Seminar Series

Spring 2020 Seminars

IEEE Virtual Reality: Reports, Experiences, Takeaways (COVID-19 CANCELED)Prof. Zachary Wartell and others.	April 2, 2020 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 232
Special Seminar Celebrates the Life and Work of Dr. William RibarskyCCI Dean Dr. Fatma Milii, Associate Dean Dr. William Tolone, Dr. Wenwen Dou, Dr. Zach Wartell, Dr. Larry Hodges.	February 21, 2020 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130 and 232
Modern digital imagery for capturing and representing data from nature.Dr. John Wenzel — Director, Powdermill Nature Reserve, Carnegie Museum of Natural History	February 14, 2020 – 12:30 PM	Halton Reading Room, Atkins Library
Modern Digital Imagery for Capturing and Representing Data from NatureDr. John Wenzel – Director, Powdermill Nature Reserve, Carnegie Museum of Natural History	February 13, 2020 – 12:00 PM	Halton Room, Atkins Library

fall 2019 Seminars

IEEE VisWeek: Reports, Experiences, Takeawaysto be announced	October 31, 2019 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 232
Ribarsky Center for Visual Analytics: A Sampling of Current ProjectsProf. Zachary Wartell, Ali Karduni, Aileen Benedict, Raihan Nayeem, Maggie Reichard	October 25, 2019 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 106
VisCenter: Research, Grants, Collaborations from 2018 and Goals for 2019Dr. Zachary Wartell and Dr. Dan Janies, Co-Directors	September 19, 2019 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 232

spring 2018 Seminars

Applying Color Theory to Digital Media and VisualizationTheresa-Marie Rhyne, www.theresamarierhyne.com	April 19, 2018 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
BRIDGES and Beyond: Strategies for Improving CS Student Engagement and SuccessProf. K.R. Subramanian, VisCenter, UNC Charlotte	April 5, 2018 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Visualizing Genomic Data on Someone Else’s ComputerProf. Ann Loraine, Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, UNC Charlotte	March 22, 2018 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Cancelled–	February 22, 2018 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Reconstructing, Visualizing, and Simulating Dynamics of Mobility on Demand Systems for Scenario AnalysisDr. Dimitris Papanikolaou	February 1, 2018 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130

fall 2017 Seminars

Parallel Space-Time Kernel Density EstimationDr. Erik Saule	November 9, 2017 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Cloud and Big Data ComputingMohammed Elshambakey, Sreyasee Das Bhattacharjee	October 26, 2017 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Post IEEE VisWeek 2017David Burlinson, KR Subramanian, Alireza Karduni	October 12, 2017 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Research, Trends and Visions for 2017Dan Janies Zachary Wartell Wenwen Dou Ryan Wesslen Isaac Cho	September 21, 2017 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
VisCenter – Fall Kickoff MeetingZachary Wartell, Dan Janies, Wenwen Dou	September 7, 2017 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130

fall 2016 seminars

Urban Trajectory Data AnalyticsJing Yang	December 1, 2016 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Visual Analysis of Toxics Release Inventory Data for Outreach and Expert AnalysisDavid Burlinson	November 10, 2016 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
What We Learned at IEEE VIS 2016Yueqi Hu, Tinghao Feng, and Omar Eltayebi	November 3, 2016 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Mixed-initiative dialogue agents for machine augmented intelligenceSamira Shaikh, Departments of Computer Science and Psychology	September 29, 2016 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
How the Internet of Things will Transform the Electric Distribution System of the Future, and What We Are Doing about It.William Ribarsky and Isaac Cho	September 15, 2016 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward

spring 2016 seminars

Tales of VR: Highlights from the IEEE Virtual Reality ConferenceZach Wartell, Isaac Cho, and Jialei Li	April 21, 2016 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
An Integrated Model for Human-Computer Reasoning and Decision MakingWilliam Ribarsky	April 7, 2016 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Semantic Visual Framework for Patent Analytics: from the Lab to first steps in the Open WorldWalid Shalaby, Wlodek Zadrozny, Sean Gallagher, and Kripa Rajshekar	March 24, 2016 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Data-to-Knowledge-to-Action Through Visualization: R&D Opportunities and ChallengesAshit Talukder	February 11, 2016 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward

fall 2015 seminars

IEEE VIS 2015 PostViewTom Polk, Chong Zhang, Omar ElTayeby, Yueqi Hu, Isaac Cho, KR Subramanian	December 3, 2015 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Data analytics and search behaviorXi Niu, Software and Information Systems, UNC Charlotte	November 19, 2015 – 12:00 PM	130 Woodward
Making Small Spaces Feel Large: Practical Illusions in Virtual RealityEvan Suma, MxR Lab, Institute of Creative Technologies, University of Southern California	November 5, 2015 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
IEEE VIS 2015 PreviewIsaac Cho, Omar ElTayeby, William Ribarsky	October 22, 2015 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Towards a System that Supports Citizen ScienceIsaac Cho, Wenwen Dou, William Ribarsky, and Eric Sauda	September 24, 2015 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Comparison of Device-Based, One and Two-Handed 7DOF Manipulation TechniquesJinbo Feng, Isaac Cho, Zachary Wartell	September 10, 2015 – 12:30 PM	154 Woodward

