• GeoVisual Analytics, interactive Geovisualization
• Information management

• 2010–: PROGRESS: Potsdam Research Cluster for Georisk Analysis, Environmental Change and Sustainability
• 2009–: Geovisual Analytics, VisMaster
• 2006– : CEDIM: Center for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction Technology
• 2006– : Graduate school GRK 1324 METRIK
• 2006–2008: GITEWS: German Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System
• 2005– : NaDiNe (Helmholtz-EOS): Natural Disasters Networking Platform

Education

• 2002: Habilitation, Freie Universität Berlin, „Handlungsorientierte Mensch-Computer-Interaktion für die kartographische Informationsverarbeitung in Geo-Informationssystemen“
• 1995: Dr. rer. nat., Freie Universität Berlin, „Temporale und nontemporale Computer-Animation in der Kartographie“
• 1988: Diploma in Geography, Freie Universität Berlin

• since 2011: Chair of the newly founded section Geoinformatics at GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
• since 2005: Professorship for Geoinformation Management und Visualisation at GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences and Geographical Institute at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
• 2002–2004: Guest-Professorship for Cartography and Geomatics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
• 2002: Researcher at German Research Centre for Geosciences
• 2000: Visiting Professorship at Institute für Geography and Applied Geoinformatics at Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg
• 1998–2001: Habilitation grant from Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and Free University Berlin
• 1998: Guest Scientist, Technical University Vienna, Austria
• 1996–1998: Senior Scientist for Geoinformation Systems, University Rostock
• 1994–1996: GIS Consultant, Ebit GmbH Munich
• 1991/1992: Guest scientist at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA

• Habilitation grant from Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and Freie Universität Berlin