Michelle Borkin
Assistant Professor Group Co-Lead – Boston
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Uzma Haque Syeda
Jane Adams
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Juna Kim
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Laura South
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Aditeya Pandey
Alex Ahmed
Michail Schwab
Akshaya Khare
Brigitte Pare
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Nick Bond

Publications

2024
Thumbnail image for publication titled: Barriers to photosensitive accessibility in virtual reality
Barriers to photosensitive accessibility in virtual reality

Laura South, Caglar Yildirim, Amy Pavel, and Michelle A. Borkin. Proc. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems—CHI. 2024.

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2023
Thumbnail image for publication titled: Designing visualization dashboards for aligning experimental and analytical results in systems genetics addiction research
Designing visualization dashboards for aligning experimental and analytical results in systems genetics addiction research

Jane Adams, Robyn Ball, Jason Bubier, Elissa Chesler, and Michelle A. Borkin. Gordon Research Conference (GRC). 2023.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: Exploratory thematic analysis of crowdsourced photosensitivity warnings
Exploratory thematic analysis of crowdsourced photosensitivity warnings

Laura South, Caglar Yildirim, Amy Pavel, and Michelle A. Borkin. Proc. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Late-Breaking Work—CHI LBW. 2023.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: Augmented reality as a visualization technique for scholarly publications in astronomy: an empirical evaluation
Augmented reality as a visualization technique for scholarly publications in astronomy: an empirical evaluation

Jane L. Adams, Laura South, Arzu Çöltekin, Alyssa Goodman, and Michelle A. Borkin. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics—VIS/TVCG. 2023.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: Process and pitfalls of online teaching and learning with Design Study 'Lite' Methodology: A retrospective analysis
Process and pitfalls of online teaching and learning with Design Study 'Lite' Methodology: A retrospective analysis

Uzma Haque Syeda, Cody Dunne, and Michelle A. Borkin. Computer Graphics Forum—EuroVis/CGF. 2023.

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2022
Thumbnail image for publication titled: Photosensitive accessibility for interactive data visualizations
Photosensitive accessibility for interactive data visualizations

Laura South and Michelle A. Borkin. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics—VIS/TVCG. 2022.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: Effective use of Likert scales in visualization evaluations: a systematic review
Effective use of Likert scales in visualization evaluations: a systematic review

Laura South, David Saffo, Olga Vitek, Cody Dunne, and Michelle A. Borkin. Computer Graphics Forum—EuroVis/CGF. 2022.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: Juvenile graphical perception: A comparison between children and adults
Juvenile graphical perception: A comparison between children and adults

Liudas Panavas, Amy Worth, Tarik Crnovrsanin, Tejas Sathyamurthi, Sara Cordes, Michelle A. Borkin, and Cody Dunne. Proc. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems—CHI. 2022.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: GenoREC: A recommendation system for interactive genomics data visualization
GenoREC: A recommendation system for interactive genomics data visualization

Aditeya Pandey, Sehi L'Yi, Qianwen Wang, Michelle A. Borkin, and Nils Gehlenborg. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics—VIS/TVCG. 2022.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: Effect of anthropomorphic glyph design on the accuracy of categorization tasks
Effect of anthropomorphic glyph design on the accuracy of categorization tasks

Aditeya Pandey, Peter Bex, and Michelle A. Borkin. Proc. Extended Abstracts of CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems—CHI EA. 2022.

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2021
Thumbnail image for publication titled: Detecting and defending against seizure-inducing GIFs in social media
Detecting and defending against seizure-inducing GIFs in social media

Laura South, David Saffo, and Michelle A. Borkin. Proc. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems—CHI. 2021.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: VisConnect: distributed event synchronization for collaborative visualization
VisConnect: distributed event synchronization for collaborative visualization

Michail Schwab, David Saffo, Yixuan Zhang, Shash Sinha, Cristina Nita-Rotaru, James Tompkin, Cody Dunne, and Michelle A. Borkin. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics—VIS/TVCG. 2021.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: Scalable Scalable Vector Graphics: Automatic translation of interactive SVGs to a multithread VDOM for fast rendering
Scalable Scalable Vector Graphics: Automatic translation of interactive SVGs to a multithread VDOM for fast rendering

Michail Schwab, David Saffo, Nicholas Bond, Shash Sinha, Cody Dunne, Jeff Huang, James Tompkin, and Michelle A. Borkin. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics—TVCG. 2021.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: A state-of-the-art survey of tasks for tree design and evaluation with a curated task dataset
A state-of-the-art survey of tasks for tree design and evaluation with a curated task dataset

Aditeya Pandey, Uzma Haque Syeda, Chaitya Shah, John A. Guerra-Gomez, and Michelle A. Borkin. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics—TVCG. 2021.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: Visualization in astrophysics: developing new methods, discovering our universe, and educating the earth
Visualization in astrophysics: developing new methods, discovering our universe, and educating the earth

Fangfei Lan, Michael Young, Lauren Anderson, Anders Ynnerman, Alexander Bock, Michelle A. Borkin, Angus G. Forbes, Juna A. Kollmeier, and Bei Wang. Computer Graphics Forum—CGF. 2021.