spring 2015 seminars

VisCenter SeminarChong Zhang, Jing Yang	April 23, 2015 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
VisCenter Distinguished Lecture– Christopher Healey, NC State University	April 9, 2015 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Extracting Space-Time Patterns in Infectious DiseasesDr. Eric Delmelle, Geography and Earth Sciences	March 26, 2015 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
VisCenter Distinguished Lecture: The State of 3D Modeling of Cultural Heritage: Massive 3D Mapping and SimpiricismBernard Frischer, Indiana University	March 12, 2015 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
VisCenter Distinguished Lecture: Supporting Reasoning in Geo-Visual Analytics: Cross-disciplinary PerspectivesAlan MacEachren, Penn State University	February 19, 2015 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
A Weather Map for Infectious DiseasesDan Janies, Bioinformatics and Genomics	February 5, 2015 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Learn, Grow, and Excel with Visual AnalyticsDerek Wang – Taste Analytics	January 22, 2015 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward

fall 2014 seminars

What I Learned at IEEE VIS 2014Tom Polk	November 20, 2014 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
A Web-based 2D Floorplan EditorDavid Burlinson, Kalpathi Subramanian, Bill Ribarsky	November 6, 2014 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Building BRIDGES within the Computer Science MajorKalpathi Subramanian, Jamie Payton, Robert Kosara, Paula Goolkasian	November 6, 2014 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Modeling and Visualizing Critical Infrastructure Breakdown during Large-Scale DisastersTodd Eaglin and Bill Ribarsky, Computer Science Department	October 23, 2014 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
IBM Watson in the Classroom and in ResearchWlodek Zadrozny, Walid Shalaby and Sean Gallagher, Computer Science Department	October 9, 2014 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Interactive Visual Analytics of Urban Trajectory DataYe Zhao, Kent State University	September 25, 2014 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Interactive Architecture >>> prepared music fieldEric Sauda and Evan Danchenka, School of Architecture	September 11, 2014 – 12:30 PM	161 CHHS
The Kaa Observatory: A Public/Private Portal for Providing Big Data Analytics Tools to a Large Number of UsersWilliam Ribarsky, Computer Science Department	August 28, 2014 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward

spring 2014 seminars

Dimensionality Reduction From Several AnglesTamara Munzner, University of British Columbia	April 17, 2014 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Ph.D. Students Research HighlightsTom Polk, Stephen MacNeil and Jialei Li	April 3, 2014 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Invariant Searching and Metric Ranking for Fault Diagnosis of Distributed SystemsYong Ge, Computer Science Department	March 20, 2014 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Design for “Walk up and use” Interactive VisualizationsMary Lou Maher, Software and Information Systems Department	February 20, 2014 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Robust and Scalable Knowledge Discovery in Large Medical Image DatabasesShaoting Zhang, Computer Science Department	February 6, 2014 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Evolutionary Visualization of H7 InfluenzaDan Janies, Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics	January 23, 2014 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward

Large Scale Data ProcessingErik Saule	November 21, 2013 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
Dynamic Just-in-Time Manufacturing and The Future of ProductionWilliam Ribarsky, Derek Wang, and William Tolone	November 7, 2013 – 12:30 PM	130 Woodward
VisWeek Review and Highlights!Toma Kraft, Bill Ribarsky, Xiaoyu Wang, Wenwen Dou, K.R. Subramanian, Jialei Li, Jing Yang, and others!	October 24, 2013 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Urban Traffic Visual AnalysisXiaoru Yuan	October 10, 2013 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
PIWI: Visually Exploring Graphs Based on Their Community StructureJing Yang	September 26, 2013 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Discovering Hidden Patterns in Patent DataWlodek Zadrozny	September 12, 2013 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Visual Analytics for Competitive AdvantageWilliam Ribarsky	August 29, 2013 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130

