Cross-Media Technologies and Applications - Future Directions for Personal In...Beat Signer
Webinar given at icity Lab Talks - The Digital Value Chain
In this talk, I will first provide an overview of the lab’s research on a general data-driven approach for cross-media information system and architectures based on the resource-selector-link (RSL) hypermedia metamodel. We will then have a look at several cross-media applications for personal information management and next-generation presentation solutions (MindXpres). Finally, I will outline the lab’s most recent research on tangible interaction and dynamic data physicalisation.
Discovering Insight from Scholarly Research Output in Higher Educational Inst...Lighton Phiri
Invited talk, on Discovering Insight from Scholarly Research Output in Higher Educational Institutions, given to faculty staff from the Faculty of Computing and Informatics [1] at Namibia University of Science and Technology [2]. The video screencast of the talk is available online [3].
[1] https://fci.nust.na
[2] https://nust.na
[3] https://youtu.be/pP7a15T67oo
Smart Crowd Analyzer is a real-time system for indoor crowd analysis. The system is implemented based on a people counter, that detects individuals as well as group of individuals. With bi-directional counting, age and gender determination; as well as regular customer detection system; it proves to be an ideal mechanism for crowd analysis. All these analysis are then reported on a website that provides stats and business insights to its users.
Presentation delivered by Brian Forsyth, Glasgow Clyde College at the CDN MIS Network Event on 28-04-21. Access the presentation recording on the CDN website: www.cdn.ac.uk
Blended Learning K-8 Math Instruction with Cathy FosnotDreamBox Learning
With students coming to the classroom with a variety of backgrounds and skill levels in math, it can prove difficult to meet each of their needs. By combining high quality curriculum, instruction and digital tools, blended learning has the potential to meet each student’s individual needs at their own pace.
Attend this webinar to hear how the United Nations International School (UNIS) in New York City has transitioned to a 21st century math program by combining Cathy Fosnot’s Contexts for Learning Mathematics with adaptive technology to give students more autonomy and inspire them to take ownership of their math learning.
Topics will include:
Why and how the pedagogy of adaptive math technology is just as important as the pedagogy of classroom instruction
Logistics surrounding blended learning and parent involvement
How to equip teachers with professional development to best leverage technology
Cross-Media Technologies and Applications - Future Directions for Personal In...Beat Signer
Webinar given at icity Lab Talks - The Digital Value Chain
In this talk, I will first provide an overview of the lab’s research on a general data-driven approach for cross-media information system and architectures based on the resource-selector-link (RSL) hypermedia metamodel. We will then have a look at several cross-media applications for personal information management and next-generation presentation solutions (MindXpres). Finally, I will outline the lab’s most recent research on tangible interaction and dynamic data physicalisation.
Discovering Insight from Scholarly Research Output in Higher Educational Inst...Lighton Phiri
Invited talk, on Discovering Insight from Scholarly Research Output in Higher Educational Institutions, given to faculty staff from the Faculty of Computing and Informatics [1] at Namibia University of Science and Technology [2]. The video screencast of the talk is available online [3].
[1] https://fci.nust.na
[2] https://nust.na
[3] https://youtu.be/pP7a15T67oo
Smart Crowd Analyzer is a real-time system for indoor crowd analysis. The system is implemented based on a people counter, that detects individuals as well as group of individuals. With bi-directional counting, age and gender determination; as well as regular customer detection system; it proves to be an ideal mechanism for crowd analysis. All these analysis are then reported on a website that provides stats and business insights to its users.
Presentation delivered by Brian Forsyth, Glasgow Clyde College at the CDN MIS Network Event on 28-04-21. Access the presentation recording on the CDN website: www.cdn.ac.uk
Blended Learning K-8 Math Instruction with Cathy FosnotDreamBox Learning
With students coming to the classroom with a variety of backgrounds and skill levels in math, it can prove difficult to meet each of their needs. By combining high quality curriculum, instruction and digital tools, blended learning has the potential to meet each student’s individual needs at their own pace.
Attend this webinar to hear how the United Nations International School (UNIS) in New York City has transitioned to a 21st century math program by combining Cathy Fosnot’s Contexts for Learning Mathematics with adaptive technology to give students more autonomy and inspire them to take ownership of their math learning.
