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Overview

Melanie Tory is affiliated with Northeastern University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Computer Science, with significant contributions in related subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Human-Computer Interaction, Management Information Systems, and Information Systems and Management.

The main topics covered in Tory's work include Data Visualization and Analytics, Data Analysis with R, Innovative Human-Technology Interaction, Big Data and Business Intelligence, Scientific Computing and Data Management, AI in Service Interactions, and Speech and Dialogue Systems.

Tory has published extensively in several academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
  • Computer Graphics Forum
  • CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Tory are:

  • "The Unmet Data Visualization Needs of Decision Makers Within Organizations," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • "Passing the Data Baton: A Retrospective Analysis on Data Science Work and Workers," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • "How do you Converse with an Analytical Chatbot? Revisiting Gricean Maxims for Designing Analytical Conversational Behavior," 2022, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • "Finding Their Data Voice: Practices and Challenges of Dashboard Users," 2021, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
  • "Heuristics for Supporting Cooperative Dashboard Design," 2023, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

Frequent collaborators include Vidya Setlur, Michael Correll, Anamaria Crisan, Brittany Fiore-Gartland, and Lyn Bartram. This collaboration network reflects ongoing work in data visualization, interactive systems, and analytic tools.

Best Publications

  • Human factors in visualization research

    M. Tory;T. Moller

  • Collaborative coupling over tabletop displays

    Anthony Tang;Melanie Tory;Barry Po;Petra Neumann

  • Rethinking Visualization: A High-Level Taxonomy

    M. Tory;T. Moller

  • What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Dashboards

    Alper Sarikaya;Michael Correll;Lyn Bartram;Melanie Tory

  • How Information Visualization Novices Construct Visualizations

    L Grammel;M Tory;M Storey

  • Evaluating visualizations: do expert reviews work?

    M. Tory;T. Moller

  • Personal Visualization and Personal Visual Analytics

    Dandan Huang;Melanie Tory;Bon Adriel Aseniero;Lyn Bartram

  • Eviza: A Natural Language Interface for Visual Analysis

    Vidya Setlur;Sarah E. Battersby;Melanie Tory;Rich Gossweiler

  • Empirical Guidance on Scatterplot and Dimension Reduction Technique Choices

    Michael Sedlmair;Tamara Munzner;Melanie Tory

  • Visualization task performance with 2D, 3D, and combination displays

    M. Tory;A.E. Kirkpatrick;M.S. Atkins;T. Moller

  • A Taxonomy of Visual Cluster Separation Factors

    M. Sedlmair;A. Tatu;T. Munzner;M. Tory

  • That one there! Pointing to establish device identity

    Colin Swindells;Kori M. Inkpen;John C. Dill;Melanie Tory

  • The Frustrations and Benefits of Mobile Device Usage in the Home when Co-Present with Family Members

    Erick Oduor;Carman Neustaedter;William Odom;Anthony Tang

  • Applying Pragmatics Principles for Interaction with Visual Analytics

    Enamul Hoque;Vidya Setlur;Melanie Tory;Isaac Dykeman

  • DimStiller: Workflows for dimensional analysis and reduction

    Stephen Ingram;Tamara Munzner;Veronika Irvine;Melanie Tory

  • A parallel coordinates style interface for exploratory volume visualization

    M. Tory;S. Potts;T. Moller

  • Supporting Communication and Coordination in Collaborative Sensemaking

    Narges Mahyar;Melanie Tory

  • Bridging from Goals to Tasks with Design Study Analysis Reports

    Heidi Lam;Melanie Tory;Tamara Munzner

  • Inferencing underspecified natural language utterances in visual analysis

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  • eSeeTrack—Visualizing Sequential Fixation Patterns

    Hoi Ying Tsang;M Tory;C Swindells

  • Mental registration of 2D and 3D visualizations (an empirical study)

    M. Tory

Frequent Co-Authors

Torsten Möller
Torsten Möller University of Vienna
Tamara Munzner
Tamara Munzner University of British Columbia
Anthony Tang
Anthony Tang Singapore Management University
Richard Carl Gossweiler
Richard Carl Gossweiler Google (United States)
Margaret-Anne Storey
Margaret-Anne Storey University of Victoria
Sheelagh Carpendale
Sheelagh Carpendale Simon Fraser University
Michael Sedlmair
Michael Sedlmair University of Stuttgart
Carman Neustaedter
Carman Neustaedter Simon Fraser University
Daniel Weiskopf
Daniel Weiskopf University of Stuttgart
Pourang Irani
Pourang Irani University of Manitoba

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