He received his Ph.D. in Geography from University of Washington, in 1989, and M.S. degree in Econometrics and Operations Research from the School of Economics in Poznan, Poland. His current professional activities include teaching and externally funded research in the area of GIS, computer mapping, and collaborative spatial decision support systems. Dr. Jankowski has nine years of experience in the areas of computer mapping and GIS applications, mathematical programming, systems simulation modeling, and multiple criteria decision making methods.