Information Visualization for Web-based Search and ExplorationPhD Research of Marian DörkUniversity of Calgary
mariandoerk.de
@nrchtct
Supervisors: Sheelagh Carpendaleand Carey Williamson
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While information on the Web is becoming increasingly abundant, diverse, and dynamic, web-based graphics and interactivity are becoming also more advanced.In order to find better ways for making sense of growing information spaces, I explore the use of information visualization together with emerging technological trends on the Web. In particular, I design new visual representations, create interactive exploration systems, and study the role of visualization in information seeking.
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EdgeMaps representing implicit and explicit relationsWeb study on performance and potential of visual exploration
Better graphics support
More explicit semantics
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Methodology
Design novel representations
Develop web-based systems
Study information seeking
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TheBuzzByBrian These people outside @TributeGallerydon't want to leave this #ParkingDay ! #PDXpicshttp://yfrog.com/0c8k0jSeptember 18, 2009 5:59:06 PM MDT
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