fall 2013 seminars

Computer Science and Big Data Systems Research at ClemsonAmy Apon, Professor and Chair, Division of Computer Science, Clemson University	May 23, 2013 – 2:00 PM	338 Woodward
VisCenter Distinguished Lecture: What Would Calculating be Like if Turing were an Artist and Not a Logician; What Does This Say about Seeing and Counting?George Stiny (Design and Computation, MIT)	April 25, 2013 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Getting Big Data and Getting the Word OutBill Ribarsky	April 11, 2013 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
3D Modeling By the Masses: A Mobile App for Modeling Buildings / Visualization Mosaics for Multivariate Visual ExplorationTodd Eaglin and Stephen MacNeil	February 28, 2013 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
A Visual Analytics Approach to Exploring Protein Flexibility Subspaces / Visually Mining High Dimensional Environmental Health Data to Identify Risk Factors for Birth DefectsJing Yang, Scott Barlowe and Chong Zhang	February 14, 2013 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Analytics approaches for the era of 10,000 genomesCynthia Gibas and her students	January 31, 2013 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Towards a Sustainable and Resilient CharlotteKyle Thieman, Xiaoyu Wang, William Ribarsky, and William Tolone	January 17, 2013 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130

fall 2012 seminars

Supporting an Interval Training Program with the Astrojumper Video GameAndrea Nickel, Hugh Kinsey, Tiffany Barnes and Zachary Wartell	November 29, 2012 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Retweeting Behavior in Microblogging: Explanation, Prediction, and Burst DetectionDr. Xintao Wu	November 8, 2012 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Highlights from VisWeek 2012 ConferencesVisCenter conference attendees	October 25, 2012 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
NV: Nessus Vulnerability Visualization for the WebLane Harrison	October 11, 2012 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Taking the true needs and goals of users into consideration: a golden rule in visual analytics researchDr. Jing Yang	September 27, 2012 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
State of Visualization: The Rise of Big Data AnalyticsDr. William Ribarsky	September 13, 2012 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130

spring 2012 seminars

Exploring Impossible Spaces: Practical Illusions in Virtual RealityEvan Suma, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, Institute for Creative Technologies, USC.	April 26, 2012 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 356
Visualization and Interactive Data AnalysisDr. Jeffrey Heer, Stanford University	April 19, 2012 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Sustainable Charlotte: Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainability in an Agent-Based ModelTed Carmichael and Kyle Thieman	April 5, 2012 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Quantifying the Personal, Creative Experience: Evaluation of Digital Creativity Support Tools Using Self-Report and Physiological ResponsesErin Carroll	March 22, 2012 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Vis. Center Student ResearchAlex Midgett, Lane Harrison	February 23, 2012 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Situationally Aware Tools for Response to Large Coastal DisastersXiaoyu Wang, Li Yu, William Ribarsky, Aidong Lu	February 9, 2012 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Public Displays of ComputingDonna Lanclos, Heather Lipford, Richard Souvenir, Jay Dominick, Eric Sauda, Chris Beorkrem	January 26, 2012 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130

fall 2010 seminars

Effective Emergency Response and Communication (EERC) Within Urban StructuresKalpathi Subramanian, Bill Ribarsky, John Merritt, David Fuller, Jack Guest, Todd Eaglin	December 1, 2011 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Visualization Software on Mobile DevicesDr. Robert Kosara	November 17, 2011 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
VisWeek Review and Highlights and Pizza!Numerous Presenters	November 3, 2011 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
VisCenter at VisWeek: A Preview!Drew Skau, Lane Harrison, Aritra Dasgupta, Xiaoyu Wang, Wenwen Dou	October 20, 2011 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
The State of Multi-Touch VisualizationAmy Ingram	September 29, 2011 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Cool things I did at XYZ this summer!Drew Skau, Yang Chen, Roman Pyzh, Alex Midget (and others)	September 15, 2011 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
State of Visualization, 2011Bill Ribarsky	September 1, 2011 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130

spring 2011 seminars

Computing in PlaceEric Sauda, Michael Youngblood, Heather Lipford, and Richard Souvenir	April 21, 2011 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Visual Analytics for Protein Feature DiscoveryScott Barlowe	April 7, 2011 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Interactive Detection of Network Anomalies via Coordinated Multiple ViewsLane Harrison	March 24, 2011 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Sharp Stick & Digital Mud: A Tale of Letterforms & TechnologyMichael Swisher	February 24, 2011 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Visual Analysis of Coastal Natural DisastersZach Wartell, Bill Ribarsky, Li Yu, and Aidong Lu	February 10, 2011 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Using The Integrated Genome Browser to View Genomic DataAlyssa Gulledge and Ann Loraine	January 27, 2011 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130

fall 2010 seminars

EDM VisMatt Johnson and Tiffany Barnes	December 10, 2010 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Human Perception of Volume Data under Virtual Environment and Volumetric Rendering ConditionsIsaac Cho and Zachary Wartell	November 18, 2010 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Click2Annotate: Automated Insight Externalization with Rich SemanticsYang Chen	October 21, 2010 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Comparing Different Levels of Interaction Constraints for Deriving Visual Problem IsomorphsWenwen Dou	October 21, 2010 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Pargnostics: Screen-Space Metrics for Parallel CoordinatesAritra Dasgupta	October 7, 2010 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
“Astrojumper: Motivating Exercise with an Immersive Virtual Reality Exergame”Samantha L. Finkelstein with Andrea Nickel, Zachary J. Lipps, Tiffany Barnes, Zachary Wartell, Evan A. Suma	September 23, 2010 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
State of Visualization Report 2010Bill Ribarsky	September 9, 2010 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130

