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

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Recent Publications

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]
Vis Futures Cards
Mackenzie Dalton, Charles Perin, Lora Oehlberg, Petra Isenberg, Sheelagh Carpendale, Wesley Willett. alt.VIS Workshop at IEEE VIS 2023. [Link]

CHI 2023

HoloTouch: Interacting with Mixed Reality Visualizations Through Smartphone Proxies
Neil Chulpongsatorn , Wesley Willett , Ryo Suzuki. Extended Abstracts of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2023. [Link]
We are the Data: Challenges and Opportunities for Creating Demographically Diverse Anthropographics
Priya Dhawka, Helen Ai He, Wesley Willett. ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2023. [Link]
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