Topics will include:
Why and how the pedagogy of adaptive math technology is just as important as the pedagogy of classroom instruction
Logistics surrounding blended learning and parent involvement
How to equip teachers with professional development to best leverage technology
Upcoming classes in the Digital Arts and Computers/IT programs at UNM Continuing Education. Start your career, or get training in Graphic Design, Web Design, Photography, Filmmaking, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, CompTIA and more!
Slideshow component of a presentation I gave at a GRASAC conference on June 13th, 2014. Outlines my thought process and design solutions I implemented through a spreadsheet that enabled effective museum records data transfer to GRASAC's online database.
Lourdes Pozueta recibió en 2023 el premio Greenfield Challenge por parte de ENBIS por sus contribuciones a divulgar la aplicación de casos de éxito de la Estadística en un público de "no estadísticos". Antes de recibir el premio dio una charla mostrando experiencias de cómo comparte
Indoor Positioning Using the OpenHPS FrameworkBeat Signer
Research paper presentation given at IPIN 2021, Lloret de Mar, Spain.
Hybrid positioning frameworks use various sensors and algorithms to enhance positioning through different types of fusion. The optimisation of the fusion process requires the testing of different algorithm parameters and optimal lowas well as high-level sensor fusion techniques. The presented OpenHPS open source hybrid positioning system is a modular framework managing individual nodes in a process network, which can be configured to support concrete positioning use cases or to adapt to specific technologies. This modularity allows developers to rapidly develop and optimise their positioning system while still providing them the flexibility to add their own algorithms. In this paper we discuss how a process network developed with OpenHPS can be used to realise a customisable indoor positioning solution with an offline and online stage, and how it can be adapted for high accuracy or low latency. For the demonstration and validation of our indoor positioning solution, we further compiled a publicly available dataset containing data from WLAN access points, BLE beacons as well as several trajectories that include IMU data.
Research paper: https://beatsigner.com/publications/indoor-positioning-using-the-openhps-framework.pdf
Personalised Learning Environments Based on Knowledge Graphs and the Zone of ...Beat Signer
Presentation given at CSEDU 2022, Virtual Event.
The learning of new knowledge and skills often requires previous knowledge, which can lead to some frustration if a teacher does not know a learner's exact knowledge and skills and therefore confronts them with exercises that are too difficult to solve. We present a solution to address this issue when teaching techniques and skills in the domain of table tennis, based on the concrete needs of trainers that we have investigated in a survey. We present a conceptual model for the representation of knowledge graphs as well as the level at which individual players already master parts of this knowledge graph. Our fine-grained model enables the automatic suggestion of optimal exercises in a player's so-called zone of proximal development, and our domain-specific application allows table tennis trainers to schedule their training sessions and exercises based on this rich information. In an initial evaluation of the resulting solution for personalised learning environments, we received positive and promising feedback from trainers. We are currently investigating how our approach and conceptual model can be generalised to some more traditional educational settings and how the personalised learning environment might be further improved based on the expressive concepts of the presented model.
Research paper: https://beatsigner.com/publications/personalised-learning-environments-based-on-knowledge-graphs-and-the-zone-of-proximal-development.pdf
Codeschool in a Box: A Low-Barrier Approach to Packaging Programming CurriculaBeat Signer
Presentation given at CSEDU 2023, Prague, Czech Republic.
The tech industry is a fast-growing field, with many companies facing issues in finding skilled workers to fill their open vacancies. At the same time, many people have limited access to the quality education necessary to enter this job market. To address this issue, various small and often volunteer-run non-profit organisations have emerged to up-skill capable learners. However, these organisations face tight constraints and many challenges while trying to design and deliver high-quality education to their learners. In this position paper, we discuss some of these challenges and present a preliminary version of a curriculum packager addressing some of these issues. Our proposed solution, inspired by first-hand experience in these organisations as well as computing education research (CER), is based on a combination of micromaterials, study lenses and a companion mobile application. While our solution is designed for the specific context of small organisations providing vocational ICT training, it can also be applied to the broader domain of learning environments facing similar constraints.
