Franz-benjamin Mocnik
Full Professor at Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg
Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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Top SchoolFranz-Benjamin Mocnik is a Full Professor in Geographical Information Science and Cartography based in Salzburg, combining over a decade of academic experience with interdisciplinary expertise across Human-Computer Interaction, computer science, mathematics, psychology, and philosophy. He has progressed from doctoral work in geoinformation to leadership roles including habilitation and professorship at Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg, and prior appointments at University of Twente and Heidelberg University. His research blends rigorous quantitative methods with human-centered design, producing publications that bridge spatial science and cognitive perspectives (full list at mocnik-science.net). Known for connecting theoretical foundations with practical visualization and interaction challenges, he brings a rare mix of mathematical training and philosophical inquiry to geoinformatics.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Vienna University of TechnologyHabilitation, Geoinformatics, Habilitation, Geoinformatics at Paris Lodron Universität SalzburgDiplom, Mathematics (minor subject: Physics), Diplom, Mathematics (minor subject: Physics) at The University of Bonn
Github Skills (60)
openstreetmap10
graph-algorithms10
javascript10
data-history10
leaflet10
network-analysis10
conda10
networkit10
forge10
osm-data10
maps10
plugin9
overpass-api9
conda-forge9
graph-analysis9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
mocnik-science/chorale
Mar 2016 - Jul 2017
Contributions:14 commits, 13 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
mocnik-science/Empiric
May 2020 - Mar 2024
Contributions:38 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 10 months
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