Biographical sketch

Jean-Paul Donnay (1953) is professor at the Unit of Geomatics of the University of Liège, where he holds the chair of cartography and GIS. His main research interest is in computational methods of analysis and visualization of spatial data, topics on which he has published several books and papers. He got a licence (graduate) degree in Geographical Sciences (1976), a master degree in Urban Planning (1983) and a doctorate degree in Sciences (1985) devoted to computer assisted cartography. Former president of the Belgian Committee of Cartography and GIS (1997-2003) he is member of many international and Belgian scientific societies and associations.