| 2006 | Dr. rer. nat., Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Muenster, Germany |
| 2003 | Master of Science in Information Systems, University of Muenster |
| 2001 | Bachelor of Science in Information Systems, University of Muenster |
| from 2014 | Professor, Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Muenster, Germany |
| 2009 - 2014 | Assistant Professor (W1), Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Muenster, Germany |
| 2006 - 2009 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrueck |
| 2003 - 2006 | Researcher, Ordnance Survey, Great Britain |