1. An Introduction to and Motivation for Visualization Research
Data Stories 2018 – Central European University
An Introduction to and Motivation for Visualization Research
Johannes Sorger

2. Visualization as a Tool
Represent
Convey
Explore
Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
A Motivation for Visualization Research

3. Visualization as a Tool
Visualization approaches
Users tasks
Domain problems
Goal:
understanding potential
develop better tools
Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
A Motivation for Visualization Research

4. Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
Vis Research / Context
Computer Graphics
[Jimenez et al, 2014, Separable Subsurface Scattering]
Rendering
Visualization
Comp. Vision
Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
A Motivation for Visualization Research

5. Vis Research / Overview
Visualization Categories
Exploration
Story Telling
Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
A Motivation for Visualization Research

6. Vis Research / Overview
Visualization Sub Fields
Visual Analysis
Science &Tech.
Scientific Visualization
Information Visualization
Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
Biggest conferences & associated journals: -- --
Paper collections:
IEEE VIS:
Euro vis:
A Motivation for Visualization Research

7. Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
Vis Research / Goals
Understanding visualization (theory)
Develop novel algorithms (practice)
Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
A Motivation for Visualization Research

8. Vis Theory / charting the design space
Taxonomies, typologies, models
Methodologies
State of the art reports
Evaluation
Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
A Motivation for Visualization Research

9. Vis Theory / charting the design space
Taxonomies, typologies, models
Methodologies
State of the art reports
Evaluation
The Visualization Pipeline
Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
[Fuchs, Hauser, 2009, Visualization of Multi-Variate Scientific Data]
A Motivation for Visualization Research

10. Vis Theory / charting the design space
Taxonomies, typologies, models
panel talks starting at 5:30pm
Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
A Motivation for Visualization Research

11. VIS Theory / charting the design space
[Sedlmair et al., 2012, Design Study Methodology: Reflections from the Trenches and the Stacks]
Taxonomies, typologies, models
Methodologies
State of the art
Evaluation
Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
A Motivation for Visualization Research

12. [Munzner, 2009 ,A Nested Model for Visualization Design and Validation]
Johannes Sorger / Data Stories:
Vis Research

13. Vis Theory / charting the design space
Taxonomies, typologies, models
Methodologies
State of the art reports
Evaluation
[Beck et al., 2016, A Taxonomy and Survey of Dynamic Graph Visualization]
Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
Maybe also interesting:
State-of-the-Art Report in Web-based Visualization
State of the art report archive (computer graphics forum / eurovis):
A Motivation for Visualization Research

14. Vis Theory / charting the design space
Taxonomies, typologies, models
Methodologies
State of the art reports
Evaluation
Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
A Motivation for Visualization Research

15. Vis Research / practice
Goal = creating novel expressive & effective techniques and systems
Challenges = limitations of
Computers
Humans
Displays
[Bostok et al., 2011, D³ Data-Driven Documents]
Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
A Motivation for Visualization Research

16. Vis Research / practice
Domain specific problems
=> Design Studies
Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
List of my works:
A Motivation for Visualization Research

17. Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
Thank you!
Johannes Sorger
Conclusion
Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
very nice collection of further readings / links: available data sets, visualization packages and literature (turorials, books):
A Motivation for Visualization Research

18. Data Stories 2018 – Central European University
Thank you!
Johannes Sorger

19. Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
Further reading:
Biggest conferences & associated journals: -- --
Paper collections:
IEEE VIS:
Euro vis:
Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
A Motivation for Visualization Research

20. Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
Further reading:
State of the art report archive (computer graphics forum / eurovis):
Maybe also interesting:
State-of-the-Art Report in Web-based Visualization
Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
A Motivation for Visualization Research

21. Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
Further reading:
List of my work:
very nice collection of further readings / links: available data sets, visualization packages and literature (turorials, books):
Johannes Sorger Data Stories / CEU
A Motivation for Visualization Research