Wouter Meulemans

Wouter Meulemans is an Assistant Professor in the Applied Geometric Algorithms group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). He holds additional roles as EAISI Foundational Assistant Professor and EAISI Health Assistant Professor, reflecting interdisciplinary research ties. His work bridges computational geometry, information visualization, and geospatial applications, focusing on spatially effective visualization methods with algorithmic guarantees. He is affiliated with the Data Science Center Eindhoven (DSC/e).

Education:

• PhD in Computational Geometry (TU/e, 2014, cum laude)
• MSc in Computer Science (TU/e, 2010, cum laude)
• Postdoc at Westfälische Wilhelms Universität, Münster (2015)
• Marie-Curie Fellow at City, University of London (2015–2016)

Research Interests: Algorithms for spatial visualization, cartographic schematization, similarity measures, set visualization, and geometric algorithms for geographic applications. His work emphasizes spatially informative visualization, balancing accuracy with efficacy through methods like automated schematization and stability analysis of geometric structures.

Key Contributions: Developed techniques for simplifying isolines, optimizing trajectory matching, and designing coherent grid maps. His group’s work on SimpleSets and StorySets advances categorical data visualization and uncertainty representation. Recent research includes algorithmic solutions for graph collections and Hausdorff morphs.

Awards:

• PEriTiA Prize (2020): Awarded for collaborative work on visualizing uncertain sets in multi-dimensional data.

Advising & Grants: Supervises 23+ academic works. Engages with industry partners like HERE Global B.V. and Fugro NL Land B.V. for applied spatial data projects. Actively contributes to visualization contests and open-source tools for geometric algorithms.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Applied Geometric Algorithms group, collaborating internationally on computational geometry and visualization challenges. Participates in Faces of Science, promoting STEM careers through outreach.