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High-Impact Publications

Professor Jonathan C. Roberts, Dr Panagiotis (Panos) Ritsos, Dr Peter Butcher along with PhD researchers Shannon Jones, Rhiannon Owen and Glory Ogbonda attended the event. ������ý researchers and collaborators achieved two full IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) publications (the leading Q1 journal and the main publication venue for IEEE VIS). These represent significant REF-eligible outputs and highlight the group's ongoing commitment to high-quality, impactful visualisation research.

Roberts, J. C.; Alnjar, H.; Owen, A.; and Ritsos, P. D. “”. Accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2026. Which was presented by Jonathan C. Roberts, and detailed on the CDS website.

Borowski, M.; Butcher, P. W. S.; Kristensen, J. B.; Petersen, J. O.; Ritsos, P. D.; Klokmose, C. N.; and Elmqvist, N. “DashSpace: A Live Collaborative Platform for Immersive and Ubiquitous Analytics”. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2025. . (Presented by collaborators from Aarhus University; related to the accepted tutorial below.)

Tutorials and Workshops and Posters

The team’s participation extended beyond publications, reflecting ������ý's active role in shaping the broader VIS community through tutorials and workshops.

• IEEE VIS 2025 Tutorial Series. Borowski, M.; Butcher, P. W. S.; Jones, S.; Ritsos, P. D.; Klokmose, C. N.; and Elmqvist, N. Live Collaborative Immersive Analytics Development with DashSpace.  

Facilitators included Shannon Jones (AIMLAC PhD student), Peter Butcher, and Panos Ritsos, in collaboration with Aarhus University, Denmark.

This tutorial showcased the DashSpace platform described in the TVCG paper above and connects directly to one of the group’s developing impact case studies on immersive and situated analytics.

The group presented two further workshop papers:

• Roberts, J. C.; Butcher, P. W. S.; and Ritsos, P. D. “From Data to Insight: Using Contextual Scenarios to Teach Critical Thinking in Data Visualisation”. (EduVis), 3 November 2025. Presented by Jonathan.
• Owen, R.; and Roberts, J. C. “Embedding Empathy into Visual Analytics: A Framework for Person-Centred Dementia Care”. , 2 November 2025.

Both workshop papers were published in IEEE Xplore and exemplify ������ý’s interdisciplinary approach: from visualisation education to healthcare applications.

Dr Peter Butcher, who delivered the DashSpace tutorial and presented a live demonstration on stage during the conference, added:

The tutorial was a great success. We had participants using head-mounted displays and joining together in a shared 3D space to experience collaborative data analysis first-hand. It was brilliant to see researchers from across the world engaging with our platform and exploring how the Web can enable immersive analytics to support new ways of thinking, learning, and working.

Conference Posters

Ogbonda, G.; Nason, S.; Roberts, J. C.; and Butcher, P. W. S. “Explanatory Visualization with LLMs for Employment Law”. IEEE VIS 2025 Poster Proceedings. (Presented by Glory Ogbonda, in collaboration.)

Leadership Roles.  

Prof. Jonathan C. Roberts served as co-chair of the , leading discussions on visualisation literacy and pedagogy. Organising the participants activity of sketching and exploring a Parallel Coordinated Plot application.

Prof. Jonathan C. Roberts, Dr Panos Ritsos, Dr Peter Butcher organised the “”. The event meetup focused on diversity and inclusion in AI and visualisation. The session explored how visualisation can help broaden participation in AI by making complex concepts more accessible and engaging, while discussing strategies to widen access to AI-related education and career pathways across gender, ethnicity, disability, socioeconomic background, and discipline. Many discussions were had, over the conference, on accessibility and access to visualisation and AI.

Acknowledgements and Funding

The group gratefully acknowledges the generous support of several funding bodies:

• (Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Advanced Computing) UKRI Doctoral Training Programme, which funded PhD students Shannon, Rhiannon, and Glory.
• who predominantly funded Jonathan Roberts

• EPSRC, which supported the attendance and contributions of Panos and Pete and supported the organisation of the AI Diversity meetup.

   

Looking Ahead

������ý's Human-Centred Computing research group has maintained a strong and consistent presence at the IEEE VIS series over many years. This sustained engagement has fostered international collaborations and strengthened the University’s visibility in the visualisation and visual analytics community. Participation in IEEE VIS continues to play a strategic role in ������ý’s research profile, contributing to REF-quality outputs, impact case studies, and funded collaborations across Europe and beyond.

Dr Panagiotis (Panos) Ritsos commented:

Our presence at the top visualisation conference over the past years has provided us with plenty of opportunities to showcase our work to an audience that includes the top research groups on visualisation, in the world. It has also been instrumental in establishing strong collaborations with some of these groups, such as with Aarhus, Tufts, and Oxford Universities.

Shannon Jones, AIMLAC PhD student and DashSpace tutorial co-organiser, shared some final thoughts:

This was my first time attending IEEE VIS, and it was an incredible experience. Being part of the DashSpace tutorial and engaging directly with so many leading researchers really inspired me. It showed how welcoming and collaborative the visualisation community is, and it’s given me a lot of ideas to bring back into my PhD work.