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The Northeastern University Visualization Consortium (NUVis) cordially invites you to join us for the next talk in our 2017-2018 invited speaker series: “Visual Queries and Design” Colin Ware Director, Data Visualization Research Lab Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire Thursday, November 9, 2017 *note weekday and time 5 PM - 6:30 PM Snell Library 90, Northeastern University 360 Huntington Ave Boston MA, 02115 Event Page<https://nuvis.northeastern.edu/events/event/colin-ware-visual-queries-and-design/> Note: If you are not a member of the Northeastern University community but you are interested in attending this talk, please send an email to Steven Braun ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) in advance to be granted entry into Snell Library. Abstract: The visual query is a basic component of all analytic seeing and understanding visual queries is an essential part of the design of information visualizations. Simply put, a visual query is a process whereby a problem is addressed through a pattern search. It is an analytic visual act of seeing. For example, the visual queries for finding routes on a road map involve discovering connected lines connecting two map locations. A visual query on a weather map might be as simple as discovering the temperature by matching a color to a temperature key, or as complex as understanding the pattern of winds at a weather front. This talk will give an overview of the way visual queries fit within the visual thinking process as well as a look at the how designs can be optimized with visual queries in mind. [colin_ware.jpg] About the speaker: Colin Ware has a special interest in applying theories of perception to the design of data visualizations. He has advanced degrees in both computer science (MMath, Waterloo) and in the psychology of perception (PhD,Toronto). He has published over 170 articles ranging from rigorously scientific contributions to the Journal of Physiology, Behavior and Vision Research to applications oriented articles in the fields of data visualization and human-computer interaction. His book Information Visualization: Perception for Design is now in its third edition. His book, Visual Thinking for Design, appeared in 2008. Ware also likes to build practical visualization systems. Fledermaus, a commercial 3D geospatial visualization system widely used in oceanography, was developed from his initial prototypes. His trackPlot software is being used by marine mammal scientists and his flowVis2D software is serving images on NOAA websites. Colin Ware is Director of the Data Visualization Research Lab which is part of the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire. About NUVis: The Northeastern University Visualization Consortium (NUVis)<http://nuvis.northeastern.edu> is an interdisciplinary cross-university initiative to support the university’s research efforts in visualization and to connect faculty, researchers, and students across campus to foster a visualization community. Northeastern University’s interdisciplinary focus and structure is an ideal environment for such an interdisciplinary field of study, and the goal of NUVis, funded through a collaboration between the College of Arts, Media and Design and the College of Computer and Information Science, is to continue to foster and grow this important area of research. NUVis sponsors talks and symposia including a bi-weekly seminar, connects faculty and students through its online portal, provides resources to support visualization-related research at the university through avenues including workshops and library-sponsored open office hours, and hosts and organizes community building events including hackathons and student research poster exhibitions. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the NUVIS-LIST list, click the following link: https://listserv.neu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=NUVIS-LIST