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U. of Washington grad students celebrate HCIL Founding Director Ben Shneiderman

February 2, 2019February 8, 2019 Catherine Plaisant Leave a comment

On January 22, 2019 a team of three students at the University of Washington presented the career of HCIL Founding Director Ben Shneiderman to their master’s degree class (HCDE 501 Theoretical Foundations) in the Department of Human-Centered Design & Engineering.…

HCIL faculty Niklas Elmqvist and Jennifer Golbeck receive ACM Distinguished Member Award

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Catherine Plaisant Leave a comment

HCIL faculty Niklas Elmqvist and Jennifer Golbeck recognized for contributions that have revolutionized how we live, work and play, and receive Distinguished Member ACM Award…

Six HCIL papers at the IEEE VIS 2018 conference

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Catherine Plaisant Leave a comment

HCIL had six full papers presented at the IEEE VIS conference, and several other contributions in workshops, panels, and the doctoral colloquium.…

A Motion to Consider: New Evidence for the Value of Animation in Visual Analysis

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 Brian Ondov Leave a comment

By Brian Ondov and Niklas Elmqvist Animation in data visualization has been through it all, from initial hype, to explosion of applications, to skepticism and debunking. If nothing else, though, the topic of animation is persistent, perennially asserting its presence…

A Moment of Reflection: How Symmetry Can Help Us Interpret Charts

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 Brian Ondov Leave a comment

By Brian Ondov and Niklas Elmqvist Symmetry has a long history of study in perceptual psychology, from the Gestalt movement to modern, computerized experiments with flashing point clouds. Researchers have even tested whether this basic element of visual organization is…

Understanding Data by Having Computers and Humans Work Together

March 9, 2018April 18, 2018 Alina Striner Leave a comment

By Zhe Cui, Karthik Badam, Adil Yalcin, and Niklas Elmqvist Understanding data using computer data science tools can be seen as a collaboration between the analyst and the computer. Most data tools put the analyst in the driver’s seat to…

Advanced Transportation Lab is a long term partner of HCIL

February 22, 2018February 27, 2018 Alina Striner Leave a comment

At the University of Maryland’s Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory (CATT LAB), more than 100 engineers, developers, researchers and students work to provide officials with actionable insight that can help keep transportation systems running smoothly. Housed in the A.…