@article {DOI10.1007/s10844-014-0304-9, title = {The human is the loop: new directions for visual analytics}, journal = {Journal of Intelligent Information Systems}, volume = {43}, year = {2014}, pages = {411-435}, publisher = {Springer US}, abstract = {Visual analytics is the science of marrying interactive visualizations and analytic algorithms to support exploratory knowledge discovery in large datasets. We argue for a shift from a {\textquoteleft}human in the loop{\textquoteright} philosophy for visual analytics to a {\textquoteleft}human is the loop{\textquoteright} viewpoint, where the focus is on recognizing analysts{\textquoteright} work processes, and seamlessly fitting analytics into that existing interactive process. We survey a range of projects that provide visual analytic support contextually in the sensemaking loop, and outline a research agenda along with future challenges.}, keywords = {clustering, Semantic interaction, Spatialization, Storytelling, Visual Analytics}, issn = {0925-9902}, doi = {10.1007/s10844-014-0304-9}, author = {Endert, Alex and Hossain, M. Shahriar and Ramakrishnan, Naren and North, Chris and Fiaux, Patrick and Andrews, Christopher} }