Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D) in Computer Science, University of Hamburg, Germany, 2004
Thesis: An Axiomatic Characterization of Spatial Granularity: Formal Principles of Level-of-Detail Representations of Objects and Space
Advisor: C. Habel Committee: C. Freksa, L. Dreschler-Fischer

Diplom (MS) in Computer Science (major) and Philosophy (minor), University of Hamburg, Germany, 1999
Thesis: Relative Localization of Extended Objects in Two-Dimensional Layouts
Advisors: C. Eschenbach, C. Habel