CS 5764: Information Visualization

Reading List

Introduction and Visualization Basics:

• Shneiderman, B., "The eyes have it: A task by data type taxonomy for information visualizations", Proc. IEEE Visual Languages 1996, 336-343.
• Card, S., Mackinlay, J., "The Structure of the Information Visualization Design Space", Proc. IEEE InfoVis 1997, 92- 99, 125.
• Mackinlay, J., "Automating the design of graphical presentations of relational information", ACM Trans. on Graphics, 5(2), 1986, 111-141.

Handouts:

• Card, Mackinlay, Shneiderman. Chapter 1 of "Using Vision to Think: Readings in Information Visualization"
• North, "Information Visualization", chapter on design. [pdf]
• Rosson, Carroll. "Usability Engineering", section on claims analysis.

Multi-dimensional data visualization:

• Inselberg, A., "Multidimensional detective" (Parallel Coordinates), Proc. IEEE InfoVis '97, 100-107.  XmdvTool, VT applet.
• Seo and Shneiderman, "A Rank-by-Feature Framework for Unsupervised Multidimensional Data Exploration Using Low Dimensional Projections," Proc. IEEE InfoVis2004 , pp. 65-72.  HCE.
• Keim et al., Pixel bar charts: a new technique for visualizing large multi-attribute data sets without aggregation, INFOVIS 2001. IEEE Symposium on, 2001 Pages:113-120.
• Rao, R., Card, S., "The Table Lens: Merging graphical and symbolic representations in an interactive focus+context visualization for tabular information", Proc. ACM CHI '94, 318-322.  www.tablelens.com.
• Spenke, M., Beilken, C., Berlage, T., "FOCUS: the interactive table for product comparison and selection" (InfoZoom), Proc ACM UIST '96, 41-50.  page.
• Ahlberg, C.; Wistrand, E., "IVEE: an Information Visualization and Exploration Environment" (Spotfire), Proc. IEEE InfoVis 1995, 66-73, 142-3.  www.spotfire.com.
• Kandogan, E., "Star coordinates: a multi-dimensional visualization technique with uniform treatment of dimensions", LBHT Proc. IEEE InfoVis 2000, 9-12.  demo.
• Keim, D., Kriegel, H., "VisDB: database exploration using multidimensional visualization", IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 14(5), Sept. 1994, 40-49.  page.
• Tweedie, L, Spence, R., Dawkes, H., Su, H., “Externalizing Abstract Math Models” (Attribute Explorer), Proc. ACM CHI '96, 406-412.  video.
• Doan, K., Plaisant, C., Shneiderman, B., "Query previews in networked information systems", Proc. IEEE Advances in Digital Libraries, ADL '96, 120-129.  page and demos.
• Stolte et al., "Multiscale visualization using data cubes", (Polaris), IEEE InfoVis02.

    Multi-dimensional function visualization:

• Feiner, S., Beshers, C., "Worlds within Worlds: metaphors for exploring n-dimensional virtual worlds", Proc. ACM UIST '90, 76-83.  page.
• van Wijk, J., van Liere, R., "HyperSlice: visualization of scalar functions of many variables", Proc. IEEE Visualization '93, 119-125. 
• Mihalisin, T., Timlin, J., Schwegler, J., "Visualizing multivariate functions, data, and distributions", IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 11(3), 28- 35.
• Jayaraman, S., North, C., "A Radial, focus+context visualization for multi-dimensional functions", Proc. IEEE Visualization 2002.  page.

Designing & Evaluating Visualizations:

• Robert Amar, James Eagan, and John Stasko, "Low-Level Components of Analytic Activity in Information Visualization", Proceedings of IEEE InfoVis '05, 2005, pp. 111-117. [pdf]
• Robertson et al., “Data Mountain: using spatial memory for document management”, Proc ACM UIST '98, 153-162.
• Saraiya, North, Duca, "Evaluating microarray visualizations for biological insight", InfoVis04. [pdf]
• Kobsa, A., “An empirical comparison of three commercial information visualization systems”, Proc. IEEE InfoVis '01, 123-130.
• Chewar et al., "Secondary Task Display Attributes -- Optimizing Visualizations for Cognitive Task Suitability and Interface Avoidance", Proc IEEE TCVG VisSym 2002.
• Rao, Mingay, "Report on Usability testing of Census Bureau's Dynamaps cd-rom product", UserWorks Inc. page.

