Data visualization is viewed by many disciplines as a modern equivalent of visual communication. It involves the creation and study of the visual representation of data. To communicate information clearly and efficiently, data visualization uses statistical graphics, plots, information graphics and other tools. Numerical data may be encoded using dots, lines, or bars, to visually communicate a quantitative message. Effective visualization helps users analyze and reason about data and evidence. It makes complex data more accessible, understandable and usable. Users may have particular analytical tasks, such as making comparisons or understanding causality, and the design principle of the graphic (i.e., showing comparisons or showing causality) follows the task. Tables are generally used where users will look up a specific measurement, while charts of various types are used to show patterns or relationships in the data for one or more variables. (From Wiki)
Schedule
Textbooks
- The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (2nd Edition). E. Tufte. Graphics Press.
- 数据可视化. 陈为，沈则潜，陶煜波. 电子工业出版社.
Resources
Conferences
ACM SIGGRAPH/SIGGRAPH ASIA
EuroGraphics/EuroVis
PacificGraphics/PacificVis
CGI/CASA
Journals (A/B/C)
ACM Transaction on Graphics
IEEE Transaction on Visualization and Computer Graphics
IEEE Transactions on Image Processing
IEEE Transactions on Multimedia
IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems
IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
Computer Graphics Forum
Graphical Models
Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds
The Visual Computer
Journal of Visual Language and Computer
Information Visualization
Journal of Visualization
Teaching Staff
Instructor: Chenhui Li
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Requirements
Class Participation (20%)
Paper Reading and Presentation (30%)
Final Project(50%)