HCIL Welcomes Beth Domingo
In March, Beth Domingo joined the HCIL team as the new coordinator.…
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A Motion to Consider: New Evidence for the Value of Animation in Visual Analysis
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
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…
Bederson Receives Best Historical Paper Award
Ben Bederson and his co-authors Amy Karlson and Pekka Parhi received a Best Historical Paper Award at MobileHCI 2016.…
TUTORIAL: Social Media Analytics During Crises 2016
TUTORIAL: Social Media Analytics During Crises
Thursday, May 26, 2016
A tutorial during the
33rd Human-Computer Interaction Lab Symposium
University of Maryland
Overview
This tutorial will build practical experience in using Python + Jupyter Notebooks to analyze and discover insights…
Catherine Plaisant elected to “CHI Academy”
Catherine Plaisant was elected to the “CHI Academy”, SIGCHI’s recognition of influential scholars in the field of HCI. Congratulations Catherine on this major award!…