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Stephen G. Kobourov

Stephen G. Kobourov

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Computer Science

D-Index
50
Citations
9015
World Ranking
5662
National Ranking
2576

Overview

Stephen G. Kobourov is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States and works primarily in the field of Computer Science. Their research spans multiple specialized areas including Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, Artificial Intelligence, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The scientist's work concentrates on several main topics, notably Data Visualization and Analytics, Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation, Advanced Graph Theory Research, Complex Network Analysis Techniques, Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs, Topological and Geometric Data Analysis, and Graph Theory and Algorithms.

Frequent publication venues for their work include arXiv (Cornell University), IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (Schloss Dagstuhl), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, and the Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications.

Stephen G. Kobourov has collaborated repeatedly with certain co-authors, among them are Reyan Ahmed, Jacob Miller, Faryad Darabi Sahneh, Henry Förster, and Keaton Hamm.

Examples of recent publications include:

  • MetroSets: Visualizing Sets as Metro Maps (2020), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • Ten simple rules to cultivate transdisciplinary collaboration in data science (2021), published in PLoS Computational Biology
  • Graph Planarity by Replacing Cliques with Paths (2020), published in Algorithms
  • Splitting Vertices in 2-Layer Graph Drawings (2023), published in IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
  • 2D, 2.5D, or 3D? An Exploratory Study on Multilayer Network Visualisations in Virtual Reality (2023), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

Best Publications

  • Identifying important places in people's lives from cellular network data

    Sibren Isaacman;Richard Becker;Ramón Cáceres;Stephen Kobourov

  • A system for graph-based visualization of the evolution of software

    Christian Collberg;Stephen Kobourov;Jasvir Nagra;Jacob Pitts

  • GRIP: Graph Drawing with Intelligent Placement

    Pawel Gajer;Stephen G. Kobourov

  • Analysis of Network Clustering Algorithms and Cluster Quality Metrics at Scale.

    Scott Emmons;Stephen G. Kobourov;Mike Gallant;Katy Börner

  • Spring Embedders and Force Directed Graph Drawing Algorithms

    Stephen G. Kobourov

  • Simultaneous Embedding of Planar Graphs with Few Bends

    Cesim Erten;Stephen G. Kobourov

  • Optimal constrained graph exploration

    Christian A. Duncan;Stephen G. Kobourov;V. S. Anil Kumar

  • A multi-dimensional approach to force-directed layouts of large graphs

    Pawel Gajer;Michael T. Goodrich;Stephen G. Kobourov

  • GraphAEL: Graph Animations with Evolving Layouts

    Cesim Erten;Philipp J. Harding;Stephen G. Kobourov;Kevin Wampler

  • Force-Directed Drawing Algorithms.

    Stephen G. Kobourov

  • Computing Cartograms with Optimal Complexity

    Md. Jawaherul Alam;Therese C. Biedl;Stefan Felsner;Michael Kaufmann

  • On simultaneous planar graph embeddings

    Peter Brass;Eowyn Cenek;Cristian A. Duncan;Alon Efrat

  • GMap: Visualizing graphs and clusters as maps

    Emden R. Gansner;Yifan Hu;Stephen Kobourov

  • An annotated bibliography on 1-planarity

    Stephen G. Kobourov;Giuseppe Liotta;Fabrizio Montecchiani

  • Simultaneous graph drawing: Layout algorithms and visualization schemes

    Cesim Erten;Stephen G. Kobourov;Vu Le;Armand Navabi

  • Balanced aspect ratio trees: combining the advantages of k-d trees and octrees

    Christian A. Duncan;Michael T. Goodrich;Stephen Kobourov

  • PILOT: an interactive tool for learning and grading

    Stina Bridgeman;Michael T. Goodrich;Stephen G. Kobourov;Roberto Tamassia

  • The state of the art in cartograms

    Sabrina Nusrat;Stephen Kobourov

  • Self-plagiarism in computer science

    Christian Collberg;Stephen Kobourov

  • A Multi-dimensional Approach to Force-Directed Layouts of Large Graphs

    Pawel Gajer;Michael T. Goodrich;Stephen G. Kobourov

  • Visualizing Dynamic Data with Maps

    D. Mashima;S. Kobourov;Yifan Hu

  • Graph Drawing with Algorithm Engineering Methods (Dagstuhl Seminar 11191)

    Camil Demetrescu;Michael Kaufmann;Stephen G. Kobourov;Petra Mutzel

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Kaufmann
Michael Kaufmann University of Tübingen
Alon Efrat
Alon Efrat University of Arizona
Michael T. Goodrich
Michael T. Goodrich University of California, Irvine
David Eppstein
David Eppstein University of California, Irvine
Emden R. Gansner
Emden R. Gansner Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
Christian Collberg
Christian Collberg University of Arizona
Giuseppe Liotta
Giuseppe Liotta University of Perugia
Petra Mutzel
Petra Mutzel University of Bonn
Mihai Surdeanu
Mihai Surdeanu University of Arizona
Walter Didimo
Walter Didimo University of Perugia

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