Visualization analytics has become democratized and is now available to more than just hard core analysts. It exists across multiple devices and form factors. Its seen in communication, decision making and situation awareness. Visual analytics is a mechanism for storytelling and communicating complex, large scale and streaming information. Russ Burtner will talk briefly about the history of visualization, current research directions and explore the future for visual analytics as we enter in to new paradigms of human computer interaction and pervasively accessible data. He will center the discussion around a Human Centered Design methodology, a process in which the needs, wants, and limitations of humans/users of a product are considered at each stage of the design process. This presentation will be a journey of the past, present and future of data and create a discussion for how we make sense of it through insight and action through influencing the decision making process.
Biographical Sketch: Russ Burtner is a Senior User Experience Lead on the Visual Analytic team with over 15 yearsŐ experience in HCI, software design and vision exploration. The focus of his research has been in collaborative analytic user experiences, natural user interfaces and human-in-the-loop analysis of large, complex, multi-modal data. Past work experience includes extensive product development with Microsoft, Alki Software, Disney and Oxygen Media. Current work areas for PNL are in user experience for multimedia analysis, cyber, signature discovery, smart grid, decision support systems, collaborative adaptive environments, and emergency response. His research interests are in Human Computer Interaction, Visual Design, Ethnography/Usability, Information Visualization, natural user interfaces, vision development and future Technology Trends.