Spring 2010 Seminars

DIY Culture and Citizen ScienceEric Paulos	April 8, 2010 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
To Draw or Not To Draw: Student use of Visual Representation in ExplanationLynn Andrea Stein	February 11, 2010 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
The RENCI Project: Integrating Urban Models and VisualizationRoss Meentemeyer and Tom Butkiewicz	February 4, 2010 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Extending Urban Models and the Vision of the CityEric Sauda, Jean-Claude Thill, and Remco Chang	January 21, 2010 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130

Fall 2009 Seminars

The CIA Analytic Division: What They DoPresentation by members of the CIA Analytic Division	November 12, 2009 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Renaissance Situation Room Open HouseZach Wartell, Tom Butkiewicz, Dong Jeong, and William Ribarsky	October 29, 2009 – 12:30 PM	Viscenter Lab
Visualizing Document Activity over TimeXiaoyu Wang	October 1, 2009 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Story Structure and the NewsCaroline Ziemkiewicz	October 1, 2009 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
State of Visualization Report 2009: Opportunities and ChallengesWilliam Ribarsky	September 17, 2009 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Developing a Visualization ViewpointTheresa-Marie Rhyne	February 21, 2009 – 1:30 PM	Woodward 130

Spring 2009 Seminars

Remote Sensing by Infrared Signals: Quantitative AnalysisDavid Tsu, Ming Scientific	April 16, 2009 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Data Collection and Visualization of Weather and Sunlight DataDrew Skau	April 16, 2009 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
A Blackboard-based Approach towards Predictive AnalyticsAnita Raja	April 2, 2009 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Adventures in Virtual RealityZachary Wartell, Brady Fulmer, and Isaac Cho	March 19, 2009 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
PacificVis and Visualization ?09 Paper DiscussionYang Chen, Wenwen Dou, Caroline Ziemkiewicz and Robert Kosara	March 5, 2009 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Interactive Surveillance Collaborative Live ArtCeline Latulipe and Annabel Manning	February 19, 2009 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
The DHS International Project: Developing Multimedia Analytics with the University of KonstanzDongning Luo, Jianping Fan, and Bill Ribarsky	February 5, 2009 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
The Payoff of Integrated Visualization and Analysis for Modern Bridge ManagementXiaoyu Wang, Bill Ribarsky and Shen-en Chen	January 22, 2009 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130

The City: Information, Technology & Representation, Part IIGinette Wessel (College of Architecture, UNC Charlotte)	November 20, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Theoretical and practical consideration of human cognition in visual analyticsTera Green (Computer Science, UNC Charlotte)	November 6, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
	October 23, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Integrating visual analysis with ontological knowledge structureXiaoyu Wang	October 9, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Visual Analytics for Complex Concepts Using a Human Cognition ModelTera Green	October 9, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Focused Geospatial Analysis Using ProbesTom Butkiewicz	October 9, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
An Alternative Definition and Model for Knowledge VisualizationDong Jeong	October 9, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
	September 25, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
The Shaping of Information by Visual MetaphorsCaroline Ziemkiewicz	September 11, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
A Practical Approach to Visualization TheoryDr. Robert Kosara	September 11, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
2008 State of Visualization ReportBill Ribarsky (Director, Charlotte Visualization Center)	August 28, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130

Fall 2008 Seminars

The City: Information, Technology, & RepresentationGinette Wessel (College of Architecture, UNC Charlotte)	April 17, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
	April 10, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
5 Minute Madness ? 2008Everyone	March 27, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Tabletop Computing Decipher the Myths and MisnomersChia Shen, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories	March 13, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Visual Analysis of Entity Relationships in Global Terrorism DatabaseAlex Godwin	February 28, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Visual Analysis for Live LIDAR Battlefield Change DetectionTom Butkiewicz	February 28, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Using Human Cognition Model In the Creation of Collaborative Knowledge VisualizationTera Green	February 28, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
Report on the Financial Visual Analytics WorkshopBill Ribarsky, Remco Chang, Robert Kosara, Jing Yang, and Caroline Ziemkiewicz	February 18, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
RENCI Engagement Site Research PlanRoss Meentemeyer and Jean-Claude Thill, Center for Applied GIS	January 31, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130
	January 17, 2008 – 12:30 PM	Woodward 130