Univ.-Prof. Dr. Krzysztof Janowicz

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Professorship for Cartography and Geoinformation Science at the Faculty of Geosciences, Geography and Astronomy

 

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Curriculum Vitae:

Born 1979 Poznan, Poland
2003, Diploma in Ecology, University of Münster, Germany
2008, PhD in Geoinformatics (summa cum laude), University of Münster, Germany
2008-2009 Postdoctoral researcher, University of Münster, Germany
2009-2011 Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University, USA
2011-2015 Assistant Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
2014-2015 Distinguished UCSB Harold J. Plous Memorial Award
2015-2019 Associate Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
2016, Outstanding Mentor Award, Department of Geography, UCSB
2017-2020 Associate Director, Center for Spatial Studies, UCSB
2019-2022 Full Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
2020- Director, Center for Spatial Studies, UCSB
2022 Full Professor at the Department of Geography and Regional Research, University of Vienna

Research Areas:

* Spatial and Temporal Principles of Knowledge Organization
* Geospatial Semantics and Semantic Web
* Knowledge Graphs
* GeoAI
* Spatial Studies

"Most of my research focuses on how humans conceptualize the space around them based on their behavior, focusing particularly on regional and cultural differences with the ultimate goal of assisting machines to better understand the information needs of an increasingly diverse user base." (Krzysztof Janowicz)