The Human is the Loop: New Directions for Visual Analytics

Journal Article · Tue Jan 28 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Journal of Intelligent Information Systems, 43(3):411-435

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10844-014-0304-9· OSTI ID:1176829

Endert, Alexander; Hossain, Shahriar H.; Ramakrishnan, Naren; North, Chris; Fiaux, Patrick; Andrews, Christopher

Visual analytics is the science of marrying interactive visualizations and analytic algorithms to support exploratory knowledge discovery in large datasets. We argue for a shift from a ‘human in the loop’ philosophy for visual analytics to a ‘human is the loop’ viewpoint, where the focus is on recognizing analysts’ work processes, and seamlessly fitting analytics into that existing interactive process. We survey a range of projects that provide visual analytic support contextually in the sensemaking loop, and outline a research agenda along with future challenges.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1176829
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-91912; 400470000
• Journal Information: Journal of Intelligent Information Systems, 43(3):411-435, Journal Name: Journal of Intelligent Information Systems, 43(3):411-435
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

visual analytics
semantic interaction
data mining
information retrieval