Meng Liqiu

Prof. Meng Liqiu holds the Chair of Cartography and Visual Analytics at the TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technische Universität München. Her research focuses on geodata integration, spatial cognition, mixed reality, and map-based navigation systems. She earned an M.Sc. in cartography in China (1985), a Ph.D. in geodesy from the University of Hanover (1993), and habilitation in geoinformatics from the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (1998). Appointed to her current professorship in 1998, she has held leadership roles including Senator of the Helmholtz Association (2009–2012), TUM Vice President for International Alliances and Alumni (2008–2014), and is currently Vice President of the International Cartographic Association. She is a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

• Education:
  • M.Sc. Cartography, China (1985)
  • Ph.D. Geodesy, University of Hanover (1993)
  • Habilitation in Geoinformatics, Royal Institute of Technology (1998)

Her research interests span geospatial data integration, visual analytics for socio-economic data, and applications of mixed reality in cartography. Recent work includes frameworks for ontology-based geodata integration and innovative navigation services. She has received prestigious awards such as the Carus Medal (2011) and Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Medal (2007).

Prof. Meng leads interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of cartography and information science, emphasizing open geospatial portals and collaborative human-technology systems. Her work bridges theoretical cartography with practical applications in urban planning, environmental monitoring, and digital transformation.