Research paper: https://beatsigner.com/publications/codeschool-in-a-box-a-low-barrier-approach-to-packaging-programming-curricula.pdf
Towards a Framework for Dynamic Data PhysicalisationBeat Signer
Presentation given at the International Workshop Toward a Design Language for Data Physicalization, Berlin, Germany, October 2018
ABSTRACT: Advanced data visualisation techniques enable the exploration and analysis of large datasets. Recently, there is the emerging field of data physicalisation, where data is represented in physical space (e.g. via physical models) and can no longer only be explored visually, but also by making use of other senses such as touch. Most existing data physicalisation solutions are static and cannot be dynamically updated based on a user's interaction. Our goal is to develop a framework for new forms of dynamic data physicalisation in order to support an interactive exploration and analysis of datasets. Based on a study of the design space for dynamic data physicalisation, we are therefore working on a grammar for representing the fundamental physical operations and interactions that can be applied to the underlying data. Our envisioned extensible data physicalisation framework will enable the rapid prototyping of dynamic data physicalisations and thereby support researchers who want to experiment with new combinations of physical variables or output devices for dynamic data physicalisation as well as designers and application developers who are interested in the development of innovative dynamic data physicalisation solutions.
Paper: https://www.academia.edu/37336859/Towards_a_Framework_for_Dynamic_Data_Physicalisation
Cross-Media Document Linking and NavigationBeat Signer
Presentation given at DocEng 2018, 18th ACM Symposium on Document Engineering, Halifax, Canada, August 2018
ABSTRACT: Documents do often not exist in isolation but are implicitly or explicitly linked to parts of other documents. However, due to a multitude of proprietary document formats with rather simple link models, today's possibilities for creating hyperlinks between snippets of information in different document formats are limited. In previous work, we have presented a dynamically extensible cross-document link service overcoming the limitations of the simple link models supported by most existing document formats. Based on a plug-in mechanism, our link service enables the linking across different document types. In this paper, we assess the extensibility of our link service by integrating some document formats as well as third-party document viewers. We illustrate the flexibility of creating advanced hyperlinks across these document formats and viewers that cannot be realised with existing linking solutions or link models of existing document formats. A user study further investigates the user experience when creating and navigating cross-document hyperlinks.
Paper: https://www.academia.edu/36550753/Cross_Media_Document_Linking_and_Navigation
An Analysis of Cross-Document Linking MechanismsBeat Signer
Presentation given at JCDL 2018, ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, Fort Worth, USA, June 2018
ABSTRACT: Physical and digital documents do often not exist in isolation but are implicitly or explicitly linked. Previous research in Human-Computer Interaction and Personal Information Management has revealed certain user behaviour in associating information across physical and digital documents. Nevertheless, there is a lack of empirical studies on user needs and behaviour when defining these associations. In this paper, we address this lack of empirical studies and provide insights into strategies that users apply when associating information across physical and digital documents. In addition, our study reveals the limitations of current practices and we suggest improvements for associating information across documents. Last but not least, we identify a set of design implications for the development of future cross-document linking solutions.
Paper: https://www.academia.edu/36348960/An_Analysis_of_Cross_Document_Linking_Mechanisms
Crossing Spaces: Towards Cross-Media Personal Information Management User Int...Beat Signer
Presentation given at AVI 2018, International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces, Grosseto, Italy, May 2018
ABSTRACT: Nowadays, digital and paper documents are used simultaneously during daily tasks. While significant research has been carried out to support the re-finding of digital documents, less effort has been made to provide similar functionality for paper documents. In this paper, we present a solution that enables the design of cross-media Personal Information Management (PIM) user interfaces helping users in re-finding documents across digital and physical information spaces. We propose three main design requirements for the presented cross-media PIM user interfaces. Further, we illustrate how these design requirements have been applied in the development of three proof-of-concept applications and describe a software framework supporting the design of these interfaces. Finally, we discuss opportunities for future improvements of the presented cross-media PIM user interfaces.
