cs5984: information visualization chris north gta: purvi saraiya infovis meister: nathan
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The Big Problem Data Human How? Data Transfer Web,books, papers, game scores, Scientific data, Biotech, Shopping People Stock/finance News Vision: 100 MB/s Ears:TRANSCRIPT
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cs5984: Information Visualization
Chris North
GTA: Purvi SaraiyaInfovis meister: Nathan
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What is Information Visualization?
• The use of computer-supported, interactive, visual representations of abstract data to amplify cognition
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The Big Problem
Data
Human
How?
Data Transfer
Web,books, papers, game scores, Scientific data,Biotech,ShoppingPeopleStock/financeNews
Vision: 100 MB/sEars: <100 b/sTelepathyHaptic/tactileSmelltaste
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Human Vision
• Highest bandwidth sense• Fast, parallel• Pattern recognition• Pre-attentive• Extends memory and cognitive capacity
• (Multiplication test)
• People think visually
Impressive. Lets use it!
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• Which state has highest Income?• Relationship between Income and Education?• Outliers?
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Per Capita Income
Col
lege
Deg
ree
%
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• What if you could only see 1 state’s data at a time? (e.g. Census Bureau’s website)
• What if I read the data to you?
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Find the green square?
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History: Static Graphics
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Interactive Graphics
• Homefinder
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More than just “data transfer”
• Support the ability to glean higher level knowledge from the data
• Learn = data knowledge
Insight!
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What’s the Big Deal?
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Presentation is everything!
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Optimization: My Philosophy
Visualization = the best of bothImpressive computation + impressive cognition
Computer•Serial•Symbolic•Static•Deterministic•Exact •Binary, 0/1•Computation•Programmed •Follow instructions•Amoral
Human•Parallel •Visual •Dynamic •Non-deterministic •Fuzzy•Gestalt, whole, patterns •Understanding •Free will•Creative •Moral
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You will learn how to:
• Design visual, interactive representations• Critique existing designs• Development visualization software• Empirically evaluate designs
An HCI focus• A visualization = a user interface for data
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Related Courses
• Scientific Visualization (ESM4714)• Computer Graphics (4204, 6xxx)• Usability Engineering (5714)• Research Methods! (5014)
• Model & Theories of HCI (5724)• User Interface Software (5984)• Info Storage & Retrieval (5604)• Databases (5614)
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Course Mechanics
• Grading:• 10% Paper presentation & discussion• 30% Homeworks• 60% Project
• Format:• Research class• Read research papers• Discussion• Contribute to research, Project!
• dude.cs.vt.edu
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Research Class
• Creativity• No “right” answer• Reasoning/argument is more important• Self motivation• Open ended• Contribute to the state-of-the-art• Jump start for thesis research
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Research =
Learning the state-of-the-art +Creativity (Design) +
Science (Measurement,Modeling) +Dissemination
= project
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HW #1
• Due sept 6, thurs• Find some data• 104c mcbryde • Spotfire, tablelens(eureka), parallel coordinates
(xmdvtool), star coordinates (stardeck).• Pick 2• What you learned about the data? 1 pg• Comparison of the 2 tools. 1pg• Purvi will give demo on Friday, and hours
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project
• Build a new visualization • Evaluation• Groups 2-4• Choose topic• Literature review• Build it!• Write a paper about it• Give a presentation.