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2020
Thumbnail image for publication titled: Design study 'lite' methodology: Expediting design studies and enabling the synergy of visualization pedagogy and social good
Design study 'lite' methodology: Expediting design studies and enabling the synergy of visualization pedagogy and social good

Uzma Haque Syeda, Prasanth Murali, Lisa Roe, Becca Berkey, and Michelle A. Borkin. Proc. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems—CHI. 2020.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: Generating seizure-inducing sequences with interactive visualizations
Generating seizure-inducing sequences with interactive visualizations

Laura South and Michelle A. Borkin. Poster at InfoVis: IEEE Information Visualization—VIS Posters. 2020.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: Ethical considerations of photosensitive epilepsy in mixed reality
Ethical considerations of photosensitive epilepsy in mixed reality

Laura South and Michelle A. Borkin. Proc. Workshop on Exploring Potentially Abusive Ethical, Social and Political Implications of Mixed Reality Research in HCI. 2020.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: DebateVis: Visualizing political debates for non-expert users
DebateVis: Visualizing political debates for non-expert users

Laura South, Michail Schwab, Nick Beauchamp, Lu Wang, John Wihbey, and Michelle A. Borkin. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics—VIS/TVCG. 2020.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: Evaluating the effect of timeline shape on visualization task performance
Evaluating the effect of timeline shape on visualization task performance

Sara Di Bartolomeo, Aditeya Pandey, Aristotelis Sigiouan Leventidis, David Saffo, Uzma Haque Syeda, Elin Carstensdottir, Magy Seif El-Nasr, Michelle A. Borkin, and Cody Dunne. Proc. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems—CHI. 2020.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: Data Comets: Designing a visualization tool for analyzing autonomous aerial vehicle logs with grounded evaluation
Data Comets: Designing a visualization tool for analyzing autonomous aerial vehicle logs with grounded evaluation

David Saffo, Aristotelis Leventidis, Twinkle Jain, Michelle A. Borkin, and Cody Dunne. Computer Graphics Forum—EuroVis/CGF. 2020.

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2019
Thumbnail image for publication titled: GeoSocialVis: Visualizing geosocial academic co-authorship networks by balancing topology- and geography-based layout
GeoSocialVis: Visualizing geosocial academic co-authorship networks by balancing topology- and geography-based layout

David Saffo, Michail Schwab, Michelle A. Borkin, and Cody Dunne. Poster at InfoVis: IEEE Information Visualization—VIS Posters. 2019.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: CerebroVis: designing an abstract yet spatially contextualized cerebral arteries network visualization
CerebroVis: designing an abstract yet spatially contextualized cerebral arteries network visualization

Aditeya Pandey, Harsh Shukla, Geoffrey S. Young, Lei Qin, Amir A. Zamani, Liangge Hsu, Raymond Huang, Cody Dunne, and Michelle A. Borkin. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics—VIS/TVCG. 2019.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: Easypz.js: Interaction binding for pan and zoom visualizations
Easypz.js: Interaction binding for pan and zoom visualizations

Michail Schwab, James Tompkin, Jeff Huang, and Michelle A. Borkin. Proc. IEEE Visualization Conference—VIS. 2019.

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Thumbnail image for publication titled: Evaluating pan and zoom timelines and sliders
Evaluating pan and zoom timelines and sliders

Michail Schwab, Sicheng Hao, Olga Vitek, James Tompkin, Jeff Huang, and Michelle A. Borkin. Proc. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems—CHI. 2019.

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2018
Thumbnail image for publication titled: CerebroVis: Topology and constraint-based network layout for the visualization of cerebrovascular arteries
CerebroVis: Topology and constraint-based network layout for the visualization of cerebrovascular arteries

Aditeya Pandey, Harsh Shukla, Geoffrey S. Young, Lei Qin, Cody Dunne, and Michelle A. Borkin. Poster at InfoVis: IEEE Information Visualization—VIS Posters. 2018.

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2017
Thumbnail image for publication titled: BubbleView: An alternative to eye-tracking for crowdsourcing image importance
BubbleView: An alternative to eye-tracking for crowdsourcing image importance

Nam Wook Kim, Zoya Bylinskii, Michelle A. Borkin, Krzysztof Z. Gajos, Aude Oliva, Fredo Durand, and Hanspeter Pfister. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction—TOCHI. 2017.

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2015
Thumbnail image for publication titled: Eye fixation metrics for large scale evaluation and comparison of information visualizations
Eye fixation metrics for large scale evaluation and comparison of information visualizations

Zoya Bylinskii, Michelle A. Borkin, Nam Wook Kim, Hanspeter Pfister, and Aude Oliva. Workshop on Eye Tracking and Visualization—ETVIS. 2015.

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