Paper: https://www.academia.edu/36502958/Crossing_Spaces_Towards_Cross-Media_Personal_Information_Management_User_Interfaces
Designing Prosthetic Memory: Audio or Transcript, That is the QuestionBeat Signer
Presentation given at AVI 2018, International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces, Grosseto, Italy, May 2018
ABSTRACT: Audio recordings and the corresponding transcripts are often used as prosthetic memory (PM) after meetings and lectures. While current research is mainly developing novel features for prosthetic memory, less is known on how and why audio recordings and transcripts are used. We investigate how users interact with audio and transcripts as prosthetic memory, whether interaction strategies change over time, and analyse potential differences in accuracy and efficiency. In contrast to the subjective user perception, our results show that audio recordings and transcripts are equally efficient, but that transcripts are generally preferred due to their easily accessible contextual information. We further identified that prosthetic memory is not only used as a recall aid but frequently also consulted for verifying information that has been recalled from organic memory (OM). Our findings are summarised in a number of design implications for prosthetic memory solutions.
Paper: https://www.academia.edu/36500351/Designing_Prosthetic_Memory_Audio_or_Transcript_That_is_the_Question
Bespoke Map Customization Behavior and Its Implications for the Design of Mul...Beat Signer
Presentation given at MUM 2017, 16th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, Stuttgart, Germany, November 2017
ABSTRACT: While popular digital maps support an unprecedented number of use cases, new reference map customization tools have been created for purposes for which those maps fall short. With the goal of informing the design of this new class of cartographic tools, we present the first study of naturalistic (“bespoke”) map customization behavior. Through a mixed methods and mixed-media approach involving a survey, the analysis of a corpus of customized maps, and an interview with a power user, we find that bespoke map customization is a relatively common activity and identify frequent use cases as well as map customization strategies. We discuss these use cases and strategies in detail, and propose design implications for future customization tools, such as the use of templates for common use cases, adaptability for various customization styles and the support of multimedia interaction.
Paper: https://www.academia.edu/34977332/Bespoke_Map_Customization_Behavior_and_Its_Implications_for_the_Design_of_Multimedia_Cartographic_Tools
Cross-Media Information Spaces and Architectures (CISA)Beat Signer
Research on cross-media information spaces and architectures covering interactive paper, personal information management, data physicalisation, document engineering, gesture recognition, presentation tools, next generation user interfaces and other topics.
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Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
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A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
Introduction - Lecture 1 - Information Visualisation (4019538FNR)
1. 2 December 2005
Information Visualisation
Introduction
Prof. Beat Signer
Department of Computer Science
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
beatsigner.com
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Course Organisation
▪ Prof. Beat Signer
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
PL9.3.60 (Pleinlaan 9)
+32 2 629 1239
bsigner@vub.be
wise.vub.ac.be/beat-signer
▪ Maxim Van de Wynckel
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
PL9.3.58 (Pleinlaan 9)
+32 2 629 3487
mvdewync@vub.be
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Prerequisites
▪ Note that this is an advanced Master's level
course and the following previous knowledge is required
▪ good programming skills
▪ It is not impossible to follow the course without these
prerequisites, but in this case you should not complain
about the potential additional workload!
▪ Note that the following courses teach principles that are
also relevant for this course on Information Visualisation
▪ Gebruikersinterfaces (1019885ANR)
▪ Next Generation User Interfaces (4018166FNR)
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Course Goals
▪ After attending the course on Information Visuali-
sation, the student has solid background knowledge
about information visualisation (terminology, principles
and issues, visualisation techniques, data representation
and presentation).
▪ The student can design, develop and test interactive
visualisations.
▪ The student can criticise visualisations.
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Exercises
▪ The course content is further investigated in
the exercise sessions
▪ exercise sessions might also be helpful for the assignment
▪ assistant: Maxim Van de Wynckel
- Thursday 16:00–18:00
▪ Lab Session
▪ one of the exercise sessions is a dedicated lab session where
you can work and get feedback on your assignment
- Thursday 16:00–18:00
▪ Additional content might be covered in exercise sessions
▪ strongly recommended to attend all exercise sessions!
▪ exam covers content of lectures and exercises
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Course Material
▪ All material will be available on Canvas
▪ lecture slides, exercises, research papers, tutorials, ...
