Hello all,
a reminder that the round table will take place at *BA5187* (entrance
through *BA 5166*) 45 minutes from now (*2:45PM*).
Cheers,
Nicole
2017-02-28 11:34 GMT-05:00 Nicole Sultanum <nicolebs(a)dgp.toronto.edu>:
> Hello graduate students,
>
> Please join us for a student round table with Fanny Chevalier. Her
> research lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and
> Information Visualization (Infovis) and covers a wide range of interests,
> from visual exploration of complex data, visualization education, computing
> tools supporting the flow of creativity, the design and perception of
> animated transitions, and sketch-based interfaces.
>
> The round table will take place on *Friday March 3rd*, *2:45-3:45 PM* at
> *BA5187* (Bahen Centre, 5th floor). Access to this room is via DGP lab,
> *BA5166*.
>
> You are also encouraged to attend Fanny's talk, taking place on Thursday
> March 2nd at 11AM, BA1220. See details below.
>
> Cheers,
> Nicole
>
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>
> Invited research seminar hosted jointly by the departments of Computer
> Science and Statistical Sciences
>
> "Left-brain, Right-brain: Designing Interaction for Visual Analytics and
> Creativity”
>
> Fanny Chevalier, INRIA
>
> Thursday, March 2, 2017, at 11:00 AM
> BA1220 (Bahen Centre, 40 St.George Street)
>
> Abstract
>
> Analytic and creative tasks are often thought to be governed by opposite
> sides of the brain. On the one hand, creativity is typically considered
> right-brain: a spontaneous, free-form, and artistic pursuit driven by
> intuition. In light of these characteristics, creative authoring software
> has sought to preserve continuity across tasks during the creative process
> through direct manipulation. On the other hand, analysis is generally
> regarded as left-brain: a logical, methodical, and systematic process
> driven by rationale. It is not surprising, then, that current visual
> analytics tools continue to largely rely on an interaction model made up of
> a series of discrete operations to manipulate data. But is there no
> creativity in analysis?
>
> In this talk, I argue that analysis is no less a creative process and that
> operationalization can hinder the creativity of analysis in exploratory
> scenarios. Just as creative authoring tools have aimed for directness, next
> generation visual analytics tools should also empower analysts through
> control and immediacy. I will demonstrate through a selection of my
> research that the same design principles can be applied to support
> continuous processes in both visual analytics and creative authoring
> endeavours and discuss prospective directions for visualization research
> that build on these principles.
>
> Biography:
>
> Fanny Chevalier is a Research Scientist at Inria, France, where she
> conducts research in data visualization and human-computer interaction. In
> particular, she has been interested in addressing the challenges involved
> in the design, implementation, and evaluation of novel interactive tools
> supporting visual analytics and creative activities, with a primary focus
> on interactive tools for the visual exploration of rich and complex data,
> visualization education, the design and perception of animated transitions,
> and sketch-based interfaces. Prior to joining Inria, Dr. Chevalier was a
> postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto, Ontario College of Art
> and Design University (OCADU), and Inria-Microsoft joint center in Paris.
> She obtained her PhD in Computer Science from the Université de Bordeaux in
> 2007. She is the recipient of an Inria grant for scientific excellence
> (PEDR) and her research papers have received awards at the premier venues
> in Human-Computer Interaction (ACM CHI, ACM UIST). She has also
> consistently served in the organising and program committees for ACM CHI,
> ACM UIST and IEEE Infovis conferences for the past five years.
>
