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matt brehmer
@mattbrehmer.bsky.social
#HCI researcher, assistant professor of computer science at the university of waterloo. previously {tableau | microsoft} research. interested in #visualization and ubietous information experiences. https://mattbrehmer.ca | https://ubixgroup.ca
📣 We are excited to have Hilda Tellioğlu hildatellioglu.com from TU Wien as the keynote speaker of the MERCADO workshop at the #ieeevis @ieeevis.bsky.social Conference in Vienna! 📊 Nov 2 14:00

⏰ Abstracts (~ 500 words) for the discussion track are due Sept 30. See sites.google.com/view/mercado...
Hilda Tellioğlu
hildatellioglu.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Reposted by matt brehmer
*Please help us to design audio-based data monitoring tools!*

Do you monitor real-time data? Such as…
* Tracking weather changes,
* Training models (convergence; errors)
* Monitoring stock (or equivalent) prices,
* Making scientific observations,
and more!

Here: sonify-erie.work/site?4c22=95...
Real-time Sonification Study
sonify-erie.work
August 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
📣 We’ve extended the MERCADO workshop paper submission deadline to August 15th on PCS.

⚡️ NEW: we've added a separate call for abstracts (provocations, early ideas, and collaborative project pitches) sites.google.com/view/mercado...

Deadline: September 15th here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Last week, I was at Bates College in Lewiston Maine for the 2025 Gordon Research Conference on #Visualization in Science and Education, where I spoke about data storytelling in augmented reality video & spatial computing.

www.grc.org/visualizatio...
July 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
YYZ ✈️ BOS ➡ 🚌 Bates College in Lewiston, Maine to attend GRC's #visualization in science and education conference and speak about data storytelling in augmented reality video & spatial computing www.grc.org/visualizatio...
2025 Visualization in Science and Education Conference GRC
The 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Visualization in Science and Education will be held in Lewiston, Maine. Apply today to reserve your spot.
www.grc.org
July 13, 2025 at 12:09 PM
📢 The MERCADO Workshop is back at IEEE VIS 📊 - Nov 2 - 7 in Vienna 🇦🇹!

MERCADO = Multimodal Experiences for Remote Communication Around Data Online #ieeevis #datavis #dataviz #hci #cscw #socialVR #ImmersiveAnalytics

👉 Call for Papers: sites.google.com/view/mercado...

⏰ Deadline: Aug 1
MERCADO Meetings - VIS '25 Workshop
Our half-day workshop Multimodal Experiences for Remote Communication Around Data Online (MERCADO) 2025 will take place in November in Vienna at IEEE VIS 2025. An archival version of our IEEE VIS work...
sites.google.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Last week at #PacificVis in Taipei I presented a project from my time at #Tableau: RemixTape, a presentation authoring tool for narratives about metrics / KPIs.

blog: www.ubixgroup.ca/p/remixtape | video: youtu.be/9h6aHvqg9vA | paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2406.03415
RemixTape
Enriching Narratives about Metrics with Semantic Alignment and Contextual Recommendation
www.ubixgroup.ca
May 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I’m at #PacificVis in Taipei this week, where I’ll present a project from my time at #Tableau: RemixTape, a presentation authoring tool for narratives about metrics / KPIs, inspired by interaction design paradigms DAWs and musical mixtaping / sampling

youtu.be/9h6aHvqg9vA

arxiv.org/abs/2406.03415
RemixTape: Enriching Narratives about Metrics with Semantic Alignment and Contextual Recommendation
The temporal dynamics of quantitative metrics or key performance indicators (KPIs) are central to conversations in enterprise organizations. Recently, major business intelligence providers have introd...
arxiv.org
April 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Reposted by matt brehmer
We're hiring!

The HCI & Visualization group at Autodesk Research is hiring for three Research Scientist positions at the intersection of HCI and AI.

If interested, please apply (and reach out if you have questions).

autodesk.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Ext/job/AMER...
Research Scientist (HCI + AI)
Job Requisition ID # 25WD86520 Position Overview The HCI & Visualization Research Group at Autodesk Research is seeking an experienced research scientist to work on the latest research topics at t...
autodesk.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
📣 Seeking MSc and PhD students for Fall 2025 📣

Join my research group within the at the University of Waterloo in 🇨🇦 to work on #HCI / #visualization

More details about my joining my group: mattbrehmer.ca/prospective....