▪ Make sure that you are subscribed to the
Information Visualisation course on Canvas
▪ https://canvas.vub.be/courses/17989
▪ Handouts are available on Canvas at least the day
before the lecture
▪ Handouts are also available on the WISE website
▪ https://wise.vub.ac.be/course/information-visualisation
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Lecture Schedule
Exercise 2: Data Sources and Dataset Quality Assessment
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Lecture 2: Human Perception and Colour Theory
Lecture 3: Data Representation
Exercise 3: Preprocessing and Data Analysis Using Python
Lecture 4: Analysis and Validation
Exercise 6: Visualisation Frameworks
online
online
online
online
online
online
online
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Lecture 1: Introduction
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Exercise 1: Introduction and Discussion of Visualisations online
Exercise 4: Analysis and Validation online
online
Lecture 5: Data Presentation
Exercise 5: Visualisation in Python
online
online
Lecture 6: Data Processing and Visualisation Frameworks
Lecture 7: Design Guidelines and Principles
Exercise 7: Visualisation in D3.js
online
online
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Lecture Schedule …
Lecture 9: View Manipulation and Reduction
Exercise 8: Interaction and Design Guidelines with Bokeh and Plotly
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Lecture 10: Interaction
Lecture 11: Dashboards
Exercise 9: Interaction with D3.js
Lecture 12: Case Studies and Course Review
Lab Session
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Final Project Presentations
Lecture 8: Visualisation Techniques online
online
online
online
online
online
online
online
online
Interim Project Presentations online
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Assignment
▪ Interactive information visualisation
▪ realisation of an interactive information visualisation
for the domain and dataset(s) of your choice
- various presentations and report
- evaluated based on creativity, design principles and visualisation techniques,
evaluation, documentation, presentations, source code, …
▪ Assignment handed out later this week
▪ group project with 3 students per group
- send an email with the 3 group members and your team name to Maxim
Van de Wynckel by Monday, February 15 (mvdewync@vub.be)
- final presentation (May 20), final report and code (May 23)
▪ assignment counts for 40% for the final grade
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Exam
▪ Oral exam in English
▪ covers content of lectures and exercises
▪ counts 60% for the overall grade
▪ 5 mins questions about the assignment
▪ 15 mins questions about the course content (no preparation time)
▪ Overall grade = oral exam (60%) + assignment (40%)
▪ assignment is composed out of two grades
- overall grade for project where students have some flexibility in distributing
the grades (±2 points) (70%)
- your contribution/knowledge to the project as checked in oral exam (30%)
▪ note that if either the grade for the oral exam or the grade for the
assignment is lower than 8/20, then this automatically becomes
the final grade!
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Joseph Priestley (1769)
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Joseph Priestley (1769) …
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London Cholera Map by John Snow (1854)
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London Cholera Map by John Snow (1854)
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Florence Nightingale's Rose Diagram(1858)
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Charles Minard (1869)
▪ Napoleon's March on Moscow (1812-1813)
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London Underground, Harry Beck (1931)
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Gapminder, Hans Rosling
▪ Hans Rosling working with developmental data for over
30 years
▪ Gapminder demonstrated at 2007 TED talk 'The Best Stats
You've Ever Seen'
▪ "Let the dataset change your mindset", Rosling 2007
▪ animated presentation in space and time
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Video: The Best Stats You've Ever Seen
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MindXpres Data Visualisation
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Mapping 2019-nCoV
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Australia Bushfires (2020)
▪ Not a satellite image!
▪ 3D visualisation of one
month of data by Anthony
Hearsey
▪ data collected by Nasa's
Fire Information for Re-
source Management System
▪ Information visualisation
can be misused to deliver
the wrong message
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Mercator Projection
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What is Visualisation (Vis)?
▪ F
▪ Augmentation of human capabilities
▪ A vis idiom is a distinct approach to creating and
manipulating visual representations
▪ find best design for a particular task
▪ Resource limitations
▪ computers: computational capacity and scalability
▪ humans: perceptual and cognitive capacity
▪ displays: number of pixels
- information density (data-ink ratio) = amount of information vs. unused space
Computer-based visualisation systems provide visual
representations of datasets designed to help people carry
out tasks more effectively.
T. Munzner
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Why Use Visualisation?
▪ Human eyes have "superpowers"!
▪ visual system provides very high-bandwidth channel
▪ Visual reasoning is way faster and more reliable
than mental reasoning
▪ perceptual inferences based on spatial location etc.
