Fernanda Bertini Viégas (born 1971) is a Brazilian computer scientist and graphical designer, whose work focuses on the social, collaborative and artistic aspects of information visualization.
Viégas studied graphic design and art history at the University of Kansas, where she obtained her bachelor's degree in 1997. She then moved to the MIT Media Lab, where she received an M.S. in 200 and a Ph.D. in Media Arts and Sciences in 2005 under the supervision of Judith Donath. The same year she began work at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as part of the Visual Communication Lab.
In April 2010, she and Martin M. Wattenberg started a new venture called Flowing Media, Inc., to focus on visualization aimed at consumers and mass audiences.[1] Four months later, both of them joined Google as the co-leaders of the Google's "Big Picture" data visualization group in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[2][3]
Work
Social visualization
Viégas began her research while at the MIT Media Lab, focusing on graphical interfaces for online communication. Her Chat Circles system introduced ideas such as proximity-based filtering of conversation and a visual archive of chat history displaying the overall rhythm and form of a conversation.[4] Her email visualization designs (including PostHistory and Themail) are the foundation for many other systems; her findings on how visualizations are often used for storytelling influenced subsequent work on the collaborative aspects of visualization.[5] While at MIT, she also studied usage of Usenet and blogs.[6]
Her work with visualizations such as History Flow and Chromogram led to some of the earliest publications on the dynamics of Wikipedia, including the first scientific study of the repair of vandalism.[7]
Viégas is one of the founders of IBM's experimental Many Eyes website, created in 2007,[8][9] which seeks to make visualization technology accessible to the public. In addition to broad uptake from individuals, the technology from Many Eyes has been used by nonprofits and news outlets such as the New York Times Visualization Lab.[10]
Art
Viégas is also known for her artistic work, which explores the medium of visualization for explorations of emotionally charged digital data. An early example is Artifacts of the Presence Era, an interactive installation at the Boston Center for the Arts in 2003, which featured a video-based timeline of visitor interactions with the museum. She often works with Martin Wattenberg to visualize emotionally charged information. An example of these works is their piece "Web Seer", which is a visualization of Google Suggest.[11] The Fleshmap series (started in 2008) uses visualization to portray aspects of sensuality, and includes work on the web, video, and installations.[12] In 2012, she launched the Wind Map project,[13] which displays continuously updated forecasts of wind patterns across the United States.
Publications
Chat Circles. Fernanda B. Viégas and Judith Donath. ACM Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (CHI), 1999 [14]
Visualizing Conversations, Judith Donath, Karrie Karahalios and Fernanda B. Viégas . Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Vol. 4, Number 4, June 1999 [15]
Studying Cooperation and Conflict between Authors with history flow Visualizations. Fernanda B. Viégas, Martin Wattenberg, and Kushal Dave. ACM Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (CHI), 2004 [16]
Many Eyes: A Site for Visualization at Internet Scale. Fernanda B. Viégas, Martin Wattenberg, Frank van Ham, Jesse Kriss, Matt McKeon. IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization, 2007 [17]
"Luscious". Fernanda Viégas & Martin Wattenberg. Book chapter in Net Works: Case Studies in Web Art and Design. Ed. xtine burrough, Routledge 2011[18]
"Beautiful History". Fernanda Viégas & Martin Wattenberg. Book chapter in Beautiful Visualization: Looking at Data Through the Eyes of Experts. Ed. Julie Steele, Noah Iliinsky. O'Reilly Media, 2010.[19]
References
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^. Hint.fm. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
^. Fernandaviegas.com. 2008-08-31. Archived from the original on 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
^Chat Circles. Fernanda B. Viégas and Judith Donath. ACM Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (CHI), 1999
^Baby Names, Visualization, and Social Data Analysis Martin Wattenberg. InfoVis 2005
^Jeffrey Rosen, Your Blog or Mine?, New York Times Magazine, December 19, 2004
^2004: Studying Cooperation and Conflict between Authors with history flow Visualizations. Fernanda B. Viégas, Martin Wattenberg, and Kushal Dave. ACM Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (CHI)
^Anne Eisenberg, Lines and Bubbles and Bars, Oh My! New Ways to Sift Data, New York Times, August 30, 2008
^Folha de S.Paulo, Many Eyes é criação de brasileira, November 1, 2008'.
^New York Times Visualization Lab 2009-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
Fernanda B. Viégas 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine Personal home page for Viégas
Academic publications listed on IBM's site.
Many Eyes Experimental public visualization site.