Developing Visualizations:

• Heer, et al., "Prefuse: A Toolkit for Interactive Information Visualization", ACM Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 421-430, 2005. PDF , page
• Fekete, "The InfoVis Toolkit".  page, pdf.
• Bederson et al., "Piccolo".  page
• North, C., Conklin, N., and Saini, V., "Visualization Schemas for Flexible Information Visualization", Proc. IEEE InfoVis 2002 Symposium, (October 2002).

1D Information Spaces:

• Eick et al., “Seesoft:  a tool for visualizing line oriented software statistics”, IEEE Trans. on Soft. Eng., 18(11), 1992.  pictures, video.
• Mackinlay et al., “The Perspective Wall: detail and context smoothly integrated”, Proc. ACM CHI '91.  page, video.
• Carlis, J., Konstan, J., "Interactive visualization of serial periodic data", Proc. ACM UIST '98, 29-38.
• Plaisant, C., Milash, B., Rose, A., Widoff, S., Shneiderman, B., “LifeLines: Visualizing personal histories”, ACM CHI '96, 221-227.  page and demos.
• Hibino, S., Rundensteiner, E., “MMVIS: Design and Implementation of a MultiMedia Visual Information Seeking Environment”, Proc. ACM Multimedia'96.  page.

2D Information Spaces:

• Baudisch et al., "Keeping things in context:  a comparative evaluation of focus+context screens, overviews, and zooming", Proc. ACM CHI '02.  more, page.
• Van Wijk, Nuij, "Smooth and efficient zooming and panning", IEEE InfoVis04.
• Good, Bederson, "CounterPoint: Creating Jazzy Interactive Presentations", paper, page.
• Bederson and Hollan, "Pad++: a zooming graphical interface for exploring alternate interface physics", Proc. ACM UIST '94.  page. 
• Beard and Walker, "Navigational techniques to improve the display of large two-dimensional spaces", Behaviour & Information Tech., 9(6), 451-466, 1990.
• Leung, Spence, Apperley, “Applying Bifocal Displays to Topological Maps”.  page.
• Robertson, “Document Lens”.  page, video.
• Plaisant, “Intermediate views”.
• Lieberman, “Macroscope: Powers of Ten Thousand”.  page.

3D Information Spaces:

• Stoakley, R., Conway, M. J., and Pausch, R. "Virtual Reality on a WIM: Interactive Worlds in Miniature". CHI 1995.  page.
• Kniss, “Interactive volume rendering with direct manipulation”, paper, page.
• Hinkley, K., Pausch, R., Goble, J., Kassell, N., "Passive Real-World Interface Props for Neurosurgical Visualization". CHI’94.
• Elliott, Davenport, "Video Streamer", CHI'94.
• Kriz, "Three Visual Methods: Gradients, Function Extraction, and Tensor glyphs".  [Dr. Kriz]

Visual Overviews:

• Stasko, “Information Mural”, paper and page.
• Rayson, “Aggregate Towers”, paper.
• Woodruff, "VIDA"
• Healey, C. G., Booth, K. S., and Enns, J. T. "Harnessing Preattentive Processes for Multivariate Data Visualization." In Proceedings Graphics Interface '93 (Toronto, Canada, 1993), pp. 107-117. paper.

Tree Structures:

• Plaisant, Grosjean, Bederson, "SpaceTree", InfoVis 2002.
• Rao, “Hyperbolic Trees”, page and demos.
• Shneiderman, “Treemaps”, page and demos.
• Beaudoin, Parant, and Vroomen, “Cheops: A Compact Explorer For Complex Hierarchies”, Proc. Visualization '96. page and demos.
• Robertson, “ConeTrees”, paper, page.
• Stasko, "SunBurst"
• Robertson, "Polyarchy visualization", ACM CHI 2002.  paper

Graph Structures:

• vanHam et al., Interactive visualization of Small World Graphs, InfoVis04.  paper, movie
• Abello et al., Matrix Zoom, InfoVis04.  paper
• Fekete et al, "Comparison of readability of graphs using node-link and matrix-based representations", InfoVis 2004.  paper
• Jankun-Kelly, Ma, "MoireGraphs: Radial Focus+Context Visualization and Interaction for Graphs with Visual Nodes", paper.
• Storey, Wong,  Fracchia, Müller, "On Integrating Visualization Techniques for Effective Software Exploration" (SHriMP), InfoVis97, paper, page.
• Brainerd, Becker, "E-Commerce clickstream visualization", IEEE InfoVis 2001.
• Abello, Finocchi, Korn, "Graph Sketches", IEEE InfoVis 2001.
• Nascimento, Eades, "Interactive graph clustering based on User Hints".
• Cruz, Tamassia, "Graph Drawing Tutorial".
• Herman, Melancon, Marshall, "Graph Visualization and Navigation in Information Visualization: A Survey", IEEE Trans on Visualization and Computer Graphics, Vol. 6, No. 1.
• Sarkar, Brown, "Graphical Fisheye Views of Graphs", CHI 92.
• Becker, et al. "Visualizing Network Data" (SeeNet).
• Wills, "NicheWorks - Interactive Visualization of Very Large Graphs".
• Munzner, "H3"
• Feiner, "Seeing the forest for the trees"
• Koren, "ACE: A fast multiscale eigenvectors computation for drawing huge graphs"

