Title:
Interactive Visualization
Date:
Thursday, February 13, 2014 @ 1:00pm
Location:
EITC E2-304, University of Manitoba
Speaker:
Sheelagh Carpendale
Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary
Abstract:
My over-arching research goal is to design, develop, and evaluate interactive visualizations so that they support the everyday practices of how people view, represent, manage, and interact with information. To this end, I have followed four intertwined themes: process,
representation, presentation, and interaction. My research process convolves art, science, and design practices, and has become a topic of research in itself. Representation is development of accurate and revealing data-to-visual mappings. Presentation is the act of displaying visuals, emphasizing and organizing areas of interest. Interaction is the key to exploration and manipulation capabilities that can make information comprehension viable. In this talk, I will show how each theme is opening up to indicate exciting new directions and end by discussing how the currently shifting information climate is opening up new opportunities. In this light I will discuss the interplay between small data and big data considering the potential for empowering ourselves in our everyday lives.
Speaker Bio:
Sheelagh Carpendale is a Professor in Computer Science at the University of Calgary where she holds a Canada Research Chair in Information Visualization and NSERC/AITF/SMART Technologies Industrial Research Chair in Interactive Technologies. Her research contributions
have been multiply recognized. She has received the E.W.R. NSERC STEACIE Memorial Fellowship; the 2013 ASTech Award for Innovation in Information and Communications Technology; a BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television Arts Interactive Awards); and the 2013 CHCCS Achievement Award, which is presented periodically to a Canadian researcher who has made a substantial contribution to the fields of computer graphics, visualization, or human-computer interaction. Other awards accruing to her group include Best HCI PhD in Canada, a Digital Alberta Award, being a finalist in the Canadian New Media Awards. She leads the Innovations in Visualization (InnoVis) Research Group and has initiated the new interdisciplinary graduate- level
specialization, Computational Media Design. Her research on information visualization, large interactive displays, and new media draws on her dual background in Computer Science (BSc. and Ph.D. Simon Fraser University) and Visual Arts (Sheridan College, School of Design and Emily Carr, College of Art). She is an internationally renowned leader in both information visualization and multi-touch tabletop interaction and has recently served in such roles as Papers, Program, or Conference Chair for IEEE InfoVis, and ACM Tabletop and has received both the IEEE and ACM recognition of service awards.
Cost:
This will be a free event.
Contact:
If you would like additional information or if you might be interested in presenting a seminar, please contact Stephane Durocher or the Department of Computer Science.