January 13, 2023
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Fernanda Bertini Viegas born 1971 is a Brazilian computer scientist and graphical designer whose work focuses on the social collaborative and artistic aspects of information visualization Fernanda ViegasBornFernanda Bertini Viegas1971 age 51 52 BrazilAlma materPh D Media Arts amp Sciences MIT Media LaboratoryKnown forHistory Flow Many Eyes Chat CirclesScientific careerFieldsvisualization design interactive art journalismInstitutionsIBM ResearchGoogleDoctoral advisorJudith Donath Contents 1 Biography 2 Work 2 1 Social visualization 2 2 Collective intelligence and public visualization 2 3 Art 3 Publications 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditViegas studied graphic design and art history at the University of Kansas where she obtained her bachelor s degree in 1997 She then moved to the MIT Media Lab where she received an M S in 200 and a Ph D in Media Arts and Sciences in 2005 under the supervision of Judith Donath The same year she began work at IBM s Thomas J Watson Research Center in Cambridge Massachusetts as part of the Visual Communication Lab In April 2010 she and Martin M Wattenberg started a new venture called Flowing Media Inc to focus on visualization aimed at consumers and mass audiences 1 Four months later both of them joined Google as the co leaders of the Google s Big Picture data visualization group in Cambridge Massachusetts 2 3 Work EditSocial visualization Edit Viegas began her research while at the MIT Media Lab focusing on graphical interfaces for online communication Her Chat Circles system introduced ideas such as proximity based filtering of conversation and a visual archive of chat history displaying the overall rhythm and form of a conversation 4 Her email visualization designs including PostHistory and Themail are the foundation for many other systems her findings on how visualizations are often used for storytelling influenced subsequent work on the collaborative aspects of visualization 5 While at MIT she also studied usage of Usenet and blogs 6 Collective intelligence and public visualization Edit Fernanda Viegas Chromogram 2006 A second stream of work in partnership with Martin Wattenberg centers on collective intelligence and the public use of data visualization Her work with visualizations such as History Flow and Chromogram led to some of the earliest publications on the dynamics of Wikipedia including the first scientific study of the repair of vandalism 7 Viegas is one of the founders of IBM s experimental Many Eyes website created in 2007 8 9 which seeks to make visualization technology accessible to the public In addition to broad uptake from individuals the technology from Many Eyes has been used by nonprofits and news outlets such as the New York Times Visualization Lab 10 Art Edit Viegas is also known for her artistic work which explores the medium of visualization for explorations of emotionally charged digital data An early example is Artifacts of the Presence Era an interactive installation at the Boston Center for the Arts in 2003 which featured a video based timeline of visitor interactions with the museum She often works with Martin Wattenberg to visualize emotionally charged information An example of these works is their piece Web Seer which is a visualization of Google Suggest 11 The Fleshmap series started in 2008 uses visualization to portray aspects of sensuality and includes work on the web video and installations 12 In 2012 she launched the Wind Map project 13 which displays continuously updated forecasts of wind patterns across the United States Publications EditChat Circles Fernanda B Viegas and Judith Donath ACM Conference on Computer Human Interaction CHI 1999 14 Visualizing Conversations Judith Donath Karrie Karahalios and Fernanda B Viegas Journal of Computer Mediated Communication Vol 4 Number 4 June 1999 15 Studying Cooperation and Conflict between Authors with history flow Visualizations Fernanda B Viegas Martin Wattenberg and Kushal Dave ACM Conference on Computer Human Interaction CHI 2004 16 Many Eyes A Site for Visualization at Internet Scale Fernanda B Viegas Martin Wattenberg Frank van Ham Jesse Kriss Matt McKeon IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization 2007 17 Luscious Fernanda Viegas amp Martin Wattenberg Book chapter in Net Works Case Studies in Web Art and Design Ed xtine burrough Routledge 2011 18 Beautiful History Fernanda Viegas amp Martin Wattenberg Book chapter in Beautiful Visualization Looking at Data Through the Eyes of Experts Ed Julie Steele Noah Iliinsky O Reilly Media 2010 19 References Edit A New Chapter Visual Hint Hint fm Archived from the original on 2014 01 19 Retrieved 2010 09 04 That was fast Visual Hint Hint fm Archived from the original on 2013 12 20 Retrieved 2010 09 04 Fernanda B Viegas Fernandaviegas com 2008 08 31 Archived from the original on 2018 06 30 Retrieved 2010 09 04 Chat Circles Fernanda B Viegas and Judith Donath ACM Conference on Computer Human Interaction CHI 1999 Baby Names Visualization and Social Data Analysis Martin Wattenberg InfoVis 2005 Jeffrey Rosen Your Blog or Mine New York Times Magazine December 19 2004 2004 Studying Cooperation and Conflict between Authors with history flow Visualizations Fernanda B Viegas Martin Wattenberg and Kushal Dave ACM Conference on Computer Human Interaction CHI Anne Eisenberg Lines and Bubbles and Bars Oh My New Ways to Sift Data New York Times August 30 2008 Folha de S Paulo Many Eyes e criacao de brasileira November 1 2008 New York Times Visualization Lab Archived 2009 02 14 at the Wayback Machine Fernanda Viegas Cate McQuaid Inside squash art and sport confined Boston Globe April 29 2009 The Week In Ideas On With The Wind The Wall Street Journal April 6 2012 Chat Circles Donath Judith 2006 Visualizing Conversation Journal of Computer Mediated Communication 4 4 doi 10 1111 j 1083 6101 1999 tb00107 x S2CID 14364077 CHI 2004 IEEE Xplor Net Works Case Studies In Web Art and Design http www routledge com books details 9780415882224 Beautiful Visualization Looking at Data Through the Eyes of Experts http shop oreilly com product 0636920000617 doExternal links EditFernanda B Viegas Archived 2015 07 04 at the Wayback Machine Personal home page for Viegas Academic publications listed on IBM s site Many Eyes Experimental public visualization site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fernanda Viegas amp oldid 1129503080, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
