Computational technology, cognitive science and graphic design are providing powerful tools that leverage human visual capacity to help scientists acquire and communicate knowledge, said a group of leading researchers gathered for a symposium on “Seeing Science” in Boston February 15, 2008.
The symposium, part of the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), was organized by astronomer Alyssa Goodman, Director of Harvard’s Initiative in Innovative Computing. The following links provide supplemental information
from the symposium’s presenters.
- Welcoming Remarks and Introduction to Part I
- Alyssa Goodman
- [slides][image 1][image 2][image 3][animation][Astronomical Medicine]
Part I: Scientific Visualization: History and Overview
- Milestones in the History of Scientific Visualization
- Michael Friendly, York University
- [slides][ Milestones Project]
- Seeing the Results of Scientific Computing
- Chris Johnson, University of Utah
- [slides][image][Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute]
- Discussion and Introduction of Part II
- Felice Frankel
- [Envisioning Science Program][Image and Meaning]
Part II: What We Can Understand
- Cognitive Principles of Graphic Displays
- Barbara Tversky
- [slides][homepage]
- The Application of Cognitive Science Principles to Graphical Presentations
- Stephen Kosslyn
- [homepage]
- Discussion
- Felice Frankel
Part III: What Will We Need Next?
- Introduction
- Curtis Wong
- [slides][Microsoft Research Next Media Group][Many Eyes]
- What Can Computer Science Do to Help Humans See BIG Data?
- Hanspeter Pfister
- [image][Visual Computing Group, Harvard IIC][Connectome]
- Automated Visualization of Large Datasets Using the Grammar of Graphics Foundation
- Leland Wilkinson
- [slides][AutoVis][homepage]
- Discussion
- Curtis Wong
- Session Wrap-Up
- Alyssa Goodman