Document Collections:

• Wise, “Visualizing the non-visual: spatial analysis and interaction with information from text documents” (Themescapes), IEEE InfoVis '95.  paper, page.
• Hearst, “Tilebars”, ACM CHI '95.  paper (ps), page, demo.
• Ribler, Abrams, "Using visualization to detect plagiarism in CS classes", IEEE InfoVis 2000.
• Xia Lin, “Visualization for the Document Space”, IEEE Vis. '92.  page and demos
• Korfhage, "VIBE: Visual Information Browsing Environment", ACM SIGIR '95.
• Rennison, “Galaxy of News”
• Fox, “Envision”
• Bederson, “Image Browsing”, paper, page
• Card, “WebBook & Web Forager”,  paper, page, video.
• Spring, "Multi-level navigation of a document space"
• Mackinlay, "Butterfly browser"

Displays:

• Shupp, L., Ball, R., Yost, B., Booker, J., and North, C. "Evaluation of Viewport Size and Curvature of Large, High-Resolution Display", Graphics Interface (GI), pg. 123-130, 2006. [pdf]
• Cooper, K., de Bruijn, O., Spence, R. and Witkowski, M. (2006) "A Comparison of Static and Moving Presentation Modes for Image Collections", Proc. Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI-2006), pp. 381-388.  paper, videos on Spence book CD
• Bederson, B., Clamage, A., Czerwinski, M., Robertson, G. "DateLens: A Fisheye Calendar Interface for PDAs" in Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction.  page
• Zhao, H., Smith, B.K., Norman, K., Plaisant, C., Shneiderman, B., "Interactive Sonification of Choropleth Maps: Design and Evaluation" in IEEE Multimedia Special Issue on Interactive Sonification, Apr-Jun (2005). page
• Watson and Luebke. "The Ultimate Display: Where Will All the Pixels Come From?" pdf

Special Topics & Visual Analytics:

• Thomas Kapler and William Wright, "GeoTime Information Visualization", Information Visualization, Vol. 4, No. 2, Summer 2005, pp.136-146. (From InfoVis '04). pdf or pdf
• Jeffrey Heer and dandah boyd, "Vizster: Visualizing Online Social Networks", Proceedings of IEEE InfoVis '05, Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 2005, pp. 33-40. pdf
• Diane Cluxton and Stephen G. Eick, "DECIDE™ Hypothesis Visualization Tool", 2005 Intl conf on Intelligence Analysis. pdf
• S. F. Roth, et al, "Visage: A user interface environment for exploring information," in Proceedings of the IEEE Information Visualization Symposium, pp. 3--12, 1996. pdf
• Jean-Daniel Fekete, Catherine Plaisant, "Interactive Information Visualization of a Million Items", Proceedings of InfoVis '02, Boston, MA, Oct. 2004, pp. 117-124. page
• Jarke J. van Wijk and Edward R. van Selow, "Cluster and Calendar based Visualization of Time Series Data", Proceedings of Information Visualization '99, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 1999, pp. 4-9. pdf
• Nyarko et al, "Network Intrusion Visualization with NIVA", IEEE HAPTICS'02.
• Keim et al, "HD-Eye: visual mining of high-dimensional data", IEEE CG&A, 19(5), Sep/Oct 1999.
• Miller, Stasko, "Artistically Conveying Information with the InfoCanvas", AVI 2002, 43-50.
• Hollands et al, "Displaying quantitative information in two and three dimensions", Proc. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 1995, pg.1425-1429.
• Cockburn et al, "Evaluating the effectiveness of spatial memory in 2D and 3D physical and virtual environments", CHI 2002.
• Gahegan, M. et al., "GeoVISTA Studio: A Geocomputational Workbench", 2000.
• Shneiderman, "Inventing discovery tools: Combining information visualization with data mining", Information Visualization journal, 1(1), 2002.