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Ben Shneiderman Inducted into IEEE Visualization Academy

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Beth Domingo

The Vis Academy was established this year to recognize significant accomplishments by researchers in computer visualization who directly bolster the endeavors of the entire field. Ben Shneiderman (left in photo), distinguished university professor emeritus and HCI pioneer and first director…

HCIL 2019 News and Awards

July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 Beth Domingo

Jason Farman published Delayed Response: The Art of Waiting from the Ancient to the Instant World, Yale University Press (2018). Ben Shneiderman published Twin-Win Research: Your Guidebook for Accelerating Campus Discovery and Innovation: Second Edition, Morgan & Claypool (2019). Ben…

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

October 18, 2018March 5, 2019 Beth Domingo

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, 2018March 5, 2019 Beth Domingo

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

November 1, 2016March 5, 2019 Beth Domingo

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”

January 22, 2015March 5, 2019 Beth Domingo

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!…