Example: Datasets obtained by 3D volumetric scans (CT, MRI)

what are some questions you might have?

Example: Datasets obtained by 3D volumetric scans (CT, MRI)

what are some questions you might have?

Example: Datasets obtained by 3D Simulations

what are some questions you might have?

one question might be:

how do planets form by ways of gravitational instabilities?
hypothesis: matter clumps together and attracts more matter

Example: Data obtained by observation-supported simulations

what are some questions you might have?

one question might be:

how did hurricane Katrina evolve?

Example: Dow Jones Industrial Average

what are some questions you might have?

Example: Political poll data

what are some questions you might have?

Example: LinkedIn professional network

what are some questions you might have?

Example: How do people call soft drinks in the US?

depends where you are

Example: use of time before a 15-page essay is due for class

Example: Percent chance that a bar will reach the top of a box

The salient features of a car:

miles per gallon (MPG)

top speed
acceleration
number of cylinders
horsepower
weight

year
country origin
brand
number of seats
number of doors
reliability (# of breakdowns)
and so on...

That is where the challenge begins.

Dr. John Snows London

Cholera Map (1854)

data collection
data assimilation
statistical testing
visualization
computational
analysis (brain)
domain knowledge

Very early example of

visual analytics

Visual
Make decisions based on data

not purely on intuition and

long business experience
use a combination of these

The U.S. will need 140,000-190,000 predictive analysts and 1.5

million managers/analysts by 2018

McKinsey Global Institutes June 2011

Why do we need many more knowledgeable managers?

because data scientists may work for more than one group

Visual Interface

Computer

Human

Data

Visual Interface

Computer
computing hardware

Human
manage

algorithms
Data

Visual Interface

Computer
computing hardware

Human
manage

algorithms

pattern recognition

creative thought
Data

Visual Interface

Computer
computing hardware

Human
manage

algorithms

pattern recognition

creative thought
Data
mental model
abstracted knowledge

Visual Interface

Computer
computing hardware

Human
manage

algorithms

pattern recognition

creative thought
Data

formal model

mental model

formatted knowledge

abstracted knowledge

Visual Interface

Computer
computing hardware

Human
manage

algorithms

pattern recognition

creative thought
Data

formal model

mental model

formatted knowledge

abstracted knowledge

formalized insight

update

Visual Interface

visualize
Computer
computing hardware

Human
manage

algorithms

pattern recognition

creative thought
Data

formal model

mental model

formatted knowledge

abstracted knowledge

Visual Interface

interact

learn
Computer
computing hardware

Human
manage

algorithms
apply/update

pattern recognition

creative thought
Data

formal model

mental model

formatted knowledge

abstracted knowledge

update

Visual Interface

visualize
Computer
computing hardware

Human
manage

algorithms

pattern recognition

creative thought
Data

apply/update

formal model

mental model

formatted knowledge

abstracted knowledge

update

Visual Interface

learn

visualize

Computer
computing hardware

Human
manage

algorithms
apply/update

interact

pattern recognition

creative thought
Data

apply/update

formal model

mental model

formatted knowledge

abstracted knowledge

update

Visual Interface

interact

visual communication
learn

visualize

Computer
computing hardware

Human
manage

algorithms
apply/update

pattern recognition

creative thought
Data

apply/update

formal model

mental model

formatted knowledge

abstracted knowledge

Count the number of black dots

Which circle in the middle is bigger?

So the human visual system (HSV) is not perfect, but its

extremely powerful
Vision is an integral part of life
Vision is the gateway to higher-level regions of the brain
Exploit this fast and powerful processor for

complex data analyses, creative tasks, communicating ideas

The science of visualization and visual analytics

Required

Optional

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Topic
Intro, schedule, and logistics
Applications of visual analytics and basic tasks
Introduction to D3, basic vis techniques for non-spatial data
Visual perception and cognition
Visual design and aesthetics
Data types, notion of similarity and distance
Data preparation and reduction
Introduction to R, statistics foundations
Data mining techniques: clusters, text, patterns, classifiers
Data mining techniques: clusters, text, patterns, classifiers
Computer graphics and volume rendering
Techniques to visualize spatial (3D) data
Scientific and medical visualization
Scientific and medical visualization
Midterm #1
High-dimensional data, dimensionality reduction
Big data: data reduction, summarization
Correlation and causal modeling
Principles of interaction
Visual analytics and the visual sense making process
Evaluation and user studies
Visualization of time-varying and time-series data
Visualization of streaming data
Visualization of graph data
Visualization of text data
Midterm #2
Data journalism
Final project presentations

Projects

Project #1 out

Project #1 due
Project #2 out

Project #2 due
Project #3 out

Project #3 due

Final project proposal due

Final Project preliminary report due

Final Project slides and final report due

Projects (3): 10% each

Midterm (2) : 20% each
Final Project: 30%

proposal: 10%
prelim report: 10%
final report and presentation: 10%

Participation

not graded, but I hope you will attend regularly and participate
actively

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