Constructing and Evaluating Visualisation Task Classifications: Process and Considerations
Journal Article
Kerracher, N., & Kennedy, J. (2019)
Constructing and Evaluating Visualisation Task Classifications: Process and Considerations. Computer Graphics Forum, 36(3), 47-59. https://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.13167
Categorising tasks is a common pursuit in the visualisation research community, with a wide variety of taxonomies, typologies, design spaces, and frameworks having been develo...
BayesPiles: Visualisation Support for Bayesian Network Structure Learning
Journal Article
Vogogias, A., Kennedy, J., Archambault, D., Bach, B., Smith, V. A., & Currant, H. (2018)
BayesPiles: Visualisation Support for Bayesian Network Structure Learning. ACM transactions on intelligent systems and technology, 10(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1145/3230623
We address the problem of exploring, combining and comparing large collections of scored, directed networks for understanding inferred Bayesian networks used in biology. In th...
Pathways for Theoretical Advances in Visualization
Journal Article
Chen, M., Grinstein, G., Johnson, C. R., Kennedy, J., & Tory, M. (2017)
Pathways for Theoretical Advances in Visualization. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 37(4), 103-112. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCG.2017.3271463
There is little doubt that having a theoretic foundation will benefit the field of visualization, including its main subfields: information visualization, scientific visualiza...
A Task Taxonomy for Temporal Graph Visualisation
Journal Article
Kerracher, N., Kennedy, J., & Chalmers, K. (2015)
A Task Taxonomy for Temporal Graph Visualisation. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 21(10), 1160-1172. https://doi.org/10.1109/tvcg.2015.2424889
By extending and instantiating an existing formal task framework, we define a task taxonomy and task design space for temporal graph visualisation. We discuss the process invo...
Visualization beyond the desktop--the Next Big Thing.
Journal Article
Roberts, J. C., Ritsos, P. D., Badam, S. K., Brodbeck, D., Kennedy, J., & Elmqvist, N. (2014)
Visualization beyond the desktop--the Next Big Thing. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 34(6), 26-34. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCG.2014.82
Visualization is coming of age. With visual depictions being seamlessly integrated into documents, and data visualization techniques being used to understand increasingly larg...
Helium: visualization of large scale plant pedigrees.
Journal Article
Shaw, P., Graham, M., Kennedy, J., Milne, I., & Marshall, D. F. (2014)
Helium: visualization of large scale plant pedigrees. BMC Bioinformatics, 15, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-15-259
Plant breeders use an increasingly diverse range of data types to identify lines with desirable characteristics suitable to be taken forward in plant breeding programmes. Ther...
MaTSE: the gene expression time-series explorer.
Journal Article
Craig, P., Cannon, A., Kukla, R., & Kennedy, J. (2013)
MaTSE: the gene expression time-series explorer. BMC bioinformatics, 14, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-14-S19-S1
Background
High throughput gene expression time-course experiments provide a perspective on biological functioning recognized as having huge value for the diagnosis, treatmen...
A comparison of techniques for name matching
Journal Article
Peng, T., Li, L., & Kennedy, J. (2012)
A comparison of techniques for name matching. GSTF journal on computing, 2,
Information explosion is a problem for everyone nowadays. It is a great challenge to all kinds of businesses to maintain high quality of data in their information applications...
VIPER: a visualisation tool for exploring inheritance inconsistencies in genotyped pedigrees
Journal Article
Paterson, T., Graham, M., Kennedy, J., & Law, A. (2012)
VIPER: a visualisation tool for exploring inheritance inconsistencies in genotyped pedigrees. BMC Bioinformatics, 13/8, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2105-13-S8-S5
Pedigree genotype datasets are used for analysing genetic inheritance and to map genetic markers and traits. Such datasets consist of hundreds of related animals genotyped for...
Research directions in data wrangling: Visualizations and transformations for usable and credible data
Journal Article
Kandel, S., Heer, J., Plaisant, C., Kennedy, J., Ham, F. V., Riche, N. H., …Buono, P. (2011)
Research directions in data wrangling: Visualizations and transformations for usable and credible data. Information Visualization, Octobe, 271-288. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473871611415994
In spite of advances in technologies for working with data, analysts still spend an inordinate amount of time diagnosing data quality issues and manipulating data into a usabl...