Function and Responsibilities:

• Chair of the Section Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics, German Research Centre for Geosciences 
• Professor for Geoinformation Management und Visualisation, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Research Interests:

• Visual Analytics 
• Interactive visualization of  large, multidimensional, heterogeneous data
• Task-based visualization for geoscientific research  
• Citizen Science, Volunteered Geographic Information
• Data Science, Digital Science

Career:

• since March 2019: Chair of the Section Remote Sensing and Geoinformatics at GFZ 
• 2011- 2019: Chair of the newly founded Section Geoinformatics at GFZ
• since 2005: Professor for Geoinformation Management and  Visualization, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
• 2002-2004: Temporary Professorship for Cartography and Geoinformatics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
• 2002: Senior Scientist at German Research Centre for Geosciences (Data and Computer Center)
• 2000: Visiting Professor, Institute for Geography and Applied Geoinformatics, Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg
• 1998-2001: Habilitation Grant from Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and Freie Universität Berlin
• 1998: Guest Scientist, Technische Universität Wien, Austria (Geoinformatics, Cartography)
• 1996-1998: Senior Scientist for Geoinformation Systems, Universität Rostock (Geoinformatics)
• 1994-1996: Consultant for Geoinformation Systems, Ebit GmbH, München
• 1991/1992: Guest Scientist, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA (Computer Cartography, Visual Data Exploration)
• 1988-1991: Scientist/PhD, Freie Universität Berlin (Cartography, Geography)  

Education:

Awards:

• Habilitation Grant from Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and Freie Universität Berlin
• three Paper Awards