Function and Responsibilities:

currently:

• Delegate to the Committee for Scientific Libraries and Information Systems of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation), main focus: data science, e-science
  
• Professor for Geoinformation Management and Visualisation, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Research Interests:

• Visual Analytics 
• Scientific Workflows 
• Data Science
• Digital Science, Open Science 
  

Career:

• Since March 2021: GFZ Delegate for Open Science  
• March 2019 - December 2021: 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:

2002 Habilitation, Freie Universität Berlin

1995 Dr. rer. nat., Freie Universität Berlin

1988 Diploma in Geography, Freie Universität Berlin

Awards:

• Habilitation Grant from Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and Freie Universität Berlin
• three Paper Awards
• Digital Science Award (Project "Digital Earth")