Mike Worboys

Michael Worboys (born April 6, 1947) is a British mathematician and computer scientist. He is professor of spatial informatics and director of the School of Computing and Information Science at the University of Maine.

Worboys is mostly known for his research on the computational and mathematical foundations of Geographic Information Science (GIS). In 1993 he founded the GIS Research UK (GISRUK) conference series, which is still held annually. With Matt Duckham, he wrote the well-known text book GIS: a computing perspective.

Biography

Worboys completed his studies in England. He received a B.Sc. in mathematics at the University of Reading in 1968, a M.Sc. in mathematical logic at the University of Bristol in 1969 and a Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Birmingham in 1980.

The Association of Computing Machinery awarded Worboys the title of Distinguished Scientist in 2006 and the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) presented the 2008 Research Award to him. Worboys also holds an honorary professorship at the University of Melbourne.

Selected works

• Worboys, Michael, and Matt Duckham (2004). GIS: a computing perspective (second edition). Boca Raton: CRC Press. ISBN 0415283752.

External links

• Mike Worboys's homepage
• GISRUK Conference Series Home Page

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