▪ External representation or "external cognition"
▪ augment human capacity beyond internal cognition and memory
▪ information can be organised by spatial location
▪ Summarise information without loosing details
(details on demand)
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Human in the Loop
▪ Many analysis problems are ill specified
▪ many possible questions to be asked
▪ human-in-the-loop exploration making use of human pattern
detection
▪ augment human capabilities rather than replacing the
human in the loop
▪ Exploratory analysis for scientific discovery (data
analysis)
▪ Visualisation tools for presentation (communication)
▪ presenting existing knowledge
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Computer in the Loop
▪ Visualisation of large datasets that might dynamically
change over time
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Showing Dataset Details
▪ Exploring a dataset to find patterns
▪ not possible if we only see a summary of the dataset
▪ Assessing the validity of a statistical model
▪ does the model fit the data?
▪ Statistical characterisation (descriptive statistics) of a
dataset loses information through summarisation
▪ single summary often an oversimplification hiding the true
structure of a dataset
▪ e.g. Anscombe's Quartet
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Anscombe's Quartet
[Visualization Analysis & Design, Tamara Munzner, 2014]
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Anscombe's Quartet …
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Interactivity
▪ Interactivity is necessary for vis tools handling complexity
▪ limitations of people and displays make it impossible to show a
large dataset at once
▪ change level of details
▪ show different aspects of a dataset
▪ different representations and summaries of data
▪ different presentations of data
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Difficulties in Design
▪ Main issue is that the vast majority of the possibilities in
the design space will be ineffective for any specific
usage context
▪ Design might be a poor match with the human
perceptual and cognitive system
▪ Design might be a bad match with the intended task
▪ Design alternatives: consider multiple alternatives and
choose the best one!
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Search Space Metaphor for Vis Design
[Visualization Analysis & Design, Tamara Munzner, 2014]
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What-Why-How Question
▪ What data is shown
▪ Why is the visualisation tool used (task)
▪ How is the vis idiom constructed in terms of design
choices
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Information Visualisation Process
Data
Representation
Data
Data
Presentation
Interaction
mapping
perception and
visual thinking
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Exercise 1
▪ Introduction and Discussion of Visualisations
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Further Reading
▪ Parts of this lecture are based on the
book Visualization Analysis & Design
▪ chapter 1
- What's Vis and Why Do It?
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References
▪ Visualization Analysis & Design, Tamara
Munzner, Taylor & Francis Inc, (Har/Psc edition),
November 2014,
ISBN-13: 978-1466508910
▪ Information Visualization: Perception for Design,
Colin Ware, Morgan Kaufmann (3rd edition),
May 2012,
ISBN-13: 978-0123814647
▪ Envisioning Information, Edward R. Tufte,
Graphics Press (1st edition)
December 1990,
ISBN-13: 978-0961392116
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References ...
▪ Semiology of Graphics: Diagrams, Networks,
Maps, Jacques Bertin, ESRI PR (1st edition),
January 2010,
ISBN-13: 978-1466508910
▪ Data Visualization: A Practical Introduction,
Kieran Healy, Princeton University Press,
January 2019,
ISBN-13: 978-0691181622
▪ The Functional Art: An Introduction to Information
Graphics and Visualization, Alberto Cairo,
New Riders (Pap/Dvdr edition), August 2012,
ISBN-13: 978-0321834737
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References …
▪ Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong
About The World – And Why Things Are Better
Than You Think, Hans Rosling et al., April 2018,
ISBN-13: 978-1119547259
▪ Mapping 2019-nCoV
▪ https://systems.jhu.edu/research/public-health/ncov/
▪ Australia Bush Fires
▪ https://www.sbs.com.au/news/how-fake-bushfire-images-and-misleading-
maps-of-australia-are-spreading-on-social-media
▪ beautiful news daily
▪ https://informationisbeautiful.net/beautifulnews/
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References …
▪ Gapminder
▪ https://www.gapminder.org
▪ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usdJgEwMinM
▪ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8t4k0Q8e8Y
▪ B. Shneiderman, Data Visualization’s Breakthrough
Moment in the COVID-19 Crisis, 2020
▪ https://medium.com/nightingale/data-visualizations-breakthrough-
moment-in-the-covid-19-crisis-ce46627c7db5
▪ R. Roels, Y. Baeten and B. Signer, Interactive and
Narrative Data Visualisation for Presentation-based
Knowledge Transfer, Communications in Computer and
Information Science (CCIS), 739, 2017
▪ https://beatsigner.com/publications/roels_CCIS2017.pdf