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HCIL Welcomes Beth Domingo
In March, Beth Domingo joined the HCIL team as the new coordinator.
U. of Washington grad students celebrate HCIL Founding Director Ben Shneiderman
On January 22, 2019 a team of three students at the University of Washington presented the career of HCIL Founding Director Ben Shneiderman to their master’s degree class (HCDE 501 Theoretical Foundations) in the Department of Human-Centered Design & Engineering. Their presentation adapted the newly installed timeline on Shneiderman’s website to show the highlights of…
HCIL faculty Niklas Elmqvist and Jennifer Golbeck receive ACM Distinguished Member Award
HCIL faculty Niklas Elmqvist and Jennifer Golbeck recognized for contributions that have revolutionized how we live, work and play, and receive Distinguished Member ACM Award
Six HCIL papers at the IEEE VIS 2018 conference
HCIL had six full papers presented at the IEEE VIS conference, and several other contributions in workshops, panels, and the doctoral colloquium.
A Motion to Consider: New Evidence for the Value of Animation in Visual Analysis
By Brian Ondov and Niklas Elmqvist Animation in data visualization has been through it all, from initial hype, to explosion of applications, to skepticism and debunking. If nothing else, though, the topic of animation is persistent, perennially asserting its presence both in design and in the scientific community. In fact, a landmark study casting doubt…
A Moment of Reflection: How Symmetry Can Help Us Interpret Charts
By Brian Ondov and Niklas Elmqvist Symmetry has a long history of study in perceptual psychology, from the Gestalt movement to modern, computerized experiments with flashing point clouds. Researchers have even tested whether this basic element of visual organization is still perceived by astronauts in microgravity (it is!). Much less studied, though, is how our…
