Katarzyna Borczon

Contact:

e-mail: k.borczon2@uw.edu.pl

Years with the University:

since 1st October 2019

Position:

PhD Student

Research interests:

  • redakcja map, w szczególności map obszarów górskich;
  • analiza danych przestrzennych;
  • przedstawianie obszarów górskich na mapach z wykorzystaniem różnych metod wizualizacji kartograficznej;
  • analiza wykorzystania map przez użytkowników pod kątem UX

Education:

  • 01/10/2025 – current Doctoral School of Social Science, University of Warsaw, specialization in discipline: Social and Economic Geography and Spatial Menagement
  • 01/10/2023 – 02/09/2025 Geography (specialization: Geoinformatics, Cartography and Remote Sensing) Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, M.Sc. Thesis: Influence of shading method on the illusion of a relief inversion by dr. hab. Izabela Gołębiowska prof. UW.
  • 01/10/2020 – 03/07/2023 Geography (specialization: Geoinformatics) Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, B.Sc. Thesis: The exploration of eight-thousanders in the Himalayan as a case study of visualization capabilities of „The Himalayan Database” by dr. Izabela Gołębiowska
  • 01/10/2019 – 30/09/2020 Spatial Management Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw

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Projects: Possibilities of removing the illusion of sculpture inversion using multi-directional shading on general geographical maps. (2023-2026)

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Publication list: 

  • Gołębiowska I., Kennelly P., Karsznia I., Çöltekin A., Trantham G., Borczon K. (2025).  Mitigating relief inversion illusion with multidirectional sky illumination model: A user study.  Abstr. Int. Cartogr. Assoc., 10, 92, https://doi.org/10.5194/ica-abs-10-92-2025

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Prizes and scholarships:

  • Second place in the 16th National Competition of Diploma Thesis in Cartography, Geomatics, and Geoinformation for the work ,Influence of shading method on the illusion of a relief inversion supervised by dr. hab. Izabela Gołębiowska prof. UW.
  • Finalist in the 14th National Competition of Diploma Thesis in Cartography, Geomatics, and Geoinformation for the work The exploration of eight-thousanders in the Himalayan as a case study of visualization capabilities of „The Himalayan Database supervised by dr. Izabela Gołębiowska.
  • Rector’s scholarship for the best students in the 2020/21, academic years.
  • Rector’s scholarship for the best students in the 2019/20, academic years.

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