Deadline is Dec 1 - application details here: cs.uwaterloo.ca/future-gradu...
Matthew Brehmer, Ubietous Information Experiences: Prospective Students
Matthew Brehmer, Matt Brehmer, Data Visualization, Information Visualization, Human-Computer Interaction Research, ubietous information experiences, university of waterloo
mattbrehmer.ca
November 19, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Join us at the #IEEEVIS Conference Futures panel: Community Opinions on Recent Experiences, Challenges, and Opportunities for Hybrid Event Formats

Oct 16 3:30pm EDT

w/ Tim Dwyer, John Alexis Guerra-Gomez, @drpi.bsky.social , Takayuki Itoh, @elsieleerobbins.bsky.social, @mcnuttandrew.bsky.social
October 14, 2024 at 7:28 PM
I spoke at the #IEEEVIS #Gen4DS workshop (data storytelling + #genAI) about the Data Wink Ratio 😉 : the Emoji Encoder for semantically-resonant unit charts; w/ V. Setlur, Zoe ., @Birdbassador.jorts.horse.ap.brid.gy

talk 🎦: lnkd.in/gMz77KPk | paper 📄: lnkd.in/gVwnwTng | demo 👨💻: lnkd.in/gtdNYrPb
October 14, 2024 at 4:29 PM
My #Data24 talk "Data Storytelling in #AR + #SpatialComputing" (feat. #TableauGestures + #Tableau for #visionOS) wasn't recorded…

…but the demos appear in @acotgreave.bsky.social's recent video: youtu.be/yUdvTq5JV4Y?....

have a #VisionPro? try our app: testflight.apple.com/join/QuGwIUHk
Tableau 2024 Gartner BI Bake Off
Each year, Gartner invites leaders to take part in their Analytics & BI Bake-Off, where business intelligence platforms highlight their capabilities across c...
youtu.be
May 30, 2024 at 7:51 PM
I'll be speaking about Tableau Gestures and #Tableau for #visionOS / #VisionPro next week at #Data24 in a talk called "Data Storytelling in Augmented and Virtual Reality": register and add to your session agenda here: www.salesforce.com/tableau-conf....
April 23, 2024 at 3:36 PM
If you're attending Tableau #data24 in a couple weeks and want to contribute to our research and development efforts with respect to #Tableau on the #VisionPro, you can now sign up for a 30-minute activity session here:

www.tableau.com/products/use...
April 15, 2024 at 7:49 PM
I'm speaking at #data24, representing Tableau Research and our work on data storytelling in augmented in virtual reality: Tableau Gestures, Apple Vision Pro, and other new technologies bring new opportunities for data exploration and storytelling.

sforce.co/49YgoJi
March 25, 2024 at 6:02 PM
We're still collecting responses to our survey on the future of VGTC conferences. We've already heard from many IEEE VIS attendees and those in North America, Europe, and Asia.

We're still looking for perspectives from those who attend other VGTC-sponsored events, as well as from around the world.
The Visualization and Graphics Technical Community (VGTC) and Visualization Executive Committee (VEC) are conducting a survey on hybrid conference experiences.

Participate if you've attended / plan to attend VGTC-affiliated conferences (VIS, VR, ISMAR,…), takes ~10 min.: forms.gle/aVAW8XemdWAt...
Visualization + VR Hybrid Conference Survey
The executive committee of the IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Community (VGTC) and the VIS Executive Committee (VEC) are seeking anonymous community input with respect to potential alternat...
forms.gle
February 15, 2024 at 4:41 PM
The Visualization and Graphics Technical Community (VGTC) and Visualization Executive Committee (VEC) are conducting a survey on hybrid conference experiences.

Participate if you've attended / plan to attend VGTC-affiliated conferences (VIS, VR, ISMAR,…), takes ~10 min.: forms.gle/aVAW8XemdWAt...
Visualization + VR Hybrid Conference Survey
The executive committee of the IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Community (VGTC) and the VIS Executive Committee (VEC) are seeking anonymous community input with respect to potential alternat...
forms.gle
January 29, 2024 at 4:44 PM