Data Experience Lab

DATA EXPERIENCE LAB

The Data Experience Lab explores new visual tools, interactions, and experiences that allow analysts, enthusiasts, and communities to visualize, share, and live with data.
We are part of the University of Calgary's Interactions Lab.

Prospective Graduate Students
We have openings for new graduate students with HCI, Visualization, and Design experience interested in pursuing a Masters, PhD, or Post-Doc starting in Fall 2024. Find out more.

NEW BOOK

Making with Data: Physical Design and Craft in a Data-Driven World

RECENT COLLABORATIONS

SEVEN — Inria-Calgary Associated Team on Situated and Embedded Visualization ENvironments
EnergyVis — Accessible Open Data Visualization for the Canada Energy Regulator

The Lab

Dr. Wesley Willett

Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair

http://www.wjwillett.net
Kurtis Danyluk

PhD Student
April Zhang

MSc Student

https://aprilzhang.design/
KJ Ross

MSc Student
Shanna Hollingworth

MSc Student
Bonnie Wu

Undergrad Researcher
Paige So'Brien

Undergrad Researcher
Ahmed Elshabasi

Undergrad Researcher

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Recent Publications

CHI 2024

Better Little People Pictures: Generative Creation of Demographically Diverse Anthropographics

Priya Dhawka, Lauren Perera, Wesley Willett. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2024. [Link]

Input Visualization: Collecting and Modifying Data with Visual Representations

Nathalie Bressa, Jordan Louis, Wesley Willett, Samuel Huron. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2024. [Link]

DNHG 2024

Humanizing Data Using Demographically Diverse Anthropographics

Priya Dhawka and Wesley Willett. Urban Institute Do No Harm Guide: Crafting Equitable Data Narratives 2024. [Link]

UIST 2023

FlavourFrame: Visualizing Tasting Experiences

Lauryn Anderson, Lora Oehlberg, Wesley Willett. Extended Abstracts of the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) 2023. [Link]

FluencyAR: Augmented Reality Language Immersion

Shanna Li Ching Hollingworth, Willett. Extended Abstracts of the ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) 2023 2023. [Link]

VIS 2023

Enthusiastic and Grounded, Avoidant and Cautious: Understanding Public Receptivity to Data and Visualizations

Helen Ai HeJagoda WalnySonja ThomaSheelagh CarpendaleWesley Willett. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 2021 2023. Best Paper Honorable Mention [Link]

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