based Target and Change Detection in ALOS PALSAR Images with Efficient Feature Selection". In Proc. of ESA-EUSC 2008 Symposium (WPP-278), Frascati, Italy, 2008.
• Y. Rauste, A. Lönnqvist, M. Molinier, H. Ahola and T. Häme, "ALOS Palsar Data in Boreal Forest Monitoring and Biomass Mapping". In Proc. of 1st Joint PI Symposium of ALOS Data Nodes for ALOS Science Program in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, 2007.
• M. Molinier, J. Laaksonen, S. Väätäinen and T. Häme, "Self-Organising Maps for Change Detection and Monitoring of Human Activity in Satellite Imagery". In Proc. of ESA-EUSC 2006 Image Information Mining for Security and Intelligence (WPP-274), Madrid, Spain, 2006.
• M. Molinier, J. Laaksonen, J. Ahola and T. Häme, "Self-Organising Map Application for Retrieval of Man-Made Structures in Remote Sensing Data". In Proc. of ESA-EUSC Workshop on Image Information Mining - Theory and Applications to Earth Observation (WPP-257), Frascati, Italy, 2005.

Other workshops and symposia, international and national - refereed abstracts(6)

• M. Molinier, O. Antropov and T. Mutanen, "Clear-cut mapping in Landsat 8 images with a change detection method based on the random forest algorithm". In Proc. 8th International Workshop on the Analysis of Multitemporal Remote Sensing Images, MULTITEMP 2015, Annecy, France, July 2015.
• M. Molinier, T. Häme, Y. Rauste, K. Andersson, I. Korpela, A. Hovi, I. Hippi and J. Rasinmäki, "Social Forest Planning project: summary of results 2010-2012". In Proc. Finnish Remote Sensing Days 2012 - book of abstracts (2012) Nr: C7, pp. 53, Espoo (2012).
• M. Molinier, T. Häme, K. Andersson, I. Korpela and A. Hovi, "Interactive Basal Area Estimations from Mobile Phone Images". In Proc. of Finnish Remote Sensing Days 2011, November 2011, Espoo (2011).
• T. Häme, I. Korpela, A. Hovi, I. Hippi, J. Rasinmäki, M. Molinier and K. Andersson, "Social Forest Planning". In Proc. of Finnish Remote Sensing Days 2010, November 2010, Espoo (2010).
• M. Molinier and H. Astola, "Clearcut Detection between Aerial and Satellite Imagery Supporting Species-wise Forest Variable Estimates". In Proc. Nordic Remote Sensing Days 2009 – Book of Abstracts (2010) No: Report R13, 98.
• A. Lönnqvist, Y. Rauste, H. Ahola, M. Molinier and T. Häme, "Evaluation of Classification Methods with Polarimetric ALOS/PALSAR data". In Proc. of Forests and Remote Sensing: Methods and Operational Tools (Forestsat 2007), Montpellier, France, 2007.

Oher non-refereed publications (3)

• M. Molinier, J. Laaksonen and T. Häme, "Change detection (with self-organising maps)". In Geo: Geoconnexion International Magazine, March 2007. Vol. 6 (2007) Nr: 3, pp. 36 - 38.
• M. Molinier, "Supporting City Planning with Traffic Monitoring in Image Sequences". In ERCIM News – Special issue on Traffic Planning and Logistics, January (2007) Nr: 68, pp. 51 - 52.
• H. Ahola and M. Molinier, "Role of aerial imagery in traffic monitoring". In Traffic Engineering and Control, Vol. 47 (2006) Nr: 3, pp. 110 - 115