max planck institut
informatik
informatik
This seminar covers foundations and advanced topics in the field of information visualization,exploratory data analysis and visual analytics.
Graphical inventions and displays are an important external aid that help the human analyst to reveal hidden patterns in large and complex data spaces.
In this seminar we will study how to create effective and useful visualizations. The seminar is targetted both towards students interested in using visualization in their own work,
and students interested in building better visualization tools and systems.
Topics of this seminar are:
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The target audience are students in computer science or related fields. Every participant will give a talk about a key scientific publication which has made a difference in visual data analysis and information visualization. Afterwards, the publication will be discussed within the seminar group. This is a great opportunity for students to improve their research and presentation skills and to learn about the scientific foundations and latest developments in the emerging fields of information visualization and visual analytics. The seminar language is English. No prerequisite skills are necessary to join the seminar.
| Time (New Slot): | Thursday's, 14-16 |
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| First seminar: | October 27, 2008 (It will start with an introduction into the research field and brief presentation of the papers) |
| Second seminar: | November 06, 2008 (Intoduction con't; Latest Research at VisWeek 2008; Talk Schedule) |
| Third seminar: | November 27, 2008 (First Student Presentation and Discussion) |
| Room (New): | Building E1.4 (Max-Planck-Institut), Room 024 |
| Registration: | Please subscribe to this seminar by sending an email with your name, matriculation number, current semester, and email address to infovisseminar@mpi-inf.mpg.de. Registration will close on Sunday, October 19, 2008. |
Additional information for participants can be found on this website. It is accessible only from within the university or by correct authentication.