Information Visualization for Knowledge Discovery: An Introduction
1. Informa(on
Visualiza(on
for
Knowledge
Discovery:
An
Introduc+on
Krist
Wongsuphasawat
Dept.
of
Computer
Science
&
Human-‐Computer
Interac+on
Lab
University
of
Maryland
CP30
/
Intania
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5. HCI
Ò Human-‐Computer
Interac+on
Ò A
discipline
concerned
with
the
analysis,
design,
implementa+on,
and
evalua+on
Ò of
interac+ve
compu+ng
systems
for
human
use
Design
Analysis
Implementation
Evaluation
6. Why
HCI?
Computer Abilities
Human Abilities
1950 1990 2030
7. HCI
Research
Ò Devices
É Touch
screen,
e-‐Book
Reader,
Wii,
Natal,
Pen
É Mobile
Phone
Ò User
Interfaces
É for
collabora+on,
elderly,
children,
handicaps
É Query,
Zoomable
É …
Ò Design
Process
Ò Evalua+on
methods
Ò Informa(on
Visualiza(on
(Info.
Vis.)
Ò Etc.
21. The
eye...
the
window
of
the
soul,
is
the
principal
means
by
which
the
central
sense
can
most
completely
and
abundantly
appreciate
the
infinite
works
of
nature.
Leonardo
da
Vinci(1452
-‐
1519)
22. The eye...
the window of the soul,
is the principal means
by which the central sense
can most completely and abundantly
appreciate the infinite works
of nature.
Leonardo da Vinci(1452 - 1519)
23. The eye...
the window of the soul,
is the principal means
by which the central sense
can most completely and abundantly
appreciate the infinite works
of nature.
Leonardo da Vinci(1452 - 1519)
30. Informa(on
Visualiza(on
Ò Provide
tools
that
present
data
in
a
way
to
help
people
understand
and
gain
insight
from
it.
Ò The
use
of
computer-‐supported,
interac+ve,
visual
representa+ons
of
abstract
data
to
amplify
cogni+on.
57. Informa(on
Visualiza(on:
Data
Types
SciViz .
Ò 1-‐D
Linear
Document
Lens,
SeeSo^,
Info
Mural,
Value
Bars
Ò 2-‐D
Map
GIS,
ArcView,
PageMaker,
Medical
imagery
Ò 3-‐D
World
CAD,
Medical,
Molecules,
Architecture
Ò Mul(-‐Var
Parallel
Coordinates,
Spo_ire,
XGobi,
Visage,
Influence
Explorer,
TableLens,
InfoViz
DEVise
Ò Temporal
Perspec+ve
Wall,
LifeLines,
Lifestreams,
Project
Managers,
DataSpiral
Ò Tree
Cone/Cam/Hyperbolic,
TreeBrowser,
Treemap
Ò Network
Netmap,
netViz,
SeeNet,
BuKerfly,
Mul+-‐trees
(Online
Library
of
Informa+on
Visualiza+on
Environments)
hKp://otal.umd.edu/Olive
58. ManyEyes:
A
web
sharing
plajorm
hKp://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/app
59. Conclusion
Ò Informa+on
Visualiza+on
É Provide
tools
that
present
data
in
a
way
to
help
people
understand
and
gain
insight
from
it.
É Applicable
to
various
domains
Ò More
info
É hKp://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil
É hKps://wiki.cs.umd.edu/cmsc734_09/
Ò Contact
É kristw@cs.umd.edu
É hKp://www.cs.umd.edu/~kristw
Ò Acknowledgement
É Ben
Shneiderman’s
slides
É Ben
Bederson’s
slides
É hKp://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/pubs/presenta+ons/