Mobile Data Visualization

MobileVis Internship Opportunity at Uber

2018-03-27T19:00:00+00:00

We are posting this open internship position on behalf of Ramik Sadana.

The Visualization group at Uber is offering internships this summer and fall in San Francisco. We are looking for masters or PhD students who are excited about pushing the state of the art in data visualization, mobile interactions and HCI.

At Uber, interns will collaborate with researchers and industry veterans and will have access to world-class product groups and design teams. They will have the opportunity to impact product used by millions of users daily.

The team has a stellar record of creating open-source technologies and contributing back to the community. Find out more about the team’s work here. Going forward, the team is investing in advancing the scope of visualization tools beyond web and desktops to further contribute to Uber’s business and growth.

The team has worked with students early in their PhD studies to great success in the past. Dates for the internship are flexible, but summer is preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Actively pursuing a Masters or PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction or a related technical discipline with a graduation date no earlier than December 2018.
Experience with data visualization tools and platforms
Experience with mobile development (iOS/Android)
Available for a minimum of 3 months, preferably starting during the summer

PERKS/BENEFITS:

Monthly Internship allowance, housing stipend and Uber credits.
Catered meals and unlimited snacks.
The rare opportunity to change the world such that everyone around you is using the product you built. We’re moving real people and assets and reinventing transportation and logistics globally.
Receive mentorship from Uber researchers / engineers to guide you through your summer experience.
Build personal networks and friendships with talented people from all over the world who share your passion for technology in a fun international work environment.

To apply, please submit a resume via e-mail to Nicolas Belmonte (nico@uber.com) or Ramik Sadana (ramik@uber.com).

Learn more about Visualization @ Uber.

Call For Participation

2018-01-02T19:00:00+00:00

With an increasing use of mobile devices in everyday life, it is important to understand how to design data visualizations for small displays. A nuanced understanding is especially important since existing guidelines for visualization and data interaction design do not transfer well to mobile devices. This one-day workshop aims to bring together visualization researchers and practitioners from application domains, to share experiences, identify open problems, and explore the future of mobile visualization. We will share academic and application-related outputs, and conduct hands-on design and brainstorming activities.

We solicit 4-6 page workshop papers excluding references (using the CHI Extended Abstracts format) in the following contribution types:

Research papers describing existing mobile data visualizations or early concepts;
Position papers discussing existing & future designs and processes;
Demonstrations of prototypes and completed projects.

Submissions should cover contributions on visualizing data on various mobile devices (e.g., tablets, smart phones/watches, wearable devices, and tiny screens) addressing the following topics:

Important workshop topics:

Visual encodings
Personal data visualization
Glanceable visualization
Responsive visualization
Data-driven storytelling
Natural and multi-modal interaction
Visualization tasks
Visualization authoring
Libraries and toolkits
Evaluation methods
Best practices and pitfalls in the design process

Please submit a paper to the EasyChair system (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mobilevis2018).

We will select submissions based on a number of criteria, including originality or controversy of the paper, the complementary nature of the authors’ research background, and the quality of the authors’ previous work related to the workshop topic.

At least one author of each accepted paper must attend the workshop and all workshop participants must register not only for the workshop but also for at least one day of the 2018 ACM CHI conference.

Important Dates:

January, 2018: The submission portal will open.
Friday, February 2, 2018: Workshop paper deadline
Thursday, February 22, 2018: Notification of acceptance
Thursday, March 8, 2018: Conference early registration deadline
Friday, April 6, 2018: Camera-ready paper deadline
Friday, April 20, 2018: Conference late registration deadline
Saturday, April 21, 2018: The workshop will take place as part of the 2018 ACM CHI conference in Montréal, Canada.

Workshop Venue: ACM CHI 2018

2017-11-22T16:00:00+00:00

The venue for the Data Visualization on Mobile Devices workshop will be the 2018 ACM CHI conference. The conference will be held in Montréal, Canada between Saturday, April 21st and Thursday, April 26th, 2018. The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems is the premier international conference of Human-Computer Interaction. CHI is a place where researchers and practitioners gather from across the world to discuss the latest in interactive technology.

Please see the CFP for information regarding the submission format and important dates. The workshop itself will take place on Saturday, April 21st.

Workshop Abstract

2017-10-13T16:00:00+00:00

Researchers across several HCI-related communities have investigated various aspects of data visualization on mobile devices. Yet, we are far from leveraging the full potential of mobile devices in satisfying the growing demand for visual access to data on small displays. As mobile visualization becomes more common and new mobile device form factors and hardware capabilities emerge in the coming years, it is timely to reflect on what has been discovered to date and to look into the future. This workshop will bring together researchers, designers, and practitioners from relevant application and research fields, including visualization, personal informatics, and data journalism. Our goal is to define a research agenda for mobile data visualization as well as to collect and propagate practical guidance for mobile visualization designers.

Workshop Abstract (8-page PDF)