Yuzhuo Kang
Infer the ancestral sequences and states of the animal and plant virus sequences using various model
Tag: visualization
Visualization is an important tool for researchers in many fields, from data science to biology to the humanities.
Visualization researchers engage in projects with departments such as Industrial and Systems Engineering, Design Studies, Library and Information Studies, Nursing, Art, Dance as well as projects in Digital Humanities.
Visualization is a key component of WID’s Data Science Hub.
Tam Nguyen
Applications of virtual reality in science education and learners' motivation, interest & engagement
Matthew Vivirito
I construct physical and conceptual artworks in response to the world we reside upon.
Karen Schloss Receives Psychonomic Society Early Career Award
“Karen Schloss is at the forefront of the best and the brightest early career scientists in our field.” Schloss received the award for her significant contributions to scientific psychology early in her career.
Researchers at UW–Madison Lead Data Science Coalition to Aid with COVID-19
WID’s Data Science Hub is part of the COVID-19 Data Science Research Group that is interpreting data, using that data to create models, and sharing information and findings.
Lauren Ciha
Assessing educational opportunities by exploring the relationship between perception and learning
WID Alumna Lynda Barry Named MacArthur Fellow
Former Discovery Fellow Lynda Barry has been awarded a 2019 MacArthur Fellowship. The fellowship, also known as a genius grant, provides a $625,000 stipend to be used as the fellow sees fit.
Kushin Mukherjee
Modeling how we learn and represent visual concepts and use them to perform visual tasks
Kudirat Alimi
My work consists of completing a variety of administrative tasks that promote the VE Lab's projects.
Lessons of Conventional Imaging Let Scientists See Around Corners
Discover Fellow Andreas Velten and collaborators, drawing on the lessons of classical optics, have shown that it is possible to image complex hidden scenes using a projected “virtual camera” to see around barriers.
WID Researchers Collaborate on UW2020 Projects
Researchers at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery are co-Principal Investigators and co-Investigators on four UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative projects.
Bryce Sprecher
Acquire, process, interpret, and display spatial data for education, insight, and experience.
WID Hubs Launch at Illuminating Connections Event
WID’s new hubs—Data Science, Multi-Omics, and Illuminating Discovery—represent a new path forward for collaborative research projects and fields.
Cap Times Q&A: Kevin Ponto Wants to Use Virtual Reality to Solve Real-world Problems
For WID’s Kevin Ponto, virtual reality is more than a way of playing video games or simulating roller coaster rides. He thinks VR can be a tool for solving real-world problems.
WSJ: Weather Forecasts Should Get Over the Rainbow
Professor Karen Schloss of WID’s Visual Reasoning Lab tells the Wall Street Journal about the pitfalls of the rainbow-colored maps used to communicate during storms like the recent Hurricane Florence.
Melissa Schoenlein
Role of perceptual features (e.g. color) in cognitive processing and information visualization
Ahna Skop
Professor
Mechanisms that underlie cell division and using scientific art to engage the public