Education

2022
Habilitation in Geoinformatik
Thesis: Patterns, Laws, and Structure in Geographical Information
2016
2013
Continuation of Doctoral studies
Thesis: A Scale-Invariant Spatial Graph Model
supervised by Andrew U Frank at the Vienna University of Technology, Austria
2013
2011
Doctoral studies in Geoinformation
supervised by Werner Kuhn at the University of Münster, Germany
2011
Diplom in Mathematics (minor subject: Physics)
Thesis: Bogomolovs Zerlegungssatz für Calabi-Yau-Mannigfaltigkeiten
supervised by Daniel Huybrechts at the University of Bonn, Germany
2004
Vordiplom in Physics (minor subject: Astronomy)

Awards and Honours

2024
‘Out of the box’ Award
jointly with F Kühl
presented by the City of Salzburg
present
2022
Member of the Young Academy
2020
Waldo Tobler Young Researcher Award
2020
Kartografieprijs
for a map jointly created with P Raposo, W Feringa, MJ Kraak, and B Köbben
2022
2019
Member of the WIN-Kolleg
2018
Selected participant of the management programme ‘Auf dem Weg zur Professur’
2016
Mar–Apr

Affiliations

present
2023
Professor of Space and Place in the Information Sciences
2019
2016
2016
Feb–Nov
2015
2013
University Assistant, Project Assistant
present
2012
Member, Associated Member since 2014
2012
2011

Teaching

Space, Place, and Information
lecture, WS 24/25
Interdisciplinary Research and Philosophy of Science
seminar, WS 24/25
Digital Perspectives
lecture, WS 24/25
Cartography and Geomedia
lecture, WS 24/25
EXDIGIT PhD Seminar
seminar, WS 24/25
Digital Perspectives
lecture, Summer 2024
Cartographic Visualization
invited teaching, Summer 2024; 1 lecture and 1 lab
Methodology and the Scientific Discourse of the Digital Sciences
seminar, WS 23/24
Digital Perspectives
lecture, WS 23/24
Cartography and Geomedia
lecture, WS 23/24
Seminar on GIScience – Theory and Concepts
seminar, WS 23/24
Space and Ethics
lecture, Fall 2023
Seminar on GIScience – Theory and Concepts
seminar, WS 22/23
Space and Ethics
lecture, Fall 2022
Geodata Visualization
interactive lecture, Fall 2022
Lectures in GIScience (Ringvorlesung)
invited teaching, WS 22/23; 1 lecture
Space and Ethics
lecture, Fall 2021/22
Geodata Visualization
interactive lecture, Fall 2021/22
Lectures in GIScience (Ringvorlesung)
invited teaching, WS 21/22; 1 lecture
Geodata Visualization
interactive lecture, Fall 2020
Seminar on GIScience – Theory and Concepts
seminar, SS 20
Advanced GIS and Visualization
interactive lecture, spring 2020
Beyond Cartography – Visualization of Geographical Information
invited teaching, WS 19/20; 1 lecture
Integrated Geodata Visualization
interactive lecture, Fall 2019
Cartography II
interactive lecture, SS 19
Cartography I
lecture, WS 18/19
Cartography II
interactive lecture, SS 18
Cartography I
lecture, WS 17/18
GIS Theory
independent lab, WS 14/15; assistent, lecture by Andrew U Frank
Mobile GIS Applications
independent lab, WS 13/14; assistent, lecture by Andrew U Frank
Analysis IV
lab, SS 10; lecture by Werner Müller
Analysis III
lab, WS 09/10; lecture by Werner Müller
Linear Algebra II
lab, SS 09; lecture by Werner Ballmann
Linear Algebra I
lab, WS 08/09; lecture by Werner Ballmann
Algebra I
lab, SS 08; lecture by Daniel Huybrechts
Groups, Rings, Moduls
lab, WS 07/08; lecture by Michael Rapoport
Linear Algebra II
lab, SS 07; lecture by Daniel Huybrechts
Linear Algebra I
lab, WS 06/07; lecture by Daniel Huybrechts
Analysis IV
lab, SS 06; lecture by Jens Franke
Analysis III
lab, WS 05/06; lecture by Jens Franke
Analysis II
lab, SS 05; lecture by Jens Franke

