Advanced Visualization

3 units

We are in an era where it is possible to have all of the world's information at our fingertips. However, the more information we can access, the more difficult it is to obtain a holistic view of the data or to determine what's important to make decisions. Computer-based visualization systems provide the opportunity to represent large or complex data visually to aid comprehension and cognition. In this course, we learn about the state of the art in visualization research and gain hands-on experience with the research pipeline. We also learn how to critique existing work and how to formulate and explore sound research questions. We will cover advanced visualization topics including user modeling, adaptation, personalization, perception, and visual analytics for non-experts.