The Vancouver Institute for Visual Analytics (VIVA) is a joint SFU/UBC initiative to promote visual analytics (VA, “the science of analytical reasoning facilitated by interactive visual interfaces”) and provide a focal point for VA research and training. This workshop is a 4-hour course to introduce visual analytics to interested individuals.
Date/ Time: Wednesday December 5th, 2012 / 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Location: SFU – Harbour Centre, Repap Room #1425, 515 West Hastings St, Vancouver, BC, V6B 5K3
Cost: $ 150 (includes continental breakfast) + HST – 10% discount for registration prior to 2012-11-20
Enrollment: Limited to 40 participants
Instructor: Kimberly Voll, PhD, Faculty, Masters of Digital Media program, Center for Digital Media
Raw data has little intrinsic value
Data mining can help find expected patterns
Visual analytics will help you “see” and explore your data: to not only find the expected, but also discover the unexpected.
Audience:
This workshop is directed toward individuals looking to learn more about visual analytics; how you can interactively synthesize information to see new patterns of interest and how VA can be applied in your organization.
Introduction:
This short, 4-hour workshop introduces participants to visual analytics (VA) and its role in decision support and knowledge discovery. We will show how VA can be used to create interactive, visual displays from large, heterogeneous data sets. Case studies will be presented demonstrating VA’s power to unlock hidden knowledge and improve workflow. Live software demos of leading VA products will be provided and participants will have the opportunity to work in small discussion groups on their own key interests pertaining to VA, with guidance from course staff.
Topics include:
From Data to Decision: Introduction to VA Components of VA
Visual Perception
Goals of VA
Benefits and challenges
The VA process and paired analysis Case studies: VA in action
Software demonstrations
To register: Web: http://www.viva-viva.ca/VA-workshop-registration / e-mail: info@viva-viva.ca / Phone: (778) 724-1310, press option 1 and leave a message with your contact information.
- Start:
- 2012-12-05 8:30 AM
- End:
- 2012-12-05 12:30 PM
- Location:
- Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre, 515 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1M1, Canada
- More info:
- http://www.viva-viva.ca
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