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Career

· Lead Research Staff, Tableau Research2025–
· Assistant Professor, School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo2024–
· CEO and Founder, Odditt2021–
· Timeline Storyteller Developer, Microsoft Research2019–
· Researcher (Dissertation work), UC Santa Barbara2019–
· Research Collaborator, UBC Computer Science - TimeLineCurator Project2015–
· Postdoctoral Researcher, Microsoft Research
· Researcher (Project involvement), Microsoft Research

Publications (53)

A Multi-Level Typology of Abstract Visualization Tasks
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics · 2013
798
cited
Timelines Revisited: A Design Space and Considerations for Expressive Storytelling
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics · 2017
200
cited
ChartAccent: Annotation for data-driven storytelling
IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium · 2017
147
cited
Charticulator: Interactive Construction of Bespoke Chart Layouts
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics · 2019
140
cited
Overview: The Design, Adoption, and Analysis of a Visual Document Mining Tool for Investigative Journalists
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics · 2014
129
cited
Critical Reflections on Visualization Authoring Systems
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics · 2019
103
cited
Visualizing dimensionally-reduced data: interviews with analysts and a characterization of task sequences
Workshop on Beyond Time and Errors: Novel Evaluation Methods for Visualization · 2014
96
cited
TimeLineCurator: Interactive Authoring of Visual Timelines from Unstructured Text
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics · 2016
94
cited
DataToon: Drawing Dynamic Network Comics With Pen + Touch Interaction
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2019
83
cited
A Comparative Evaluation of Animation and Small Multiples for Trend Visualization on Mobile Phones
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics · 2019
63
cited
Visualizing Ranges over Time on Mobile Phones: A Task-Based Crowdsourced Evaluation
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics · 2019
56
cited
QualDash: Adaptable Generation of Visualisation Dashboards for Healthcare Quality Improvement
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics · 2020
52
cited
Dimensionality Reduction in the Wild : Gaps and Guidance
2012
49
cited
Reflecting on the Evaluation of Visualization Authoring Systems : Position Paper
Workshop on Beyond Time and Errors: Novel Evaluation Methods for Visualization · 2018
49
cited
Matches, Mismatches, and Methods: Multiple-View Workflows for Energy Portfolio Analysis
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics · 2016
42
cited
What's the Difference?: Evaluating Variations of Multi-Series Bar Charts for Visual Comparison Tasks
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2018
42
cited
From Jam Session to Recital: Synchronous Communication and Collaboration Around Data in Organizations
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics · 2021
37
cited
Augmented Chironomia for Presenting Data to Remote Audiences
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology · 2022
36
cited
Data Visualization on Mobile Devices
CHI Extended Abstracts · 2018
33
cited
Pre-design empiricism for information visualization: scenarios, methods, and challenges
Workshop on Beyond Time and Errors: Novel Evaluation Methods for Visualization · 2014
31
cited
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