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.

ONGOING PROJECTS

NEB — Accessible & Understandable Energy Visualization
Hiring for 2019 ↑ Summer Student Positions

The Lab

Dr. Wesley Willett

Assistant Professor

http://www.wjwillett.net
Dr. Jagoda Walny

Postdoctoral Fellow

http://research.jagoda.ca/
Carmen Hull

PhD Student
Kurtis Danyluk

MSc Student
Kendra Wannamaker

MSc Student
April Zhang

MSc Student

https://aprilzhang.design/
Mieka West

Research Designer

http://jumpci.com/
Sarah Storteboom

Research Designer
Max Kurapov

Undergrad Researcher

https://maxs.space/

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Recent Publications

IEEE VIS 2018

Exploration Strategies for Discovery of Interactivity in Visualizations

Tanja Blascheck, Lindsay MacDonald Vermeulen, Jo Vermeulen, Charles Perin, Wesley Willett, Thomas Ertl, Sheelagh Carpendale IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 2018. [DOI]

HILDA 2018

Evaluating Visual Data Analysis Systems: A Discussion Report

Leilani Battle, Marco Angelini, Carsten Binnig, Tiziana Catarci, Philipp Eichmann, Jean-Daniel Fekete, Giuseppe Santucci, Michael Sedlmair, Wesley Willett HILDA Workshop on Human-In-the-Loop Data Analytics 2018. HAL [DOI]

CHI 2018

Exploration & Anthropomorphism in Immersive Unit Visualizations

Alexander Ivanov, Kurtis Thorvald, Wesley Willett ACM: Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2018. [DOI]

Kalgan: Video Player for Casual Language Learning

Sathaporn (Hubert) Hu, Wesley Willett ACM: Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2018. [DOI]

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