Supervision

PhD
Title yet to be determined
Maia Williams, PhD Thesis, ongoing
Faculty of Digital and Analytical Sciences, University of Salzburg
PhD
Exploring the potential of 3D visualizations of geographical flows*
Yuhang Gu, PhD Thesis, ongoing
Department of Geo-Information Processing, University of Twente
BSc
Bias in Social Media
Konstantin Lopatnikov, BSc Thesis, ongoing
Faculty of Digital and Analytical Sciences, University of Salzburg
PhD
Formal models of extensive and intensive quantities in geographic information*
Eric Top, PhD Thesis, 2025
Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University
PhD
Generalized spatial association modeling driven by the nature of geospatial data*
Luo Peng, PhD Thesis, 2024
School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich
MSc
Materiality in cartography. A first attempt to evaluate its usefulness
Manuela Londoño Jiménez, MSc Thesis, 2023
Department of Geo-Information Processing, University of Twente
MSc
The cartographic visualization of process and change. Case study of the urban development of Vienna
Tea Muraj, MSc Thesis, 2023
Department of Geo-Information Processing, University of Twente
MSc
Blazing the trail – creating a customizable web map for Yellowstone and Grand Canyon National Parks
Vanessa Henkes, MSc Thesis, 2023
Department of Geo-Information Processing, University of Twente
PDF MSc
The effect of the meaning and experience of locale and place on the contribution behaviour to OpenStreetMap
Amber van de Kerkhof, MSc Thesis, 2023
Department of Geo-Information Processing, University of Twente
MSc
How maps have been used: towards a typoloogy of map functions*
Julia Schiller, MSc Thesis, 2023
Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation, Technical University of Vienna
MSc
Landmarks and salient features in navigation tasks*
Karim Ahmadreza, MSc Thesis, 2023
Department of Geo-Information Processing, University of Twente
PDF MSc
Combining art, storytelling, and visualization to convey and contextualize map projection distortion
Esmé Middaugh, MSc Thesis, 2022
Department of Geo-Information Processing, University of Twente
PDF MSc
GIS-based analysis and visualisation of indigenous-derived toponyms – applied to toponyms in Mexico*
Nele Peschel, MSc Thesis, 2022
School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich
MSc
Analysis and quantification of urban bicycle networks: the example of Copenhagen
Philip Steenkamp, MSc Thesis, 2022
Department of Geo-Information Processing, University of Twente
Reclaiming place through marginalized narratives. A critical geography and humanistic approach to the cartographic visualization of Beyoğlu, Istanbul
Ceren Dolma, MSc Thesis, 2021
Department of Geo-Information Processing, University of Twente
Town and gown: visualising university neighbourhoods as places within the urban environment
Milana Glebova, MSc Thesis, 2021
Department of Geo-Information Processing, University of Twente
MSc
Constructing parallel narratives in cartographic storytelling
Stephanie Fovenyessy, MSc Thesis, 2021
Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation, Technical University of Vienna
PDF MSc
Improving the cartographic visualization techniques of platial features: the examples of London parks
Luke Harvey, MSc Thesis, 2020
Department of Geo-Information Processing, University of Twente
PDF MSc
An empirical evaluation of the story focus concept – the example of a map telling the story of “The Legend of Meng Jiangnu”
Adebayo Yusuf Ishola, MSc Thesis, 2020
Department of Geo-Information Processing, University of Twente
PDF MSc
An empiric evaluation of the affordances of panorama maps and planimetric maps in the context of alpine ski areas. The example of SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental
Jenny Janssen, MSc Thesis, 2020
Department of Geo-Information Processing, University of Twente
MSc
Better standards for cartographic styling*
Xin Tian, MSc Thesis, 2020
Department of Geo-Information Processing, University of Twente
MSc
Investigating spatial bias in citizen science phenological data*
Xinyi Qiu, MSc Thesis, 2020
Department of Geo-Information Processing, University of Twente
PDF Diplom
Robuste Ausgleichung geodätischer Netzmessungen. Ein Vergleich von vier Ansätzen*
Helene Kastner, Diplom Thesis, 2014
Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation, Vienna University of Technology
* only second supervision or reviewer role
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